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cella cherry,
2000
Iris Print
11" x 11"

york peppermint pattie,
2000
iris print
11"x11"
brief bio
Solo Exhibitions
2001 Metropolitan Museum of Scarves, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia,
PA
Group Exhibitions
2001 Digital Deluxe, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
New Prints 2001, International Print Center New York, NY
Working Artists, Silicon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Infected Spaces, Joseph Silvestro Gallery, Tribeca, NY
Working Artists, Silicon Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
2001 Art on Paper (Sept-Oct issue), "Working Proof,"
by Faye Hirsch: " ...lots of artists are doing it (Tom Friedman and Jason
Salavon are but two) - scanning in this or that and breaking it down into
its basic color components, remade into abstract shapes. Jonathan Lewis
has conceived an ingenious twist here, in his scans of 47 brand-name candy
labels - 3 Musketeers, Jolly Rancher, Bit O'Honey,
Butterfinger, etc. - which are distilled..."
Blind Spot (Summer issue), featured on cover with 4 more pages
inside
Philadelphia Inquirer (July 6), "A Survey of How Digital Technology
has Broadened Options in Art," by Edward Sozanski
Philadelphia Weekly (July 4), "User-Friendly Interface,"
by Gerard Brown: "...Jonathan Lewis strikes an almost ideal balance of
new and old media with 20 Iris prints collectively titled See Candy. In
each, a super-cool abstraction of stripes - laughably derived from candy
wrappers - gently mocks art-world pretense..."
Philadelphia City Paper (July 5), "Paint by Number,"
by Robin Rice
Awards
2001 Selected to be Challenge artist for 2001-2002 season at Fleisher
Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Education
1996-97 Certificate in Professional Photographic Practice, London College
of Printing
1989-93 BA Hons History of Art, Robinson College, Cambridge University
Website
www.jgdlewis.com
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