Gary Rush

Background

About Gary Rush

Recent Achievements! 2021 - 2025 created a new series of fine art photographs based on colour theory and inspired by abstract expressionism and colour field painting. 2020 - I prepared a SOLO Exhibition for the Elaine Fleck Gallery as part of the May 2020 CONTACT Photography Festival. Although the physical exhibition had to be cancelled, the work is available to view on-line. I took advantage of the COVID-19 health crisis to learn new skills including video editing. 2019 - Teaching and sharing my fine art photography workflow to fine art photographers two to three mornings each week. 2018 - This year I photographed my eighth official portrait of consecutive CEOs of the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. 2018 - released the first chapter of my book for purchase: 2017 - my “American Dream” photo-composite edition 1/6 purchased by ABC Television Network for the TV show "Designated Survivor"- Started writing a book on my Workflow for Fine Art Photography. 2016 - This year I photographed my seventh official portrait of consecutive CEOs of the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. 2015 - Hired by the Toronto Board of Education to teach best practices to TBOE auditors for organizing photographs amongst a team with a central storage facility. 2014- Expand Fleck Contemporary Fine Art Magazine's advertising platform. Hiring sales personnel and managing their production. 2014- NBC's "SUITS" rents over fifty contemporary works of art and purchases three pieces from the Elaine Fleck Gallery. 2014- The NBC owned USA Network drama “SUITS” - season four, rented two of my pieces from my Macro-Pan Series. 2014- My new series of Macro-Pan photographs are featured at the Elaine Fleck Gallery for the month of May during the Contact Photo Festival. 2014- I begin a new series of photographs “objects of invention” Light bulbs, Cameras, etc. My process includes shooting anywhere from four to twenty macro photos of cross sections of these relatively small objects which I combine into one large image. The final photograph reveals detail and design elements that the eye cannot otherwise see. 2013- The Elaine Fleck Gallery presented twelve contemporary fine art shows under my directorship. 2013- Elaine Fleck and Gary Ray Rush found the Fleck Contemporary Fine Art Magazine. This publication expands on Elaine Fleck’s Catalogue of Contemporary Fine Art, our bi-annual publication of the past five years, to consider and embrace the community of colleagues and artists that surround us.