"Stories in Four Colors: Cartoon Art in Ohio"

March 26 through May 8, 2010

The exhibit will include works by nationally published artists David Mack, Andy Bennett, Scott Simmons, Michael Neno, Max Ink, Russell Merritt, Matt Wyatt, Ray Tomczak and Jonathon Riddle.

Gallery admission is FREE.

(Above: Art by David Mack)

David Mack is the New York Times Best Selling author and artist of the KABUKI Graphic Novels: Including the new KABUKI: The Alchemy collection from Marvel, writer and artist of Daredevil from Marvel Comics, and the author and artist of his new children’s book THE SHY CREATURES.

Mack's work has garnered nominations for seven Eisner Awards, four International Eagle Awards, and both the Harvey and Kirby Awards in the category of Best New Talent, as well as many other national and international awards and nominations.

David Mack is one of the only creators to be listed in both the Top Ten Writers List, and the Top Ten Artists List in Wizard Magazine. Mack’s writing and art work on KABUKI, have earned him international acclaim for his innovative storytelling, sophisticated content, mixed media painting techniques, and page design. KABUKI is available internationally and has been translated in seven different languages, in addition to nearly two million copies of KABUKI Comics, Paperbacks, and Hard cover graphic novels in print in the U.S. alone.

Currently Mack is working with the Philip K. Dick Estate to adapt the Science Fiction Master's work to graphic novels at Marvel Comics, Co-writing a new Daredevil story with Brian Michael Bendis, and writing his new children's books.

(Above: Art by Scott Simmons)

Scott D.M. Simmons is a freelance illustrator living in Cincinnati Ohio, and is best known for his artwork for Topps' STAR WARS sketch cards, the comic book series WANNABEZ, and the Ohio Star Wars Collectors Club (OSWCC). He is also involved with the comic series HALLOWEEN MAN, having worked on several stories including HACKOWEEN, its crossover with Tim Seeley's "Hack/Slash". His new upcoming comic book projects include THE DEAD CELL for Arcana Comics, and a special project called INTERPOL. Scott was first published at age 11 with a comic strip called ANDREW in a small newspaper in Bethel Ohio, and he later created various comics for his high school newspaper. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Scott was a digital photographer at Hasbro Toys for eight years and later became an instructor for The Art Institutes. Scott got involved on the comic convention scene, wrote for comics news websites, and started his comics career off with art on JENNY EVERYWHERE and GLOBAL COMIC JAM. Outside of comics, Scott has had illustrations published within an educational book series and a few magazines. Also, he will soon be releasing new comic projects under his creator-owned ANGELWOLF COMICS banner. Scott's art website is www.scottdmsimmons.com and some of his current projects have external links on its front page.

  (Above: Art by Andy Bennett)