Exhibitions update 2024–25

Currently, my work Leafescher is included in Portrayed: A Juried National Exhibition of Portraiture at d’Art Center in Norfolk, January 11–February 8, 2025.

I was part of Dollhaus: Reimagining the Domestic Space at the Barry Art Museum at Old Dominion University from August 27, 2024 – January 5, 2025. For the show, 17 members of the ODU Art Department received an empty room and created “an interior that reflects their artistic practice.” My room was a stairwell and designed in collaboration with my wife Ellen, who added the stepladder, scissors, and broom. An interview with me discussing the work and related topics was posted by the museum on SoundCloud.

A selection of 15 works from my “Trypophilia” series were featured through October – November 2024 at the Perry Glass Studio of the local Chrysler Museum of Art. My works were shown alongside pieces by glass artist Emily Bartelt Juel. As an adjunct to the show, I “assisted” Emily in a glass-blowing demo where she crafted a glass artwork inspired by mine. A video of Emily and I talking about our work was posted on the Chrysler’s Instagram account.

In 2024, works from appeared in the group exhibitions Works on Paper – Make your Mark at the Core Art Space in Denver Colorado, in March; and Materiality Matters at the Umpqua Valley Arts in Roseburg, Oregon in April.

“Safe Words” at Scratching the Surface blog

My essay, “Safe Words,” was posted in April 2024 on Jarrett Fuller’s Scratching the Surface web site of podcast and publishing. The article considers the ways that typographic innovation has supported and represented criticality—and, more recently—served as a way to elude critcal design thought.

“Entertainment Interrobang” at Scratching the Surface blog

My latest article, “Entertainment Interrobang,” has been posted on Jarrett Fuller’s Scratching the Surface web site of podcast and publishing. The essay proposes that graphic design belongs in the genre of entertainment.