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Born: Tampa, Florida, USA. 1976 Exhibitions (*Solo shows marked with an asterisk, upcoming shows in blue, and highlights in red.) 2023 FLIP OFF, The Rotondes, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. 2020 KIMPTON COTTONWOOD HOTEL, Omaha, Nebraska. TRANSIT: A LOOK AT TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, Mayflower Mobile Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska. 2019 ABA MARKETPLACE, Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky. RE-MAKE/RE-MODEL, OutrSpaces, Omaha, Nebraska. 2018 THE READING LABORATORY, Museum Meermanno | House of the Book, The Hague, The Netherlands. 2017 ART PARENTS AND ARTISTS LEADING STUDENTS, Sunset Hills Elementary, Omaha, Nebraska. 2016 OMAHA ZINE FEST, 1316 Jones, Omaha, Nebraska. 2015 NAPA FLIP BOOK KIOSK, curated by Jenni Rope, at these events: Zone Sensible Art Festival, Saint-Denis, France, Skidit Festival, Helsinki, Finland, Little Paper Planes, San Francisco, California, Bergen Art Book Fair, Bergen Kunsthall, Norway. REPOPULATED: CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON POP ART, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, Colorado. 13TH ANNUAL ART AUCTION, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. PUBLIC PUBLIC, Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Nebraska. FLIPBOOK SHOW, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, North Carolina. KC ZINE CON, Uptown Theater, Kansas City, Missouri. THE FLIP COLLECTION V, PrintRoom, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 2014 ART-O-MAT MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL SWAP MEET, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC. LA ART BOOK FAIR, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles, California. STOCKED: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE GROCERY AISLES, University of Wyoming Museum of Art. MULTIPLES VISUAL CULTURE FAIR, Chicago, Illinois. SURVEY OF OMAHA ARTISTS, Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Nebraska. SWAP + SHOP, The Union for Contemporary Art, Omaha, Nebraska. I AM WHAT I EAT, Modern Arts Midtown, Omaha, Nebraska. $A=ARTSHOW, Omaha Code School, Omaha, Nebraska. THE NEXT PAGE: AN EXHIBITION FEATURING THE BREADTH OF BOOK ARTS, Curated by Jeff Rathermel, Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield, Minnesota. GALLERYTEMENOS.COM, Curated by Adriane Little, Kalamazoo, Michigan. WILD ABOUT HEART BALL, Embassy Suites Conference Center, La Vista, Nebraska. 2013 NY ART BOOK FAIR, The Museum of Modern Art PS1, New York, New York. GUCK MAL GÜNTHER KUNST, Art Festival, Lenzburg, Switzerland. ERFINDE DICH SELBST - INVENT YOURSELF, Kunstverein Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany. 15TH ANNUAL ART AUCTION, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. O PIONEERS! ART AUCTION, organized by The Willa Cather Foundation, Red Cloud, Nebraska. DIRECTED: THE INTERSECTION OF BOOK, FILM AND VISUAL NARRATIVE, Curated by Jeff Rathermel, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota. FLIP-OFF! part of the 2013 Book Art Biennial, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 10TH ANNUAL VALUE INVESTOR CONFERENCE, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska. STOCKED: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE GROCERY AISLES, Curated by Emily Stamey, Ulrich Museum of Art in Wichita, Kansas; Faulconer Gallery at Grinnell College in Iowa; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in Arizona. 2012 ART-O-MAT 15TH ANNIVERSARY, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC. TV OF TOMORROW, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, California. HELP/LESS, Curated by Chris Habib, Printed Matter, New York, New York. LITTLE FAT GIRL/NIÑA GORDA, Los del Patio, Panama City, Panama. FLUXFEST, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois. COUP D'ESPACE: PALIMPSEST, Curated by Steven Silberg and Neil Jones, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC. HUMOR; ANALOG HUMOR, Curated by Scott Contreras-Koterbay, Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, Tennessee. A SURVEY OF DOCUMENTARY STYLES IN EARLY 21ST CENTURY PHOTOBOOKS, Curated by Darius Himes and Larissa Leclair, Traveled to two locations: Gallery Carte Blanche, San Francisco, California and The Warner Theatre during FotoWeekDC, Washington, DC. THIS IS NOT ART FESTIVAL ZINE FAIR, Sticky Institute, Newcastle, Australia. 