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Esther Watson

Associate Professor
Illustration
estherpearlwatson.com

Biography

Esther Pearl Watson has an MFA from CalArts. Watson's paintings have exhibited worldwide and she is represented by Susanne Vielmetter Projects (Los Angeles), Maureen Paley (London), Andrew Edlin (New York), Webb Gallery (Texas). Her award-winning comic, Unlovable, is published in Bust Magazine and with Fantagraphics. Unlovable was made into an 11 minute short with Cartoon Network. Her comic work, Blood Lady Commandos, was published with Vice online and Welcome to Crapland, another comic, was published with Adult Swim online.

Clients


  • New York Times
  • Lucky Peach
  • Bust Magazine
  • Wieden Kennedy

Memberships

  • ICON8:The Illustration Conference, Board Member
  • Art Center College of Design, Faculty Council, Secretary
  • ICON9:The Illustration Conference, President
  • SCBWI member

Awards

  • Silver Metal, Society of Illustrators for Unlovable
  • 2006 Best American Comics
  • 2015 Best American Comics
  • Brockport Writers Forum, 2015 Visiting Graphic Novelist

Exhibitions

  • Suzanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, 2013,
  • Fort Beavatron, CalArts Mint Gallery, Valencia, Ca., 2012,
  • The Weirding Field, CalArts Main Gallery, Valencia, Ca., 2011,
  • New Works, Webb Gallery, Waxahachie, Tx. , 2010,
  • Big Dreams, Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, Ca. , 2010,
  • Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, Ca. , 2013,
  • Permanent Collection, Nancy Margolis Gallery, Ny., 2012,
  • School&, #039, &, #039, s out - Lecole est finie, Artoyz Shop + Galarie, Paris, France., 2012,
  • House:Home, NYU Kimmel 8th Floor Gallery, New York, Ny. , 2012,
  • Hidden Behind the Stars, Webb Gallery, Waxahachie, Tx., 2012,
  • Cal/Arts MFA Graduate Exhibition, LA Mart, curated by Catherine Taft, Los Angeles, Ca., 2012,
  • Land Of Magic, Lesher Center for the Arts, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, Ca. , 2011,
  • LA Paint, Oakland Museum of California, curated by Phil Linares, Oakland, Ca., 2008,
  • The 3rd annual LA Weekly Biennial, curated by Doug Harvey, Track 16, Los Angeles, Ca., 2008,
  • Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 2015,
  • Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy, 2015,
  • Galleri Galleberg, Gallegerg Forlag, Norway, 2015,
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