Works from the current exhibition at 696 Ink can now be viewed online.

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Participating Artists in the 696 Ink Grand Opening Group Show include: Graeme Balchin, Kaitlin Beckett, Jon Beinart, Matt Dangler, Lucy Fekete, Ben Howe, Itch, Jason Jacenko, Dale Keogh, Elspeth McIntosh, Matt Martin, Tim Molloy, Nom, Nerrida Parfitt, Orryelle, Isabel Peppard, Karl Persson, Mark Powell, Beau White, Meg Woodsworth and more.

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The 696 Ink Grand Opening Group Show runs from March 5 until April 1, 2010

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For more information including prices and shipping quotes, email 696ink@gmail.com

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696 Ink – Gallery and Tattoos

696 Sydney Rd Brunswick, VIC, 3056, Australia

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Jessica Joslin’s solo exhibition at Lisa Sette Gallery will open on April 1st and run until April 24th, 2010.

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The opening reception is on April 1st from 7 til 9pm.

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Lisa Sette Gallery, 4142 North Marshall Way, Scottsdale, Arizona

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Jessica Joslin is one of fifty artists featured in Metamorphosis 2 (beinArt Publishing).

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beinArt International Surreal Art Collective Group Exhibition “Metamorphosis” at CoproGallery.

Guest Curator: Jon Beinart.

Opening Reception, Saturday, June 5 – 8:00 – 11:30 p.m.

Exhibit runs; June 5 – June 26, 2010.

‘Metamorphosis’ will present the work of over 50 international artists, many who have never shown their work in California or the USA, along with a number of well known artists who have.

Participating Artists: Ron English, Shawn Barber, Chris Mars, Chet Zar, David Stoupakis, Viktor Safonkin, David Bowers, Peter Gric, Dariusz Zawadzki, Karl Persson, Ray Donley, Heidi Taillefer, David Choquette, Fred Einaudi, Carrie Ann Baade, Laurie Lipton, Paul Rumsey, Jon Jaylo, Brian Viveros, Dan Quintana, Heather Nevay, James Zar, William B Hand, Katherine Blackwell, Jason John, Artur Golacki, Mikel Glass, Isabel Peppard, Mark Powell, Lily Mae Martin, Beau White, Joseph Larkin , Scott Musgrove, Chrystal Chan, Matt Martin, Jason Jacenko, Vincent Castiglia, Saturno Butto, Stephanie Henderson, Alex Garcia, J L Robbins, Leslie Ditto, Christian van minnen, Jon Beinart, Andy B Clarkson, Jeff Christensen, Luis Lorenzana & more.

Each artist has been chosen for their ability to express themselves imaginatively with exceptional technique and un compromised individuality. The works will cover many themes that are central to the human experience portrayed with a surreal, dreamlike and often nightmarish aesthetic.

‘Metamorphosis’ will be testimony to a huge international movement of figurative artists who have resisted current trends in the art world and remained true to their artistic vision.

CoproGallery

Bergamot Station

2525 Michigan Ave, Unit T5,

Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA.

Ph: 310/829-2156

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beinArt Surreal Art Collective presents…

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696 Ink Grand Opening Group Show

March 5 – April 1, 2010

Opening Reception: Friday March 5th, 6 – 9pm

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Participating Artists:

Graeme Balchin, Kaitlin Beckett, Jon Beinart, Matt Dangler, Lucy Fekete, Ben Howe, Itch, Jason Jacenko, Dale Keogh, Elspeth McIntosh, Matt Martin, Tim Molloy, Nom, Nerrida Parfitt, Orryelle, Isabel Peppard, Karl Persson, Mark Powell, Beau White, Meg Woodsworth and more.

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Over the last few years it has come to our attention that, whilst there is a growing Surreal/Pop Surrealist Art movement in Melbourne, there are very few local galleries focusing on this scene. 696 Ink Gallery aims to support and strengthen this movement within Australia.

The gallery will be curated by Meg Woodsworth, Jon Beinart, Jason Jacenko (tattooist at 696 Ink).

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696 Ink Gallery & Tattoo

696 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, VIC, 3056, Australia

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News from Last Rites Gallery:

Two solo exhibitions will open on Saturday, February 6th, 2010, at Last Rites Gallery, New York City. New works from Fred Harper and Nick Baxter will be on display until February 28th.