14TH ANNUAL ART AUCTION, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. LIFESTYLE INNOVATIONS FOR EPILEPSY, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. OMAHA SWIMMER VS. SCOTT BLAKE, Street Art Performance, Omaha, Nebraska. THE FLIP COLLECTION II, PrintRoom, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. BREAKING PARTY, Sweatshop Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska. $100 ART SALE, bemisUNDERGROUND, Omaha, Nebraska. ART VAULT SALE, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. BOOKSTORE, Drift Station, Lincoln, Nebraska. T-SHIRT SHOW, eve N odd Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Florida. RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! MUSEUM, Branson, Missouri. 2011 NY ART BOOK FAIR, The Museum of Modern Art PS1, New York, New York. WINTER WUNDERKAMMER, The Lab, San Francisco, California. RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! MUSEUM, Genting Highlands, Malaysia. 9/11 10TH ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL EXHIBITION, Penn State University's Freyberger Gallery, Reading, Pennsylvania. CATHARTIC ART: REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH, West Baton Rouge Museum, Port Allen, Louisiana. WHERE ARE WE NOW? ARTISTS REFLECT ON AMERICA TEN YEARS AFTER 9/11, Chemeketa Community College, Salem, Oregon. 9/11 DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. WE THE PEOPLE POSTCARD ART SHOW, Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, Connecticut. 13TH ANNUAL ART AUCTION, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. PICTURE PICTURE NEBRASKA VIDEO ART NOW, The New BLK Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska. NEBRASKANS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY, Creighton University, Harper Center, Omaha, Nebraska. LIFESTYLE INNOVATIONS FOR EPILEPSY, Nomad Lounge, Omaha, Nebraska. ENCYCLOPEDIA SHOW, House of Loom, Omaha, Nebraska. $100 ART SALE, bemisUNDERGROUND, Omaha, Nebraska. SCIENCE FAIR, Curated by Josh Powell and Kevin Rooney, Urban Storage Building, Omaha, Nebraska. 2010 OFFF INT’L FESTIVAL FOR POST-DIGITAL CULTURE, La Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris, France. * BARCODE ART SHOW, Jewish Community Center, Omaha, Nebraska. MIND AND BODY, The New BLKGallery, Omaha, Nebraska. 12TH ANNUAL ART AUCTION, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. ARTPRIZE, Mustache Gallery, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 17 DAYS VIDEO SERIES, Alfred State College, Alfred, New York. BIG OMAHA, The Kaneko, Omaha, Nebraska. UNSUMMIT, Westin Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia. ART-O-MAT SWAP MEET, Le Meridien Chambers Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. ARE YOU A BARCODE?, Galerie Kunstagentin, Dortmund, Germany. OEAA VISUAL ARTS SHOWCASE, 1301 Gallery in Hot Shops, Omaha, Nebraska. NEBRASKANS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. AGENTS AND PROVOCATEURS, Traveled to two locations: Institute of Contemporary Art in Dunaujvaros, Hungary and Hartware MedienKunstVerein in Dortmund, Germany. 2009 PLUTOPIA AT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST, Palmer Event Center, Austin, Texas. THE 13TH ANNUAL SMALL FORMAT ART SALE, The Lab, San Francisco, California. 17 DAYS VIDEO SERIES, Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan. NE SKATEBOARD ARTISTS, Presented by SecretPenguin and BBB LTD, Omaha, Nebraska. RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! MUSEUM, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. ZAP!, Papio Entertainment Plex, Papillion, Nebraska. THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT VOLUME 3, hosted by the Art House Co-Op. Traveled to nine locations: Art House Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia, Museum of Contemporary Art DC in Washington, DC, Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Laconia Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts, Antena Gallery in Chicago, Illinois, Soulard Art Market in St. Louis, Missouri, 3rd Ward in Brooklyn, New York, Museum of Design Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago Art Source Gallery in Chicago, Illinois. 