Rusty Wallace (American, b. 1973), a Kentucky native, resides in Athens, GA. He holds a BFA from The University of Kentucky, focusing on Sculpture, Drawing, and Ceramics, and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Georgia. Wallace is a multi-disciplinary artist, working in Sculpture and Drawing, primarily, and most interested in creating works exploring semiotics, ontology, art history, philosophy and spirituality in expansive ways. Wallace has exhibited at The Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ, Maryland Art Place in Baltimore, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia in Atlanta among others. His work is in private and museum collections, including the High Museum of Art Permanent Collection.