self-portrait, broken brushpens in sketchbook 12/07 || photo of me as Morrissey at a drag ball by Jenny Tondera

My name is Ed Moorman and I am a Minneapolis-based artist. I am from Princeton, New Jersey and I attend the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (class of '09).

Here's my artist's statement from Kinji Akagawa's Critical Studies class.

I am available for: writing gigs, illustration, commissions, murals, the purchase of original art, tutoring for children (art-related and/or K-12 instruction/homework help with Writing, Reading or Language Arts), babysitting, web design, book design, or editing.
But also if you want to say anything (you want to date me, I make you want to throw up, anything) about my work, I would love to hear from you.
ed.is.so.dead (at) gmail.com

I also love letters or postcards!
Ed Moorman
101 E. 25 St, #1
MPLS, MN
55404

 

see the comics section for my books.


Anthologies

Not My Small Diary #14 - "Dating Myself, My Dog & My Friends, But No Boys"
Good Minnesotan Episode #2 - "Back Pages"

Candy or Medicine vol. 4 - "where I'm at - 9/14/07"
Eye Candy Zine vol.2 - "where I'm at - 10/3/07"
Comic Heads Presents Inklings - fall 2007 - “on touching”
Double Dare Press #30 - “Desire”
BEAT #2 – strips, poems, layout help

 

Illustrations

patch for Arise!, designed by my community art class, drawn by me
WPRB 103.3 FM Princeton, NJ - membership drive - tote bag art

Bla Bla Blacksheep - EP cover art

 

Shows

Good Minnesotan #2 launch show for Art-A-Whirl, GM Studio in Norheast MPLS, May 16-18 2008

Panels Without Borders - curated by me! Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Gallery 148, Feb. 29-March 23 2008
Made @ MCAD - Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Main Gallery, Feb. 29-March 28 2008
My Roots Are Strong and Deep - installation at MCAD. May 5, 2006

 

to friends and geniuses of love

Artists

Monica Anderson
Lynda Barry
Kate Beaton

Terry Beatty
Kake Boucher
Jeffrey Brown
Debbie Carlos
Allison Cole
JP Coovert
Jordan Crane
Warren Craghead
John Hankiewicz
David Heatley
Hob
Kevin Huizenga
Reynold Kissling
Lucy Knisley

Eric Krenz
Jessica McLeod
Allegra Lockstadt
Mike Lowery
Sean Lynch
Midnight Society
Sarah Morean
Abby Mullen
Evan Palmer
Gary Panter
Paperheart
Brad Pearson Films
Kari Pearson
John Porcellino
Zak Sally
Tim Sievert
Jenny Tondera


Anthologies

Not My Small Diary
Good Minnesotan
Candy or Medicine
Eye Candy Zine

Music

WPRB 103.3 FM Princeton, NJ
KFAI 90.3 FM Minneapolis / 106.7 FM St. Paul
Lambs of God
Princeton Record Exchange

Kitten Forever
Bla Bla Blacksheep
the Pocketknife

Reviewers

The Daily Crosshatch
file under "other"
The Comics Reporter

Publishers / stores / distributors

La Mano 21
Big Brain Comics
Arise! Bookstore
Parcell Press
Extreme Noise Records
Amazon Bookstore Cooperative
Source Comics and Games
Treehouse Records
the MCAD Art Cellar
Sweet Candy Distro
Chicago Comics
Quimby's
Atomic Books
One Percent Press
St. Mark's Comics
The Belfry Center
Hark! Press
Microcosm Publishing
Alternative Comics
Stevens Square Center for the Arts
Mayday Books

Community

District 202
Learning to Love You More

ps. A note on the address ‘edsdeadbody.com’
Some people ask about my e-mail address (ed.is.so.dead at gmail.com) or site name. It was a play on the Pixies song “Ed Is Dead” that I *cleverly* thought up in early high school for an e-mail address. Over time I came to use variations on it for everything I do on the internet.
Past just that it's funny, a way to look at ‘edsdeadbody.com’ is that a big part of my work is memento-mori (remembering that I will die). Because we will. So I don't want to forget that or waste the precious gift of my time here.