2008 * BARCODE ART TOUR, Traveled to six locations: 3 Kings Tavern in Denver, Colorado, College of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico, California State University in Long Beach, California, Live Worms Gallery in San Fransisco, California, bemisUNDERGROUND and Nomad Lounge in Omaha, Nebraska. RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! MUSEUM, San Francisco, California. POST-POSTCARD 12, The Lab, San Francisco, California. HOLIDAY SALE, RNG Gallery, Curated by Rob Gilmer, Omaha, Nebraska. TENTH ANNUAL ART AUCTION, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. TXT/ART OMAHA LIT FEST, W. Dale Clark Library, Curated by Wanda Ewing, Omaha, Nebraska. UNDERGROUND DINNER, Dundee Bank, Omaha, Nebraska. LIVE LIGHTY TOUR, Slowdown, Omaha, Nebraska. BARCAMP OMAHA, Frost Acres, Omaha, Nebraska. THE MUNNY SHOW, Trocadero, Omaha, Nebraska. IPH1138, Hosted by Intellephunk & Uncensored, Minneapolis, Minnesota. $100 ART SALE & BULL BUCKIN' BENEFIT, bemisUNDERGROUND, Omaha, Nebraska. QUARANTINED, Eckhaus Gallery, Curated by Mike Schneider, Kutztown, Pennsylvania. 2007 * MONOCHROM PRESENTS SCOTT BLAKE, Quarter for Digital Culture in museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria. O! OMAHA PUBLIC SCULPTURES, Street Art Performance, Omaha, Nebraska. ART-O-MAT 10TH ANNIVERSARY, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston Salem, North Carolina. NINTH ANNUAL ART AUCTION, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. THE (DOWNTOWN) OMAHA LIT FEST, W. Dale Clark Library, Omaha, Nebraska. TWO AND TWO TOGETHER, Seed Space, Winston Salem, North Carolina. IN_FORMATION, Dnepr Gallery, Curated by Dmitry Zimin, Smolensk, Russia. FUNDRAISER WEEKEND & DANCE PARTY, Bemis Underground, Omaha, Nebraska. 7 DEADLY SINS, Hot Shops Art Center, Omaha, Nebraska. FIGHT FOR THE ARTS, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. FUTURE VISION: THE ART OF SCIENCE FICTION, Modesto Art Museum, Modesto, California. ARTE DEL AMOR BENEFIT ART SALE, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. FLIP BOOKS! EDITIONS D'ARTISTES, Lendroit Festival, Rennes, France. 2006 FOURTH INTERNATIONAL FLIP BOOK FESTIVAL, hosted by Little Cakes. Traveled to four locations: Reg Vardy Gallery in Sunderland, United Kingdom, Space 1026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Secret Project Robot in Brooklyn, New York and Western Front Gallery in Vancouver, Canada. EIGHTH ANNUAL ART AUCTION, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. POLITICAL MINIBOOK BIENNALE, Book Arts Jam. Los Altos, California. PHOTO-POSTAL, La Quilla. Yucatan, Mexico. CAMERADERIE, Curated by Keith Bates and Leanda Ryan. Manchester, United Kingdom. MAILMANIA 2, Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. SPEAKING VOLUMES: ACTS OF DEFACEMENT, W. Dale Clark Library, Omaha, Nebraska. ART-O-MAT, Art vending machine project based in Winston Salem, North Carolina. HOLY WEEK..DO RABBITS LAY EGGS?, Ghettogloss Gallery, Silverlake, California. OBJECTS OF DESIRE FUNDRAISER, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. SWEET'ART SALE, Loft Fine Art Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska. SARAH & GEORGE ART AUCTION, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska. 2005 * BRING YOUR BAR CODES, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, Nebraska. SEVENTH ANNUAL ART AUCTION, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. INSTILLATION COLLECTIVE, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. DECODE: SUBVERSIVE TEXT, Polvo Art Space, Chicago, Illinois. 2004 SIXTH ANNUAL ART AUCTION, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska. SNAP TO GRID, Los Angeles Center For Digital Art, Los Angeles, California. INTERFACES, Raffles La Salle International Design School, Bangkok, Thailand. ZIPLOCK BAG ART SHOW, What Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska. 2003 * GHETTO GALLERY #11, Ghetto Gallery, Savannah, Georgia. THE GUN SHOW, The Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, California. STENCILS: THE ART OF NEGATIVE SPACES, Crucible Steel Gallery, San Francisco, California. REALLY GOOD ART BY REALLY GOOD ARTISTS, Start SOMA, San Francisco, California. WHAT GALLERY, What Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska. 2002 * BAR CODES FOR JESUS, Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery, Brooklyn, New York. YOU ARE NOT INVITED, Ghetto Gallery, Savannah, Georgia. THE BODY-MINED, Max Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, California. 2001 REFLECTIONS OF JANE FONDA, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia. SMALL WORKS, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia. WEED HOUSE, Sorrel Weed House, Savannah, Georgia. GHETTO GALLERY, Ghetto Gallery, Savannah, Georgia. 2000 LIBERAL PROPAGANDA, Starland Gallery, Savannah, Georgia. GHETTO GALLERY, Ghetto Gallery, Savannah, Georgia. SCAD FOUNDATIONS EXHIBIT, Savannah International Airport, Savannah, Georgia. 