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23 DEGREES: CFEVA AT THE ICEBOX PROJECT SPACE - 07/11/07 TO 07/28/07

Summer temperatures burning you up? Chill to 23 Degrees at 1400 N. American Street (Crane Arts Building) where I and twenty-two other CFEVA fellows will be showing our work in a super-cool group exhibition. Gallery hours are noon to 6 PM, Wednesday through Sunday. Stay cool.

The Icebox Project Space at 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia (Crane Arts Building).

MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS - FRIDAY 06/15/07, 5:30 TO 7:30 PM

Do you enjoy art? Do you enjoy law? Both? Simultaneously? If so, please join me at 1701 Market Street, Philadelphia, where you can enjoy art, law, and great food all within the lobby of Morgan Lewis & Bockius. The show will feature work from current fellows enrolled in the Center For Emerging Visual Artists' Career Development Program from Thursday, 06/14/07 until Thursday, 07/12/07.

Posted on Monday, June 11 at 10:20 PM

HARRY & ZEKE: NAUTICAL TALES AND HIGH FLYING ADVENTURES - 05/11/07

From 05/11/07 - 06/02/07, I will be showing work at the University City Arts League (4226 Spruce Street, Philadelphia). The opening reception is on Friday, 05/11/07, from 5:30 to 7:30.

HARRY & ZEKE: NAUTICAL TALES AND HIGH FLYING ADVENTURES features work from my collaboration with book artist Elysa Voshell (Harry & Zeke Go Fishing) as well as pieces from a developing Harry & Zeke comics series.

Go to http://www.ucartsleague.org/exhibits/karpinski.shtml for more information about the show and the UCAL.

Posted on Thursday, April 19 at 8:46 PM

MOORE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN: The Center For Emerging Visual Artists - Intro ‘07 02/13/07 - 02/26/07

Go back to school. Art school. The Moore College of Art and Design to be exact, where  you can see works from CFEVA’s new Artist Fellows. The exhibit will feature works from Julia Blaukopf (photography), Anne Canfield (painting), Darla Jackson (sculpture), Joelle Jensen (photography), Jedediah Morfit (sculpture), Caleb Nussear (painting), Tara O’Brien (book arts), Serena Perrone (printmaking, drawing, and painting), Matthew Neff (painting), and Cory Wagner (mixed media and sculpture). And me (comics). Something for everyone. The opening reception is scheduled for 02/15/07 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. It’s all happening at 20th Street and The Parkway.

JUMP START: Launching an Artists’ Book Collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia 12/15/06 - 02/03/07

Bookworms: (1) Go to the Free Library of Philadelphia (1901 Vine Street); (2) Check out Harry & Zeke Go Fishing and Biblio (Genevieve Coutroubis and Elysa Voshell) as well as works displayed by 20 other artists. The exhibit is located  outside the Art and Print and Picture Departments (second floor). All work displayed in the exhibit will be included in the library’s new, permanent, artists’ book collection.

In The Studio III, curated by Lia Gangitano 09/28/06 - 10/25/06

Work from Harry & Zeke Go Fishing will be on display, as well as work from other Philadelphia Open Studio Tours artists. The Center For Emerging Visual Artists - located at 237 South 18th Street, Suite 3A, Philadelphia, PA 19103 - is hosting/sponsoring the exhibit. All work will be on display from 09/28/06 until 10/25/06 with a closing event on 10/20/06. This is a POST event.

VISIONS OF LIBERTY, curated by the Exhibits Staff of The National Constitution Center 10/06/06 - 10/31/06

A page from Harry & Zeke Go Fishing will be on display with work from other Philadelphia Open Studio Tours artists. The National Constitution Center - located at 525 Arch Street (Grand Hall) Philadelphia - is hosting the exhibit. All work will be on display from 10/06/06 until 10/31/06 with an opening event on 10/06/06. This is a POST event.

PHILADELPHIA OPEN STUDIO TOURS 10/07/06 & 10/08/06, 12:00 - 6:00 PM

Comics, photography (Genevieve Coutroubis), and book arts (Elysa Voshell) will be on display at 608 South 51st Street throughout the weekend. Snacks and beverages will be available. Do you find yourself asking, “I like snacks and beverages but what is POST?” Well, POST is a two-weekend, citywide, annual event when over “230 professional visual artists in 20 Philadelphia neighborhoods will open their studios to the public for display and sale of their artwork.” Go to www.philaopenstudios.com for more POST information. Go to www.lance.com for disturbing snack imagery.

Posted on Tuesday, September 26 at 7:30 AM

215 FESTIVAL 10/08/05, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

I will be participating in Old City's 215 FESTIVAL, celebrating the literary arts. BIG JAR BOOKS (located on 55 North 2nd Street) is hosting a comics-themed exhibition/presentation that will include slide presentations, drawing demonstrations, comics for sale, and an artist/audience cartooning competition. Fun for all.

POST 10/08/05 & 10/09/05, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Through the magic of split screen technology, I also will be participating in the Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST). For more information, visit http://www.philaopenstudios.com/.