Rally to Restore Sanity/Fear: October 30th 2010

Here's a photo and some web screenshots of the costume I made for The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in DC.

Draw: Group show in Mexico City at Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico

I have a small drawing in this museum exhibition in Mexico City.

My drawing is in the bottom row second from left. (I can't seem to locate an image of it though)DRAW is the largest contemporary drawing exhibition to emerge from New York City. It is a must-see art exhibition featuring original drawings by more than 350 artists influenced by the illustration, graffiti, tattoo, literature, design, animation, skateboard, music, psychedelic art worlds. The show is a tribute to the often-underrated but fundamental building block of visual and graphic art: the drawing.

Artists whose original works are in the show include : Chris Johanson, Terence Koh , Dan Colen , Aurel Schmidt , Benjamin Cho , DAZE , R. Crumb, Alex Grey, HR Giger, Clive Barker, Robert Williams, Mark Ryden, Wes Lang , Eric White , Rich Jacobs, Barry McGee , Rick Griffin, Ron English, Neck Face, Tim Biskup, Ed Templeton, Benjamin Cho, Mark Gonzales, Jack Rudy, Derek Hess, David Byrne, Mark Dean Veca, Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance), Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) , Kevin Long/Spanky, Hank Williams III, WK Interact, Jose Manuel Schmill, Shawn Barber, Doze Green, Kevin Llewellyn, Bast, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Greg Lamarche, Kostas Seremetis, Swoon, Tom Sachs, and hundreds more.

After four years of gallery exhibitions, DRAW will have it’s museum debut at Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico, one of MexicoCity’s finest museums. The opening is on June 19, 2010 and will exhibit through August 15, 2010. To coincide with the exhibition, the museum will be publishing a book for worldwide distribution to contemporary museum bookstores around the world. Carlo McCormick, one of the most respected art writers and curators in the U.S. will be writing an introductory essay for the book.

DRAW is curated by Erik Foss and Curse Mackey with guest curators Tim Barber, Miguel Calderon, Lisa Lebofsky, Jacaebor Kastor, Justin Giarla, Jamie O’Shea, Matt Campbell, Damian Weinkrantz, Les Barany, Sto, D* Face, Jonathan Levine, Tony Cox, and Anonymous Gallery Founder and Director, Joseph Ian Henrikson.
Anonymous Gallery’s curatorial contributions include artists such as: Bast, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Greg Lamarche, Tom Sachs, Kostas Seremetis, and Swoon.

My drawing "Jump" in Imaginaria Group Show in LA

Group Show at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica

my drawing "Rhinoceros" will be in this exhibition

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, Ben Tolman, 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, 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.

Open Studios - April 24 & 25 2010

http://www.52ostreetstudios.org/os.shtml

I have four new drawings in this huge group show.

G40:The Summit

presented by Art Whino & Crystal City BID

223 23rd St., Arlington VA

March 1-30, 2010

Opening Reception March 6th, 2010

http://www.artwhino.com/g40/

Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2009

The Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition exhibition at The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery will be on view from Oct. 23 through Aug. 22, 2010. My drawing "Jana" will be on display.

From the Portait Gallery's website:

“The second Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition represents a significant milestone for the National Portrait Gallery,” said Martin Sullivan, director of the museum. “We opened the entries to all visual arts media and received a wonderful response.”

The competition received 3,300 entries in a variety of visual arts media, from digital animation and video to large-scale drawings, prints and photographs and a plethora of painted and sculpted portraits. It was open to artists working in the United States who had created portraits after Jan. 1,2007, in any visual art form. The exhibition of the finalists’ works includes paintings, sculpture, drawings, photographs and video.

External jurors for the competition were Wanda M. Corn, professor emerita in art history at Stanford University; Kerry James Marshall, artist; Brian O’Doherty, artist and critic; and Peter Schjeldahl, art critic for The New Yorker. Jurors from the National Portrait Gallery were Martin E. Sullivan, director; Carolyn K. Carr, deputy director and chief curator; and Brandon Brame Fortune, curator of painting and sculpture.

The Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition is a triennial event that invites figurative artists to submit entries in all media to be considered for prizes and display at the National Portrait Gallery. During the exhibition, museum and Web site visitors can vote for their favorite pieces as part of the “People’s Choice Award,” and winners of this part of the competition will be announced Jan. 24, 2010. The endowment from the late Virginia Outwin Boochever has enabled the museum to conduct a national portrait competition and exhibition that encourages artists to explore the art of portraiture.

Direct Art Magazine

My work is on the cover of Direct Art Vol. 16 (as well as a 6 page spread) which is out now.

You can find it at Borders or B&N or order it online here

http://www.slowart.com/current.htm

Corcoran Juried Alumni Exhibition

My drawing The Theatre will be on exhibit here:

Corcoran Juried Alumni Exhibition 2009

Gallery 31

September 23-October 18

Closing Reception: Friday, October 16, 6-8 pm

North Atrium

Open Studio: April 25-26. 52 O St. NW, Washington DC

"Draw" Group Show at Shooting Gallery in San Francisco. Opening April 11th.

Jump

Jump. Ink on board. 20x32 in. 2009

Portrait Competition

I was selected as one of the semifinalists in the National Portrait Gallery's Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, the final judging will take place later in the year. Along with a few of the other semifinalists I was given the opportunity to write a biweekly blog about my work for their website. You can view it here: http://www.portraitcompetition.si.edu/artist/splash.html

Fetal Position

Fetal Position

Ink on Board, 20x32 in.

The Theatre

image of my latest drawing "The Theatre"

Video of the creation of my newest drawing "The Theatre"

Over a year in the making, my largest and most involved project to date. This drawing was finished July 2008

Part 1:


Part 2:


Part 3:

Exhibition at Hillyer Art Space in DC

opening night...




photos by Pat Goslee

Upcoming Show: An Allegory In Ink. Opens July 11th in Washington, DC

Drawing in progress... update

Here is a new sneak peek at the drawing I am currently working on (it's the same drawing in progress featured in the videos posted earlier). It was started more than a year ago. The size is 80"x64".

Tattoo

I have had a few requests now and then from people who want to get a tattoo from my artwork. This photo is the first one I have actually seen. Must of been a huge amount of work converting this to a tattoo. From my drawing cognitive transformation.

image pulled from here.