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In The Harris Gallery

IN THE HARRIS FAMILY GALLERY
Artwork by Robert A. Kraus (RAK) and Dan Gorman

Both of our artists are great fans of the Shrek films. They have created artwork specifically for this production of “Shrek: The Musical.” Two friends—two artists with distinct styles—exploring one subject makes for an intriguing exhibit. The Dynamic Duo strikes again!

Robert A. Kraus (RAK) has been featured in the gallery several times over the past 14 years. RAK attended the University of Akron before becoming the owner and creator of RAK Graphics, one of the first independent comic book and game publishers.

RAK is the sole designer and fantasy artist of the board game “Dragon War” and the hundreds of expansions that accompany it. He is also the creator of “RAK Attack Monsters,” a toy line of game pieces, displays, and collectible 3-D artworks, as well as “Superfreeks,” a superhero spoof series.

RAK participates in many Comic-Cons and Wizard World conventions across the country.
Visit www.rakgraphics.com to see more of his work.

Dan Gorman received his BFA in Medical Illustration from the Cleveland Institute of Art. He began working as a sketch card artist in 2010 and has contributed to more than 150 licensed trading card sets for Topps, featuring properties that include Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Star Trek, Game of Thrones, Alien, The Lord of the Rings, KISS, Vampirella, Bettie Page, and AMC’s The Walking Dead. He is licensed by Lucasfilm to work on Star Wars and Indiana Jones–related trading card products.

In 2012, Dan began his career as a comic book penciler and has been published by Dark Horse, AC Comics, Empire Comics Lab, Source Point Press, and many others.

Dan is a member of the Association of Medical Illustrators and the National Cartoonists Society. He is also a recent recipient of the Glyph Comics Award. Dan creates “RubberDucks Tales,” a weekly webcomic for the Akron RubberDucks, a Cleveland Guardians affiliate. He also helps run and promote several local comic and pop-culture conventions, most notably the Akron Comicon.

To see more of Dan’s work, visit dangormanart.com and follow him on Instagram at @GDanArtist.

All artwork in this exhibit is for sale (unframed). The frames belong to Weathervane Playhouse.
To make a purchase, please inquire at the Box Office.

Marci Paolucci, Gallery Curator

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In The Harris Gallery

IN THE HARRIS FAMILY GALLERY
Artwork by Robert A. Kraus (RAK) and Dan Gorman

Both of our artists are great fans of the Shrek films. They have created artwork specifically for this production of “Shrek: The Musical.” Two friends—two artists with distinct styles—exploring one subject makes for an intriguing exhibit. The Dynamic Duo strikes again!

Robert A. Kraus (RAK) has been featured in the gallery several times over the past 14 years. RAK attended the University of Akron before becoming the owner and creator of RAK Graphics, one of the first independent comic book and game publishers.

RAK is the sole designer and fantasy artist of the board game “Dragon War” and the hundreds of expansions that accompany it. He is also the creator of “RAK Attack Monsters,” a toy line of game pieces, displays, and collectible 3-D artworks, as well as “Superfreeks,” a superhero spoof series.

RAK participates in many Comic-Cons and Wizard World conventions across the country.
Visit www.rakgraphics.com to see more of his work.

Dan Gorman received his BFA in Medical Illustration from the Cleveland Institute of Art. He began working as a sketch card artist in 2010 and has contributed to more than 150 licensed trading card sets for Topps, featuring properties that include Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Star Trek, Game of Thrones, Alien, The Lord of the Rings, KISS, Vampirella, Bettie Page, and AMC’s The Walking Dead. He is licensed by Lucasfilm to work on Star Wars and Indiana Jones–related trading card products.

In 2012, Dan began his career as a comic book penciler and has been published by Dark Horse, AC Comics, Empire Comics Lab, Source Point Press, and many others.

Dan is a member of the Association of Medical Illustrators and the National Cartoonists Society. He is also a recent recipient of the Glyph Comics Award. Dan creates “RubberDucks Tales,” a weekly webcomic for the Akron RubberDucks, a Cleveland Guardians affiliate. He also helps run and promote several local comic and pop-culture conventions, most notably the Akron Comicon.

To see more of Dan’s work, visit dangormanart.com and follow him on Instagram at @GDanArtist.

All artwork in this exhibit is for sale (unframed). The frames belong to Weathervane Playhouse.
To make a purchase, please inquire at the Box Office.

Marci Paolucci, Gallery Curator