Black White & Red Show

My first group show of 2013.  Happy!  I will have three new pieces on display.  Two are abstract drip art works and the other is a figurative piece...it's a girl I typically draw but have made into a small painting.  Hope there's a good turnout.  There will also be three bands playing.  This Saturday night at the Funhouse Gallery, located in the Russell Industrial Center.

Next art show Unfiltered VI

Unfiltered VI is the next art show I will be a part of. I have three pieces in. All are different sizes...and all are images of girls. I'm extra excited about this show because my good {and very talented} friends Dollie Dagger & Void Pop will also have work on display. Check out the gallery's website HERE.

Sixth annual outsider art group show. We use the term "outsider art" with the full realization that the term has become diluted, and true outsider artists don't answer call for artists and have Etsy stores for their wares. That's fine with us, we're not really interested in discovering the next Henry Darger or Adolf Wolfli. What we are interested in is showcasing some of the great self trained artists out there, some of whom certainly have an outsider aesthetic, while some fit more in the category of naive and simply want to learn how to create on their own without paying 25 thousand dollars a year for art school. Still others embrace the folk art tradition, or come from a graffiti/street art background.

In it's sixth year, those that have attended previous shows know that Unfiltered has consistently presented eclectic array of primarily self taught artists, some of which are well established, while others create on the fringes and have little opportunity to show their art outside of shows like Unfiltered. The Funhouse Gallery is one of the few galleries in Detroit that supports this type of art.

Here's a list of participating artists:

Justin Aerni
Anita Anderson
Johnny "Bee" Badanjek
Jennifer Bienhacker
Emi Boz
Nicolas Caeser
Dan Casado
Dollie Dagger
DMC
Gus Fink
Dan Frasher
Took Galagher
Holly Hinkle
Gwen Joy
James Kaufman
Mike Kelly
Franco Meloni
Rob Mills
Juana Moore
Eve Noir
Rick Petrea
Tim Pewe
Megan Renee Rahm
Ashley Reaks
Kelly Richardson
Nic Rosine
Jerry Shirts
Julia Sisi
Dale Teachout
RT Vegas
Void Pop

And in the sideshow gallery: Hand painted movie poster art from Ghana.

Opening Sat August 20th from 6-11 pm.
With Special musical guest Los Minstrels Del Diablo @ 9:30pm.
Runs through October 1st.
Hours Fri 5-9pm/Sat 2-6 or by appt.

Vinyl Redux opening reception pics

Me & my friend Dollie Dagger by our altered vinyl pieces

The Vinyl Redux show at the new Funhouse Gallery was a lot of fun. It had a great turnout despite the humidity being insane that day. And everyone was in good spirits, which makes things even better. Was definitely feeling the art "high." And now I feel really excited to be a part of more art events. Was such a long & brutal winter, ugh. And not much was going on for me with art stuff besides an art auction/benefit in January. So it felt good to be a part of things again. REALLY good.

250 pieces of altered vinyl by 50 local, national, and international artists

Nobody puts Mime Girl in the corner!

Vinyl was spinnin'

See my white TearDropBaby?
It was the 1st vinyl piece I made.

One of only two mixed media vinyl pieces I made.
It's Barbie Bloodbath.

My Red TearDropBaby and one of Dollie's records

Can't wait for some more summer art shows!
^_^