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March is roaring in… Boom!

March is roaring in … Boom!

And just like that its March 1, 2020 – where did the first two months fly off to?  How fast will the next two months fly by?  Soon it will be the 4th of July and then Halloween… wait a minute… slow down sister.  Let’s not get too far ahead of yourself and let’s get back to talking about March.

This past week, I worked with the designer at Brassworks Gallery, Red Barn Muse to help design the “Post Digital Pop” Show that will be opening May 1st at Brassworks Gallery – this is such a fun show to curate, I love the 80’s pop images – I have 8 artists featured in this show – The show is a representation of the age of when Pop Art began to expose after the digital era.  This show is a retrospect of that ear in time with an influence of today’s current pop movement, thus creating Post Digital Pop!!  You will see this show in the next issue of Hi-Fructose Magazine.

Also, this past week, Artists Glenn Barr and Gregory Hergert completed their images for the “Concrete and Flesh” two-person show opening June 5th, 2020 at Brassworks Gallery – I was very pleased to have Glenn Barr design the magazine ad for this show which is advertised in both Hi-Fructose & Juxtapoz magazines. The Hi-Fructose issue will be out in April and the Juxtapoz issue out in June.

Here in Portland OR, Spring is in the air and it’s hard to sit inside and work all day when all I want to do is be outside and play in the yard and soak up some rays of sunshine.  Thankfully this weeks’ forecast is rain, rain and even more rain!  Guess that means no rest for the wicked…  and some days it just plain fun to be really wicked!  Spring fever is calling my name big time!!!

Ciao…

ur

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Acrylic Warfare Documentary Kickoff Group Show

WHO (Artists/Veterans): Christian Gabriel, USMC • Joe Lastomirsky, Veteran • Raven Forrest, USCG • Jess Carlock, USMC • Rizwan Abid, USMC • Roger Gillis, US Navy • Igor Zusev, US Navy • Booker W. Taylor III, US Army • Paul Rutz, US Navy • Jordy Brown, Veteran • Julie Berry, US Navy • Lauri Rose, USAF, ANG • Daniel Deleon • Sheryl Abid, USMC • Cole South

undergroundrobin, Curator • Jen Brown, Curator • Gregory Hergert, Advisor • Johnny Fisher, Producer • Austyn Farrell, Editor • Michael Melendez, Videographer

WHAT: “Acrylic Warfare: Built to Survive”, showcasing a variety of Veteran artists. The crew will travel to 10 cities where Christian will talk about veteran suicide and alternative forms of therapy. This art show is meant inspire and educate the veteran community. Throughout our travels, we will be making a documentary so we can reach more veterans for years to come.

WHERE: Brassworks Gallery | Portland, OR

This show was standing room only and featured a total of 18 artists who are Veterans or related to Veterans.  What crazy fun opening night.  We had standing room only, not even any room for our traditional food table.  2 TV stations came out to do interviews, speeches were given, some tears were shed and it was an amazing night where the community really came out to show their support. We will be doing our show closing in Vegas in April, where we will do a call out to all local NV Artists.  The final journey of the documentary will be filmed and will be used for online help for Veterans with PTSD.  Watch for more details and enjoy these images and video’s from the show!! 

Ciao…. ur 

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In the Valley of She

This was one of my favorite shows that I curated in 2019.   This show came to me after visiting artist Thomas Webb at his studio where he had a painting, he had done hanging on his wall of a playful nude female on a fur rug with a total 1970’s vibe.  I left his studio but the image stayed in my head.  All 2019, I have had the feeling that 1970’s was making a comeback in both fashion and furniture. 

Soon, I began to think what if I curated a show about women in the 1970’s as they were coming of age and exploring their new found power of the women’s movement and sexual freedom.  The theme began to evolve in my mind and next I needed to start to look for artist to participate in the show.

Asking Thomas Webb who’s work inspired me, then Gregory Hergert from there I asked Glenn Barr, who was incredibly helpful in helping me to come up with the show title “In The Valley of She” next came artists Sean Madden, Mimi Yoon, Oronde Kairi, Sean Dickinson, Ben Adams and Bishop Lennon.  What a fun group of artists to work with and let’s just say, some incredible talent!

For this show, we were able to get our online store-website up and online hours before the show went live, which proved beneficial, selling art online opening night was a success.   Opening reception was standing room only lasting late into the night with lots of staring at the art on the wall, casual conversation and lots of show photos taken.

2019 has brought me a lot of wonderful opportunities to work some amazing talent, from super stars, to up and coming to ones who don’t realize they have the gift, those are my favorite, showing them, they have the gift and watching them take off and fly.  Can’t wait to see what 2020 holds in store.

Ciao….

ur