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(206) 783-6846                                                           9014 15th Ave. NW, Seattle WA 98117

www.koehnline.com/                                                                             james@koehnline.com

 

 

RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT

1991-2007: Freelance Illustrator/Designer

(see list of published work)

Book and magazine cover art and text illustration, as well as posters, t-shirts, mousepads, postcards, notecards, bookmarks, signage and advertising art.

 

1991-2007: Bill Laswell / AXIOM Records

18 CD cover art commissions for groundbreaking producer, composer and musician, and related promotional materials for Axiom label (formerly a division of Island Records). <http://www.axiom-records.com>

 

1991-2007: Art Director, Autonomedia Publishing Collective, Brooklyn

Mostly book covers and text illustrations. Published over 100 edge-pushing works of fiction, radical politics and philosophy. My own projects include a book of my collage art, an American history anthology (co-edited), and a wall calendar (concept, design, illustration), now in its 15th annual edition. http://www.autonomedia.org/

 

2002: UWTV Production, University of Washington, Seattle

Animation and motion graphics for permanent public art installation at the new UW campus in Bothell, WA.

 

1987-1990: Professional Information Assistant, Skokie Public Library

Responsible for all aspects of collection development in the Fine Arts and Popular Arts at public library, Skokie IL.

 

1985-1988: Co-curator and manager, Axe St. Arena, Chicago

A collectively-run gallery and performance venue.

 

 

COMPUTER SKILLS / TRAINING

 

raster/vector graphics:                            photoshop · freehand · illustrator

page layout:                                                                    quark · indesign

digital video:                       after effects · premiere · final cut pro · cleaner

animation/interactive:                            director · flash · poser · cinema 4d

digital audio:                                     pro tools · sound forge · vegas · acid

web design/coding:           html · css · bbedit · imageready · dreamweaver

general:                                                           word · excel · filemaker pro

 

 

EDUCATION

 

October 2000 – SEPTEMBER, 2002: Art Institute of Seattle

Two-year Multimedia and Web Design Program. Graduated with honors.

 

1979-1990: Harry Bouras

Private studies with well-known Chicago artist, critic, teacher and radio personality, until his death in 1990.

 

1976 -1980: Minneapolis College of Art & Design 

       & Columbia College, Chicago

Studied painting, drawing, printmaking, film-making, optical printing, animation, art history, writing and art criticism.

 

 

 

PUBLISHED WORK

 

ART BOOK

 

Magpie Reveries: The Iconographic Mandalas of James Koehnline (Autonomedia, 1992)

 

WALL CALENDAR

 

Autonomedia Calendar of Jubilee Saints, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 editions (Autonomedia): concept, research, illustrations and cover art

 

CD COVER ART

Bahia Black: Ritual Beating System (Axiom label/Island Records, 1992)

Praxis: Transmutation (Axiom, 1992)

Nicky Skopelitis Ekstasis (Axiom, 1993)

Bernie Worrell: Blacktronic Science (Gramavision, 1993)

Reality Scare: A Game of Damage (Gray Matter, 1993)

Umar Bin Hassan: Be Bop or Be Dead (Axiom, 1993)

Praxis: Sacrifist (Subharmonic, 1994)

Material: Hallucination Engine (Axiom, 1994)

Hakim Bey: TAZ (Axiom, 1994)

Praxis: Metatron (Subharmonic, 1995)

Mysteries of Creation (Axiom, 1996)

Ekstasis: Wake Up and Dream (Cyberoctave, 1998)

Sacred System: Nagual Site (Wicklow, 1998)

Material: Intonarumori (Axiom, 1999)

Praxis: Collection (Douglas, 1999)

Bill Laswell: Emerald Aether/Shape-Shifting (Shanachie, 2000)

Coffeeshop (Coffeeshop, 2000)

JAIA: Blue Energy (Dakini, 2000)

Jah Wobble and Bill Laswell: Radioaxiom: A Dub Transmission (Axiom, 2002)

 

