Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Jackson Tupper

Hobos in hip tees? Twisted caricatures? This could only be the work of University of Vermont senior Jackson Tupper. An artistic triple threat — painter, illustrator, graphic designer — Tupper is revamping the classic art of line drawing with a creepy-cool edge. Tupper’s work, according to Brooklyn-based BOMB Magazine, “is technically beautiful and strangely mythical; there lies a strong sense of storytelling behind each piece — think your favorite fairy tale gone wrong.” With his mastery of line, shape and pattern, Tupper breathes life into his playfully eerie characters, making his solo show in UVM’s Livak Fireplace Lounge and Gallery a must-see. Through February 23. Pictured: “Man With Birds.”