THE BLAB! SHOW / 14TH ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION
WHERE: Copro Gallery - Bergamot Station Arts Complex
2525 Michigan Ave , Unit T5, Santa Monica , CA 90404
Ph: 310/829-2156
E-Mail: CoproGallery@Live.com
Web: www.CoproGallery.com
WHAT: THE BLAB! SHOW / 14TH ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION
BLAB! Web-Preview
WHEN: Exhibit runs; September 7 – September 28, 2019
Opening Reception: Saturday September 7 , 2019 - 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Contact: Gary Pressman, Gallery Director Copro Gallery
John Ching 'Pyre'
THE BLAB! SHOW - 14TH ANNUAL
Copro Gallery presents, for its fourteenth incarnation at the gallery, 'THE BLAB! SHOW / 14TH ANNUAL group exhibition. An ecclectic mix of artists featuring the brightest and the best of 2019 in the Fine Art and Illustration genre. Opening Night will feature many of the artists in the exhibit present as well as curator Monte Beauchamp. There will be a free print raffle for artist Jon Ching's 'Pyre' print, Live Music from the Piano Truck and many other surprises!
OVER 60 EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Ana Bagayan, Adrian Cox, Alex Graham, Andrew Hem, Annie Owens, Adam Wallacavage, Bennett Slater, Bill Mayer, Blair Dawson, Brandi Milne, Bruno Pontiroli, Buck Shanty, Cathie Bleck, Chris Mars, Christopher Buzelli, Clare Rosean, Craig LaRotonda, Danny Galieote,
Deirdre Sullivan-Beeman, Erik Mark Sandberg, Femke Hiemstra, Gabi de la Merced,Gary Guttman, George Hansen, Greg Clarke, Jana Brike, Jill McVarish, John Brophy, John Kurtz, Jolene Lai, Jon Ching, Jon Jaylo, Jon MacNair, Julie Murphy, Leegan K, Lola Gil, Lucia Heffernan, Luke Cheuh, Mab Graves, Marc Burckhardt, Madeline von Foerster, Mari Shimizu, Matt Dangler, Matthew Schommer, Michael Glascott, Miranda Meeks, Miso, Naoto Hattori, Nouar, Olga Esther, Patricia Kirk, Rachel Bridge,
Ray Caesar, Richard Adkins, Renee French, Ross Jaylo, Olivia, Ryan Heshka, Scott Listfield, Scott Mills, Tim O'Brien, Tom Bagshaw, Tracy Black, Travis Lampe, Thomas Han, Victor Castillo & more
Curator Monte Beauchamp is an award-winning art director and graphic designer who has served as a juror for American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, and Lürzer's Archive. He is the founder and editor of the graphics-illustration-comics annuals BLAB! and BLAB WORLD. His books include A SIDECAR NAMED DESIRE: Great Writers and the Booze that Stirred Them (co-authored with Greg Clarke, HarperCollins-Dey Street), MASTERFUL MARKS: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (Simon & Schuster), and KRAMPUS: The Devil of Christmas (Last Gasp), among others, and have been featured in Entertainment Weekly, Buzz Feed, Vanity Fair, The Chicago Tribune, The Huffington Post, The Believer, Print Magazine, and Publishers Weekly. In 2012, Beauchamp was awarded the Society of Illustrators prestigious RICHARD GANGEL ART DIRECTORS AWARD (for outstanding contributions in promoting and advancing the art of illustration).
REVIEW OF THE FIRST BLAB! SHOW 2005 “In this climate of consumer pollution and corporate framework, it is no small feat when an act of creative freedom rears its pretty head. So when something comes along that is completely unrestrained and devoid of commercial influences it is time for applause. And BLAB! magazine is one of the platforms for unharnessed art that deserves a standing ovation. Started in 1986 and now in its 16th edition, BLAB! is the brainchild of founder, art director, and designer Monte Beauchamp. A magazine/art book in appearance, but without a strict editorial voice or advertising of any kind, it's more of an unconventional medium through which select artists have the freedom to create and express whatever they want across a chunk of pages. BLAB! started out heavy on comics but has expanded to include paintings and other works by countless outsider and fine artists. THE BLAB! SHOW, presented by Copro Gallery, features original artwork selections from the BLAB! anthologies. It's the first group show for the magazine, and if the growth of this refreshing visual platform is any barometer, it won't be the last.”
Ray Caesar 'Study of L’etudiant (Figure)'
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