Western Extraction

Bailey Russel

Solo Exhibition

February 20 – March 14, 2026

Bitfactory Gallery presents Western Extraction a solo exhibition that engages in a quiet dialogue about place, memory and the evolving identity of the American West. On view February 20 – March 14, 2026, the show features cyanotype images by established photographer Bailey Russel. The public is invited to an opening reception on February 20, 6-9 p.m. and to visit the show during First Friday, March 6, 6-9 p.m. or during regular business hours during the run of the show.

Russel’s work draws from rural Wyoming, where contemporary subjects are translated through cyanotypes on glass and are further articulated with gold or silver leaf. Presented primarily in cameo format, these pieces evoke the material and visual language of later nineteenth-century portraiture, echoing the historical aura of frontier-era imagery while remaining firmly rooted in present-day landscapes shaped by industry, infrastructure, and environmental change.