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October 11 — November 8, 2014
Opening Reception Saturday, October 11. 6:00 — 8:00 PM
Austin English

Born 1983, San Francisco, CA

Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and Stockholm, Sweden

Education

         Kungl Konsthögskolan Royal Institue of Art, Professional Project Program. Printmaking.          Stockholm, Sweden Fall 2010 through Spring 2011
         New School University, Eugene Lang. Received a Bachelors Degree in Modern Literature.            New York, NY. May 2006

Solo Exhibitions

2014     Tanti Affetti Human NYC, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
2013     Happy Hour Mission Comics and Art, San Francisco

Selected Group Exhibitions

2014     Hot Chix: Adam Green and Friends The Hole, New York, NY
         Shrink It/Pink It, curated by Irena Jurek Cathouse FUNeral, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
         Deep Fun, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA.
2013     Draw Gym, curated by Brian Belott 247365/Know More Games Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
         The End, curated by Matt Leines Beginnings Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2011     SKVER! Festival, Mali Lošinj, Croatia
         Panelists 4, Giant Robot New York, New York, NY
         Future Ink, BQE Eye Level gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Group Exhibitions as Curator

2014     Deep Fun Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
2013     Check-Marks Open Space, Baltimore, MD

Published Work as Solo or Main Contributor

The Life Problem (comic), March 2013, Drippybone Books, Los Angeles, CA
Disgusting Room (comic), April 2011, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR
Windy Corner #3 (comic magazine), June 2009, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR
Windy Corner #2 (comic magazine), June 2008, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR
Windy Corner #1 (comic magazine), March 2007, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR
Christina and Charles (graphic novel), June 2005, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR

Selected Anthologies/Periodicals

Drawn In: A Peek into the Inspiring Sketchbooks of 44 Fine Artists, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, and Cartoonists, edited by Julia Rothman, 2011, Quarry Books,
The Exquisite Book, edited by Julia Rothman, 2010 Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA
Giant Robot Magazine issues #46-50 edited by Eric Nakamura, 2008-09, Giant Robot, Los Angeles, CA
Project Romantic edited by Chris Pitzer, 2006, Adhouse Books, Richmond VA

Selected Self Published Work/Art Books

I Used to Live on Ridge Street, lmited edition stone lithograph portfolio, 2011
The Greatest Fear, limited edition dry point etching portfolio, 2010-2011
Sweetheart #’s 1-5 (May 2008-June 2009)
The Tenth Frame #’s 1-12 (October 1998- February 2004)

Awards

2013     Ignatz Awards Nominations:
         Best Comic (Austin English, The Life Problem)
2008     Ignatz Awards Nominations:
         Promising New Talent (Austin English, Windy Corner #2) and Outstanding                          Anthology/Collection (Austin English, Windy Corner #2).
2007     Eisner Award Nomination (as contributor):
         Project Romantic, edited by Chris Pitzer
         Best American Comics, vol. 1, 2006, edited by Harvey Pekar and Anne Elizabeth Moore.            Chapter 1 of Christina and Charles selected as ‘Distinguished Comic’.
 

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