Ashleigh
Pedersen
Rare Specimen
Portrait
2020, Acrylic on board, 24 x 24 in
Ernesto
Bazan
Rare Specimen
25 de Noviembre
2020, Casebound book, 10.75 x 10.25 x 1.25 in
Giorgio
Negro
Rare Specimen
Pathos
2019, Casebound book, 10 x 12 x 1 in
Kevin
Sweeney
Rare Specimen
Panaderia
2014, Archival pigment print, 12 x 12 in
Memuna
McShane
Rare Specimen
Where Do I Belong
2020, Acrylic and charcoal stick on canvas, 78 x 56 in
Memuna
McShane
Rare Specimen
Childhood
2019, Acrylic and charcoal stick on canvas, 84 x 84 in
Memuna
McShane
Rare Specimen
Nightmare
2019, Acrylic and charcoal stick on canvas, 72 x 72 in
Memuna
McShane
Rare Specimen
Disconnect
2019, Acrylic and charcoal stick on canvas, 72 x 36 in
Memuna
McShane
Rare Specimen
Starting grad school
2020, Acrylic and charcoal stick on canvas, 72 x 48 in
Memuna
McShane
Rare Specimen
AHHHH!
2019, Acrylic and charcoal stick on canvas, 60 x 72 in
Rare Specimen
Rare Specimen
Before You Grow Up
2017, Casebound book, 11 x 11 x 1 in
Ashleigh Pedersen: Other Realms
In her first virtual exhibition, "Other Realms", Ashleigh Pedersen will talk about the ways in which painting has influenced her writing and acting, and writing and acting have influenced her painting. She is a writer, actor, painter, and teacher, and the founder of Write Well Austin, a small private tutoring business, and has 15 years of experience teaching.
Ernesto Bazan: The Cuba Tetralogy and Self-Publishing Photobooks
Conversation with Ernesto Bazan about self-publishing photobooks. His fourth monograph about Cuba, titled 25 de Noviembre, is a photographic portrait of the island and its people in the days, months, and years following the death of Fidel Castro. This deeply personal book documents Bazan's emotional return journey to his adopted, spiritual home following ten years of painful exile.
About the Artist
Rare Specimen Design is a graphic design studio specializing in photobooks, founded by designer and photographer Kevin Sweeney, and located in Austin, Texas.
For the 2020 Austin Studio Tour, Rare Specimen will host virtual exhibitions and events to share the creative work of clients and friends.
Artist Statement
Rare Specimen Design is a graphic design studio specializing in photobooks, founded by designer and photographer Kevin Sweeney, and located in Austin, Texas.
For the 2020 Austin Studio Tour, Rare Specimen will host virtual exhibitions and events to share the creative work of clients and friends.
The Austin Studio Tour is a program of Big Medium.
