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painting of a group of people spinning in a wheel, in a cartoon style
August 10 - October 3, 2021
Side Effects: Paintings by Patrick McDonnell 2016-2021
Urban Arts Space
A young woman with earbuds in and resting her face on her hand.
September 14 - September 30, 2021
Sometimes I make the shape of a hug with my arms and imagine you inside it 
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A young woman with earbuds in and resting her face on her hand.
September 16 - September 24, 2021
Sometimes I make the shape of a hug with my arms and imagine you inside it
Hopkins Hall Gallery
White text at the top of a dark grey background reads "Looking for." Underneath, large red letters spelling "Hamlet" are interspersed with white selections of text from the play. At the bottom is white text that reads "1603."
September 20 - October 17, 2021
Looking for Hamlet, 1603
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4 large canvases one has a man holding a skull
September 13, 2021

Art Review: Side Effects – Paintings by Patrick McDonnell 2016-2021 | Columbus Underground

Patrick McDonnell, creator of ‘Side Effects: Paintings by Patrick McDonnell 2016-2021’ is an extremely prolific artist- with the focus of his career being on the cartoon MUTTS. Over the past five…

two paintings, one has two cartoon people in a plane screaming
September 5, 2021

Visual arts: Comics creator Patrick McDonnell making his mark in other works | The Columbus Dispatch 

In Patrick McDonnell's ‘Side Effects: Paintings by Patrick McDonnell 2016-2021’ the public will get to see the private side of McDonnell's art where his masterful line and expression shifts scale…

3 paintings with 2 cartoon characters looking at the canvases
September 2, 2021

MUTTS Creator Patrick McDonnell on His “Second Shot” with Abstract Art | City Pulse Article

Patrick McDonnell has been an artist for over 40 years. Best known for MUTTS, he has always made personal and abstract paintings while drawing comics and illustrations for publication. In Patrick…

3 paintings with 2 cartoon characters looking at the canvases
August 19, 2021

Patrick McDonnell steps out of 'MUTTS' world to make comics-inspired abstract paintings | Columbus Alive

In Patrick McDonnell's ‘Side Effects: Paintings by Patrick McDonnell 2016-2021’, he juxtaposes the painterly gesture of abstract expressionism with the simple inked beauty of classic comic…

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Merijn van der Heijden
Merijn van der Heijden
Director, Urban Arts Space and Hopkins Hall Gallery
Jeremy Stone
Jeremy Stone
Exhibitions Coordinator and Senior Preparator

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