Scott

“The Red Light Exhibit” at The Dirty Show
Curated by Genevive Zacconi, in association with Last Rites Gallery

Opening Reception: Friday, February 12th, 2010
Show Runs 2/12 thru 2/20.

VIEW EXHIBIT ONLINE: http://www.genevive.com/dirtyshow.php

Participating Artists: Shawn Barber, Paul Booth, Scott G. Brooks, Vincent Castiglia, Colin Christian, Molly Crabapple, Camilla D’Errico, Ewelina Ferusso, Michael Hussar, Michael Mararian, Dan Quintana, Celeste Rapone, David Stoupakis, The Dirty Fabulous, Brian Viveros, Tony Ward, & Jasmine Worth.

The Dirty Show
Bert’s Warehouse Theater
2739 Russell Street, Detroit, MI
http://www.dirtyshow.org

“Party at Pooh Corner” by Scott Brooks, 24″ x 36″, oil on canvas

Tonguey Diabla by Dan Quintana. oil on wood, 12 x 7in,

“Dirt-Tease” by Brian Viveros, mixed media on maple board, 10 x 19in

Here are a few pics from the “Cry for Help” show at Thinkspace Gallery from a few weeks back. Great turnout as you can see. Big thanks to Andrew Hosner. You can see more pics here.

“Love in Danger” 24″ x 24″ oil on canvas

Myself and Andrew Hosner

Artist Glenn Arthur and myself.

The gallery was packed all night.

Mike at Gallery 1988. The opening for the He-Man show was the same night so we stopped by the next day. More photos on Arrested Motion Blog.

I’ll be heading down to Miami for Art Basel this year and showing some work with Art Whino! I’m happy to be showing with all my talented friends including: Anna Davis, Arabella Proffer, Chris Bishop, Dan May, Emily Greene Liddle, Fred Harper,  Gregory Ferrand, Jason Snyder, Marie Barr, Mark Jenkins, Mike Weber, Molly Crabapple,  Alan Defibaugh, Dave MacDowell,  Decoy, J Coleman, Kelly Towles, Tim Conlon and lots more! More information here.

Here’s the details and schedul of events. Lots going on so let me know if you’ll be there and we can meet up.

Art Whino, a prominent pop-surrealist and urban contemporary art gallery presents ART WHINO: MIAMI.

ART WHINO: MIAMI will be an innovative New Brow exhibition, complete with receptions and musical performances that will heighten the experience beyond the typical art show. Art from two separate traveling exhibitions, LIFE ESSENTIALS and OLD SKOOLIN’ will be brought together in Miami for the first time. This landmark multi-city, comprehensive exhibition will bring together the best of both traditionally trained and urban street art styles, helping to more define this era in contemporary art and set the bar even higher for the direction of art today. This combined show will highlight both music and art that spans the spectrum of current trends, and will be accompanied by installations and auxiliary exhibitions featuring live painting by several Art Whino artists.

Art Whino has also teamed up with Urbanite Bistro to host a special all day event Thursday, December 3rd in the outdoor garden space of Urbanite Bistro, featuring over 15 Art Whino artists painting live and musical performances. Artists will also showcase some of their newest works inside the restaurant for the entire of the month of December.

Outside of Urbanite Bistro, on several surrounding buildings, Primary Flight: The world’s largest site-specific street level mural installation will be taking place throughout the week. For more information visit http://primaryflight.com/blog/

Event Locations:

Main Exhibit
Charcoal Studios
Across from the Street From Scope
2135 NW 1st AVE
Miami, FL 33127

2nd Location
Urbanite Bistro
One block from Pulse
62 NE 14th Street
Miami, FL 33132

Wednesday Dec 2nd
Charcoal Studios

Press Preview
11am-5pm

Artists/Exhibitor Mixer
5pm-8pm

VIP and Press Cocktail
8pm-Midnight

Thursday Dec 3rd
Urbanite Bistro and Outdoor Area

Outdoor Live Painting and Music
Noon-8pm

Reception/After Party
11pm-2am

Thursday Dec 3rd
Charcoal Studios

Art Whino: MIAMI
General Admission
11am-8pm

Friday Dec 4th
Charcoal Studios

Art Whino: MIAMI
General Admission
11am-8pm

Reception with Musical Performance
8pm-Midnight
$30 Reception Admission includes complimentary food samplings by Urbanite Bistro and complimentary beverages

Saturday Dec 5th
Charcoal Studios

Art Whino: MIAMI
General Admission
11am-8pm

Reception with Musical Performace
8pm-Midnight
$30 Reception Admission includes complimentary food samplings by Urbanite Bistro and complimentary beverages

Sunday Dec 6th
Charcoal Studios

Art Whino: MIAMI
General Admission
11am-6pm

I’m really happy to be a part of this show – great cause and a great lineup of artists. Coming up in January  at Thinkspace Gallery in LA.

‘A Cry For Help’
A benefit show for the endangered species of the world presented by Born Free USA
Opening Reception: Fri, Jan. 8^th 7-11PM
January 8^th – February 5^th, 2010

20% of all proceeds will be donated to Born Free USA

This special exhibit will feature an installation from Bumblebee as well as a group show featuring the works of over 100 artists including:  Amy Sol, Anthony Ausgang, Buff Monster, Catherine Brooks, Chet Zar, Dan May, Dan Quintana, David MacDowell, Gaia, Genevive Zacconi, Kris Lewis, Lesley Reppeteaux, Liz McGrath, Martin Wittfooth, Molly Crabapple, Paul Barnes, Scott G. Brooks, Scott Radke, Tessar Lo, Travis Louie, Van Arno,  Yoskay Yamamoto, and many more.

The folks from ‘Born Free USA’ will also be sending down some representatives to the show to answer questions and will host a special talk/slide show prior to the opening reception. Plans are also underway for talks on the Saturday following the Friday opening, along with pet adoptions throughout the weekend out front our gallery.

Any questions or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to shoot us an e-mail or call. Please take as many ‘works in progress’ and ‘studio shots’ as you can so we can build a nice ‘Sneak Peek’ set on our Flickr leading into the show to help build awareness and provide press several options for coverage.

Thank you again for taking part. Once we have the ad together later this week, we’ll follow up and send you all a jpeg of it for posting on your sites, blogs, etc.

Take care,
Andrew Hosner (co-owner / director) & Amanda Erlanson (co-curator of “A Cry For Help” / editor of Erratic Phenomena)

Thinkspace Gallery
4210 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90029
#323.913.3375

http://www.thinkspacegallery.com

The opening for this was last Thursday. Big thanks to Nevin Kelly, Sondra Arkin and Ellyn Weiss for putting together an amazing show. The show runs through December 12. Stay tuned for closing party info.

I exhibited “Patience”…

In October 2008, the Nevin Kelly Gallery hosted the first “zeitgeist” show, titled Under Surveillance. Curated by Ellyn Weiss and Sondra N. Arkin, it presented the responses of twelve artists to what Weiss and Arkin saw as one of the most important elements of the then-prevailing ethos: “the increasingly diminishing zone of personal privacy available to any of us as we are constantly under surveillance by a growing array of government, corporate and media technologies.” As a follow up, Weiss and Arkin are asking a group of local artists to reflect upon an uncertain future and respond to the question: “What’s important now?”

Participating artists include Sondra N. Arkin, Carol Beane, Scott G. Brooks, Judy Byron, Groover Cleveland, Richard Dana, Anna U. Davis, Thomas Drymon, Aziza Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Deb Jansen, Rosina Memolo, Michael Platt, Renée Stout, Tim Tate, Ruth Trevarrow, and Ellyn Weiss.