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The Orchard, 2007, pen and ink, watercolor, gouache, 12" x 9”
1. Chapter 3, page 3
2. Chapter 3, page 1
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4. Eternal Rotation of Convenient Philosophies, 2007, pen and ink, watercolor,
gouache,24" x 24"
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6. detail
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Goal Orientation
7. Goal Orientation 1, 2007, pen and ink, watercolor, gouache, 10" x 10”
8. Goal Orientation 2, 2007, pen and ink, watercolor, gouache, 10" x 10”
9. Goal Orientation 3, 2007, pen and ink, watercolor, gouache, 10" x 10”
10. Goal Orientation 5, 2007, pen and ink, watercolor, gouache, 36" x 29” |
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11. Treatment Plan (map) , 2007, pen and ink, watercolor, gouache, 36" x 54”
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13. detail |
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Harry & Zeke
14. Untitled 5, 2005, pen and ink, watercolor, 5-1/2" x 3-1/2"
15. Untitled 8, 2005, pen and ink, watercolor, 5-1/2" x 3-1/2”
16. Untitled 17, 2006, pen and ink, watercolor, 5-1/2" x 3-1/2”
17. Untitled 19, 2006, pen and ink, watercolor, 5-1/2" x 3-1/2”
18. Untitled 12, 2006, pen and ink, watercolor, 5-1/2" x 3-1/2”
19. Untitled 20, 2006, pen and ink, watercolor, 5-1/2" x 3-1/2”
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| Artist Statement
Comics’ unique format presents me with an opportunity to tell stories and explore ideas that I do not believe I could depict through other media. Creating a narrative through a sequence that combines words and pictures allows me to convey information -- at times complex and paradoxical -- with clarity and within a minimum amount of space.
My comics range in both themes and formats. I attempt to experiment with page size, page/panel layout, and presentation with both the narrative works and the comic strips. My work is created in pen and ink, watercolor, and gouache. Works created from 2005 to the present are hand-lettered. |
| Education
2002
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Continuing Education Program
1995
Boston University, Boston, MA
BS, cum laude
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Awards and Honors
2007-2009
Career Development Program Fellowship,The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA
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Publications
2006
Harry & Zeke Go Fishing
A collaboration with book artist Elysa Voshell
2004 - Present
The Orchard
An ongoing comics narrative |
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| Selected Exhibitions
2008-2009
Fantastical Imaginings, Carole Bieber and Marc Ham Gallery, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
Curator: J. Susan Isaacs, Ph.D.
2008
CFEVA 25 Year Anniversary Exhibition, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Natural Selection, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
Relics, Myths, and Yarn, The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Mary Salvante
2007
Small Works Show, Silicon Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
23 Degrees, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
Small Wonders, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA
Solo Exhibition, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA
Hiro Sakaguchi's Picture Journal Project, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Collaborative project
Jump Start: Launching an Artists’ Book Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Collaborative project with Elysa Voshell
En Masse, Bebe Benoliel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
CFEVA Introduction ‘07, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
2006
Sub Terrane, The Center For Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Sean Stoops
Hiro Sakaguchi's Picture Journal Project
Collaborative project
Regional Community Arts Program, Community Exhibitions, The Center For Emerging Visual Artists, Frankford High School, Philadelphia, PA
Mapping Memory, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
Collaborative project
with Elysa Voshell
5th North American Juried Book Arts Exhibition, Word and Image Gallery, Brighthill Center, Treadwell, NY
Collaborative project with Elysa Voshell
Jurors: Bertha Rogers and Richard Minsky
Visions of Liberty, The National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA
Juried exhibition of POST Artists
From The Studio III, The Center For Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Lia Gangitano
Son of Noir, Megahan Gallery, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
Curator: Richard Schindler
2005- 2006
Anniversary Exhibition: 1984 - 2005, Art in City Hall,
Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Linda Bantel
2005
Regional Community Arts Program, Community Exhibitions, The Center For Emerging Visual Artists, Frankford High School, Philadelphia, PA
2004
The Comix: Cartoons As Art, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Cavin Jones
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Other
2005
215 Festival: Big Jar Comix Showcase, Philadelphia, PA
2004
Small Press Expo, Bethesda, MD
2003-2006
Philadelphia Open Studios Tour, Philadelphia, PA
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