Vanesa Littlecrow Wojtanowicz

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Contact Information

contact name: VAS Littlecrow
phone: 320-492-0475

location address:
310 Division Street South
Rice MN 56367

open to public: yes
hours: Open by appointment.

mailing address:
VAS Littlecrow
310 Division Street South
Rice MN 56367

Pseudonym: Vas Littlecrow

Similar Artists:
Stylistically Similar Artists

* Ashbet
* Caylie Dean
* Stef Davis
* Anna Tetrick

Influences

* Puerto Rican Folk Art
* Liam Lynch and Matt Crocco
* Sid and Marty Krofft
* Carl Barks
* Jean Chalopin
* Ace Backwords
* Robert Kirby
* Robert Crumb
* Robert Williams
* Rob Zombie
* Sergio Aragones
* Stan Sakai
* Steven A. Gallacci
* Lynn Johnston
* Verne Anderson
* Alison Bechdel
* John Waters
* Gabriel García Márquez
* Dianne Dimassa
* Chuck Jones
* Tex Avery
* Pepo
* Frank Miller
* Robert Rodriguez
* Quentin Tarantino
* John Kricfalusi
* Ralph Bakshi
* Genndy Tartakovsky
* Walt Disney
* Anything Eastern European

Related Organizations:
* The Purple Slipper Floating Organ Cabaret/Upir's Mark
* Catnose Comics
* VAS Littlecrow
* Rice Print Shop
* Cartoonist Conspiracy -- Rice, MN Local Cell
* MNArtist.org Volunteer

Experience

A self-trained multidisciplinary artist since age one who owes a great deal to her family, Verne Anderson, Robert Kirby, the Moorhead State University art department and, paying attention as an art model. Educated as a Spanish B.A. at Moorhead State University. Vanesa is the owner of the VAS Littlecrow arts studios in Rice, MN.

Awards

* MSU Wrath of Con Science Fiction 1997 Convention - Winner Audience Choice Award, Best Acting Award, Best Clothing Design Craftsmanship Award.
* MSU Dracon Science Fiction Convention 1999 - In addition to being a runway model, clothing design won Best of Show.
* Eco-Model Featured Model for August 1999
* Fargo Poetry Slam -- three time finalist who was invited to the Grand Slam Invitational.
* Alien Babes August 4, 1999 Scan of the Week
* Latina Moves Model of the Year 2000
* Ms. Internet World 2001 Ethnic Beauty Special Award Winner
* Fresh Faces June 2002 Model of the Month
* Ms. Internet World 2002 Tribute Award
* NanoWriMo 2004 Winner
* Cybrotica Spring Mating Rites Contest 2007 - Animation Category Winner

Exhibitions/Performance History

* Rocky Horror Picture Show at Moorhead State University (performer)
* Moorhead State University Juried Exhibit (art exhibit)
* The Betty Kewena Show at KMSC (radio)
* In A Woman's Voice I & II (art exhibit and performance art)
* Red Weather Reading at the Moorhead State University Library (reading)
* Happenings (performance art)
* Drive-By Poetry at the Coffee Club (reading)
* Electric Walleye Film Night at the Frisky Goat (hostess and concert)
* Fargo Poetry Slam at First Ave (reading)
* The Un-American Radio Hour at KMSC (radio)
* Art in Bloom at the Plain Arts Museum (model)
* Fargo Poetry Slam - Slam on the Plains (reading)
* Poetry Slam at Calhoun Square (reading)
* Dunn Brothers Coffee (reading)
* The Boog-E-Man Series at Bizarro's (online art exhibit)
* All-Girl Girl (online art exhibit)
* Vas Littlecrow Gallery at Realms of Darkness (online art exhibit)
* Siren Song, a film by James Malec (model and dancer)
* Poetry Night at the Ridgedale (reading)
* Process 2000 and 2001
* Music of Snow, a film by Denise Kriesel (non-speaking actress)
* David Carlyon, Vas Littlecrow and Loki Kaspari in Concert at the Fireroast Cafe
* Find Us Faithful (voiceover actress and director)
* The Living Soul (substitute singer - various venues)
* Burlesque on the Go (dancer and comedy - various venues)
* Freelance Model (model - various venues)
* ICSOD 1, 2 and 3
* Lutefisk Sushi B
* Emcee for Great River Arts Association Music in the Parks Series 2007
* Interviewed on the Dangerous Lee Radio Show
* Legends/The Chicago Club (dancer, cartoonist and performance artist)
* Great River Arts Association Flower Exhibit 2008

For more details, please ask about my complete performance and modeling credits.

Collections

* Homewood Gallery Permanent Collection
* Trish Lewis Collection
* Caylie Dean Collection
* Tavis Charles Collection
* Carmen Ortiz Collection
* Mark Masters Collection
* Andi Sobiech Collection
* Wojtanowicz Family Collection

Galleries

* Moorhead State University
* Homewood Gallery
* Plain Arts Museum
* Rice Print Shop
* Great Rivers Arts Association

Publications

COMIC BOOKS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS

* Less Than 25, But More Than 23 Comic Jam 2006.
* Cartoonist Conspiracy Jam War 2006
* Lutefisk Sushi B
* It's Sammy (under the pseudonym of VCO)
* Gag Factor
* Polska, Sucka!
* Dude Kitt (under the pseudonym of K. Skull Induxtrees)
* Horror Hares
* Farwest Creatures

NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

* San Juan Star
* The Concordian
* The Advocate -- Moorhead State University's student newspaper
* Yellow Dye #5
* fuzzface
* The Guild: The Newsletter of Moorhead State University Science Fiction and Fantasy Club
* The Electric Walleye
* Synergy
* Star Tribune
* Pauta
* Rice Reader
* The St. Cloud Times

LITERARY AND ART ANTHOLOGIES

* It Takes All Kinds
* Sueños y Pensamientos 1993 and 1994
* Red Weather 1994, 1996
* Contemporary Poets of America & Britain -- Winter 1994
* Mysterious Motions -- International Library of Photography
* A Timeless Journey -- International Library of Photography
* Best Photos of 2005 -- International Library of Photography

WEBSITES

* Modeling Network/Women of Desire/Lemmecheck
* The Outpost at Firefly
* Gaia's Navel
* Multiracial Reader
* Menstrual Monday
* Incubus Choice
* Poetry.com
* Hartford Formula Modeling Portfolio Checklist
* Boileryard

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS WHERE I HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED OR FEATURED

* Cooking With Central Minnesota's Best
* San Francisco Gate
* PuertoRicans.com
* About.com
* iSyndicate
* LeiOnline
* Wikipedia
* Rock Sellout

Biographical Information

Country of Citizenship:
United States

Birth Place:
Puerto Rico

Birth Date:
November 8, 1973

Active Place:
St. Cloud Area

Minnesota County:
Benton

Artist Information


Roles

Multi-Disciplinary

Artist's Website

http://vaslittlecrow.com 

mnartists.org Collections by Vanesa Littlecrow Wojtanowicz

Femmelinear: Drawings and Paintings Emphasizing the Beauty of Line and the Female Body