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Patrick W. Welch
b. 1965, Essex, England
d. 2008, Chicago, IL | artists | Patrick W. Welch images | Patrick W. Welch bio |
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| education |
| 1991 |
Master of Arts, Royal College of Art, London, England, UK |
| 1987 |
Bachelor of Arts, Norwich School of Art, Norwich, England, UK |
| 1983-84 |
North Essex School of Art, One-year Foundation Course, Essex, England, UK |
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| solo exhibitions |
| 2008 |
I now know more than you ever will, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
| 2005 |
Art Destroys: More Miniature Hate Paintings and Mini-Insult Blocks from Patrick W. Welch, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
| 2004 |
Patrick W. Welch vs. The Village of Schumburg: Miniature Redemption Paintings, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
| 2002 |
Fifteen Years in Print, Illinois Institute of Art Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Revenge: The Miniature Hate Paintings of Patrick W. Welch, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
| 2001 |
P-Heads: The Miniature Narrative Paintings of Patrick W. Welch, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Chicago Words and Pictures, Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 1994 |
Drama in Real Life, Light & Coley Gallery, London, England |
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| group exhibitions |
| 2008 |
Micromentalists, Lulubell, Tucson, AZ
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Faculty Show, 350 Gallery, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL |
| 2007 |
Critical Mass, Gallery 350, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
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art club, gescheidle, Chicago, IL
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The Micromentalists, Fifty50, Chicago, IL and Butcher Shop/Dogmatic, Chicago, IL |
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le papier (part) deux, gescheidle, Chicago, IL
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Free Frisbee LA, Circus of Books, West Hollywood, CA (curated by Anat Ebgi and Jen DeNike)
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| 2006 |
Free Frisbee Miami, Miami, FL (curated by Anat Ebgi and Jen DeNike) |
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Something To Do With Failure, MPAC Gallery, University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL (curated by Chester Costello)
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The Matthew Barney Show, boca, San Francisco, CA (curated by Eric Doeringer)
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The Matthew Barney Show, Jack the Pelican Presents, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Eric Doeringer)
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artLA, gescheidle, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2005 |
Just Good Art, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
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Le Papier, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
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artLA, gescheidle, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2004 |
Frisbee Art Fair, gescheidle, Miami, FL |
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think small, a traveling exhibition, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL (curated by Robert Sill) |
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Art Chicago, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
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Mere Illustration, EICH Gallery, University of Lincoln, Hull, England |
| 2003 |
Art Chicago, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
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Guest List, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
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1+1=3, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
| 2002 |
Midwestern Artists, OSP Gallery, Boston, MA |
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Harboring Beauty, Lyons Wier Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Faculty exhibition, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL |
| 2001 |
Something Old, Something New, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY |
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The Andersonville Gun Show, Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, IL (co-curator) |
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small pleasures, Lyons Wier Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Faculty exhibition, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL |
| 2000 |
Faculty exhibition, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL |
| 1999 |
Boys vs. Girls, Two-person exhibition with Heather Accurso, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL |
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Funny Uh-Oh, Dogmatic Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Capturing Sunlight: The Art of Tree Studios, Cultural Center, Chicago, IL |
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Group exhibition, Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Faculty exhibition, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL |
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Group exhibition, Earthworks, Chicago, IL |
| 1998 |
Arts on the River, juried by Holly Solomon (awarded First Prize), Ex Libris Gallery, Savannah, GA |
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Group exhibition, Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Faculty Show, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA |
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CRISP! A Celebration of Comic Art, London, England |
| 1997 |
Arts on the River, juried by Lisa Phillips (received Special Award), West Bank Gallery, Savannah, GA |
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CRISP! A Celebration of Comic Art, London, England |
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Faculty Show, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA |
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Thurn and Taxis #2, Savannah, GA |
| 1996 |
Small Works, Exhibit A Gallery, Savannah, GA |
| 1995 |
Thurn and Taxis #1, Museum Bookshop, London, England |
| 1991 |
Group exhibition, Chris Beetles Gallery, London, England |
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| publications |
| 2008 |
Wenzel, Erik. artslant.com, June |
| 2007 |
New American Paintings, Open Studios Press, Boston, MA |
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Stabler, Bert. Giving it All Away, The Chicago Reader, |
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Waxman, Lori. The Micromentalists, artforum.com, March 13 |
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Austin, Jake. Let's Get Small, Chicago Journal |
