On Monday, Feb. 01 I started a new service project at North Elementary School in Morgantown. Through a successful West Virginia Division of Culture and History STEAM grant that my wife and Assistant Principal, Anne Grethey Lupo put together, I am working with kids at North on a comics project. There is a science aspect... Continue Reading →

Pics from today's opening reception for the new WVU Media Innovation Center. This is a  new opportunity for faculty to make new work. They have maker spaces, a launch lab, lots of meeting rooms, and LOTS of cool toys to play with. My head was definitely spinning with possibilities. It is REALLY exciting to see... Continue Reading →

Today was the opening of the "CONJUNCTION" exhibition of WVU faculty work made at Artists Image Resource. This show originally was shown at AIR during the 2015 SECAC Conference in Pittsburgh. Faculty took time to talk about their projects during a gallery talk, below are pics of one of the galleries. Here is a write... Continue Reading →

Recent work of mine will be on display in the "Bookish" exhibition at the Lewis Art Gallery, Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. The exhibition was organized by the Purple Word Center for Book and Paper Arts and be will on display from January 11-February 17 2016.

Spring is going to be another busy time of year. I have exhibitions in Mississippi and Texas, travel to Kentucky, and new work for a portfolio at the 2016 SGCI Conference in Portland…so stay tuned… Creating mini-comics for the “Intermission” portfolio for SGCI…

A new and exciting development has been happening in Morgantown. Current WVU MFA student Jacob Guzan and local artist Ashton Bray have started an experimental gallery. Its called Side Street Gallery and they just had their first reception for a regional juried exhibition. The reception was packed with people, the turn out was so amazing!... Continue Reading →

Over Thanksgiving Break, I was able to visit and catch up with a few people in Peoria and Chicago. On Wednesday, November 25 I visited the Heuser Art Center at Bradley University to catch up with some old friends and see Alex Martin's third semester graduate exhibition. The Heuser Art Center, there were no classes... Continue Reading →

Over Thanksgiving Break, I was able to visit and catch up with a few people in Peoria and Chicago. On Monday, November 23 I was in Chicago visiting one of my favorite printmakers David Jones. David founded and directed Anchor Graphics in Chicago since 1988. David is now the Director of The Center for Book,... Continue Reading →

Over Thanksgiving Break, I was able to visit and catch up with a few people in Peoria and Chicago. On Sunday, November 22 I attended the closing reception for an exhibition at Project 1612 in Peoria. Former WVU Printmaker Alex Martin is a graduate student at Bradley University, studying for his MFA in Printmaking. Alex... Continue Reading →

Before I participated in "Raw Draw", I was able to get a tour of "La Hütte Royal" in Troy Hill in Pittsburgh. Local collector Evan Mirapaul bought an abandoned house and commissioned German artist Thorsten Brinkmann to completely transform it. It is really hard to explain, and the pictures will not do this permanent installation... Continue Reading →