Joseph Daniel Fiedler was born and raised in Western Pennsylvania. His work has appeared in numerous publications and exhibitions. He has illustrated children’s books, received a Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators, and has also been recognized by Graphis, Print, Communication Arts, American Illustration, the Society of Publication Designers, The Spectrum International Annual of Fantastic Art, Taschen Publishing and the Broadcasting Design Association, among others. In addition to having a career in Illustration, Joseph has exhibited his paintings in this country as well as in Japan. Joseph has taught illustration both at Carnegie Mellon University and at The College for Creative Studies and has lived in Pennsylvania, Tokyo, New Mexico, Michigan and California. For more information and blog visit: http://www.drawger.com/josephdanielfiedler
AD - Ivy School of Professional Art, Pittsburgh, PA
BFA - Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Bio
Exhibitions
2010
EVERYTHING BUT THE KITSCHEN SYNC, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009
TRANSITIONS (with Eric Joyner), Trifecta Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2008
CIRCUS, Verge Gallery, Sacramento, CA
ART DORKS, Perihelion Arts, Phoenix, AZ
SUPERTRASH III, Bagdad Theater, Seattle, WA
ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS, DVA Gallery
GOOD WOOD, 3rd Ward Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
EVERYTHING BUT THE KITSCHEN SYNC, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007
WHERE’S DADDY? II, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg, GR
GREEN, Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
GOOD WOOD, 555 Gallery, Detroit, MI
PIE IN THE SKY, Toyroom Gallery, Sacramento, CA
DUCK SOUP, Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
ARTDORKS COLLECTIVE, ThinkSpace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
ARTDORKS SQUARED, McCaig Welles Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
SILA Illustration West 45, Billy Shire Fine Arts, Culver City, CA
OVERHUNG 3: WELL HUNG, Boontling Gallery, Oakland, CA
Fountain New York Art Fair, NY, NY
2006
HOME SHOW, Young Blood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
MO SHOW, Gallery 405, Springfield, MO
REAL/SURREAL, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
THAT DORK SMELL, Toyroom Gallery, Sacramento, CA
SILA Illustration West 44, Billy Shire Fine Arts, Culver City, CA
EVERYTHING BUT THE KITSCHEN SYNC, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Art Dorks SMASH! Young Blood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
The Society of Illustrators 48th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
100% CENTENNIAL, Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2005
LITTLE BIG FAT, Magpie Gallery, San Diego, CA
CURIOUS ORGANISM, Hope Gallery, New Haven, CT
HALLOWEEN SHOW, Hope Gallery, New Haven, CT
POTLUCK! Primary Space Gallery, Hamtramck, MI
The Society of Illustrators 47th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
Illustration West 43, The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2004
DIALOGUE, Studio Fly Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC
BEAKS AND BUCKS, Primary Space Gallery, Hamtramck, MI
ILLUSTRATORS WHO TEACH, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
THE ARTIST WITHIN, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
CURMUDGEON (Solo Exhibit), College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
The Society of Illustrators 46th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
DIALOGUE, Pete & Susan Barret Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
PORTRAITS, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
2003
HEAVEN + HELL, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
UNCOMMERCIAL ART BY COMMERCIAL ARTISTS, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Society of Illustrators 45th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
2002
UNCOMMERCIAL ART BY COMMERCIAL ARTISTS, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Society of Illustrators 44th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
2001
NAMENLOSEN, Anno Domini Gallery, San Jose, CA
GUAPO Y FUERTE, Anno Domini Gallery, San Jose, CA
2000
The Society of Illustrators 42nd Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1999
The Society of Illustrators 41st Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1998
9th Annual Children’s Book Illustrators, Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA
The Society of Illustrators 40th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
The Society of Illustrators 39th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1996
The Society of Illustrators 38th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1995
