This weeks article features prints by Chet Zar, Joe Ledbetter, Gene Guynn, Danny Roberts & Scott Campbell. Check it out Here
Shows this weekend: Paper Pushers, 2d/3d & Jennybird Alcantra
Here is the lineup for the shows that are going on this weekend.
Friday:
“Paper Pushers 2008″ opens up at the Gallery 1988 in San Francisco. The show looks amazing, and this show is also a great way to score some work from your favorite artists for a killer price.
Saturday:
“2d/3d Show” is a group show brought to you by Fabric8 and Neon Monster. The works will be at both locations, so its a good idea to just check out both stores. Just a few artists that will be there are: Dave Crosland, Grant Gilliland, Ken Keirns, Rueben Rude and many more.
“Buried Beneath Me” opens up at the Project Gallery in L.A. The show features work by Ken Garduno, Derek Albeck and others.
Then there is a duo show with art by Jennybird Alcantra and Craig LaRontonda at the Black Maria Gallery in Los Angeles. The show is online right now, ad the works by Jennybird are excellent. I really dig her work, and it looks even better in person. Head on over and check it out: BlackMariaGallery.com
New prints available from Chet Zar
Chet Zar has added a bunch of new prints in his online store. It looks like “Black Magick” and “I Want You” are in larger format 17″ x 22″ limited editions of 100 each.
“Abandoned”, “Hooker” (shown) and “I am the Owl” are also new prints. Each one is on velvet fine art paper in editions of 50. Abandoned is the painting that he used for his “Ugly American” show catalog, which is still available by the way.
Head on over and check out the new prints, and some old ones even.
Chet Zar Store
“Shamanic Tendencies”, new print by Chet Zar
Chet Zar has a new print up in his shop, two new ones really, the most recent is “Shamanic Tendencies”.
The print is 13″ x 17″ on Velvet Fine Art Paper and is limited to only 35. Each print is signed and numbered.
Head on over and check it out: Chetzar.com
Shows this weekend: Amanda Visell & “Everyone in Together”
Here is the rundown of the shows this weekend:
The big one in San Francisco this weekend is the huge group show ‘Everyone in Together” at the Gallery 1988 SF location. The show features work by Aaron Jasinski, Cherri Wood, Erik Abel, Jonathan Bergeron, Krista Huot, Mike Shine, Noferin, Allison Torneros, Chrystal Chan, Andy Kehoe, Andrew Bell, Chris Murray, Nate Frizzell, Megan Kimber, El Maz, Chet Zar, Yoskay Yamamoto as well as two artists previously shown on the Creep Machine: Skaffa and Anne-Julie Aubrey. The show looks amazing, and I hope to be able to see it in person in the next week. The art for the show is online, so check it out. Gallery 1988 SF
This Saturday at the M Modern Gallery is “Tic Toc Apocalypse”, the solo show of Amanda Vissell.
Check out the show, M Modern Gallery
At the Joshua Liner Gallery is two solo shows, “Seasons of Change” by Jeremy Fish and “Side Effects” by Josh Keyes. Both of the shows are online to view, and the artwork looks amazing. I especially like the frames that Jeremy used on some of his works. Check it out. Joshua Liner Gallery
Also this Saturday from Noon to midnight is “Ripple: Art Affecting Oceans”, Erik Abel joins with Art Whino and DC Surfrider for this fundraiser. At 6 will be the reception for a solo show by Erik Abel as well as featuring the work of 4 new artists: Joshua Krause, Spencer Reynolds, Dustin Oritz & Scott Szegeski. Check it out here: Art Whino Gallery
Chet Zar Catalog 2008 for Strychnin show
Coming up this June 13th at the Strychnin Gallery in London is Chet Zar’s solo show “Ugly American”. Now it’s going to be very hard to see this show in person, so like always most of us will have to see the work online. Luckily a catalog of the works is being released, so you can see the works in print and have a collectible of Chet’s work. The Strychnin homepage has the works online to view (here) and they look amazing. It looks like he is incorporating some new colors into his work, and mixed with his great textures these new works are extremely dynamic.
The catalog is 64 color pages with a forward by Adam Jones, guitar mastermind from the band Tool. You can also get the hardcover edition that is signed by the artist and limited to 49 copies. Not everyone can see their favorite artists work in person, or own it for that matter, so prints, books and catalogs like this are a great way to surround yourself with inspiring imagery.
