Scarecrows and creatures both real and imagined are set inlandscapes that may bring to mind an old horror film set leftabandoned or a place that exists only when you walk to the end ofa long dirt road. In Iowa, Ohio, Scott Daniel Ellison (b. 1973) createsa storybook world where the viewer is often placed in an uncertainor precarious situation, the darkly humorous works are often sparseand enigmatic, suggesting but never completely offering extendednarratives. The collection of paintings featured in Iowa, Ohio aredrawn mostly from his childhood memories in rural upstate New York.Scott Daniel Ellison's paintingshave been shown extensively in NewYork City as well as abroad. Mostrecently his work has been featuredin Dazed and Confused and therenowned art journal Esopus. Ellisonwas also rewarded with a solo show atPulse, Miami in 2010 and a Fellowshipin painting from the New YorkFoundation for the Arts in 2012. He iscurrently represented by CLAMPARTin New York City.Magical Thinking is a not-for-profit publishing and educationalinitiative founded by Joshua Lutz and Tara Cronin in 2010. Itscommitment to furthering our understanding of the importance of howimages function revolves around a programme of books, exhibitionsand educational workshops.