ARIC RUSSOM WAS BORN IN 1975 AND GREW UP IN RURAL WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. HE STUDIED ART AT VASSAR COLLEGE (BA) AND RECEIVED HIS MFA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST IN 2005. HE IS INTERESTED IN THE OBJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTS WE SURROUND OURSELVES WITH, AND PARTICULARLY THE PLAY OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, WHICH HAS DRAWN HIM TO THE WINDOW MOTIF. Aric CURRENTLY LIVES IN EASTHAMPTON AND TEACHES ART IN DEERFIELD, MA.