Saturday afternoon THIS los angeles welcomed Kelly Lynn Jones of Little Paper Planes and the Sumi Ink Club to their gallery space.  We went down to participate, make some fun ink drawings, and hang out.  If you haven’t checked out or heard about the Sumi Ink Club, then I really encourage you to participate if you get a chance.  It’s super fun, relaxing, and mellow. You even might get to take home one of the collaborative works.

from http://thislosangeles.com/blog/

The Sumi Ink Club is a los angeles-based drawing collective founded in 2005 by Sarah Anderson and Luke Fischbeck. The group holds regular open meetings to execute topsy-turvy, detailed, collaborative drawings using ink on paper. In each of its permutations, sumi ink club uses group drawings as a means to open and fortify social interactions that bleed into everyday life. sumi ink club is non-hierarchical: all ages, all humans, all styles.

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I recently caught wind of a cool show that took place at San Jose’s Anno Domini Gallery. The show, Art of Zines 2010, featured hundreds of zines from made from various artists around the world who stayed up late exacto-ing, pasting, xeroxing and making some really unique zines.  (Photographed above XL Chebang Zine).  Also at the opening, music & performance by Adam Lynn, Zoe Boekbinder (Vermillion LIes), Corpus Callosum

Some zine artists included:

Marc Arsenault, John Bobst, Silvia Chenault, Michael Foley, Ben Henderson, Chris Kardambikis, M Undead, Yumiko Miyagawa, Tomas Moniz, Kyle Pellet, Mahoney Perkins, Louis Schmidt, Matthew Seigel, Kate Steward & Meagan Zupancic, Rachel Pitler as well as Human Pyramid Artists Hovin Wang and Pjota.

Art of Zines 2010 at Anno Domini Feb. 5 – March 13, 2010

Special thanks to Cherri Lakey for the photographs!

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A couple weekend back, we headed to the much anticipated opening of THIS, LOS ANGELES Gallery located in Highland Park.  For their first opening, they put on a show of their friends and their talents, which numbered to about 100.  These were some talented friends including:  Todd Bratrud, Michael Coleman, Richard Colman, Cali DeWitt, Jason Filipow, Danny Gibson, Maya Hayuk, Seonna Hong, Jim Houser, Andy Jenkins, Kelly Jones,Mel Kadel, Jason Lee, Geoff McFetridge, Travis Millard, Dan Monick, Estevan Oriol, Alex Prager, Michael Sieben, Kevin Taylor, Amanda Visell, Madgdalena Wosinska, and Matt Rubin so many more . . . Also THIS, LA had some awesome shirts designed by Mel Kadel available – check them out here.

Some photographs provided by Taylor Leigh Brittenham.

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Mastodon Maze opened at the Pacific Design Center January 29th.  It featured a labyrinthine group showcasing pre-existing pieces from some of our favorite artists: Philip Cameron, Christian Cummings, Michael C. Hsiung, Daniel Ingroff, Alison O’Daniel, Paul Pescador, David Maupin, Mike Metzger, and Donnie Luu.

Mastodon Maze runs concurrent to the Art Los Angeles Contemporary at the Pacific Design Center. The show will be up from January 29 – February 11, with an opening event at 5:00pm on January 30th.

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Mastodon Maze is a labyrinthine group showcasing showcasing pre-existing pieces from some of our favorite artists: Philip Cameron, Christian Cummings, Michael C. Hsiung, Daniel Ingroff, Alison O’Daniel, Paul Pescador, David Maupin, Mike Metzger, and Donnie Luu.

Mastodon Maze runs concurrent to the Art Los Angeles Contemporary at the Pacific Design Center. The show will be up from January 29 – February 11, with an opening event at 5:00pm on January 30th.

We went over to check out I Am Animal (Friday January 15th) at Black Maria Gallery. This group show, guest curated by Aaron Smith, featured the works of some talented female artists whose “imagery that is beastly and beautiful, funny and ferocious,” including Sarah Williamson, Mashanda Scott, Nicole Adee Dreyfuss, Connie Wong, Grace Kim, Brianna Harden, Saejean Oh, Alisha Amirkhanian, Shannon Freshwater and Daniaelle Simonsen.  I’d highly recommend seeing this collection of female artists before the show ends.

January 15th through February 13, 2010

Black Maria Gallery
3137 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039

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We went down to party with the Hibbleton guys for Art Party #2.  Let me tell ya those guys down there can throw a party.  By the time I got down there, it was packed with people!  Anyhow, if you’re in the neighborhood, then you should definitely go and check out the great stuff there.

