 Tucker is best known for his watercolor images, created over the
past decade, which illustrate murky worlds and the figures that live
in them. He has created commissioned works for a variety of
well-known game companies, and he is prolific in a variety of media:
bookmaking, photography, 3-D constructions and furniture design.
Tucker works with a variety of materials and often combines such
techniques as collage, watercolor and mixed media. He describes his
work as "intuitive and based upon thinking, reading and research."
When asked about significance of this exhibit, adjunct professor
Christopher Tice said: "Drew has a whimsical and dark aspect to his
works that draws you in. His work is based on research and his own
take on the subject matter. He likes to create a new mythology based
around the research in an attempt to shed some new insight, either
true or fictional, on the subject. The current exhibit is based
around the life and mythology of Abraham Lincoln, which makes it
extremely relevant to our college."
An accomplished artist, Tucker has a client list including The
Riverfront Times, The Rocket, The Duelist, Fonix, Hasbro, Aetherco
Games, Black Entertainment, The Southern Illinoisian, Nightlife,
White Wolf Game Studios, Core Apparel, TOP Cards, APE Games, Wizards
of the Coast, TSR, Five Rings Publishing, Slave Labor Comics,
Moonstone Comics and Iron Crown Enterprises
Tucker is an instructor of art at John A. Logan College in
Carterville. He received his BFA from Cornish College of the Arts,
Seattle, Wash., and his MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New
York, N.Y.
More information about Tucker is available on his website:
http://www.tnielsen.com/artists/tucker/main.asp.
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More information on Layman Gallery:
Located within the McKinstry Library, the Layman Gallery hosts
four or five exhibits annually. It is free, open to the public and
wheelchair-accessible.
Address: 300 Keokuk St, Lincoln, IL 62656-1630
Phone: 217-732-3155
Hours of operation: Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday 8:30
a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 1-5 p.m., Sunday 3:30-9 p.m.
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Lincoln College]
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