1999 AAC SPRING SHOW, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, California. Bibliography "Omaha City Council hears from public on proposed charter changes" by Jessica Wade, Omaha World Herald Newspaper, August, 2022. "Flip book - Le livre fait son cinéma" by Pascal Fouché, Martiniere Bl Book, November, 2021. (Buy Book) "Critic questions legality of Pahls voting on his Omaha City Council replacement" by Reece Ristau, Omaha World Herald Newspaper, January, 2021. "Opponents speak at public hearing" by Reece Ristau, Omaha World Herald Newspaper, September, 2020. "Bombing Omaha w/ Anti-War Art" by Alec Marshall McMullen and Bill Sitzmann, Omaha Encounter Magazine, November, 2016. "Omaha artist’s glow-in-the-dark pony bike has a lot of giddyup and go" by Blake Ursch, Omaha World Herald Newspaper, September, 2016. "This Glowing Pony Bike Can Reach 20 MPH for Extra Fast Whimsy" by Andrew Salomone, MAKE: Magazine, August, 2016. "The Arvada Center Takes a Fresh Look at Colorado's Ties to Pop Art " by Michael Paglia, The Westword Newspaper, March, 2015. "At Walmart and Target, his signs ask shoppers to pause before purchase" by Casey Logan, Omaha World Herald Newspaper, July, 2014. "Underground, History " by Michael Krainak, The Reader Newspaper, June, 2014. "On The Chopping Block" by Robert Nelson and Bill Sitzmann, Omaha Home Magazine, April, 2014. "Humor; analog humor" Issue 74, Number: Inc Magazine, April, 2013. "Pixel President" by Brad Honeycutt, Exceptional Eye Tricks Book, March, 2013. "Stocked: Contemporary Art from the Grocery Aisles" by Emily Stamey, Exhibition Catalog, January, 2013. "Earning His Stripes" by David Williams, Inspired Home Magazine, November, 2012. "A Survey of Documentary Styles in Early 21st Century Photobooks" by Darius Himes & Larissa Leclair, Exhibition Catalog, November, 2012. "Palimpsest" by Steven Silberg & Neil Jones, Exhibition Catalog, October, 2012. "Please Check the Barcode... on Portrait" by Solomia Palyanytsya, Express Newspaper, Ukraine, May, 2012. "Restocking Old Vending Machines" by Emily Maltby, Wall Street Journal Newspaper, March, 2012. "How can you make art from the rubble?" by Rachel Campbell-Johnston, The Times of London Newspaper, September, 2011. "Art Imitates Death" by Michel Cicero, Ventura County Reporter Newspaper, September, 2011. "Collected Works" in 9/11 Encyclopedia, New York Magazine, August, 2011. "9/11 Flipbook" in Artist's Books Media Received, Afterimage Magazine, August, 2011. "The price of fame? Scan me to find out" by Fred Attewill, Metro Newspaper, United Kingdom, May 2011. "Codes-barres en or" by Cyril Thomas, MCD Magazine, France, January, 2011. "Scott Bl8ke: Vonalkodmuvek" by k.kabai lóránt, Müút Magazine, Hungary, October, 2010. "Presenting the President" by James Proud, Ripley's Believe It or Not! Book, September 2010. "QR Code Temporary Tattoos" by Alix Fox, Bizarre Magazine, United Kingdom, July 2010. "Self-referential President" by Gianni Sarcone and Marie-Jo Waeber, Curiopticals Book, September 2009. "Seeing Is Believing!" Ripley's Believe It or Not! Book, August 2009. "My Five" by Dane Stickney, Omaha World Herald Newspaper, July, 2009. "$ Issue" by Mehita Iqani, ITCH Magazine, South Africa, March 2009. "Black is Beautiful" by Sven Fortmann, Lodown Magazine, Germany, August 2008. "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" The Philippine Star Newspaper, Philippines, July 2008. "Style Decoder" by Rob Walker, The New York Times Magazine, March 2008. "Portrait of a Barcode" by Joshua Gregg, Mars’ Hill Trinity Western University, Canada, December 2007. "Handmade Nebraska" by Avishay Artsy, The Reader Newspaper, December 2007. "Barcode-Kunstler" by Andreas Kump, SILVER Magazine, Austria, December 2007. "Barcode Tattoo" by Michael Thorn, Instigator Magazine, October 2007. "ART-O-MAT 10 Year Anniversary" by Clark Whittington, Exhibition Catalog, August 2007. "Scott Bl8ke: Behind Bars" by Jason Filipow & Anne Keehan, Swindle Magazine, March 2007. "Inspiration out of Technique" by Djamila Zon, Scanner Magazine, The Netherlands, December 2006. "Random News / Bar-Code Art" by Jared Morgan, BPM Magazine, November 2006. "Low Tech Barcode, High Tech Flipbook" in Weekend Weekly Magazine, Hong Kong, September 2006. "Barcode Article" by Hadas Bachar, Hebrew Design Magazine, Israel, August 2006. "Get acquainted, Scott Bl8ke" by Andrey Oaheeb, INBOX Magazine, Russia, August 2006. The Graphic Languages of Stripes Book by Keith Stephenson, United Kingdom, April 2006. "Barcode Yourself" by Nobuyuki Hayashi, Mac People Magazine, Japan, February 2006. "Year in Review. Omaha’s