Umbra: A Live Score to the Novel in Woodcut
April 29 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
$10.00
Umbra: A Live Score to the Novel in Woodcut | Wed. April 29, 2026 | 6:30 – 8:30 pm ET | In-person
Following the release of his second graphic novel, Umbra, this past fall, artist Colin Pezzano presents both Umbra and his debut Soma in a unique multimedia experience—featuring animations by Ricky Christian set to live musical scores for each work. Join us for this unique experience of art, music, and horror.
Colin Pezzano will have books, records, and posters available for sale and to sign after the performance.
Doors open at 6:30, music at 7:00 pm.
Soma is a graphic novel told in forty-five woodcuts carved during the winter of 2022. A mundane horror processing the physical body and navigating domestic spaces. The narrative investigates lived and imagined experience, corporality, and the passage of time.
Umbra is a graphic novel composed of seventy woodcut prints that follows a dog walk through South Philadelphia in 2020. Wander the spaces where the familiar begins to empty out—where everyday environments shift toward estrangement, absence, or memorial. The series traces a cityscape of unfinished construction, looming surveillance, and abandoned artifacts emerging from shadow, casting the mundane into unease.
Animations by Ricky Christian
Music Performed by The Publishing Co.
Colin Pezzano – guitar
Sam Gasparre – guitar/synth
Roya Weidman – saxophone
Ricky Christian – bass
Alex Stolte – drums
Questions? Please contact Katie Sorenson at katie@museumforartinwood.org