The King James Bible: History and Influence at The Harry Ransom Center in Austin, TX, traces the history of the King James translation of the Bible including the influence of earlier Bibles and the committee of scholars who spent over six years poring over the text word by word. The Harry Ransom Center, located on The University of Texas Austin campus, is an archive specializing in the collection of literary and cultural artifacts from the United States and Europe. On exhibit February 28 – July 29, 2012.

Stephen W. Schwake is an artist who lives in Austin. He mostly makes oil paintings, but also makes prints, drawings, and the occasional sculpture. He makes glass etchings and carvings too. Craftsmanship is vital to his work; his tablesaw is just as important as his best sable brush. He graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999. His influences include, but are not limited to: 80′s skateboard graphics, hot rods, science, especially biology, stained glass, American roots music, mid-century Modern design, art history, and World War II fighter planes.

With deeply seeded roots in the DIY subculture, Industry Screen Studios has grown from a bedroom operation to a full fledged screen print studio. From concert posters and fine art prints to custom t-shirts and apparel, Industry stays true to the hand pressed aesthetic of screen printing. Offering hands on workshops and print demonstrations, Industry hopes to keep the DIY flame of yore alive and well. Studio artists all have a street art background that has led them to commercial work and have been featured in magazines from Alternative Press to Case.

Laura Jennings grew up in a small community just southwest of Austin. Always interested in art, she earned a BFA at Texas State University in studio art along with a teaching certificate. For two years she taught abroad in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. She honed her printmaking skills as a studio assistant for Austin artist Daryl Howard and later attended the University of North Texas, earning an MFA in painting and drawing. Along with art making, she is presently an art teacher at Cedar Park High School near Austin.

Lucy Begg uses pen and ink to transform the world around us into illustrations and maps which celebrate the magic of the mundane and ordinary.

Chun Hui Pak came to the USA from Seoul, Korea. Her study of Fine Arts began at Indiana University, then later at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and still later at the Yale University School of Art where she received a Master of Fine Arts degree. She later extended her studies to Digital Art and Print making at the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit. As an oil painter, Chun creates stimulating and thought-provoking artworks that win accolades, grants and awards, the recent honor of being named to the Austin-American Statesmen’s Austin360 Artist ‘A’ List for the artworks she exhibited during E.A.S.T. 2009.

Liquid Overhead is a small, yet crafty design collective from Austin Texas. They specialize in lovingly designed event and gig posters, cd and vinyl packaging, artfully printed paper products, image& ID-construction, and other art-like installations.