BALTIMORE--Baltimore-based artists working in the visual entertainment fields of video games, comic books, and illustration will exhibit their personal work in VS. June 5-July 31 at The Windup Space, 12 w. North Ave. An opening reception for VS. takes place Friday, June 5 from 7-9 p.m. at the bar, music, and arts venue located in the heart of the Station North Arts and Entertainment District.

Each of the 14 artists, many of whom are MICA illustration faculty, alumni (illustration, general fine arts, and post-baccalaureate certificate), and students, have interpreted the theme of conflict from a fine art perspective. It may be literal -- Hellboy vs. Koschei the Deathless -- or conceptual -- Wrath vs. Serenity.

Artists include video game environment artist and landscape painter Colin Campbell '04, graphic novel artist and MICA faculty Brian Ralph (Cave-In, Climbing Out,) video game concept artist and Spectrum Gold winner Jeremy Enecio '08, video game concept artist, freelance illustrator, and MICA faculty Sean Murray, and children's book illustrator, fairy tale-inspired fine artist and MICA faculty Jaime Zollars.

Additional MICA-affiliated artists include Kali Ciesemier '08, Sam Bosma '09, Aaron Yamada-Hanff '06, Piero MacGowan '07, and Kat Berkley '11.

For more information, call 410-225-2300.

Image caption: Kat Berkley '11, Girl Vs. Sea, digital, 2009.

 

Founded in 1826, MICA is among the top visual arts colleges in the nation. It enrolls 1,714 undergraduate and 218 graduate students from 48 states and 52 foreign countries, offering programs of study leading to the bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.), master of arts (M.A.), and master of fine arts (M.F.A.) degrees. It also offers post-baccalaureate certificate programs and a full slate of credit and noncredit courses for adults, college-bound students, and children. MICA is recognized as an important cultural resource for the Baltimore/Washington region, sponsoring many public and community-outreach programs-including more than 100 exhibitions by students, faculty, and nationally and internationally known artists annually-as well as artists' residencies, film series, lectures, readings, and performances.