W.E.T. - opening on Friday July 9th from 6-10 pm @ Doubting Thomas Gallery in Tremont, OH
The two featured artists are Shawn Mishak and Tessa LeBaron. In addition to the featured artists, this will be a small group exhibition also featuring artists:
Edward Raffel
Dave King
Cat Swartz
Laura D’Alessandro
Haley Litzinger
Michelle van dijk
Allison Hennie
June Hund
Hayleigh Robertson
Timothy Gaewsky
Gadi Zamir
Deborah Silver
Melissa Harris
In the title of the show: 'W,' Water, represents the water element, 'E,' Element represents the basics representation of classical ideals of the most fundamental driving forces on our planet and 'T,' Treatment to represent not only how we are 'treating' this invaluable resource but also how we can 'treat' this subject matter as artists to help us as inhabitants of this planet to consider how we do and can act as more responsible and ethical stewards of this precious element. This will be a small group exhibition focusing on this topic. There will be more details to come with regard to artists and events.
More about the exhibition:
Water is one of the 4 (or 5 if you consider aether which we do) classical elements and with humans overfishing and polluting our oceans and fresh water systems, it is important to take a moment to meditate on what water means to us and how we can use art and creative expression to increase awareness about the destruction of this vital resource: the water ecosystems, its inhabitants, not to mention how these important systems interact with humans and how humans interact with them. We plan on using this as an opportunity to not only raise awareness but encourage people to donate to their favorite wildlife organizations with focus on the water element. 
The show is conceptualized and curated: by Shawn Mishak and Tessa LeBaron.

I'm excited to share a new artist collective I'm a member of which includes 17 artists from 7 countries. Follow us on social media and be sure to check out all the artists on the website: hinge-artist-collective.com

I'm excited to share that I was awarded an Individual Excellence Award grant from the Ohio Arts Council. 
Individual Excellence Awards are peer recognition of a creative artist’s body of work that exemplifies their specific discipline and advances the larger artistic community. These awards support artists' growth and development and recognize their work in Ohio and beyond. Each award is $4,000. The grants were approved at the OAC board’s winter board meeting on Jan. 20.
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“Individual Excellence Awards represent investment in imagination, artistry, and talent by giving artists the resources to innovate, explore their art forms, develop skills, and advance their careers,” said OAC Executive Director Donna S. Collins. “These awards honor the outstanding accomplishments of Ohio artists, who we are proud to support as they continue to shape creative conversations in our state through their work in and mastery of their chosen disciplines and crafts.”

Press Release

My show with Akron Soul Train opens Sept. 2 - Oct. 3, 2020. I'll be sharing the gallery with fellow 2020 Artist in Residence, Scott Goss. 
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Akron Soul Train has extended its exhibitions from four weeks to five in order to accommodate participants.  Gallery hours are Wednesdays - Saturdays 11:00-4:00.  Akron Soul Train wants to protect your health by requiring everyone to wear a mask and allowing just six people into the gallery at one time.  If you would like to view the exhibition with friends and family, AST can accommodate your group of no more than six people with a special time slot.  Please contact us to make arrangements.  330-573-0517

Akron Discoveries: A Downtown Quest is a community engagement project that I developed for my month long residency with Akron Soul Train. Created as a fun, participatory event, Akron Discoveries takes inspiration from quests offered in role playing video games. Individuals or families can assume the role of the Hero and explore historic and art-based landmarks across downtown Akron. The mission is to locate the power-up items hidden at each of the six landmarks. Once a power-up item is found, take a selfie with the power-up item and post the image to Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #akrondiscoveries. There will be a bonus reward for those who demonstrate the strength and courage to participate!

I designed a coloring book of recent paintings that I produced during my residency with Akron Soul Train Artist Residency Program. Physical copies will be available at the gallery during the run of my exhibition, The Surreal Real opening Sept. 2 - Oct. 3, 2020. 

Happy to have my painting, Bleeding Crown (2020), included in the 2020 Waterloo Arts Juried Exhibition. The Virtual Gallery and Artist Talk opening dates will be posted on June 10. The physical exhibition is TBD. Visit http://waterlooarts.org/ for more details

I'm excited to share that I will be the Artist-in-Residence at the Akron Soul Train for May 2020! Check out their site for a list of 2020 residency fellows: https://www.akronsoultrain.org/artist-residencies/

I'll have these two paintings available for sale in the Small Works show at ROY G BIV Gallery in Columbus, OH. December 13, 2019 - January 4, 2020. Opening on December 13th from 7-10 PM.

