Superville Sovak

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Jean-Marc is an artist who makes videos of his doppelgangers, collects antique bricks, draws portraits of lynch mobs, and gives guided tours of NYC housing projects. His work has been exhibited at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park, Manifesta 8 European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Murcia, Spain and the International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) in New York City. His videos are distributed by Videographe, Inc., and have been screened worldwide. Jean-Marc is the recipient of an Emerging Artist Fellowship at Socrates Sculpture Park, a NYFA SOS Grant, and a Canada Council Travel Grant. He was selected as a Smack Mellon Hot Pick and has been a guest speaker at Shadow Festival 8 in Amsterdam, the New York Public Library, and Bard College. He is the illustrator of the award-winning novel Deadly by Julie Chibbaro. He lives and works with Julie in Beacon, NY.