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Thomas Gartside

	Sieg Heil & Berzerker, 1995, ink on paper, 3" x 4"

Over the last five years I have become increasingly interested in newspaper photography which bombards us on a daily basis. But, as our visual culture becomes saturated, we become inured to the suffereing that permeates our society. My drawings are made as a way to remember and reflect upon important forces in culture which are too easily forgotten.

EDUCATION
MEd, Temple, Philadelphia, PA, 1980; BA, Widener, Chester, PA, 1971

AWARDS
Pennsylvania Council for the Arts Fellowship, 1989; New Jersey State Arts Council Fellowship, 1984

EXHIBITIONS
Nexus, Philadelphia, PA, The More I See People Solo, May 1996; Nexus, Philadelphia, PA, Acts of Delicacy collaboration with Kate Moson, January, 1993; Westby Art Gallery, Glassboro, NJ (Rowan College), Artist Time Capsules January, 1993; Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, The politics of image, December, 1992; Book Trader Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Mural sized manipulated photos, March, 1991

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Established in 1978, the Challenge Exhibition Series is a regional juried competition that is committed to enriching and expanding people's lives through art. Several three-person shows, held each year from September through May, feature the work of regional artists chosen annually from over three hundred entries.