Meme Workshop with Jenson Leonard

$10 General / $7 Squeaky Wheel members

In this intimate and intensive workshop, Jenson Leonard @coryintheabyss will discuss his practice in making memes and using Adobe Photoshop. Participants will learn how to create memes using Photoshop and share their creations.

Access information: This event will take place virtually and in person at Squeaky Wheel. A laptop with Adobe Photoshop is required. You can download a free seven day Adobe Photoshop trial here. In-person participants can request one of Squeaky Wheel's laptops, first-come, first-serve. Pizza will be provided for in-person attendees. Participants must be masked through the duration of the workshop unless eating or drinking. Limited space available.

Squeaky Wheel members can request their discount code by emailing [email protected]

This workshop is presented as part of the public programs of the exhibition Jenson Leonard: GLAND PRIX. Learn more about the exhibition here.

Bio

Jenson Leonard, b. Detroit, Michigan, and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Lives and works in New York, United States of America. Initially a poet, Jenson Leonard became interested in memes during his six-year tenure as a cook at a Belgian waffle kiosk. He found himself drawn to the immediacy and reach of instant publication on social media, the confluence of which exacerbate the arguably inherent power of the image for those who see. His early work used the canonical Twitter meme format, but developed into the more ornately parodic style that predominates in the left-leaning corners of Facebook. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Pratt Institute. He has completed residencies at Obracadobra (Oaxaca, Mexico), Squeaky Wheel (Buffalo, NY) and Pioneer Works (Brooklyn, NYC). His work has been featured in VICE Motherboard, Juxtapoz, AQNB, and Rhizome.

Image: "Memes with Jenson Leonard. A meme workshop." in white font with a gold grid in front of a black background. Courtesy of Jenson Leonard.

Host or Publisher Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center