BOOK COVER ART

Debbie Schwartz-Doppelganger: The Supersoul Honking Blues Looseleaf Bible

(Verlag Golem, 1988)

Hakim Bey: TAZ: The Temporary Autonomous Zone (Autonomedia, 1991)

Thom Metzger: This Is Your Final Warning (Autonomedia, 1992)

Jim Keith (editor): The Gemstone File (Illuminet, 1992)

Lyall Watson: The Nature of Things: The Secret Life of Inanimate Objects

(Destiny Books, 1992)

Peter Lamborn Wilson: Sacred Drift (City Lights Books, 1993). Also text illustrations

James Koehnline & Ron Sakolsky (editors): Gone to Croatan: The Origins of Drop-Out Culture in North-America (Autonomedia, 1993). Also text illustrations

Louis Kaplan: The Damned Universe of Charles Fort (Autonomedia, 1993)

Antero Alli: Letters. Essays & Premonitions (Vigilantero Press, 1993). Also text illustrations

George Andrews: Extraterrestrial Friends & Foes (Illuminet, 1993)

AXIOM: promotional book and cassette (Axiom, 1994)

Moorish Orthodox Radio Crusade: Radiosermonettes (Libertarian Book Club, 1994)

John Zerzan: Future Primitive (Autonomedia, 1994)

Bob Black & Tad Kepley (editors): Zerowork, the Anti-Work Anthology (Autonomedia, 1995)

Jacob Rabinowitz: The Unholy Bible (Autonomedia, 1995)

Paul Goodman: Format and Anxiety (Autonomedia, 1995)

John Keel: Disneyland of the Gods (Illuminet, 1995)

Peter Lamborn Wilson: Pirate Utopias (Autonomedia, 1995)

Dana Beal & Paul De Rienzo (editors): The Ibogaine Story, (Autonomedia, 1996)

Peter Lamborn Wilson: Escape From the 19th Century (Autonomedia,1998)

John Zerzan (editor): Against Civilization: Readings and Reflections (Uncivilized, 1998)

Peter Lamborn Wilson: Ploughing the Clouds; The Search for Irish Soma (City Lights, 1999)

Paul Krassner: Sex, Drugs & the Twinkie Murders (Loompanics, 2000)

 

 

MAGAZINE FEATURES

Magical Blend, Issue 41, December 1993 - cover art and featured portfolio

Axcess, Volume 1, Number 2, 1994 - "James Koehnline, Prophet of Jubilation: Ecstatic Art, Antinomianism and Alternative History" by D. Whitworth

Semiotext(e), Number 14, The Science Fiction issue - portfolio of collage work

Xerolage, Number 24, 1994 - the James Koehnline issue

Substance Digizine, (CD-ROM magazine) Number 1, 1995 - interactive multimedia gallery of fifty artworks and audio interview

 

MAGAZINE COVER ART & ILLUSTRATION

Utne Reader, Gnosis, Mondo 2000, Toward 2012, Magical Blend, Neo, Science Fiction Eye, Semiotext(e), Anarchy, Fifth Estate, Talking Raven, Alternative Press Review, Factsheet Five, Axcess, Back Brain Recluse, Griot, Moorish Science Monitor, Mad Farmers' Jubilee Almanac, Sin, Thorazine, Dharma Combat, Brick, World Letter, Drunken Boat, Beyond the Fringe, Freakout U.S.A., Branches, Seattle L.E.T.S., Left Bank Book Collective (catalogs, 1993-1999), Incunabula Press Catalogue 1990/91, International Blacklist, and many others

 

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

Festaludicon: the Collages of James Koehnline (American Bone Gallery: Seattle, WA) 1 May to 30 June, 1993

Fever of Scissors and Glue the Collage Art of James Koehnline and Freddie Baer (Naropa Institute: Boulder, CO) Summer, 1994

The Art of James Koehnline (More Rain Northwest Gallery, Olympia ,WA ) February, 1996

 

OTHER EXHIBITIONS

The Penny University: Seattle, WA; Dec, 1994-Jan, 1995

Pistil Books and News: Seattle, WA; April-May, 1995

Left Bank Books in the Pike Place Market: Seattle, WA, 1994-1999

Caffe Vita: Seattle, WA; June-July 1995

Recollection Used Books: Seattle, WA,1995-2000

 

 

SEATTLE HEMPFEST PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL

1998: Button designs for Seattle Hempfest 1998

1999: Full-page, full-color ads in several magazines;  

          Promotional poster (11x17, with press run of 10,000), and web page graphics.

