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During the Fall 2014 semester, we organized a student print exchange with Kent State University printmakers and KSU Assistant Professor of Art Taryn McMahon. Although I only have a few pictures of the portfolio, everyone really made some fantastic work. All images are 11″x15″. The entire portfolio will go into their printmaking program print archives... Continue Reading →
Recent work of mine will be on display in the Beyond Printmaking 4 Juried Exhibition at Landmark Arts, Texas Tech University. The Juror of this exhibition was Kevin Haas. The show runs from January 17 – February 22, 2015 with a public lecture on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 6:30 PM in Art B-01 and... Continue Reading →
Below is a new print being shown for the "All's Fair at the Fair" portfolio at the 2015 SGC International conference. The portfolio is based on the 1939 New York World's Fair and is being organized by Guen Montgomery. I chose to concentrate on the bombing that occurred there during the fair. "Bomb at Fair... Continue Reading →
Below is an image of a new print being shown for the "Better Living" portfolio at the 2015 SGC International conference. It is being organized by Ashton Ludden "Jack the Weakling" CMYK Silkscreen It is a combination of imagery from an old "Tales of Suspense" comic, art by Jack Kirby, and text from a Charles... Continue Reading →
This weekend I headed up to Pittsburgh to attend the opening reception for the PRINTWORK 2014 juried show at Artists Image Resource. It is a GREAT show, juried by the one and only Bill Fick. On a personal note, this is the last year I will be organizing the exhibition. I have organized this show... Continue Reading →
On Monday, I had a great conversation with Pittsburgh artist John Pena. John will be a visiting artist at WVU next year, so it was nice to be able to bounce ideas for his visit. I was also able to snag a few copies of his printed version of Daily Geology. Afterwards, I headed to... Continue Reading →
Spring is going to be a busy time of year, solo exhibitions in Pittsburgh and Columbus, juried exhibitions in Texas and Tennessee, and a few new prints for portfolios at the 2015 SGCI Conference...so stay tuned... Below is an image of the finishing touches on a new print for the "Better Living" portfolio for SGCI...
Over the Thanksgiving break, I caught up with Shaurya Kumar, Assistant Professor of Art at the SAIC. We worked together as Executive Board members of SGC International, and haven't seen each other in a while. So I was really excited to meet with Shaurya again, and see the studios of SAIC. The school is housed... Continue Reading →
On Monday Sept. 29, Mark Brickey brought the Adventures in Design podcast back to Morgantown. You may remember that back in 2012, we hosted an AID Podcast over SKYPE. This time Mark was actually in the building, with Pittsburgh poster legend Mike Budai. It was a short visit for Mark, but it was action packed.... Continue Reading →
Also on Friday, Sept 26, WVU Printmaking students participated in the annual Morgantown Arts Walk. Artists from all over the region are encouraged to show their work in local shops downtown. The stores stay open late, and a great vibe is created. WVU students sell their work to help raise money to travel to the... Continue Reading →
Joseph Lupo 