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Melted City – Paper Works on Paper

April 6, 2012Current Students, Events, Exhibitions, General Info, Illustration Alumni, Illustration Faculty, Inspiration, Newsblanc compound, hazel santino, hiro kurata, jacob lindo, jordin isip, louie cordero, matt leines, melted city, patrick cruz, paula searing, philippines, rob leecock, robert gutierrez, vic balanon, yuji maruyamaamt

“Melted City”, a show curated by Parsons Illustration faculty Jordin Isip and Filipino artist Louie Cordero opened on March 24th at Blanc Compound in Mandalyuong, Philippines. The ten person works-on-paper show (five artists chosen by each curator) includes Parsons Illustration Program alumni Hiro Kurata (’04), Hazel Lee Santino (’12), and Paula Searing (’11). The other artists are Vic Balanon, Patrick Cruz, Robert Gutierrez, Rob Leecock, Matt Leines, Jacob Lindo, and Yuji Maruyama. The exhibit runs through April 14, 2012.

“Melted City” was reviewed by The Manila Art Blogger. Read it here.

Melted City flyer, image by Robert Gutierrez

Hazel Lee Santino, "Hagley Woods"

Paula Searing, "What It's All About"

Rob Leecock, "2012: Enter the Dragon"; Matt Leines, "#122"

(left) Robert Leecock, "2012: Enter the Dragon"; (right) Matt Leines, "#122"

Hiro Kurata, "Portrait of a Slugger"

Illustration Alum Hiro Kurata Solo Show at Common in Tokyo

July 21, 2011Exhibitions, Illustration Alumnigallery common, hiro kurata, japan, play the right game, solo show, tokyoamt

Parsons Illustration Alum Hiro Kurata’s (’04) solo exhibition, “Play the Right Game,” opens tomorrow, July 22nd, at Common in Tokyo, Japan. The show runs until July 31st.

Art13 Benefit Auction

June 20, 2011Education, Events, General Info, Illustration Alumni, Illustration Facultyaj fosik, auction, chang park, charity, def jams records, edward del rosario, hazel lee santino, hiro kurata, james gallagher, jordin isip, melinda beck, paula searing, tara mcpherson, william hatch crosbyamt

PS126 / Manhattan Academy of Technology is holding its annual Art13 Benefit Auction on Tuesday, June 21st. The auction helps to fund the school’s art program, as well as being an opportunity to showcase work by the students of school. The event is being hosted by Cey Adams of Def Jam records and will be held at Lombard-Freid Projects.

The auction includes work from current and recent Parsons Illustration Faculty members Melinda Beck, Gregory Benton, Edward del Rosario, James Gallagher, Jordin Isip, Tara McPherson and Chang Park as well as Illustration Alumni William Hatch Crosby, AJ Fosik, Hiro Kurata, Paula Searing and Hazel Lee Santino. Jordin Isip helped to organize the event and collect the work. Over 50 students from PS126 will also be featured in the exhibit.

Clockwise, starting at top left: Chang Park, Hiro Kurata, Edward del Rosario, Tara McPherson, Hazel Lee Santino, AJ Fosik.

Tickets are $20, or $10 for students. The auction runs from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. (bidding on items ends at 8).

Lombard-Freid Projects
518 West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011

More about the event.
Online gallery for PS126 students.
Some of the artwork donated for the auction.

Parsons Magazines