art scene is growing up" by Sarah Baker, The Reader Newspaper, January 2006. "Bar Code Jesus" illustration in Gallery listings, Chicago Reader Newspaper, August 2005. "Installing Ideas" by Sarah Baker, The Reader Newspaper, October 2005. "Code Cracker" in Australian Newspaper, Australia, June 2005. Review of "Bring Your Bar Codes" by Kent Wolgamott, Art Papers Magazine, May 2005. "Bar Code Name Tag" illustration for ACLU in Action Newsletter, April 2005. "Artistic Development. Rise of Contemporary Class" by Casey Logan, The Reader Newspaper, March 2005. "Art displays stars in very unique way" by Emily Harrison, Central High School Newspaper, March 2005. "Building Block of design" by Casey Logan, The Reader Newspaper, February 2005. "Art exhibition worth scanning" by Kent Wolgamott, Lincoln Journal Star Newspaper, February 2005. "Bar Code Mao-Tse Tung" illustration in Kansas City Review Newspaper, February 2005. "Bar-coder feels like a scan artist" by Ashley Hassebroek, Omaha World Herald Newspaper, January 2005. "The Barcode Underground" by Sean Welch, Omaha City Weekly Newspaper, January 2005. "Autrement dit, Œuvre de Scott Bl8ke" in Protégez-Vous Magazine, Canada, August 2004. "30 Amazing Facts About Barcodes" by Damien Fletcher, Daily Mirror Newspaper, United Kingdom, June 2004. "Madonna Portraits" for Madonna in Art Book by Mem Mehmet, United Kingdom, August 2004. "What Gallery’s Art in the Bag" by Sarah Baker, The Reader Newspaper, March 2004. "The Fine Art of Bar Codes" by Jeremy Schnitker, The Reader Newspaper, February 2004. "You Can Be a Bar Code" by Pam O'Connell, New York Times Newspaper, February 2004. "Bar Code Portraits" in World Without Words Book by Michael Evamy, United Kingdom, June 2003. "Creating art one pixel at a time" by Craig Oelrich, District Newspaper, March 2003. "Bar Code Jesus" illustration in Casseurs de Pub Magazine, France, November 2002. "Bar Code Jesus" illustration in Adbusters 2003 Culture Jammers Calendar, Canada, October 2002. "Bar Code Jesus" illustration in Adbusters Magazine, Canada, September 2002. "Bar-Code Picasso" by Jake Bronstein, FHM Magazine, August 2002. "Enrayer le code" by Vanina Pinter, Etapes Graphiques Magazine, France, July 2002. "Pranks" by Iain Aitch, Bizarre Magazine, United Kingdom, February 2002. "About the Artist" in Reflections of Jane Fonda Catalog, November 2001. "Department Highlights" by Paula Wallace, SCAD President's Journal Magazine, February 2001. "Liberal Propaganda" by Fiona Anavi, District Newspaper, November 2000. Television, Film, and Internet "City council looking into E-Bike ban on all Omaha trails" by Shirelle Moore, KPTM TV News, Omaha, October 2020. "Omaha City Council weighs recommended processing contract with NebraskaLand Recycling" by José Zozaya, KETV TV News, Omaha, September 2020. "Omaha City Council discusses approving new body cameras & tasers for police" by José Zozaya, KETV TV News, Omaha, September 2020. "Proposed ordinance would allow Omaha police to ticket those parked in designated bike lanes" by Chinh Doan, KETV TV News, Omaha, November 2019. "Bicyclists frustrated with cars parking in bike lanes, Omaha police add 'prohibited parking' signs" by Chinh Doan, KETV TV News, Omaha, June 2019. "Raising awareness of dangerous intersection" by Mike McKnight, WOWT TV News, Omaha, November 2017. "Finger Painted Self-Portraits by Kids Emulate Chuck Close Paintings" by Andrew Salomone, Vice.com Website, May 2017. "The amazing flipbook art of Scott Bl8ke" by Xeni Jardin, BoingBoing.net Website, April 2015. "rePopulated" by Carrie Saldo for Arts District, Rocky Mountain PBS Television, February 2015. "The Black and White Code" by Denise Poirier for Inimaginable, TFO Ontario Public Television, October 2014. Worlds of Wayne Podcast, Episode 242, Omaha, Nebraska, September 2014. "Unfortunate Tech-Themed Tattoos" by Nikki Hatchett, TheGuardian.com Website, July 2014. "40 Years of Barcode Scanning" by Christina Stevens, Global News Toronto, June, 2014. "Scott Bl8ke e a Arte em códigos de barras" by Petit Gab, ObviousMag.org Website, May, 2014. "Barcodes"by Roman Mars on 99% Invisible Podcast, April, 2014. "Zooming you in from outer space to the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA" on MOCAtv Blog, 2014. "Marilyn Monroe: How To Create A Million Dollar Brand" by Patrick Hanlon, Forbes.com Website, 2013. "Le code barre, ADN du capitalisme" by François Gibert, France Channel 3 Poitou-Charentes, 2013. "twohundredfiftysix Colors Flashes One GIF Too Many" by Alicia Eler, Hyperallergic.com Website, 