xDina Kelberman
x3322 Chestnut Ave.
xBaltimore, MD 21211
xphone: 443-857-3806
xemail: importantcomics@gmail.com
xhttp://www.importantcomics.com

Education
BFA 2003, SUNY Purchase, School of Art + Design

Recent Shows
Whartscape V, July 2010 Charles Theater, Baltimore, MD
Wham City: Crossovers, July 2010 Pinkard Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Baltimore vs. The World, July 2010 Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD
No Face, No Problem, May 2010 DoubleDouble Land, Toronto, CAN
Speed Lines, April 2010 Collaborative comic performance, NYU, NYC
Forum of 40 Champions, February 2010 Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
Fake Future, December 2009 Museum/Gallery/Gallery/Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Space Jam, November 2009 Union Gallery, NYC
Transmodern Festival Fundraiser, November 2009 Floristree, Baltimore, MD
Wham City in the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, October 2009 DeLeon White Gallery, Toronto, CAN
Funny Games, October 2009 Load of Fun Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Whartscape IV, July 2009 Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Reality and Revenge: Green is a Color, May 2009 Annex Theater, Baltimore, MD
So Many Organs, February 2009 Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Non-Motivational Speaker Series, February 2009 New York, NY
Artscape, July 2008 Baltimore, MD
Whartscape III, July 2008 Baltimore, MD
Playthings, May 2008 Metro Gallery, Baltimore, MD
The Transmodern Festival, April 2008 Load of Fun, Baltimore, MD
The Thing Itself (solo show), February 2008 Cake Shop, New York, NY
The Walters Presents Wham City, January 2008 Walters Art Museume, Baltimore, MD
Plastic: Landscape, Cityscape, Lifescape, July 2007 Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD

Syndication
Baltimore City Paper, 2008 - ongoing Weekly strip, Important Comics
tinymixtapes.com, 2010 - ongoing Rotating comics contributer

Illustration etc.
Baltimore City Paper, July 2010, Illustration and design for 3-page Whartscape pull-out
Mutant #1, May 2010, Comic zine curated and distributed by Atomic Books
Nuclear Power Pants, Uh Oh Maxi, May 2010 Cassette illustration and design, Really Coastal Records
Nuclear Power Pants, Wicked Eats the Warrior, 2010 Record cover illustration, Wham City Records
FakeHeads Anthology, April 2010, Comics anthology published by FakeHeads animation group
Toot, April 2010, Micro-comics sold via gumball dispenser. Curated by and sold at Cake Shop, NYC
Smoke Signal Issue #4, March 2010 Free comic newspaper curated and distributed by Desert Island Comics
Baltimore City Paper, February 2010 Valentine's day cover
Help Me Finish This, February 2010 Guest artist for monthly children's subscription
Smoke Signal Issue #3, December 2009 Free comic newspaper curated and distributed by Desert Island Comics
Smoke Signal Issue #2, 2009 Free comic newspaper curated and distributed by Desert Island Comics
Smoke Signal Issue #1, 2009 Free comic newspaper curated and distributed by Desert Island Comics
Baltimore City Paper Comic Contest Winner, 2008 1 year run of Important Comics in Baltimore Citypaper
Locus Magazine Issue 5, 2008 Cover illustration, sketchbook/interview feature
Paper Kingdom, 2008 Several posters included in book of Baltimore show flyers & artwork
After Hours Magazine, Baltimore Issue, 2008 Map of Baltimore for Japanese magazine
Ed Schrader, The Choir Inside, 2008 Record illustration and design
The Nuclear Power Pants, June 2008 Series of portraits drawn for various band promotional materials
Oh, March 2008 Infinite-loop animation - shown at The Transmodern Festival 2008.
Double-blind live comic, January 2008 5-part video series, collaboration with Lesser Gonzalez for show at Walters Art Museum.
Hey Look! It's Rudolph!, December 2007 Animation shown during Wham City's Christmas Christmas Spectacular
Whartscape, June 2007 Full-color poster with schedule for 3 day Baltimore music festival
Baltimore City Paper, May 2007 Wham City Fun Kit & cut-out CD artwork for cover story on Wham City
Catatac Magazine, Issue 2, April 2007 Featured comics
The Missoula Oblongata, 2007 Illustration for website
Catatac Magazine, Issue 1, February 2007 Featured comics
Rabbit and Sparrow Studios, 2007 logo illustration/design for photography studio
CSSL, ongoing collaboration with Connor Kizer Children's book series in progress
Santa Dads, Anima Mundi, 2006 CD illustration and design including full color poster and comic-style illustration of lyrics
Mozek, a film by Jimmy Joe Roche, 2006 Series of portraits of titular character for animation sequence in short experimental/narrative film
Below Standard Magazine, Issue 3, 2006 Featured comics
Dufus, Ball of Design, 2004 CD illustration and design for nationally distributed major-label release
Flyer Magazine, January, 2004 Featured comics
Below Standard Magazine, Issue 1, 2004 Featured comics
Dufus, 1:3:1, 2003 CD design and Illustration

Publications
The Regular Man Issues 1 - 12, 2008 - ongoing Monthly publication of full-color comics
Important Comics: A Collection of Unquestionable Merit, 2009 42-page full color compilation of aperiodic comics
C, 2008 Handmade perfect-bound full-colro micro-comic 1"x1"
B, 2008 Handmade perfect-bound full-color micro-comic 1"x1"
The Thing Itself, 2008 Handmade catalog for solo show at Cake Shop, NYC
Boat, 2006 Handmade full-color comic designed for distribution in Art-O-Mat dispensers
A, 2005 Handmade perfect-bound full-color micro-comic 1”x1”
Boring Things, 2004 Full-color comic designed as part of the New Music Series Vol 1, Porky Pig, a compilation CD by Standard Oil Records
Tape Tapes, 2004 Black & white mini-comic designed as part of a series of comics encased in hollowed cassettes
It’s Your Lucky Day!, 2003 Black & white comic distributed by shop-dropping in magazine stands
The Birth of a New Physics, 2003 Black & white comic distributed by shop-dropping in magazine stands
Everybody Thinks I’m Full, 2002 Edition of 300 unique comics using hand-placed stickers as characters
4-EVER/Rainbow Cup, 2002 Full-color mini-comic
I Wish I Had More Sides, 2002 Full-color mini-comic
Kwazy, 2001 Handmade black & white 150 page perfect-bound hardcover mini-comic, 2”x2”
Fuck Money Comics, 2000 Black & white mini-comic

Web Design
importantcomics.com Personal site devoted to publications and illustration
whamcity.com Wham City Art Collective

lloookk.com Point/counterpoint style blog
themissoulaoblongata.com
*The Missoula Oblongata theater company
jimmyjoeroche.com Jimmy Joe Roche, artist
jannrosen-queralt.com Jann Rosen-Queralt, public artist and sculptor
daycapital.com Day Capital, Baltimore real estate
jenniferdowns.com* Jennifer Downs, accupuncturist
(*site has been altered from original design)