Mini Comic-Con

May 5 - June 7, 2012

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 5th 2012  11:00am-6:00pm

Curated by Andrew Cox and Laura Marchetti

Participating Artists:

Chuck BB

Akina Cox

Andrew James Cox

Marcos De La Siref

Shannon Freshwater

Andy Gohlich

Rebecca Inducil

Keenan Keller

Matt Macfarland

Laura Marchetti

John Martin

Jed McGowan

Kwanchai Moriya

Tom Neely

Never Press

Impossible Moon

Winona Regan

Anthony Rodriquez

Yumi Sakugawa

Britt Sanders

Sar Shahar

Adrian Tenney

Jesse Tise

Mark Todd

Dave Van Patten

Esther Pearl Watson

Megan Whitmarsh

Adriana Yugovich

Mini Comic-Con narrows the focus of the monolithic pop-culture event of Comic Con to its humble origins: the overshadowed vanguard of small press and independent comics. The exhibition highlights work that experiments with visual storytelling, both in content and form. Through selective appropriation of narrative devices and the invention of new ones, creators explore new ways to craft stories.

Mini Comic-Con exhibits recent work by emerging and established independent comic artists, a diverse group that is connected by shared influences: traditional comics, literature, film, experimental visual disciplines, DIY and small press culture, and a desire to project a singular voice. These works do more than tell a story with pictures; they blur high art, fantasy, and mundane experience to create something else entirely. Sometimes funny, sometimes fearlessly earnest, the artists use accessible yet refined drawing techniques to simultaneously connect with the viewer and generate a narrative structure that draws us further into their created worlds.