Fabric8 Gallery Grand Opening

Whats up everyone I have a piece in the upcoming Creature Feature show going down this Saturday July 25th at Fabric8. This show is apart of the Grand Opening of their Gallery space. So be sure to check it out.
Here is my piece for the show.





fabric8 galleries grand opening extravaganza
Saturday, July 25, you MUST come to the Grand Opening of the new fabric8 Galleries, located directly behind our existing boutique at 3318 22nd Street near Valencia in the Mission District of San Francisco. We will be having an opening reception from 7-10PM for, not just one, but TWO group shows.

The "fabric8 Galleries Grand Opening Show" is a group exhibition featuring large works from::

Adam Caldwell
Blaine Fontana
Brett Amory
Brian Barneclo
Damon Soule
David Choong Lee
Erik Otto
KeFe (Kelly Tunstall + Ferris Plock)
Leon Loucheur
Nome Edonna
Norm Maxwell
Reuben Rude
Romanowski
Sirron Norris
Skriblz
Ursula X Young

"Creature Features" is a group show, honoring monsters and other-worldly creatures we have and will come to love, in our existing boutique/gallery space with artists::

Alice Koswara
Andy Stattmiller
Ben Collison
Chris Granillo
Clee Sobieski
Dan Fleres
Deli
gaNyan
GEM
Johnny Siu
Leecifer
Ninjagrl
Peabe
Phoneticontrol
Santos Shelton

That's new work from over 30 artists! It's going to be a big one, so be there.

Heavy Hitterz Maryland!!

Was up everyone. I have a piece in the upcoming Heavy Hitterz show at the Art Whino Gallery in Maryland that will feature over 60 plus artists from around the globe. Here is my piece for the show. Opening reception is this Saturday July 25th. So if you're in Maryland check it out.This is a show not to miss.





Heavy Hitterz show
Saturday, July 25th, from 6pm – Midnight
Location: Art Whino Gallery
173 Waterfront St.
National Harbor, MD 20745

Show end date: Aug 15th

Side Project: the issue of blindness.

Check out this painting I did of Danny Glover. I usually don't do this kind of work but it was nice to try something different for a change. This piece means a lot to me because it really looks like my father who actually became blind almost 2 years ago due to Diabetes. Sadly, my father will never see this painting or anything else I create. Society seems to kick aside the disabled. There needs to be more programs and support for individuals with disabilities in this country. We are truly lucky to be able to see the world around us.





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The Oscar Grant Memorial Arts Project

So a few months ago I created a piece for the Oscar Grant Project. I was really Upset when I found out about the young 22 year old who was shot by Bart Police while handcuffed shortly after the new year had started. The folks at Urban Habitat (www.urbanhabitat.org) were kind enough to create a memorial project to help the community release it's anger and pain over not only this shooting but a history of Police violence involving the people of Oakland. I was honored to be apart of this project and I hope there will be more like it in the future.

Art is a powerful tool for change.

Here is the piece I submitted for the project.







You can find out more behind this piece here http://www.urbanhabitat.org/node/420

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Article about the "Behind the curtain" show.

So I know this is mad late but check out this article written about my show in Vegas.

http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2009/01/02/ae/art/iq_26013367.txt

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