LIVE, WORSHIP, SHOP, Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, PA
The Society of Illustrators 37th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
59th Annual Mid-year Show, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
1994
Borda, Fiedler, Morris, Rogers, Mendelson Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1st PITTSBURGH BIENNIAL, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
The Society of Illustrators 36th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1993
The Society of Publication Designers Spots Show, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
THE WORMS INHERITANCE, (Solo Exhibit), Mendelson Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
The Society of Illustrators 35th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1992
The Society of Illustrators 34th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1991
WORKS ON PAPER (Solo Exhibit), HB Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
THE JAPAN PAINTINGS (Solo Exhibit), Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
1989
TOKYOWORK (Solo Exhibit), Gallery Nishi-Azabu Asacloth, Tokyo, Japan
1987
The Society of Illustrators 29th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1986
PITTSBURGH, THE MAGAZINE, THE ART, Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1985
FIGURE/FORM, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
1982
46th Annual Mid-year Show, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
1979
PAINTINGS ON CANVAS, Rubiner Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
43rd Annual Mid-year Show, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
About my artwork
"…. It's smart, peculiar, bizarre, and funny. The combination of painting and drawing, the use of narrative in a disjointed, completely unexpected way, and the subtle appropriation of cultural influences, it's completely its own thing. You are on the cutting edge man.... Yeah, yeah, yeah…”
Amanda Krugliak Arts Curator, University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities
Competitions
2000
Gold Award, CASE, Baton Rouge, LA
1999
Best Children’s Book List, Bank Street College of Education
1996
Creativity 26, Creativity, Inc.
ADDY, Pittsburgh Ad Club
Silver Medal, The Society of Illustrators 38th Annual
1987
Gold Medal and Merit, 4th Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards
1986
Honorable Mention, 20th Annual Exhibition of Western Pennsylvania Printing
1983
Honorable Mention, Best of Category, 17th Annual Exhibition of Western Pennsylvania Printing
Dick Blick Award, Hoyt National Painting Show, [P. Sims, juror]
1982
Memorial (Purchase Prize), Hoyt National Painting Show, [A. Frumkin, juror]
Publications
2010
Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Menlo Park, CA
American Illustration 29, New York, NY
2009
American Illustration 28, New York, NY
2007
Moloko+ Issue #2, Russia
Fourteenth Annual Spectrum International Competition for Fantastic Art, Overland Park, KS
American Illustration 26, NY, NY
2006
Thirteenth Annual Spectrum International Competition for Fantastic Art, Overland Park, KS
American Illustration 25, NY, NY
2005
American Illustration 24, NY, NY
Illustration Now! Taschen GmbH, Germany
Twelfth Annual Spectrum International Competition for Fantastic Art, Overland Park, KS
2004
Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Menlo Park, CA
Eleventh Annual Spectrum International Competition for Fantastic Art, Overland Park, KS
2003
American Illustration 22, NY, NY
2002
American Illustration 21, NY, NY
Ninth Annual Spectrum International Competition for Fantastic Art, Overland Park, KS
2001
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, NY, NY
American Illustration 20, NY, NY
1998
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, NY, NY
The Society of Publication Designers 33rd Annual, NY, NY
1996
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, NY, NY
1994
Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Menlo Park, CA
1993
The Society of Publication Designers 28th Annual, NY, NY
Print’s Best Illustration and Photography, NY, NY
The Best Spot Illustrations, The Society of Publication Designers, NY, NY
1992
Illustration in Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, NY, NY
Postcard Graphics Collection 3, PIE Books, Tokyo, Japan
1991
Design Journal No. 40, Seoul, Korea
Illustration in Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, NY, NY
Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Menlo Park, CA
1990
Postcard Graphics Collection 2, PIE Books, Tokyo, Japan
Illustration in Japan, Tokyo, Japan
One Page: One Show, Illustration Magazine, Tokyo, Japan
Japan Creators Association (JCA) 9th Annual, Tokyo, Japan
1989
Z-ZAI Bulletin of Art Volume 4, Tokyo, Japan