Shows this weekend: Liz McGrath, “La Femme” & 3 solo at Copro Nason
There are some really stellar shows happening this weekend.
“Uncommon Gardens” opens this Friday at Thinkspace in LA. It’s a group show that features work by Caia Koopman, Kelly Vivanco, Lilly Piri & Catherine Brooks, and Kris Chau is in the project room. The show online to check out, there are a lot of great pieces and a good majority of them have sold so far. Check it out: Thinkspace Gallery
This Saturday at the Billy Shire Fine Arts Gallery there are two shows opening, Scott Musgrove and Liz McGrath. The work from both of these artists look amazing, Liz has all new watercolor works and from the looks of it the show has sold out! Scott Musgrove has sold a huge amount of work as well. Both of these shows are online so head on over and check em out. Billy Shire Fine Arts
At the White Walls Gallery in Sf there is a dual show with AJ Fosik and Kelsey Brooks. The show looks pretty good, and the work is online for your viewing. White Walls Gallery SF
“Pop Pollution” opens at the Lab 101 Gallery this Saturday. It features “small” artworks by Isaac Bushkin, Matt Stallings & Jacob McClure. Check it out Lab 101
“La Femme” is a group show that opens this Saturday at the Gallery Nucleus. It features work by
Marguerite Sauvage, Brandi Milne, Mari Inukai, Julie West, Amy Sol, Kukula, Junko Mizuno and many others. Check it out here: Gallery Nucleus
And the big one this weekend is at the Copro Nason Gallery. Three solo shows, Luke Chueh with “She’s my Heroin(e)”, Mari Inukai with “Infiltration” and Chet Zar with “We Are the Shadows”. I really dig the work by Mari Inukai and the new work from Chet is quite amazing. I see he is using some new colors in his works and I think it looks great. All three shows are online for you to check out. Copro Nason Gallery
Shows this weekend: Alex Gross & “Transgression”
There are some really cool shows opening up this weekend, all of which seem to be starting this Saturday.
“Isn’t it Romantic” opens at the Mahan Gallery in Ohio. It features work by Jenny Hart, Arabella Proffer and more. Check it out here: Mahan Gallery
On Saturday at the Copro Nason gallery two shows open, Noferin’s ” The Start; or Where We Begin.” and Jeff Gillette with “Blight”. Check out the show here: Copro Nason
Then at the Jonathan Levine Gallery we have three shows, Alex Gross with “Mysteries and Manners” as well as Erik Mark Sandberg & The Date Farmers. I’m big fan of Alex Gross, the works for the show not only look amazing but they are huge! Check out the shows here: Jonathan Levine Gallery
Finally we have the very first show the Last Rites Gallery in New York. The gallery was started by Paul Booth and Genevive Zacconi. There are going to be some killer shows from this gallery in the coming year, such as this first show. It’s called “Transgression” and features art by: Shawn Barber, Jon Beinart, Matthew Bone, Paul Booth, Vincent Castiglia, Colin Christian, Christopher Conte, Daniel Martin Diaz, HR Giger, Naoto Hattori, William B Hand, Fred Harper, Nikko Hurtado, Michael Hussar, John John Jesse, Stephen Kasner, Kevin Llewellen, Fabrice Lavollay, Laurie Lipton, Travis Louie (shown), Jesse Pepper, Karl Persson, Dan Quintana, Celeste Rapone, JL Robbins, David Stoupakis, Heidi Taillerfer, Brian Viveros & Chet Zar. They have a preview of the show up, and the works look great. Don’t forget to check out the store section as well, they have some exclusive prints for sale. Check out the show here: Last Rites Gallery
“Transgression” opens Last Rites Gallery
Last Rites is a new gallery in New York brought to you by Paul Booth and Genevive Zacconi.
The first show at the gallery will be This April 5th till the 28th. The show is called “Transgression” and features art by: Shawn Barber, Colin Christian, HR Giger, Michael Hussar, John John Jesse, Travis Louie, Dan Quintana, David Stoupakis, Chet Zar & more. This is going to be an amazing show.
Looking at the site, the next year has some really great shows planned. Expect to see shows featuring: Kris Kuksi, Fred Harper, Karl Persson, Kevin Llewellyn, Stephen Kasner and many more.
