SPACE Exhibitors Part 1

 

Richard Alexander:
Richard Alexander was born and raised in Austin Texas, and lives and works there now.  He received a BFA in Studio Art from The University of Texas at Austin in 1988.  He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1991 with a Master's degree in Fine Arts.  Richy Vegas Comics, which currently runs twenty five issues, chronicles Richard Alexander’s struggles with mental illness.  Last Fall, Richard finished a fourteen issue run, “The Legend of Richy Vegas,” which consists of two prequel issues and twelve “Legend…” issues.  “The Legend of Richy Vegas” chronicles Richard’s descent and initial treatment for a major mental illness in 1992.  Richard draws Richy Vegas Comics with a ball point pen of paper plates.  “The Legend…” represents Richard’s attempt to form the narratives of the people and events that led to his initial treatment and diagnosis for shizophrenia into a cohesive story that spans fourteen issues, at eighty pages per issue. 

 

Steven Arnold & Michael Kamison:
Steven Arnold and Michael Kamison began their comic collaboration while co-managing an arthouse theater outside Philadelphia. Since 2016, the dopey duo have published five comics under the moniker Heel on the Press Comics. Combining their useless knowledge of film, music, and art, Heel on the Press publishes comix with nods to body horror, American literature, and punk rock. Steven and Michael live in the swamps of South Philadelphia and endlessly fawn over their dogs Penny, Zooey, and Sacco. Write them, please! They're begging you: hotpresscomics@gmail.com @hotpresscomics

 

Frank James Bailey:
Frank James Bailey is an accomplished voice actor and published author. He started using his voice on the radio in 1989 in Cleveland, OH, and became a full-time voice actor in 2009. You may have heard his voice on some radio or TV commercials, radio ID's or internet videos like Channel Frederators - Disney's Dark Secrets, 107 Facts about Pinky & The Brain, and Then vs Now: My Little Pony.He also created the Tercona comic book series. It's an all-ages comic about a female superhero named Tercona. Currently, there are 6 comics in the series with more on the way. To find out more about Tercona and the characters go to www.Tercona.com
Finally, follow Frank on TikTok. He does cartoon reviews, movie reviews, voice-over tips, a few TikTok trends, plus he also talks about his up and coming projects too.

 

Suzanne Baumann:
Suzanne Baumann makes comics in her attic. She draws and is drawn to all sorts of little everyday things that are typically overlooked and taken for granted, or outright rejected and discarded. Such items continually turn up as both subject matter for her creative work. Titles include the minicomic series As Eavesdropped (based on overheard conversations), Ball Point (doodles, tiny and free) and the webcomic Sucker Street (suckerstreet.com). She’s currently working on A is for Ambroseburg, an online alphabet book. Follow it at fridge-mag.com/ambroseburg.

 

Todd Beistel:
Todd Beistel is known as the artist of the critically acclaimed independent miniseries THE HORROR SHOW (Broken Icon Comics) and the miniseries, FRANK (Broken Icon Comics). Prior to that, Todd was co-creator and artist of the ongoing webcomic YURI: GYPSY HUNTER (One-Lap Studios) as well as LOST SOULS (Hunter Productions) and EYE OF THE PROBE (Probe Studios). When Todd isn’t drawing comics, he can be found in his studio creating motivational posters depicting pop culture icons in stained-glass inspired paintings and fulfilling commission requests.

 

Heidi Black:
Heidi Black is a comic artist and illustrator whose work includes the graphic novel series "Sons of Fire," as well as work in the Eisner-winning anthology "Puerto Rico Strong" and the highly successful "1001 Knights."

 

Sydney Blackwell:
Sydney is a comic artist and printmaker. She is interested in fantasy & sci-fi, history, and fashion. She self published two comics, Lamotrigine(2018) and Witness(2019). Sydney primarily works digitally but also utilizes pen and ink.

 Tony Brandl:

Tony created the Rabbit Hero at the age of 7, and has been producing works with him ever since. In 2012 he began creating storyblocks to tell the Rabbit Hero's story in a massive, interconnected framework of modular comic book storytelling. It has grown to nearly 2000 individual pieces, and includes elements from folklore, mythology, history, and other story traditions, as well as all new characters. He is also the author and creator of the Rabbit Hero book series and the Marauder superhero comic. He lives with his family in Illinois.

Glenn Brewer:
Greetings! My name is Glenn Brewer and I'm a blue-collar worker, illustrator, and comic creator. I graduated with a  BFA in Fine Arts from the Columbus College of Art and Design.