Tom Huck

Opening: Friday, Oct 4, 2019 5 – 8 pm
Friday, Oct 4 – 29, 2019

300 W. Superior
Chicago, IL 60654

Tom Huck was born on December 9, 1971 in Farmington, Missouri and grew up in nearby Potosi.  He received a BFA in drawing from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1993. He currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri where he runs his own press, Evil Prints.  Tom Huck is a visual artist best known for his large scale woodcuts. His imagery draws heavily upon the influence of Albrecht Durer, Jose Guadalupe Posada, R. Crumb and Honore Daumier. He is a regular contributor to BLAB! and was the illustrator of The Roots’ Phrenology album art in 2003.  Huck’s woodcut prints are included in numerous public and private collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, St. Louis Art Museum. Milwaukee Art Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Fogg Art Museum and New York Public Library.

Opening Friday October 4, 2019

Image: The Hillbilly Kama Sutra - Centerfold
linocut on Arches BFK paper
15 x 30 inches
[collection of 13 linocut prints]