Jay Rusovich

Jay Rusovich was born in New Orleans. He received his degrees from Tulane University in English and Theater, and also attended Oxford University in England, The University of Arizona and Loyola University in New Orleans. After graduating, he moved to New York City where he studied Method Acting at The Lee Strasberg Institute. Rusovich also attended The Actor’s Institute for Shakespearean Studies and TVI Actors Studio in NYC.

Rusovich’s career began with a used Nikon 35mm camera when he started booking photo sessions with fellow aspiring actors who were always in need of new headshots. For the next 20 years, Rusovich traveled the world, photographing people for advertising agencies, Fortune 500 Companies and major publishing houses, principally in New York and Los Angeles. He is known for his controversial style, which can be described as “intuitive, engaging, intense, direct, quick-witted…and sometimes tinged with irony.” Jay Rusovich debuted at the Deborah Colton Gallery in the spring of 2005 with the visually provocative solo exhibition, Inside Out. His work was very well received at the Dallas Art Fair, 2010.

Submitted by Deborah Colton Gallery