2013. "twohundredfiftysixcolors" film by Eric Fleischauer and Jason Lazarus, 2013. "Hitman: The Interview" short film directed by Nathaniel Weathers, 2013. "Marilyn Monroe Supercut Video By Scott Bl8ke On The Anniversary Of Her Death" by Priscilla Frank, HuffingtonPost.com Website, 2012. "Bling Review 41" by Billy Smith, IKnowBilly.com Website, 2012. "Required Reading" by Hrag Vartanian, Hyperallergic.com Website, 2012. "Chuck Close Responds to Scott Bl8ke's FreeChuckCloseArt.com" by Hrag Vartanian, Hyperallergic.com Website, 2012. "Eastern Promises: The Parrish Art Museum’s Midsummer Party in Southampton" by Sarah Grothjan, New York Observer.com Website, 2012. "Chuck Close Succeeds In Stifling A Creative Homage... But Only For Another 100 Years Or So!" by Mike Masnick, TechDirt.com Website, 2012. "How the Artist Who Built the ‘Chuck Close Filter’ Got Slammed by Chuck Close" by Geeta Dayal, Wired.com Website, 2012. "Letter to Chuck Close from the digital artist whom he threatened with a lawsuit" by Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing.net Website, 2012. "My Chuck Close Problem" by Scott Bl8ke, Salon.com Website, 2012. "My Chuck Close Problem" by Scott Bl8ke, Hyperallergic.com Website, 2012. "Happy Birthday, America!" by Sam Jarvis, Tosh.O Website, 2012. "Swimming fan has extremely perverted way of showing his support for Team USA" by someecards, Jockular.com Website, 2012. "Scott Bl8ke's Interactive Bar Code Portraits" by Priscilla Frank, HuffingtonPost.com Website, 2012. "Never Forgetsy" by April Winchell, Regretsy.com Website, 2011. "Let's Say The Two Of Them Are Very" by Kabai Lóránt, Litera.hu Website, Budapest, Hungary, 2011. "9/11 in Miniature" by Kyle Chayka, Hyperallergic.com Website, 2011. "Scott Bl8ke’s September 11th Flipbook" by Sean Bonner, BoingBoing.net Website, 2011. "Scott Bl8ke, 'Barcode Oprah' Creator, Turns Daytime TV Queen Into Scan-Able Commodity" by Buck Wolf, HuffingtonPost.com Website, 2011. "Read This QR Code Art For Videos of the Musicians Whose Faces Make Up the Art" by Kat Hannaford, Gizmodo.com Website, 2011. "Stranger" short film directed by Asa Holley, Los Angeles, California, 2011. "QR Codes in Omaha" by Brian Mastre, WOWT TV News, Omaha, 2011. "We Celebrate the Birthday of the Barcode with Barcode Artist Scott Bl8ke" by Kathleen Flood, TheCreatorsProject.com Website, 2010. "Überraschungsbesuch" by Vera Noll, Wissen Macht Ah! TV, Germany, 2010. "Brandon Native Turns Barcodes into Works of Art" by Rod Carter, WFLA TV News, Tampa, Florida, 2010. "Morning News Show" WFTS Live TV News, Tampa, Florida, 2010. "Cigarette Vending Machines Renewed To Dispense Art" by James Schugel, WCCO TV News, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2010. Worlds of Wayne Podcast, Episode 115, Omaha, Nebraska, 2010. "Inside Art" by Adam Stines, Nebraska Public Television, Omaha, 2010. "Last Minute Valentine Suggestion" by April Winchell, Regretsy.com Website, 2010. "Omahan Creates Bar Code Art" by Brian Mastre, WOWT TV News, Omaha, 2009. "Omaha Barcode Artist Scans Famous, Infamous Faces" by John Oakey, KETV TV News, Omaha, 2009. "Beyond the Beyond" by Bruce Sterling, Wired.com Website, 2009. “Plazaville: Telecommunication” video by G.H. Hovagimyan, Turbulence.org Website, 2009. "Randamity Webisode" hosted by AJ Parker, CW Arkansas Website, 2008. "Barcode artist Scott Bl8ke / Falco stencil memorial" interviewed by Monochrom, Boing Boing TV, 2008. "Artist Books - Review" edited by Judith Hoffberg, Umbrella Online Website, March 2007. "Lottery Will Be Televised" short film directed by Sean McHenry, 2007. "The Illuminati - All Conspiracy, No Theory" feature length documentary directed by Chris Everard, featuring David Icke, United Kingdom, 2007. "World News Tonight" with Charles Gibson, ABC News Webcast, 2006. "Interview for Soul Coffee" by Geoff Pitchford, Soul-Coffee.com Website, 2005. "Codigos de Barras" by Roger Casas-Alatriste, Mobuzz TV, Spain, 2005. "Interview with Scott Bl8ke" on FryCookOnVenus.com Website, 2004. "Finding Form in Bar-Code Function" by Andy Jordan, Tech Live on TechTV, San Francisco, California, 2003. "The Messiah" on S4C TV, Channel Four Wales, United Kingdom, 2003. "Hot Sites" on USAToday.com Website, 2003. "21st Century Pointillism" by Glenn Zucman, Strange Angels on Kbeach Radio, Long Beach, California, 2002. "Adobe Design Achievment Awards" by Paul Razza, SCAD TV, Savannah, Georgia, 2001. "Bar Humbug" by Karlin Lillington, The Guardian Website, United Kingdom, 2001. "The Blake Brothers" by Aaron Norhanian, SCAD TV, Savannah, Georgia, 