JAMES (JIM) INNES
2009 Official Poster
Artist: "Emerging Light"
2009 Children's Festival Poster
Artist: "Conversation"
James Innes, 1929-2009, was born in New York City. He earned his MFA from Kansas
City Art Institute. He taught figure drawing and art history for several colleges
and for Indiana University of Pennsylvania for thirty years. During this period, he
originated, arranged and led Summer Schools in Queretaro (Mexico), Florence, Rome,
and Pavia (Italy). Upon retirement he moved to the South where he continued to paint
but also studied printmaking at the former Print Studio South and at numerous workshops
in the US and Canada. Innes wrote the first manual on polyester plate lithography in 2002
and continued to study and modify a variety of printmaking methods through the years.
In 2006, his exhibition at City Gallery at the Dock Street Theatre featured this printmaking
process. His recent work includes explorations with Akua water-soluble ink and automaticism,
a method of tapping the unconscious. James solo exhibitions include, The Springfield Art
Museum, MO; Christian College, MO; Canton Art Institute, OH; Washington County Museum of
Art, PA; Elmira College, NY; University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, PA; Indiana University
of Pennsylvania, PA; Universidad de Panama; and many more. His work is held in the permanent
collections of the Canton Ohio Art Institute. The Westmoreland Art Museum (PA), The Washington
County Museum (MD), Pittsburgh Plate Glass, the hospitals in Sewickley and Indiana County (PA),
the Kansas City Art Institute, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Museum, and the University
of Kansas Museum.
PATRICK SERVEDIO
2009 Spotlight Concert Series Poster
Artist: "Midnight on the Voyaging Canoe"
Patrick Servedio's serious endeavors into painting began at the College of Charleston.
It was there that he encountered the strong artistic personalities of Tom Durham, John
Michel and Cliff Peacock. After graduating from the College of Charleston in 1994, with
a BS in Anthropology and a minor in Studio Art, he remained in Charleston and continued
to study painting and drawing for the next four years. During that time, Patrick sought
the advice of William McCullough as well as Tom Durham and countless other artists. In
1998, he moved to St. Louis, MO, to attend graduate school at Fontbonne College. There he
studied with artists Victor Wang, Hank Knickmeyer, and Tim Liddy. In 2000, he received an
MFA in Painting. Since 2001, he has been working at Gallery Chuma in Charleston, SC while
continuing to pursue his art.