About Pen
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Pen Bxtr is a college student in Hartford, Connecticut, attending both Trinity College and Capital Community College.
Pen won his first art contest in middle school, and he wrote and produced his first short film in 2009, Missy's Big Decision (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Agu-K9J0U), at the age of six. In October 2020, he was part of a group of talented high school students who were asked to paint a mural using characters from Mike Bennett's A to Zoo collection. In May of 2021, he completed a large mural on the public pool bath house in Selinsgrove, PA, as well as a small mural in the art wing of Selinsgrove Area High School. Pen is a 2021 graduate of Selinsgrove Area High School where he was a member of the National Art Honor Society. During the 2021-22 school year, Pen took a gap year to travel to Asia and to study graphic art and design. Pen is actively involved in the Hartford community, volunteering his time at The Bushnell Theater, Out Film CT, Playhouse on Park, Stonewall Speakers, CT Forum, and the Hartford Artisan Weaving Center. During the summer of 2023, he was an intern at the Connecticut Old State House, and he currently is an active member of his church's Welcoming Committee. |
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Resume
Commissioned Artist • Self-Employed • 2020 -
• Firenze II (door mural, acrylic on metal) for Regency Towers Building (Mezzanine Floor), Hartford, CT (Jun 2023)
• Haring (mural, acrylic on cinder block) for patron, Hartford, CT (Feb 2023)
• Firenze I (door mural, acrylic on metal) for private patron, Hartford, CT (Jan 2023)
• We are the Future (colored pencils on sketch paper), sketch for t-shirt fundraiser for Rape & Domestic Abuse Prevention (RDAP) (Jun 2022)
• Alice (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Alameda, CA (Nov 2021)
• Firenze (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Selinsgrove, PA (Oct 2021)
• Eiffel (mural, acrylic on cinder block) for art wing at Selinsgrove Area High School, Selinsgrove, PA (May 2021)
• The Southern Ocean (mural, acrylic on cinder block, section seven of the Seven Seas murals for Selinsgrove Area Pool Bath House),
Selinsgrove, PA (May 2021)
• Eiffel (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Selinsgrove, PA (Mar 2021)
• Sail II (acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24") for patron, Lewisburg, PA (Feb 2021)
• Snoopy & Woodstock (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Sunbury, PA (Jan 2021)
• Sail I (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Mount Laurel, NJ (Nov 2020)
• The Narwhal, Dugong, and Humuhumunukunukuapua'a (mural, acrylic on cinder block) for Selinsgrove START, Selinsgrove, PA (Oct 2020)
• BLM (acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24") (Jun 2020)
• The Bunny Trail (pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5") Sketch for inside cover of DJ Tombe's book series, The Bunny Trail (The Bunny Trail, Thou Wilt
Go Now, Rabbit, and I Go With Thee) (Mar 2019)
Additional Experience
Intern • Connecticut Old State House • June 2023 — August 2023
Intern • California Institute of the Arts • May 2022 — August 2022
Contributing Writer and Co-Editor • Nerdz Newz • August 2020 — present • nerdz-newz.com / penbaxter.com
Art Intern and Project Lead • Student/Teen Artist Resource Team (START) • May 2020 — February 2023 • selinsgrovestart.weebly.com
• Firenze II (door mural, acrylic on metal) for Regency Towers Building (Mezzanine Floor), Hartford, CT (Jun 2023)
• Haring (mural, acrylic on cinder block) for patron, Hartford, CT (Feb 2023)
• Firenze I (door mural, acrylic on metal) for private patron, Hartford, CT (Jan 2023)
• We are the Future (colored pencils on sketch paper), sketch for t-shirt fundraiser for Rape & Domestic Abuse Prevention (RDAP) (Jun 2022)
• Alice (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Alameda, CA (Nov 2021)
• Firenze (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Selinsgrove, PA (Oct 2021)
• Eiffel (mural, acrylic on cinder block) for art wing at Selinsgrove Area High School, Selinsgrove, PA (May 2021)
• The Southern Ocean (mural, acrylic on cinder block, section seven of the Seven Seas murals for Selinsgrove Area Pool Bath House),
Selinsgrove, PA (May 2021)
• Eiffel (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Selinsgrove, PA (Mar 2021)
• Sail II (acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24") for patron, Lewisburg, PA (Feb 2021)
• Snoopy & Woodstock (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Sunbury, PA (Jan 2021)
• Sail I (acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24") for patron, Mount Laurel, NJ (Nov 2020)
• The Narwhal, Dugong, and Humuhumunukunukuapua'a (mural, acrylic on cinder block) for Selinsgrove START, Selinsgrove, PA (Oct 2020)
• BLM (acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24") (Jun 2020)
• The Bunny Trail (pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5") Sketch for inside cover of DJ Tombe's book series, The Bunny Trail (The Bunny Trail, Thou Wilt
Go Now, Rabbit, and I Go With Thee) (Mar 2019)
Additional Experience
Intern • Connecticut Old State House • June 2023 — August 2023
Intern • California Institute of the Arts • May 2022 — August 2022
Contributing Writer and Co-Editor • Nerdz Newz • August 2020 — present • nerdz-newz.com / penbaxter.com
Art Intern and Project Lead • Student/Teen Artist Resource Team (START) • May 2020 — February 2023 • selinsgrovestart.weebly.com
