Travis Louie's Monster? Group Art Show

Travis Louie's Monster? Group Art Show is opening this Saturday, July 11 at CoproGallery in Santa Monica, CA. the cool thing is all of the works in the show can be seen online.

Some of the artists featured are: Dan May; Jessica Joslin; Audrey Kawasaki; Brom; Bob Eggleton; Amy Botello; Molly Crabapple; David Chung; and many more.


"Creature" by Vincent DiFate

Laurie Hassold

© Laurie Hassold

The amazing sculptures of Laurie Hassold evoke remnants of Elder Gods unearthed at a little known dig site in the Sahara. Go to Bert Green's Fine Art Gallery site to see more of these fully-formed skeletons of alien life. There is also an excellent interview with Laurie in the current edition of Hi Fructose Magazine (Vol. 10).

Vampire Bats for Sale

© Debra Simon "Roost"

Friday, January 9, 6-9PM
Packer Schopf Gallery
942 W. Lake Street
Chicago

Packer Schopf is having a gallery reception for Amy Talluto and Debra Simon. Both are fomr New York and do cool work. Simon actually creates life size Indian Bats which are about 2 feet in length. I want one.

Dorman and Wald in Tura Satana Show

© 2008 Dave Dorman

This Thursday night, October 30th, the Tattoo Factory Gallery and Pabst Blue Ribbon present Tura! Tura! Tura! A group art show happening celebrating the stunning, sexy, kickasstastic Tura Satana! Superstar of Russ Meyer's "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

From 7-11PM at 4443 N. Broadway, Chicago.

The show features work from The Devil's Candy Store artists, Dave Dorman and Alex Wald.

Other artists include: Shag; Niagara; Glenn Barr; Molly Grabapple; Lisa Petrucci; Mark Atomos Pilon; Lou Brooks; Mitch O'Connell; and many more. Live performances by burlesque showstoppers "The Flaming Dames", with D.J. Joe Black's Midnight Spook Show. Fire breathers! Searchlights! Valet parking!!

A portion of the proceedings benefiting the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the Apna Ghar Domestic Violence Shelter.


© 2008 Alex Wald

Alex Wald at Diane Tanios Gallery

Alex just completed a group show at Chicago's Diane Tanios Gallery. The SUPERDOGunderdog show featured Tony Akins, Elisabeth Belliveau, Gene Ha, Alex Wald and Jeff Zwirek. Reuters talks about the show here.

Alex contributed this piece to the Exotic Contraband: L.A. Banks' Vampire Huntress Legend concept art book:


"Damali Richards"
© 2008 Alex Wald

Ray Frenden 8-Bit Art Revealed

Ray is now back from a very successful gallery opening in L.A. (lines around the block all night long.) He was part of the I AM 8-BIT show at the World of Wonder Gallery.

At last we can reveal his pieces for the show -


Both panels together


Left panel


Right panel

© 2008 Ray Frenden

Ray Frenden at I AM 8-BIT

Ray Frenden is flying off to Los Angeles, the City of Dreams, this August where he has two canvases hanging in the I AM 8-BIT show.



I AM 8-Bit Opening Night Extravaganza
August 14, 2008
8 p.m. to Midnight

Performances by:
Computer Jay
DJ R-Rated

World of Wonder Storefront Gallery
6650 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, CA

Ray also has a piece of fine work in the "Exotic Contraband: L. A. Banks' Vampire Huntress Legend" concept art book. Here it is:


"Carlos Rivera and Damali Richards"
© 2008 Ray Frenden