2000. Public Speaking Engagements "Studio Foundation" University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2016. "ART-O-MAT" Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, 2014. "My Chuck Close Problem" at TEDxOmaha, Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, 2013. "I Am What I Eat" at Faulconer Gallery in Grinnell, Iowa, 2013. "Professional Art Practices" University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, 2013. "Curators' Tour" Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska, 2012. "The Genius of Buffett Executive MBA Course" University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, 2012. "Flipbook Workshop" Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, 2012. "9/11 TV News Archive Conference" New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, New York, 2011. "ART-O-MAT Workshop" The Kent Bellows Studio, Omaha, Nebraska, 2011. "Omaha 10-10-10" University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, 2010. "Global Media and the 'War on Terror' Conference" University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, 2010. "ART-O-MAT Workshop" Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska, 2010. Computer Art Department, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, 2009. Art History Department, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California, 2008. "Pecha Kucha Night" Nomad Lounge, Omaha, Nebraska, 2008. "The Responsibility to Offend" Omaha Lit Fest, Omaha, Nebraska, 2008. "Virtual Art Talk" Eckhaus Gallery, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, 2008. Quarter for Digital Culture, Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria, 2007. "Give Us 5, & We'll Give You 80!" The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska, 2007. "Insider Perspectives on Outsider Art" The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska, 2006. "Chance Encounters and Visual Languages" The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska, 2005. Art History Department, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, 2002. Computer Graphics Department, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California, 2002. Commissions QR Code Tattoos for World AIDS Museum Red Dress Dress Red Gala at the Design Center of the Americas in Dania Beach, Florida, 2023. QR Code Tattoos for Flowcode, 2021. QR Code Bernard Schimmel Portrait for Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska, 2020. Custom Vanity EAN Barcode for Analogheld, Ingolstadt, Germany, 2020. Barcode Tattoos for "Man of La Mancha" directed by Hal Davis at Givens Performing Arts Center, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, North Carolina, 2014. Barcode Mural for Big Brothers Big Sisters at Art Basel, Miami Beach, Florida, 2013. Barcode Hitman for New Science Agency, San Francisco, California, 2013. Tammy Flipbook for The Size Queens with Adam Klein, San Francisco, California, 2012. Barcode Tattoos for "The Block" Film by Core Films, Staten Island, New York, 2012. Barcode Tattoos for Mammoth Hospital, Mammoth Lakes, California, 2012. Barcode Tattoos for Stamford Youth Services Bureau, Stamford, Connecticut, 2012. Barcode Tattoos for Sean Comerford Film, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, 2012. Custom Vanity UPC Barcode for Kurij Soda, Tucson, Arizona, 2011. Auction Spreadsheet for Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska, 2011. 9/11 Flipbooks for History of Documentary Film course at New York University, New York, New York, 2011. Barcode Tattoos for "After Twilight" graphic novel, Houston, Texas, 2011. Barcode Terra Blight for Jellyfish Smack Productions, Yulee, Florida, 2011. QR Code Tattoos for Sephora, San Francisco, California, 2010. Barcode Tattoos for Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, Orlando, Florida, 2010. QR Code Tattoos for Critical Mass Agency, Chicago, Illinois, 2010. Barcode Tattoos for South Island School, Hong Kong, 2010. Barcode Warren Buffet for Entrepreneurs' Organization Black & White Ball, Omaha, Nebraska, 2009. Barcode Tattoos for "The Singing Forest" with Olympia Dukakis at the Public Theater, New York, New York, 2009. Barcode Portrait for The Blind Project, New York, New York, 2008. Barcode Tattoos and Flags for Independence High School, Open Winterguard CCGC, 2008. What Goes Around Flipbooks for Kaiser Permanente Educational Theatre, Southern California, 2007. Barcode Portrait for Mark Neuenschwander, Bellevue, Washington, 2007. Heart Mosaic Portraits for Quinn Fable Advertising, New