rod jones ii
sheeples camp
2020
Screenprint
18.5" x 15.5"

Edition 1 of 3

About the work

this piece is apart of an ongoing series of prints where collages that i've made are enlarged and screenprinted using CMYK techniques.

About the artist

rod jones ii is a multidisciplinary artist from Gary, Indiana living and working in Philadelphia, PA. He's earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Printmaking from Truman State University, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Art from the Pennsylvania Academy. He's shown work at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Woodmere Museum of Art in Philadelphia, PA, Truman State University in Kirksville, MO, Tiger Strikes Asteroid in Philadelphia, PA, and Anna Zorina Gallery in New York, NY. He has also been collected by The Woodmere Museum of Art in Philadelphia, PA. He is currently an adjunct professor of Printmaking and Drawing at the University of Pennsylvania and Moore College of Art, and has lectured at Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Pace University, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Adam Rosenthal
American Basilisk (Rising)
2013
Screenprint on Blue Canson paper
22.5" x 28" x 1.25" (framed)

19.5" x 25" (unframed)

About the work

The Artist and Curator Ernesto Pujol describes Adam as "a quiet colorist, hinting at complicated mythologies and shadow physicality". "His field is one of dreams", Pujol explains, "of an archetypal unconscious, unapologetically mined and reenacted for those that think that we are too old to be aroused or afraid again."

About the artist

Born in Miami, Adam moved to Brooklyn in 1999 where he later earned his MFA at Pratt Institute. His interests include religious syncretism, the rising tide of global warming, disposable technology, and searching out hidden truths in the inherited mythologies we collectively take for granted. He now lives and works in Philadelphia, PA and New York, NY, spends the majority of his time at a safe distance, and has exhibited his work nationally and internationally.

Signed and numbered

Michael Frechette
Small Stream at Ridley
2019
Giclee print on German etching paper
34" x "31

About the Work:

This is a spot I walked past many times in the fall of 2019 in many conditions.

About the Artist:

Born in Detroit in 1965, Michael Frechette has been making art in Philadelphia since 1985.

Pete Checchia
Flapper
2019
Giclée print on canvas
30" x 20" x 1.5"

About the work

Flapper, 2019.
It is what I term a Dreamscape
Model - Brittany Papale

Dreamscapes:
are photographic explorations of identity, sexuality, art history, society, the human condition, and the subconscious.

I create these montage works intuitively from my photographic nude studies, portraiture, street and landscape photography, travel photography, appropriated iconographic cultural imagery, and most recently - online virtual shoots.

Through a collaborative process with female models I seek to deconstruct the male gaze, explore male/female power structures and dynamics, and reflect upon larger issues of identity, sexuality, persona, perception, and societal roles.

A series of life-altering nighttime dreams inspired this work.

About the artist

Photography, Art, Curating

My career as a photographer, visual artist, and curator, gives me the opportunity to explore many creative avenues and to collaborate with exceptional artists and organizations.

At Pete Checchia Photography & Arts, my gallery and photo studio, I program solo shows, group and themed exhibits, events, benefits, popup shops, and I have a special yearly guest curator show.

My photography work focuses on the classical music world with clients that include Carnegie Hall, the Curtis Institute of Music, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, New York String Orchestra Seminar, and the Marlboro Music Festival. I shoot publicity work, editorial work, events, live concerts, rehearsals, classroom shots, and many other images for schools, orchestras, and other arts and music organizations.

What ties my overall work together, from my work as an exhibiting visual artist, to work as a photographer, to curating/gallerist work, is the idea of collaboration. Sometimes that collaboration is more ethereal as with photographing an inspiring musical performance, other times it's more fundamental as with collaborating with art models and mixing our ideas. Collaboration can also take the form of direct work with other artists in different mediums like my DeMelas/Checchia collaborative duo work with painter Anthony DeMelas which now celebrates our 15th year working and showing together.

I explore art in multiple genres, disciplines, and mediums including video art, installation art, 3D constructions, mixed media, paint, performance art, and of course photography.

Smokie Kittner
Untitled
2020
Pastel on rag paper
6" x 6"

Gina Michaels
Tara 61
monotype
20" x 15"

About the artist
Gina Michaels' bronze sculpture and monotype prints have been featured in numerous solo, group and public art exhibitions. In New York her work has been exhibited at Ceres Gallery, Prince Street Gallery and Paula Barr Chelsea. Other shows include Palm Springs Art Museum, La Salle University Art Museum, El Paseo in Palm Desert, California; Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey; Woodmere Art Museum, James Oliver Gallery, Jefferson Hospital, iMPeRFeCT Gallery, Gratz College, Projects Gallery, Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Fairmount Park, City Hall and University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia; Keystone Art and Culture Center in Lancaster, PA; Washington Square in Washington, D.C. Fellowships include Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Vermont Studio Center, and the New Courtland Fellowship in Philadelphia. Gina received an M.F.A. from University of Pennsylvania, a B.A. from Oberlin College, and studied intensively at the New York Studio School. Gina lives and works in Philadelphia.

Dolores Poacelli
Monoprint #92
2021
Acrylic and collage on bristol paper
Paper size: 17"x14"
Image size: 10"x8"
Framed size: 20"x16"

About the work

Relationships
(I always say) are never easy:
especially those between
color, shape, texture, space . . .
and tension.
The relationship of the part to the part,
the part to the whole and the relationship
of the piece to the viewer . . . no matter
what materials I use is all important.
I use titles to emotionalize these abstract
pieces to help communicate a connection
between the individual and
the universal whole.

In the metal pieces I use recycled aluminum
printing press plates which I sand,
cut and glue onto wood panels, they are
about energy and light, patterns and
motion, all influenced by the microcosm
of life forms, biology, and a
hint of satire.