Alan D. Pocaro
Alan D. Pocaro is an artist, educator, and writer living in Cincinnati, Ohio. His work has been featured in numerous local and regional publications, and he has been the recipient of several awards. A native of Cleveland, Pocaro has studied at four Ohio universities and has received degrees from three of them. Pocaro holds an MFA in Studio Art from Miami University, an MA in Education from the University of Akron, a BFA in Art History from Ohio University, and is currently adjunct faculty at both the Art Academy of Cincinnati and Miami University.
Pocaro is associated with the New Aesthetics movement, an informal group of artists and writers who emphasize the physical and material nature of art. Alan can be found discreetly making his way around the city, often in a jacket with a button, or be reached directly at alanpocaro AT gmail.com.
- Articles
- "Space Odyssey: Selections from the International Drawing Annual 6", Mar 2011
- "Fire in the Sky: Ivan Fortushniak at Manifest Creative Research Gallery", Dec 2010
- "Garde Duty: A Vanguard of Six at Phyllis Weston Gallery", Oct 2010
- "Paper Trail: Carmel Buckley and Joel Fisher at Aisle", Aug 2010
- "Remix Edition: Paul Coors at Clay Street Press", Jul 2010
- "Kara Walker: Memory and Meaning", May 2010
- "Faculty Show: Selections from the International Drawing Annual 5", Apr 2010
- Short Reviews
- "The Stories We Tell: Aaron Cowan at Aisle", Jan 12, 2011
- "Disparate Lives: Dronex Inc. and Waseem Touma at Museum Gallery Gallery Museum", Dec 2, 2010
- "Cut and Paste: Michael Scheurer at Clay Street Press" , Oct 17, 2010
- "The Floating World: Christopher Backs at Semantics", Sept 19, 2010
- "Inside or Out: Spencer Van der Zee at Malton Gallery", Aug 16, 2010
- "Petit Plaisir: Donna Talerico at Greenwich House Gallery", Aug 4, 2010
- "Michael Willet: Lost and Found", Jul 7, 2010,
- "Bruce Riley at the Miller Gallery", Jun 14, 2010
- "Spangler's Cold Comfort at the Prairie", Apr 5, 2010
- "Unemployed Title: Keith Benjamin at U-turn", Mar 15, 2010