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Amos Lemon Burkhart Amos “Lemon” Burkhart (born November 5, 1998) was an American artist, animator, writer and musician. He was born in Reading, PA and spent his early childhood in Mohnton, PA and Greenwich Village, NY. He was an only child. He attended Governor Mifflin, a public school district in PA, from kindergarten through high school, graduating in 2017 and lettering as the Captain of the varsity tennis team. He trained in figure drawing at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 2015 and in 2016 he was admitted to the prestigious California State Summer School of the Arts (CSSSA) in experimental animation. His classmates include filmmaker Sammy Lamb, artist Josh Cloud and artist/curator Joshua Y.K. Boulos.

Burkhart suffered from anxiety and depression, and was hospitalized at Philhaven for an overdose of Xanax and attempted suicide at the age of 17. He was admitted to Caron and treated for substance use disorder in 2017, left treatment in April of 2018 and passed away on May 7, 2018 on Dane Street Beach in Beverly, MA. The cause of death was listed as drowning, and the coroner determined he had a nonfatal amount of Xanax in his system.

Lemon received numerous accolades during his short career including the Coggins award (Best of Show) at the Yocum Institute.

Exhibitions
2019 - Montserrat College of Art, founders gallery, solo exhibition.

2021 - Goggleworks Center for the Arts, solo exhibition.

2022 - Richmond Art Museum, solo exhibition.

2022 - Yocum Center for the Arts, solo exhibition.

2023 - Delaware College of Art and Design, solo exhibition

2024 - Lancaster Museum of Art, solo exhibition.