ROY G BIV Gallery
435 West Rich Street
Columbus, OH
Gallery hours: Wednesday - Sunday 12-6

Night GardenCo-curated by Angeliki Kim Jonsson and Kate Mothes
October 21 – November 10
Participating Artists - 
Anna Perach, Brach Tiller, Brent Ridge, Célia Rakotondrainy, Cherelle Sappleton, Ericka Jeffries, Fei Alexei, Guimi You, Hangama Amiri, Hayley Labrum Morrison, Jack Taylor, Kade Marsili, Lily Jenkins, Mahala Miller, Michelle Brandemeuhl, Mira Dalma Makai, MK Bailey, Olivier L. De Serres, Rachael Zur, Runa Ikeda, Timothy Gaewsky, Valerie Savchits, Yen Yen Chou, Ziba Rajabi
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Young Space is pleased to present Night Garden, encompassing the work of 24 emerging artists from around the world who work across a wide variety of media and subject matter, co-curated by London-based curator and advisor Angeliki Kim Jonsson of Dynamisk, and Kate Mothes of Young Space.
More info and URL announced soon!

Archival artist prints are now available in the Store! More prints will be added shortly so be sure to check back. 

I added a new Store page to be able to sell work directly from the site. I posted some paintings that are on sale. Check it out!

An older painting of mine was used for the cover of Sunshine State by Gregg Shapiro, a poetry chapbook published by NightBallet Press. Pick up a copy HERE

Photo by John Burroughs 

​My painting, Mountain of Mind (2019) was selected to be a part of the 2019 Waterloo Arts Juried Exhibition, juried by artist Anthony Mastromatteo. The show opens June 7 - July 20. 

Meet, talk, create, and play!
Join Ella Sharp Museum for a reception celebrating the retro video game based work by Timothy Gaewsky, the artist behind the “Side Quests” exhibit. The evening will be filled with retro activities, trivia, and an opportunity to meet the artist.

6:00 pm Meet & Greet
6:30 pm Artist Talk with Timothy Gaewsky (Q&A)
7:30 pm & Onward:
– Trivia with Meggaxp
– Participate in your own side quest – created by the artist – around the museum grounds
– Retro button making
– Play original NES games in the gallery
+ a cash bar!

Come dressed in your best 80’s and 90’s themed attire!
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Price: $5 for Members, $10 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased by calling the museum at 517-787-2320.
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My solo exhibition, Side Quests, opens March 16th at the Ella Sharp Museum.

Side Quests are optional sections in a video game, commonly found in RPG or role-playing games, which deviate from the main storyline. One purpose for these smaller missions is to enhance the game experience by providing the player with further background to the settings their characters are in and a sense of discovery as new areas on the map are revealed. The paintings on view are my attempt to advance the map to an ever expanding world I’m creating for myself. For me, each painting operates as a proverbial screenshot of an area on the map where museum visitors, in essence, assume the role of the gaming character exploring new areas as they move from painting to painting.

There are two interrelated series on display, my Homage series and Hybrid Landscapes. The Homage series of paintings consist of augmented visual elements from some of my favorite video games. In some paintings, I have chosen a certain stage of a game for its composition, color scheme or iconic resonance. I’m interested in reducing the dynamical visual information in a game down to a more minimal interpretation in the painting. All character sprites and graphic pixelations are eliminated from the compositions, resulting in a simplified, reductive painting aesthetic.
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For the Hybrid Landscapes, my process involves playing an array of Nintendo NES and Super Nintendo games where I’ll take screenshots of stages from different games, select various visual assets and make digital files using Photoshop. I then use Photoshop to layer the different assets to construct an amalgamated and modified game environment. This template is transferred onto the painting surface and becomes a point of departure, allowing for a transformative creative process to happen at the easel. While these new hybrid landscapes become settings for my own developing narratives, some visual elements may appear familiar and the original game source identifiable, inciting a quasi-nostalgic experience for those who might have enjoyed playing these games from that era.