May - June - Milan, Italy
Italian art critic Stefano Luppi reviews Jas' book Artistamps/Francobolli d'Artista in his column Walking through the gallery. Luppi writes in the bimonthly journal of art and culture ARTELETTA (year 3, no.12, p.11): "The text is a very pleasant one and tells the history of alternative philately ... rightly considered an art form.... The second part, indeed enjoyable and opening the window on a world too much neglected..." Copy on file.
May 26th - Vancouver
Three of Jas' artistamps are reproduced in colour with the extensive review by Andrew Scott of Jas' book Artistamps/Francobolli d'Artista. Entitled Way gone postal - Artist stamps are all over the map, as a West Vancouverite's new book amply proves, the review notes Felter has complied "a richly illustrated history of stamp and mail art..." and "a wierd and wonderful collection, full of vitality, humour, parody and subversion." Scott goes on to say "you can learn a lot about the current state of stamp art from this book..." Copy on file.
April 21st - May 12th - Hamilton, Ontario
Over 6,000 viewers had a chanch to see Jas' artistamp sheet Who Killed J.R. among the 375 other mail art works by 101 artists from 25 countries at the International Artistamp/Mail Art Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. Documentation of the exhibition can be seen at
April 14th - Vancouver
The digital self portrait by Jas is reproduced with the article It's only me by Art Critic Michael Scott in the April 14th issue of The Vancouver Sun, p. H11; on file.
April 7th to 28th - Vancouver
Jas' collage The Russian Panel - Jas Millennium Project was exhibited in the Juried Exhibition of Artropolis - Celebrating Contemporary B.C. Visual Art at the CBC Broadcast Center and is reproduced in black and white in the exhibit's catalogue. His digital Self Portrait was included in the Artropolis 2001 Adjunct Exhibition Self Portraits. Curator Famous Empty Sky writes in the catalogue: "Jas W. Felter reveals himself in a piece reminiscent of his artistamp sheets, using three images of himself smoking a cigarette and repeating each image three times. The cigarette is the focal point and the source of illumination, his signifier." Invitation, poster, documentation and catalogue on file.