For years Fred Harper has been a fanboy favorite for his artwork on such well known comic books as Conan, Doctor Strange and of course Spider-Man! At the same time, in an industry not all-together disconnected from the comic book world, Nick Baxter has become globally sought after by tattoo lovers of all kinds for his own unique brand of tattooing, employing fantastical imagery and a bright, almost neon-like color palette. What many people do not know about these two incredibly talented artists, is that while the world has watched them sling ink on paper and skin over the past several years, the two have individually been devoting every free moment they have on painting. Harper’s large, loose, darkly humorous depictions of female cyborgs and the like have a sickly sweet quality that both attack and embrace the viewer at the same time. Baxter, on the other hand, works on small surfaces in tight, intricate detail, made up of wet skin, gleaming blood and various sharp objects throughout. Although there styles are vastly different, they share the same intense desire to show the fine art world what they can do when they’re not rocking their respective industries.

For more information, visit the Last Rites Gallery website.

Last Rites Gallery, 511 W. 33rd Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues. 3rd floor, New York, NY 10001

Right: ‘Mohawk and Roll’ by Fred Harper, Oil on Panel, 8 x 10 inches

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Press Release from The Museum of Porn in Art:

‘Remedy for The Living II’ – a solo exhibition by Vincent Castiglia.

The American artist works in the tradition of surrealism and visionary art. When asked for his artist statement, the artist replies, “My paintings tend to depict iconographic forms, vital and nectrotic juxtapositions, and reinterpretations of transpersonal experience.” Vincent Castiglia, the 27-year old painter, is the first American artist to have a solo exhibition at the H.R. Giger Museum’s gallery in Gruyeres.

Opening: Friday, January 8, 2010 at 8pm

Close Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 12am

Location: Edi’s Weinstube

Museum of Porn in Art, Art-Media-Production GmbH, Dienerstrasse 16/18, CH-8004 Zurich, Switzerland

Right: ‘As Gods’, 32 x 50 inches, 2008

www.VincentCastiglia.com

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News from Anagnorisis Fine Arts:

Anagnorisis Fine Arts and Shadow’s Space are pleased to announce an exhibition featuring works that explore the visceral and intellectual foundations behind the well-known French term, “La Petit Mort” or “The Little Death”. Exploring various interpretations of emotions associated with intimacy are artworks created by a wide range of outstanding artists, from some who are just beginning to show their work to those whose names are recognized internationally. The collection is eclectic, yet the artists, many of whom have created new works exclusively for the exhibit, were carefully chosen for the sensual elements inherent in their artistic styles.

Exhibiting artists: Christian Rex van Minnen, Anastasia Alexandrin, Carrie Ann Baade, Roger Ballen, Eduardo Benedetto, Molly Bosley, Dana Bunker, Christopher Conte, Clayton Cubitt, Jonathan Davies, Cam de Leon, Dan Estabrook, Danielle Ezzo, Lori Field, Heather Gargon, Chambliss Giobbi, Celicia Granata, Caitlin Hackett, Scott Holloway, Tina Imel, John Kolbek, Craig LaRotonda, Samantha Levin, Julie Anne Mann, Nia Mora, Dan Ouellette, Alex Passapera, Jeanette Rodrigez, Erin Colleen Williams

Shadow’s Space located at 1248-50 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA, 215.425.1275

The exhibit will run throughout the month of January

Right: ‘The Kiss’ by Cam de Leon, Oil on Canvas, 12 x 12 inches

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Temple of Visions 2010 Exhibition - Womb of Creation

Jan. 9, Los Angeles – Temple of Visions dives onto the Los Angeles art scene with a new 2500 sq. ft. gallery & sacred space. Helmed by downtown resident & art scene regular Jimmy Bleyer, Temple of Visions seeks to bridge International visionary culture with the Los Angeles art world.

The gallery of contemporary spiritual art will feature two permanent installations. In the main gallery, Dreaming Co:nexus, a collaborative group from the Pacific Northwest, will build a luscious and natural Earth Temple. Progressing through the gallery, you will find the Galactic Temple performance space, created by San Francisco artist XAVI. Additionally, the gallery contains a guest curator’s salon, retail & print store, a raw food bar, and a 500 sq ft malleable space for special events, live art, etc.

The Earth Temple will house the opening group show, ‘Womb of Creation’, with participating luminary artists from around the world including: Martina Hoffmann, Robert Venosa, Mars-1, Oliver Vernon, HR Giger, Mark Henson, Amanda Sage, Adam Scott Miller, Carey Thompson, Satoshi Sakamoto, Leo Plaw, David Heskin, Aloria Weaver, Raul Casillas, Autumn Skye Morrison & many more. TOV is proud to be leading the charge into Los Angeles with this exciting cross section of a global movement that has been tragically underrepresented here. Jimmy & the Temple make it their mission to raise awareness of this positive, transformative, revealing art.

In addition, well regarded digital visionary ANDROID JONES contributes with a guest curated digital salon and large scale outdoor projections. Local favorite SHRINE will team up with powerhouse painter Amanda Sage for a mural in the back gallery.

