Krista Huot has just opened her Etsy shop, and has a new limited edition print available. “Masquerade”, a painting that was inspired by Labyrinth, was first seen in her solo show “Nepenthe” at Gallery 1988. The print is 16″ x 20″ on Hahnemühle bamboo paper, signed and numbered in an edition of 56.

Get em here: Krista Huot Etsy Shop

Over the weekend I check out a couple of shows in San Francisco, one of which was Kista Huot’s solo show “Nepenthe” at Gallery 1988. I wanted to see the work in person like I always do, andI had a feeling that Krista’s work looked different in person. Her colors are far more vibrant in real life, and you can really get close to see all of the drybrushing found throughout her work. She also varnishes each painting so photos often wash out the painting, and doesn’t show the gloss that is achieved. Krista was there for the reception, so I was able to talk with her a bit about her work, materials and inspirations. I won’t go too into detail as I will have an interview on the site with Krista in the coming weeks. So hit the more link and see more images, and a little bit of what Krista had to say.

Opening this Saturday, January 9th at the SF location of Gallery 1988, Kirsta Huot’s latest solo show will open. This new exhibition is entitled “Nepenthe”, which is a Greek word that means “one (drug) that chases away sorrow”. It’s a great title for a show and fits Krista’s style and feel perfectly. Looking at the full preview (Here), the show is very strong. I absolutely love her color palettes and the way she handles that acrylic paint. The drybrushing technique she uses really helps to add depth to the work, and even gives her characters a glow. I can’t help but look at these paintings and wish that an animated movie by Krista was in the works. Along with the paintings there are also some drawings, studies for the paintings really. The drawings look great as well, you can see that she is not only talented with paints but pencils as well. If your in the area make sure you stop by the reception to see the works and possibly talk to Krista, I believe she will be there.

Head on over and check out the full show: Krista Huot “Nepenthe” @ Gallery 1988 SF

Opening up this Tuesday, May 26th at the Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles, is a group show featuring work by Roland Tamayo, Krista Huot, Scott Campbell and Ghost Patrol. If your in the area make sure you stop by, the reception is from 7-10pm.
Arrested Motion also posted an interview with Krista as well, which you ca read Here

Gallery 1988 LA

Here is the rundown of the shows that will be opening this weekend.

Friday:
The Alternative Cafe is hosting “This is the End”. Curated by the Creep Machine and featuring work by 25 artists from all over the world. It’s going to be a truly exciting show. Check the work out, it is now online to view. If you can make it the reception is from 7-9pm.

Gallery 1988 SF will open “Sweet Surrender”, a group show featuring work by Krista Huot, Camilla d’Errico, Jennifer Tong and Allison Torneros. The show will be online at noon this Friday.

Definition Gallery has “Melancholy”, featuring new works by Bethany Marchman, Nicholas Harper and Brandon Maldonado

Joshua Liner Gallery has a solo exhibition from Tomokazu Matsuyama entitled “Glancing at the Twin Peak”. The work is online and looks great.

La Luz de Jesus opens “Everything But The Kitschen Sync” 12h annual group show. Some of the artists in this show are: Dave MacDowell, Apricot Mantle, Bob Dob, Nathan Ota, Chris Peters, Sean Stepanoff, Heather Watts, Paul Torres and many more.

Saturday:
Copro Gallery has two shows opening: “Natural Beauties”, Lola’s solo show and “SuperSchool” featuring work by Scott Musgrove, Travis Louie, Gary Baseman, Sas Christian, Chet Zar, Heiko Mueller, Dan May, Martin Wittfooth, Chris Ryniak, Nathan Spoor, Kris Lewis, Carrie Ann Baade, Michael Page, Ana Bagayan, Kevin Peterson, Naoto Hattori, Amy Sol, Francesco LoCastro, Reinier Gamboa, Mia, Brian Viveros, Dan Quintana , Tin and more. Much of the work is online to view, both shows are very strong.

Gallery Nucleus is opening “Home Slice”, a new solo show of Scott Campbell. He has such an amazing style, I can’t wait to see the new works, all of which should be up this weekend.

This weeks article features prints by Krista Huot, Alex Pardee, Ben Tour, Van Arno & Andy Kehoe. Check it out Here

Krista Huot’s “Wizard of Oz” inspired piece from the most recent “Crazy 4 Cult” show is now available as a print. The prints will be available from Gallery 1988 this Tuesday Jan 13th.

The print is 16″ x 20″ giclee on archival paper, signed and numbered in an edition of 50. There will also be 15 of the prints with hand-embellished poppies, these prints are $150 while the standard is $100 each. This was one of my favorite works from that show, and will no doubt be a very popular print. So if you’ve been looking to score one of these prints, I would be read this Tuesday.

You can either contact the gallery at (415) 409-1376 / gallery1988sf@gmail.com, or go to the website: Gallery1988.com

Here is the rundown of shows that will be opening this weekend.

Friday:
“Sweet 100″ opens at the Suite 100 Gallery in Seattle. This group show features work by: Aaron Kraten, Jeremiah Ketner, Johnny Yanok, Juri Ueda, Kelly Vivanco, Leanne Biank, Saratoga Sake and many more. Check it out here: Suite100 Gallery

The “50/50″ Show opens at the Eclectix Gallery in El Cerrito. The show features work by 50 artists, all works are $50. When you buy it you take it home that night. Eclectic Gallery

Saturday
“Deep Thoughts” a solo show by Andrew Foster opens at the Robert Berman Gallery. The show looks amazing, I really dig Andrew’s style. Here’s a Preview. The show should be up on the site soon. Robertbermangallery.com

Chris Reccardi’s solo show “Cosmodelic” opens at the MModern Gallery. The show should be up on the site soon, MModernGallery.com

“Clowns!” opens at the Corey Helford Gallery. I featured some preview images a bit back. The show looks fantastic. There are so many amazing artist, Chet Zar, Natalia Fabia, Shag, Dave Kinsey, Audrey Kawasaki, Andrew Brandou, Dan May, Travis Louie and on and on. Check it out here: Coreyhelfordgallery.com

Coming up this Saturday is the “Clowns” group show at the Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles. The show will feature work by Chris Anthony, Ryan Bubnis, Chet Zar, Krista Huot, Natalia Fabia, Korin Faught, Audrey Kawasaki, Dave Kinsey, Wednesday Kirwan, Travis Lampe, Joe Ledbetter, Travis Louie, Dan May and many others. Here is just a sample of the work you can see there.

That new Chet Zar piece is amazing, look at that frame!

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