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186th Annual National Academy of Design Opening

Sunday, February 19th, 2012

I went by Bieber Bus to the opening of the National Academy’s Annual on January 24, 2012. My new print “Beneath the Surface” was in the show. What’s better than that is they had the work transported by an art shipper to the National Academy and they’ll return it…at their expense. I don’t know many people in the Academy and have always felt a little uncomfortable about being an Academician. But it’s kind of cool too. There have been so many great artists who have been members. They even carved our names in the marble ceiling. It was a packed opening – I would estimate over 1000 people. The exhibition will be up until April 29, 2012.

Just getting to New York was nice. There was a lot of excitement and I took pictures of Naked Cowboy and Statue of Liberty Man. It was cold. I don’t know how Naked Cowboy does this.

: Naked Cowboy with Admirers

: Statue of Liberty Man

: Evan in Front of Beneath the Surface

: Inscription in the National Academy’s Ceiling

: View of the Guggenheim from the National Academy

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Bruce Waldman at KU

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

: Bruce in the Print Studio

: Studio Demonstration Nov, 14, 2011

: Torrey, Andrea and Bruce during monoprint demo

: At the press – Nov. 14, 2011

: Bruce Waldman with his monoprint on plexiglas

: Bruce at the American French Tool Press

Topic tags: Visiting Artists
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Cesar Chavez — Visit to Kutztown University October 2011

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

: Showing some prints

: Cesar in the Print Studio with Alicia, Lauren and Elizabeth — That’s Jessie’s evil child in the background

: Evan and Cesar in the KU Printmaking Studio

: Katie, Cesar and Torrey in the Printmaking Studio

: Showing off Cesar’s new print

: Cesar’s new woodcut done at KU…NICE PRINT CESAR!!!

: Cesar, Kevin and Evan in Evan’s Studio

: Cesar working in the Printmaking Studio

CESAR CHAVEZ was a Visiting Artist at Kutztown University for two weeks in October 2011. Cesar is from Oaxaca, Mexico and is a specialist in woodcuts. His visit was arranged by Kevin McCloskey of the Communication Design Department, and I’m very appreciative of Kevin’s efforts. Cesar spent a lot of time in the Printmaking Studio and did 8 to 10 prints. Hopefully some of the students who complain about doing four in a semester took notice. He also made it over to the Ceramics Studio where he produced several plates. In addition he had an exhibition of his woodcuts in the Student Gallery.

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Chinese Toad

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Drawing on Mylar of one of the toads I photographed in China

Just finished this Mylar drawing for a lithograph I’m working on with Tim Sheesley at Corridor Press.

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Corridor Press in Otego, NY

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

9-17 to 9-18-2011 Visited Tim Sheesley, Owner and Master Printer at Corridor Press in Otego, NY. We’ve worked together before and shared a studio in Philadelphia. Planning a 4 color lithograph. Also made it to Ommegang Brewery in Cooperstown.

: Evan Summer and Tim Sheesley at Corridor Press

: Ommegang and Duvel at Ommegang Brewery

: Tour at Ommegang Brewery

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2011 K U Faculty Exhibition

Friday, September 9th, 2011

: At the opening

: Second House etching and drypoint 2011

: phattie shitta etching 2011

This opening was also the gallery dedication of the Marlin and Regina Miller Gallery. Thank you, Marlin and Ginger for your support! The first picture above was taken late in the opening so it doesn’t show the terrific attendance. In this photo are George Viener, Owner of the Outsider Folk Art Gallery in Reading, PA, Evan Summer and Bob Metzger, former Director of the Reading Museum. Taken in front of Evan’s prints, Second House and phattie shitta.

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Toad

Monday, September 5th, 2011

I liked the pig, phattie shitta, so I decided to do another animal. This is done from a photo I took in China during the summer of 2010. These toads would come into the house where I lived at night and eat mosquitos. I photographed them in almost total darkness. This is the first state of the etching with a lot of pencil drawing and I had to title it phrauggie shitta.

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New Print

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

: phattie shitta

When we were traveling in Wisconsin we went to a combination petting zoo and fireworks store. They also served snacks. It was a hot June day and this pig seemed to reflect how we all felt. The kids named him phattie shitta. I did this etching and am currently working in a drawing of him…plan to put this in the Kutztown Univ. Faculty Exhibition too.

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Guanlan, China – May and June 2010

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

From left to right – Chen Ruilin (Rain), Lin Xiaoqi (Kiki), Evan Summer, Cecelia Zeng (Ceci), Michael Goro and Zhao Jiachun. Taken at Evan’s opening in the East Area Gallery at the Guanlan International Printmaking Base.

These are pictures from Guanlan, China taken during Evan’s residency at the Guanlan International Printmaking Base during May and June, 2010. The last four photos are the prints he did in Guanlan. This Printmaking Workshop is run by the Chinese government.