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Jonas Criscoe (B. 1979) is an interdisciplinary visual artist interested in how our ever-expanding consumer culture has shaped the environments and landscape in which we live. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States, notably the Texas Biennial and the International Print Center in New York. His work is also part of the West Collection. Criscoe has been featured in various art publications, including Art Lies and New American Painting: The Western Edition. A native of Austin, Texas, he received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York and the University of Texas at Austin, and his MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design this past spring.

Jonas spent his time in Spartanburg taking full advantage of the time and space provided by HUB-BUB. He made a tremendous body of exciting new work. He organized and taught several screenprint workshops and a collage workshop at HUB-BUB; spent each Wednesday in the Fall and Spring at Whitlock Junior High teaching photography and graphic design during afterschool programming; and worked with Wofford College during a “Surrealist Space-Time” class in January. During his year here, Jonas was the “go-to man” for small maintenance and building projects, exhibition hangings, a home-cooked meal, or a good laugh.

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