The Gallery seeks to create a spectacular environment that will bring people together in admiration of art, and in transformation of self and community. In addition to quarterly epics, the Temple will feature a monthly music & visionary culture party, a ’boutique concert series’, and several consciousness raising classes, workshops, and lectures from the galactic pulpit.

The opening night will be a huge celebration, with neighbors & friends The Hive Gallery & Studios opening on the same night. A single ticket gets you in both explosive shows. Together, the galleries seek to make the 700 block of Spring Street a must-visit destination for art loving Angelinos and visitors alike. For more information on the Hive, visit www.thehivegallery.com

www.templeofvisions.com
“The Temple is inside”

GRAND OPENING:
January 9, 2010 from 8:00pm-1:00am
719 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
U.S.A.
15.00 includes entry to The Hive Gallery

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On Friday the 13th of November, Strychnin Gallery had their opening for the Magistrates exhibition. It was a well attending evening, with a number of artists traveling very long distances to attend.

The group show features Ray Caesar, Michael Forbes, Chet Zar, David Hochbaum, Guillermo Riggatieri, Cliff Wallace, Tim Roosen, Dean Fleming, Chris Conn, Luis Lorenzana, Mikael Alacoque, Jon Jaylo, Marco Rea, Michael Page, Jason Limon, Ali Eckert, Scott Altmann, Bruce Mitchell, Francois Escalmel.

The show runs for two more weeks.

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Distinction Galleries proudly presents Chasing Fantasies, a group exhibition featuring the art of Leslie Ditto, Luis Lorenzana and Denise Bledsoe.

The exhibition opens 12 September at 6 pm – 11pm, featuring live music from Lo Card.

September 12, 2009 through to October 3, 2009 | Reception: September 12, 6 to 11 pm.
317 East Grand Ave,
Escondido, CA 92025 (USA)

Distinction is a 7000 square foot building housing three gallery spaces: our front gallery, which changes monthly, “The Alley” featuring over 50 works from various artists, and the “Sub 1K Lounge” featuring over 100 works priced under $1,000. In addition we have 14 juried artist studios ranging in size from 150 to 800 square feet. The Gallery features contemporary and cutting edge artwork with an emphasis on figurative pop and urban surrealism. With a focus on painting and sculpture, the gallery exhibits work by emerging and internationally acclaimed artists. Distinction educates new buyers as well as selling to established galleries and private collectors around the world.

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Join us for Halloween in August when we open Travis Louie’s new exhibition this Friday, August 21st 6-9pm, at Roq la Rue Gallery.

Travis Louie’s hypnotic portraiture is compelling for its blend of the hyper realistic with the blatantly unreal. Fantastical creatures gaze out from paintings so technically refined (using transparent layers of acrylic paint over a tight graphite drawing on a smooth flat surface) that they look uncannily like old photographs. Adding to the discomfiting presence these animal/monster like chimeras have are the human expressions – even if the creature in the paintings looks a bit bizarre, it also looks spookily familiar as well. Often in his work Louie seeks to create mythological ancestors…long lost relatives captured in Victorian cabinet card/ tint type images. His own interest in Noir imagery, German Expressionism, and personal dream imagery. Each painting comes with a “bio” about each character, written by the artist.

This exhibition will feature 8 larger scale works by Travis. The artist will be in attendance at the opening and signing copies of his new book “Curiosities”, which will be available at the gallery.

“Meticulous, photo-realistic irreality. Dimensional daguerreotypes oozing through the wrong end of the looking glass. Respectable monstrosities in their Sunday best clothes. Travis Louie is the absolute master of his own askew domain. His genuine love of the bizarre infects each subject in this gallery of prim, prissy Misfits and Respectable Rogues.”
- Guillermo Del Toro (from “Curiosities”)

Friday, 21 August 2009

18:10 – 21:10
Roq La Rue Gallery
2312 2nd Ave
Seattle, WA (USA)

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Artist, Jake Baddeley will be exhibiting recent works in the group exhibition Dreamscape – the art of Imaginary realism, at Chalk Farm gallery. Jake will be exhibiting alongside artists such as Vladamir Ovcharov, Daniela  Ovcharov, Josef Stolorz, and many more. Chalk Farm Gallery has been showing imaginary and visionary art since 1981, and is one of the leading galleries in this field.

Jake will also be holding a solo exhibition opening October 5th, at Smelik and Stokking galleries in his hometown of the Hague (NL). Smelik & Stokking is celebrating its 40th birthday as a gallery this year and is one of the biggest galleries in The Netherlands.

Dreamscape
Open: August 21st
Chalk Farm Gallery
729 Canyon Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501

Solo Exhibition
opens: 5th October
Smelik & Stokking Galleries
Noordeinde 101
Noordeinde 150
070 – 364 07 68 & 0622 95 70 50

Limited edition prints will be available soon online, and through Chalk farm Gallery.
For further information on prints, click here.