Art Party #2 featured artwork by Austyn Gillette, Michael Hsiung, Scott Lee, Mike Myers, and Rob White.

Art Party #2

Show runs from January 8th – February 7th 2010

Hibbleton Gallery
112 W. Wilshire Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92832

Photographs provided by Anthony Bach and Hibbleton Gallery.

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We  recently went to check out Oakland based John Casey’s solo show - Hope Springs Internal @POVevolving Gallery which opened in Los Angeles January 9th.  The show features the detailed drawings and works on paper in addition to the giant cut out mural featured above.  John was on-hand, giving us a great tour of all the works as well as the group show he curated in the backroom titled Odd Populi featuring works from Martha Sue Harris, Billy Sprague, Kerri Lee Johnson, Bill Dunlap, and Mike Lay.  Thanks again John!

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Artist Pearl C. Hsiung will be participating in a group show for Arte Contemporaneo – ARCO Madrid 29 International Contemporary Art Fair, which runs from February 17th – 21st in Madrid, Spain. I stopped through Pearl’s studio to take a peek at some painting before they were shipped off. So here’s a nice glimpse of her workspace and work as she’s wrapping up for this international group show, which will feature up to 60 artists.

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Update: Additional Opening Night pics added.

“A Cry For Help” opened at Thinkspace Gallery Friday night and the crowds were out to check out the works of over 100 artists, including exclusive from Amy Sol, Liz McGrath and Buff Monster, live painting by John Park, and the delicious food available outside by the Little Spoons Dessert Truck.   We snapped a few photos before we headed down to another show.  As usual, Thinkspace threw a great opening and it was packed all night.

“A Cry For Help”
presented by Born Free USA
Show Runs: Jan. 8th, 2010 through Feb. 5th, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, Jan. 8th, 2010 7- 11pm
Thinkspace Gallery

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Everyone knows that 20/20 vision is good, but 20/10 is even better. This January, gallery hanahou is ringing in the new decade with a group show that doesn’t need to squint to see a better future.

“20/10 Vision” will comprise new, original artwork from more than 40 artists – friends of gallery hanahou and artists local to NYC – with the theme of positive visions for the new decade.

Come to the opening on January 21st to meet many of the artists and witness a TBA special event!

Also check out cwc-i.com all this month to see quotes on the new year and beyond from participating artists.

Some Participating Artists:
Aaron Meshon, APAK, Fanny Bostrom, Henrietta Harris, JK5 (Joseph Aloi), Kenji Hirata, Michael C. Hsiung, Oliver Jeffers, Ryan Berkley, Samantha Hahn,Team Macho and many more.

20/10 VISION
Opens: January 21 – February 19
gallery hanahou
611 Broadway, Suite 730, NYC
Mon-Fri noon-6 pm, Sat by appt only 646-486-6586
info@galleryhanahou.com

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This Friday folks Liberty Boardshop presents (Unpretentious) Art Party #2. Art Party 2 is going down this Friday January 8 at the Hibbleton Gallery in Fullerton, CA. Featuring select art works from:
Austyn Gillette
Michael C Hsiung
Scott Lee
Michael Myers and more!

It’s a free event, 18 and over 21 and over after midnight. Should be fun. Recession buster of a night.

After checking out some art work and mingling with like minded individuals, head over to Cherch Lounge (which is right around the corner) for the After, After Party and see a special performance from My Pet Saddle. and we just recently added our good friend Brevi One.

This is also a free event, free food all night long, cheap drinks, and good times [via Liberty Boardshop Free Press]

Liberty Boardshop Art Party 2, Friday January 8 (7pm – 10pm)
The Hibbleton Gallery
112 W. Wilshire Ave.
Fullerton, CA. 92831

The After, After Party
Cherch Lounge
101 South Harbor Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92831

POVevolving Gallery in Los Angeles, CA presents “Hope Springs Internal,” a solo exhibition of  recent drawings by Artist John Casey, including a large cutout drawing on wood. In this show he continues his exploration of fictional human biomorphology through detailed and emotive pen and ink drawings. This show runs through February 6th.
In the back gallery John Casey curated a group show of artists whose work he finds inspirational, entitled “Odd Populi.” All of these artists create great character-driven works on paper. Participating artists include Martha Sue Harris, Billy Sprague, Kerri Lee Johnson, Bill Dunlap, and Mike Lay. Come on out Angelenos!

POVevolving Gallery
939 Chung King Rd
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 310.594.3036
Email: info@povevolving.com