Illustration in Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Joseph Daniel Fiedler was born and raised in Western Pennsylvania. His work has appeared in numerous publications and exhibitions. He has illustrated children’s books, received a Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators, and has also been recognized by Graphis, Print, Communication Arts, American Illustration, the Society of Publication Designers, The Spectrum International Annual of Fantastic Art, Taschen Publishing and the Broadcasting Design Association, among others. In addition to having a career in Illustration, Joseph has exhibited his paintings in this country as well as in Japan. Joseph has taught illustration both at Carnegie Mellon University and at The College for Creative Studies and has lived in Pennsylvania, Tokyo, New Mexico, Michigan and California. For more information and blog visit: http://www.drawger.com/josephdanielfiedler
AD - Ivy School of Professional Art, Pittsburgh, PA
BFA - Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Bio
Exhibitions
2010
EVERYTHING BUT THE KITSCHEN SYNC, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009
TRANSITIONS (with Eric Joyner), Trifecta Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2008
CIRCUS, Verge Gallery, Sacramento, CA
ART DORKS, Perihelion Arts, Phoenix, AZ
SUPERTRASH III, Bagdad Theater, Seattle, WA
ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS, DVA Gallery
GOOD WOOD, 3rd Ward Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
EVERYTHING BUT THE KITSCHEN SYNC, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007
WHERE’S DADDY? II, Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg, GR
GREEN, Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
GOOD WOOD, 555 Gallery, Detroit, MI
PIE IN THE SKY, Toyroom Gallery, Sacramento, CA
DUCK SOUP, Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
ARTDORKS COLLECTIVE, ThinkSpace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
ARTDORKS SQUARED, McCaig Welles Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
SILA Illustration West 45, Billy Shire Fine Arts, Culver City, CA
OVERHUNG 3: WELL HUNG, Boontling Gallery, Oakland, CA
Fountain New York Art Fair, NY, NY
2006
HOME SHOW, Young Blood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
MO SHOW, Gallery 405, Springfield, MO
REAL/SURREAL, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
THAT DORK SMELL, Toyroom Gallery, Sacramento, CA
SILA Illustration West 44, Billy Shire Fine Arts, Culver City, CA
EVERYTHING BUT THE KITSCHEN SYNC, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Art Dorks SMASH! Young Blood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
The Society of Illustrators 48th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
100% CENTENNIAL, Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2005
LITTLE BIG FAT, Magpie Gallery, San Diego, CA
CURIOUS ORGANISM, Hope Gallery, New Haven, CT
HALLOWEEN SHOW, Hope Gallery, New Haven, CT
POTLUCK! Primary Space Gallery, Hamtramck, MI
The Society of Illustrators 47th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
Illustration West 43, The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2004
DIALOGUE, Studio Fly Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC
BEAKS AND BUCKS, Primary Space Gallery, Hamtramck, MI
ILLUSTRATORS WHO TEACH, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
THE ARTIST WITHIN, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
CURMUDGEON (Solo Exhibit), College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
The Society of Illustrators 46th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
DIALOGUE, Pete & Susan Barret Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
PORTRAITS, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
2003
HEAVEN + HELL, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
UNCOMMERCIAL ART BY COMMERCIAL ARTISTS, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Society of Illustrators 45th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
2002
UNCOMMERCIAL ART BY COMMERCIAL ARTISTS, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Society of Illustrators 44th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
2001
NAMENLOSEN, Anno Domini Gallery, San Jose, CA
GUAPO Y FUERTE, Anno Domini Gallery, San Jose, CA
2000
The Society of Illustrators 42nd Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1999
The Society of Illustrators 41st Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1998
9th Annual Children’s Book Illustrators, Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA
The Society of Illustrators 40th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
The Society of Illustrators 39th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1996
The Society of Illustrators 38th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1995
