Krab Jab Studio presents 'Dream Covers', a group art exhibition, curated by
Lauren Panepinto; curator of
Every Day Original and Creative Director at Orbit Books, Yen Press and Redhook, where the artists participating have reimagined the cover art from their favourite books.
The show will also be juried by a trio of well-respected professional Art Directors:
Irene Gallo, Creative Director of Tor Books and Tor.com,
Jon Schindehette, Creative Director of ThinkGeek Solutions, and
Zoë Robinson, Art Director for Fantasy Flight Games, with the winning design on the show catalogue cover, which will be released for purchase later this month.
After each illustration was completed, Lauren designed typography to turn each into a full book cover. Both the covers, complete with typography, and the original paintings will be on show.
The participating artists include
Marc Scheff,
Tran Nguyen,
Rebecca Yanovskaya,
Jeremy Wilson,
Laurie Lee Brom,
Brom,
Wylie Beckert,
Dan Dos Santos,
Dave Palumbo,
Scott Fischer,
Allen Williams,
Chris Buzelli,
Rovina Cai,
Vanessa Lemen,
Winona Nelson,
Julie Bell,
Boris Vallejo,
Anthony Palumbo, and
Kimberly Kincaid.
The opening reception is on Saturday April 9 from 6-9pm at
Krab Jab Studio, 5628 Airport Way S, Ste 150 Seattle, WA 98108, and at 7.30pm Lauren will also be holding a curator talk. Artists Brom, Laurie Lee Brom, Marc Scheff, Chris Buzelli, Jeremy Wilson, Wylie Beckert will be in attendance. The exhibition will be on view until May 7.
On Friday April 8 from 7-9pm, Krab Jab Studio will be hosting a panel discussion between four renowned illustrators from the exhbition: Brom, Laurie Lee Brom, Jeremy Wilson, and Marc Scheff. The panel will be moderated by Lauren Panepinto, creative director and book cover designer.
Tickets for the panel discussion are $35 per person, go here to buy.
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| by Dave Palumbo |
