THE BLAB! SHOW / 15TH 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 / 15TH ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION
BLAB! Web-Preview
WHEN: Exhibit runs; September 12 – October 3, 2020
Opening Reception: Saturday September 12 , 2020 - 1:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Contact: Gary Pressman, Gallery Director Copro Gallery
Brandi Milne 'Sees Himself For The First Time (Exquisite Within)
THE BLAB! SHOW - 15TH ANNUAL
Copro Gallery presents, for its fifthteenth time at the gallery, 'THE BLAB! SHOW / 15TH ANNUAL group exhibition. An ecclectic array of artists featuring the masters & upcoming best of 2020 in Fine Art and Illustration. The show opens September 12, 1:00-6:00PM & continues every Saturday in September, open to the public for viewing the art safely. Only 10 people will be allowed in the gallery at a time with social distancing for Big Brother & INGSOC and masks required. 2+2=5
OVER 60 EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Adam Wallacavage, Amandine Urruty, Amy Crehore, Aniela Sobieski, Anthony Ausgang, Benz and Chang, Bela Ormseth, Brandi Milne, Carlos Fernandez, Casey Weldon, Cathie Bleck, Charlie Immer, Chet Zar, Chris Leib, Chris Mars, Christopher Buzelli, Craig LaRotonda, Danny Galieote,
David Lyle, Deirdre Sullivan-Beeman, Dewi Plass, Erik Mark Sandberg, Gabi de la Merced, Glenn Barr, Jana Brike, Joe Vaux, John Brophy, Josie Morway, Julia Hepburn, Karla Pereira, Lola Gil, Lucia Heffernan, Luke Cheuh, Marc Burckhardt, Mari Shimizu, Matthew Schommer, Meagan Rodgers, Miso, Naoto Hattori, Nicoletta Ceccoli, Nick Sheehy, Nom Kinnear King, Nouar, Owen Smith, Peca, Rachael Bridge,
Ray Caesar, Richard Ahnert, Robert Steven Connett, Ryan Heshka, Sam Wolfe Connelly, Sandra Yagi, Sonya Palencia, Thomas Han, Thomas Ascott, Travis Louie, Victor Castillo, XUE Wang & 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.”
Rachael Bridge, 'Twilight' 24" x 24" oil on panel
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