the art of joe scarano

Joe Scarano was born in Warwick, NY in 1975. He was raised alongside a litter of sisters in Miami, FL and later in Bethpage, NY.

During the day Joe works as an online art director for a non-profit consumer advocacy group. He spends his nights painting characters and environments that recall the odd early days of animation and the dingy despair of the 1930's. With their popsicle stick bucktoothed grins, hollow heads and dead eyes his characters often straddle the lines between funny, tragic, grotesque, and sad.

He currently lives in Orange County, NY with his wife Marci, son Mason, and several furry creatures.

	April 10th, 2010 - Toy2R Qee 15th Anniversary group show, Rivet Gallery, Columbus, OH April 10th, 2010 - Cartoon Madness lunchbox show, Alcove gallery, Decatur, GA May 7th, 2010 - Toy2R Qeeology 2.5 Exhibit, Marz martini bar, Lincoln, NE May 20th, 2010 - Another Dimension, Twilight Zone show, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA June 6th, 2010 - Crazy 4 Cult group show, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA Sept. 4th, 2010 - Things To Come... group show, Bold Hype gallery, Orlando, FL

	Multiversal group show, Art Basel Miami 2009, Miami, FL Orbit Gallery Holiday group show, Orbit Gallery, Hoboken, NJ EdgyCute book release opening, Orbit Gallery, Hoboken, NJ MBP Urban Arts Festival, Castle Braid, Brookly, NY Hank of OZ group show, Alcove gallery, Decatur, GA Three Horsemen group show, Pale Horse Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL 3rd anniversary group show, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Small Wall featureed artist, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Something Wicked This Way Comes, WindUp Gallery, Mesa, AZ Orbit Gallery Holiday group show, Jersey City, NJ Brick and Mortar gallery, Los Angeles, CA Cartoon Madness 3: Toyland, Alcove gallery, Decatur, GA The Rising group show, WindUp Gallery, Mesa, AZ

	email: joe @ joescarano.com phone: 917.533.5224 flickr facebook


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