LIVE, WORSHIP, SHOP, Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, PA
The Society of Illustrators 37th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
59th Annual Mid-year Show, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
1994
Borda, Fiedler, Morris, Rogers, Mendelson Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1st PITTSBURGH BIENNIAL, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
The Society of Illustrators 36th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1993
The Society of Publication Designers Spots Show, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
THE WORMS INHERITANCE, (Solo Exhibit), Mendelson Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
The Society of Illustrators 35th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1992
The Society of Illustrators 34th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1991
WORKS ON PAPER (Solo Exhibit), HB Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
THE JAPAN PAINTINGS (Solo Exhibit), Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
1989
TOKYOWORK (Solo Exhibit), Gallery Nishi-Azabu Asacloth, Tokyo, Japan
1987
The Society of Illustrators 29th Annual, The Society of Illustrators Museum, NY, NY
1986
PITTSBURGH, THE MAGAZINE, THE ART, Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1985
FIGURE/FORM, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
1982
46th Annual Mid-year Show, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
1979
PAINTINGS ON CANVAS, Rubiner Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
43rd Annual Mid-year Show, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
About my artwork
"…. It's smart, peculiar, bizarre, and funny. The combination of painting and drawing, the use of narrative in a disjointed, completely unexpected way, and the subtle appropriation of cultural influences, it's completely its own thing. You are on the cutting edge man.... Yeah, yeah, yeah…”
Amanda Krugliak Arts Curator, University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities
Competitions
2000
Gold Award, CASE, Baton Rouge, LA
1999
Best Children’s Book List, Bank Street College of Education
1996
Creativity 26, Creativity, Inc.
ADDY, Pittsburgh Ad Club
Silver Medal, The Society of Illustrators 38th Annual
1987
Gold Medal and Merit, 4th Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards
1986
Honorable Mention, 20th Annual Exhibition of Western Pennsylvania Printing
1983
Honorable Mention, Best of Category, 17th Annual Exhibition of Western Pennsylvania Printing
Dick Blick Award, Hoyt National Painting Show, [P. Sims, juror]
1982
Memorial (Purchase Prize), Hoyt National Painting Show, [A. Frumkin, juror]
Publications
2010
Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Menlo Park, CA
American Illustration 29, New York, NY
2009
American Illustration 28, New York, NY
2007
Moloko+ Issue #2, Russia
Fourteenth Annual Spectrum International Competition for Fantastic Art, Overland Park, KS
American Illustration 26, NY, NY
2006
Thirteenth Annual Spectrum International Competition for Fantastic Art, Overland Park, KS
American Illustration 25, NY, NY
2005
American Illustration 24, NY, NY
Illustration Now! Taschen GmbH, Germany
Twelfth Annual Spectrum International Competition for Fantastic Art, Overland Park, KS
2004
Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Menlo Park, CA
Eleventh Annual Spectrum International Competition for Fantastic Art, Overland Park, KS
2003
American Illustration 22, NY, NY
2002
American Illustration 21, NY, NY
Ninth Annual Spectrum International Competition for Fantastic Art, Overland Park, KS
2001
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, NY, NY
American Illustration 20, NY, NY
1998
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, NY, NY
The Society of Publication Designers 33rd Annual, NY, NY
1996
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, NY, NY
1994
Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Menlo Park, CA
1993
The Society of Publication Designers 28th Annual, NY, NY
Print’s Best Illustration and Photography, NY, NY
The Best Spot Illustrations, The Society of Publication Designers, NY, NY
1992
Illustration in Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, NY, NY
Postcard Graphics Collection 3, PIE Books, Tokyo, Japan
1991
Design Journal No. 40, Seoul, Korea
Illustration in Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, NY, NY
Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Menlo Park, CA
1990
Postcard Graphics Collection 2, PIE Books, Tokyo, Japan
Illustration in Japan, Tokyo, Japan
One Page: One Show, Illustration Magazine, Tokyo, Japan
Japan Creators Association (JCA) 9th Annual, Tokyo, Japan
1989
Z-ZAI Bulletin of Art Volume 4, Tokyo, Japan
Illustration in Japan, Tokyo, Japan