2000: Full-page ads in several magazines; full-color 11x17 promotional poster and Web art.

2002: T-shirt design

 

 

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IMAGES

 

Home Page:

    http://www.koehnline.com/

Summer 2003 Interview, MUNDOVIBES, online music magazine

    http://www.mundovibes.com/Koehnline_1.html

Soma Chocolatemaker

    http://www.somachocolate.com/

Fusion Anomaly:

    http://fusionanomaly.net/jimkoehnline.html

Autonomedia:

    http://www.autonomedia.org/

Axiom Home Page:

    http://www.axiom-records.com/

Recollection Used Books: The Daily Bleed (best online historical calendar):

    http://www.eskimo.com/~recall/bleed/calmast.htm

Labyrinthos (collaborations with Chris Hanis, et al):

    http://www.scribble.com/~chris/musica.html

ParaTheatrical ReSearch (Talking Raven covers):

    http://www.paratheatrical.com/pages/talkingraven/raven.html

Alternative Press Review:

    http://flag.blackened.net/apr/art.html

Seattle Hempfest:

    http://www.seattlehempfest.com/

Dakini Records

    http://www.dakinirecords.com/

 

 

RECIPROCAL LINKS

 

Studio Valentine

    http://www.studiovalentine.com/

WarpArt

    http://www.warpart.co.nz/lobby.htm

Oneirodynia

    http://www.woc.org/public/oneirodynia/

Jesse Walker Blog

    http://www.jessewalker.blogspot.com/

AnandaZone

    http://www.anandazone.nu/

Anarchist Action Network

    http://www.zpub.com/notes/aan-art.html

trnsnd

    http://trnsnd.net/

Leonardo: Kunst – Museer

    http://gaianett.no/gaius/leonardo.htm

JusticeDesign

    http://www.justicedesign.com/index2.html

Jon Hassel – Nagas: Looking for the Fourth World

    http://www.jonhassell.abelgratis.co.uk/HTML/nagas.html

Art Gallery Osvaldo Contenti 2

    http://groups.msn.com/ArtGalleryOsvaldoContenti2/nuova.msnw

Gardarem l'utopie !

    http://melior.univ-montp3.fr/ra_forum/fr/rencontres/bieuzy/2000_utopie.html

The Graphic Alliance

    http://www.justicedesign.com/graphicalliance.html

Ya Hooka

    http://www.yahooka.com/pages/CommUnity/Art_Studio/more3.html

Collashnikov.No

    http://home.chello.no/~quevaal/

Eleggua.com

    http://www.eleggua.com/

Veindance

    http://www.veindance.com/veindance/visual/reviews.cfm

InfoShop.org

    http://www.infoshop.org/gkiosk_links.html

Rudy’s Information Center

    http://members.tripod.com/rudy_info_ctr/artlinks_artists.htm

Terence McKenna Bibliography

    http://www.cmays.net/tmbibl.shtml

MindPollen (old review of “Magpie Reveries”)

    http://www.mindpollen.com/book/art2.htm

The Moorish Science Reading Room

- includes my prose poem, “Legend of the Great Dismal Maroons”

    http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/4623/

Artists’ Village.com

    http://www.artistsvillage.com/

And, even though they’ve never heard of me,

two of my favorite sites for interactive art toys:

    http://www.lecielestbleu.com/

    http://www.pianographique.com/

More favorites soon.

 

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