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Kelly, Dan. Micromentalism and Patrick Welch, Gapers Block |
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Kaufman, Justin. Hello Fellow, Hello Beautiful. WBEZ Chicago |
| 2006 |
Artner, Alan. Opportunity to see Puryear's Refined Work is not to be Missed, Chicago Tribune, January 13 |
| 2005 |
Workman, Michael. Eye Exam, Border Patrol, New City, December |
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The Basil H. Balkazzi Foundation: a celebration of twenty years association between the Foundation and the Royal College of Art, Royal College of Art Press, illustrations pages 60 and 61 |
| 2004 |
Sill, Robert. think small!, Illinois State Museum Society, (catalogue), page 17, 64, illustration page 52 |
| 2002 |
Camper, Fred. Hated/ Liberated, The Chicago Reader, Section 1, page 26, September 20 |
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Sanders, Seth. An Artist's Revenge, The Chicago Reader, Section 1, page 9, September 13 |
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New American Paintings, Open Studios Press, Boston, MA |
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Smith, Ulysses. Chicago Reader, interview, Section 1, page 30, January 18 |
| 2001 |
Keller, Julia. 9/11 adds new urgency to strips, Chicago Tribune, review/interview with illustrations, Tempo, Section 5, December 27 |
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Crouse, Charity. Exhibit Explores America's Fascination with Guns, Streetwise, Street Scene, December 17 |
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Hawkins, Margaret. Gallery Glance, Chicago Sun Times, Section N5, June 15 |
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Keller, Julia, Sketchy Reports, Chicago Tribune, review/interview with illustrations, Tempo, Section 5, pages 8-9, June 20 |
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Green, Nick. For the Love of Comics, Chicago Social, interview with illustration, page 30, June |
| 2000 |
Mason, Robert. A Digital Dolly?, Norwich: Norwich School of Art and Design Press, Norwich, Eng., pp. 44-45, 54; illustration 22 |
| 1998 |
Vengas, Margarita. Georgia Guardian, review/interview with illustration, May 21 |
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| honors & awards |
| 1991 |
The Parallel Prize, Royal College of Art, London, England |
| 1990 |
Basil H. Alkazzi Travel Scholarship, Royal College of Art, London, England |
| 1987 |
Chairman's Prize, Norwich School of Art, Norwich, England |
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Noel Spencer Award, Norwich School of Art, Norwich, England |
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| selected collections |
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Ciclitira Gallery, Spoletto, Italy |
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Brendan Burke, Chicago, IL |
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Curt Conklin, Chicago, IL |
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Jay Dandy, Chicago, IL |
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Permanent Collection, Walpole Hall, Norfolk, England |
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| visiting artist |
| 2002 |
Comix, Panel discussion at Art Chicago, organized by the New Art Examiner |
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Politics and Pictures: Comic Strips and Illustrated Journalism by Team Alternator, Center for Gender Studies, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
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| teaching |
| 2005-08 |
Professor, Media Arts and Animation, The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL |
| 2002-05 |
Full-time instructor, Media Arts and Animation, The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL |
| 1999 |
DePaul University, Chicago, IL |
| 1996-98 |
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA |
| 1997-98 |
Chair, Department of Sequential Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA |
| 1996-97 |
Professor of Sequential Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA |
| 1994-95 |
Norfolk College of Arts and Technology, Norfolk, England, UK |
| 1991-95 |
Adjunct/Visiting Lecturer: Norfolk College, Norwich School of Art, North Essex School of Art, St. George's College, Loughborough College of Art and Design, Milton Keynes College, University of East London, England, UK |
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| collaborative projects |
| 2008 |
Grave Dubz + Smoov Brainz, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
| 2007-08 |
Collaborative drawings with Paul Nudd |
| 2003 |
1+1=3, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
| 1997-08 |
Collaborative paintings with Erling Sjovold |
| 1998-02 |
Newcity, Production of fifteen text/image news stories with writer Carrie Golus, subjects have included gun control, death penalty, historic preservation, and third world debt relief, Chicago |
| 1999-02 |
Alternator, Production of a weekly fiction newspaper strip with Carrie Golus, which uses a narrative structure to explore current ethical and political concerns, Chicago |
| 2001 |
Pulse!, A Short List, one-page text/image piece with Carrie Golus, (commission) |
| 1999 |
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs catalogue, Commissioned with Carrie Golus to produce a text/image history of Tree Studios to accompany an exhibition Alternator: Grand Junction, Contributed to Carrie Golus' sequential art publication, recipient of a Xeric Award. |
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| published projects |
| 2002 |
Bridge, Created P-Heads Trading Cards as inserts for the magazine, Chicago |
| 2001 |
Secret History: An Oral History of Chicago's Uptown Theatre, project with Carrie Golus, published by GAD Publishing |
| 1997 |
Thurn & Taxis, an anthology of sequential art, edited and published |
| 1995 |
Thurn & Taxis, an anthology of sequential art, edited and published |
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Comics in Real Life, Artist's book |
| 1993-98 |
The Hippogryph Files, a series of narrative postcards |
| 1991 |
Sistership. an 80-page picture novel, published by the Royal College of Art |
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| curated |
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2007
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The Micromentalists, Fifty50, Chicago, IL and Butcher Shop/Dogmatic, Chicago, IL |
| 2003 |
1+1=3, gescheidle, Chicago, IL |
| 2001 |
The Andersonville Gun Show, Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, IL (co-curated with Michelle Peterson-Albandoz)
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| commissions |
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The Baffler, Bridge, Newcity, Pulse!, Roctober, Paintings for the covers/interiors |
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