York, New York, 2007. Barcode Countdown for VirtuQuest.com website, makers of Alternate Reality Game, 2006. Barcode Tattoos and T-Shirts for Ingram Micro, the world’s largest technology distributor, Canada, 2006. Barcode Chia Pet Portraits for Alfred Lam at Joseph Enterprises, San Francisco, California, 2004. Barcode Thumbprint for Ian Kerr, On the Identity Trail, University of Ottawa, Canada, 2004. Collections Private collection of American actress, Jane Fonda. Private collection of French actor, Jean-Pierre Becker. New York Public Library in New York City, New York. RAS Gallery and Bookstore in Barcelona, Spain. Bookart Bookshop in London, United Kingdom. Sticky Institute in Melbourne, Australia. PolyEster Books in Victoria, Australia. Quimby's Bookstore in Chicago, Illinois. University of Maine in Orono, Maine. OK Store in Los Angeles, California. Goteblüd in San Francisco, California. Omaha Public Library in Omaha, Nebraska. Indie Photobook Library in Washington, DC. Libreria Galleria Demetra in Milan, Italy. Torpedo Bookshop in Oslo, Norway. Format Collective in Adelaide, Australia. Toronto Zine Library in Toronto, Canada. HEEZA L'Univers du Cartoon in Paris, France. Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Illinois. Pratt Institute Libraries in Brooklyn, New York. Printed Matter Library in New York City, New York. Made in Fukushima X Library in Koriyama, Japan. University of Toronto Art Library in Toronto, Canada. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas. Minnesota Center for Book Arts in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Barnard Zine Collection at Barnard College in New York City, New York. Yale University's Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library in New Haven, Connecticut. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Book Arts Collection in San Francisco, California. Bowling Green State University's Browne Popular Culture Library in Bowling Green, Ohio. University of the Arts London, London College of Communication Library in London, United Kingdom. Weserburg Research Centre for Artists' Publications in Bremen, Germany. State Library of Victoria Rare Printed Collection in Victoria, Australia. Kansas State University's Hale Library in Manhattan, Kansas. University of Virginia Library in Charlottesville, Virginia. Princeton University Library in Princeton, New Jersey. Indiana University Library in Bloomington, Indiana. Rhizome Artbase part of The New Museum website. Pascal Fouché, curator of Flipbook.info website. Robert and Karen Duncan Collection in Lincoln, Nebraska. Todd Simon, Vice President of Omaha Steaks International in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. John Wilson, Director of Curatorial Affairs, Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. Mark Masuoka, Executive Director/Chief Curator of the Bemis Center in Omaha, Nebraska. ART-O-MAT merchandise sold in the Whitney Museum, MOCA LA, and Smithsonian American Art Museum. Awards and Honors Best in Show, Flipbook Show, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, North Carolina, 2015. Nominated for Best Mobile Campaign, Game Connection Marketing Awards in Paris, France, 2013. Third Place Jury Award, Cathartic Art: Remembering September 11th, West Baton Rouge Museum, Port Allen, Louisiana, 2011. Best New Media Artist, Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards, Omaha, Nebraska, 2009. Semifinalist in Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery Outwin Boochever Competition, Washington, DC, 2008. Nominated in Weird & Wonderful category, Yahoo!UK - Finds of the Year, United Kingdom, 2005. Honorable Mention for Web Design, Adobe Design Achievement Awards, Guggenheim Museum in New York, New York, 2002. First Place for Creative Illustration, Adobe Design Achievement Awards, Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, 2001. Portfolio Scholarship from Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, 2000. First Place Student's Choice Award in Printmaking in AAC Spring Show, San Francisco, California, 1999. Movie credits in the Disney Movie "Flubber" and Todd McFarlane’s "Spawn" 1998. Residencies Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 2013. Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, 2011. Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, Nebraska, 2010. MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Austria, 2007. Education Artist INC Live Workshop, Omaha, Nebraska, 2014. Savannah College of Art and Design, BFA in Computer Art, Savannah, Georgia, 2003.