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Scott Holloway will be exhibiting alongside Jessica Dalva, Misato Otake and Jasmine Worth at Luz de Jesus Gallery in LA.

August 7th – 30th

La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd. LA, CA 90027
323. 666. 7667

Scott Holloway’s current work centers on the holy relics of Saints and biblical figures as highly detailed anatomical icons. Holloway fuses these images with passages from the Bible and text from medical treatise, sprinkled with a bit of Surrealism. Working with oil on panel as well as mixed media, Holloway’s pieces conjure up images torn from an old anatomy book, an icon that emerged from an unknown religion and skulls that remind us of our own mortality. Born in Bellingham, Massachusetts in 1969, Holloway discovered his talent at an early age. Encouraged by his teachers to pursue an art career, he explored realism in the tradition of the Northern Renaissance. His efforts won him several awards for his work in the late 1980s. In the 1990s, Holloway spent four years studying the oil painting techniques of the Old Masters at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Massachusetts. Since then, Holloway has been working steadily from his studios in Worcester, and exhibiting his work at area galleries as well LA, NYC, Berlin and London. “I love to work with concepts. I have also created a Madonna and Child series. These works at first appear to the viewer as religious icons. But if you look closer, you will notice I have included an underlying ‘femme fatale’ theme using a lot of ironic symbolism” states Holloway.

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Kris Lewis will be exhibiting his largest collection of works to date. Works will consist of new paintings and drawings of a varying range in both scale and subject matter. Kris will be in attendance for the opening night this August 22nd in Denver, Colorado. For inquires regarding sales or for further information please contact the David B. Smith Gallery.

825 Santa Fe Drive Denver, Colorado 80204

303.893.4234

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Last Rites Gallery proudly presents new works by Scott G. Brooks (right) and Jeff McMillan, opening on Saturday, September 12th, 7-11pm.

On Display: September 12th – October 11th, 2009

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Last Rites Gallery

511 W. 33rd St, New York City, NY, USA

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Scott G. Brooks is one of 50 Artists featured in ‘Metamorphosis 2‘ (beinArt Publishing).

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The Congregation Gallery presents ‘Revelations – 2013 Apocalypse.’ Works from over 30 artists will be on exhibit from Saturday, August 15, 2009.

Exhibiting artists:

Vince Locke, Cam Rackham, Chet Zar, Gris Grimly, Christopher Ulrich, Dean Fleming, Krystopher Sapp, Black Mass, Erik De La Vega, Dan Harding, Paul Torres, Axis, Jeremy Cross, Jake Doney, Jim Parchen, Yuri Elvin, Tom Zimmerman, Steve Rodgers, Alina Stempa, The Creep, Tatomir, Louis Fleishauer, Jorden Haley, Terri Woodward, Billy Martin, Porter McKnight, Vyal One, Clint Carney, Craig Edmunds, Sarah Sheil, Lloyd Matthews, Cate Rangel, D.W. Frydendall.

Congregation of the Forgotten Saints

7569 Melrose

Hollywood, CA 90046

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Paintings by Bethany Marchmen, Jennybird Alcantara and Edith Lebeau will be on exhibit in ‘The Red Thread‘ from August 7th – 30th at Strychnin Gallery, Berlin.

Strychnin Gallery

Boxhagenerstrasse 36

D-10245 Berlin

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Jessica Dalva, Scott Holloway, Misato Otake and Jasmine Worth will be featured in a group show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery from August 7th – 30th. The Opening Reception is on Friday, August 7th, 8 – 11 pm.

La Luz de Jesus Gallery

4633 Hollywood Blvd. LA, CA 90027

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Kandl’s ‘Fantastic World’

Opening Saturday August 1st, 2009 at 6.30pm

Librairie L’AME ENCHANTEE

11 rue saint Etienne – 89450 Vezelay

August 1st to 30, 2009

Open every day: 10am – 1pm and 2.30 – 7pm

Right: ‘Mystical Lamb’ by Lukas Kandl, oil on canvas, 130 x 130 cm

Lukas Kandl is one of fifty artists featured in ‘Metamorphosis‘ (beinArt Publishing).

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‘Assembled Artifacts’

Open at Device Gallery from July 18 – August 29

Featuring works by Christopher Conte, Stephane Halleux, Michihiro Matsuoka, Jeremy Mayer, Rich Muller, Oliver Pauwels, Lewus Tardy and Jud Turner.

The ‘Device Vol. 2‘ art book features all of the exhibiting artists as well as many others.

Device Gallery

1815-B Main Street

San Diego, CA 92113

USA

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