BROOKLYN ART STUDIOS

Next at Yashar Gallery...

2012-02-06T16:27:00.000-08:00

News from Nathaniel Kressen

2012-02-06T16:12:00.000-08:00

Dear friends and colleagues,

It is with great excitement that I write you with some news on my debut novel Concrete Fever, as well as information on a Bookbinding for Beginners Workshop I'll be leading later this month.

A NUMBERS GAME.
I am proud to report that we are about to surpass 100 copies of the book sold in just under three months. Folks have purchased their hand-stitched and painted copies via our online store (http://secondskinbooks.wordpress.com) as well as at select bookstores in northern Brooklyn.

A WAITING GAME.
Due to an increasing number of back-ordered copies, online orders placed today are estimated to arrive in mid- to late-March. Alternatively, in late-February, a limited number of copies will hit the shelves at Word Bookstore in Greenpoint, as well as at Spoonbill & Sugartown on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg. However, the quickest way to get your copy...

A NEW PASTIME.
... is to attend the interactive seminar I'll be leading this month, titled Bookbinding for Beginners Workshop (Word Bookstore, Tuesday February 21 at 6:00 pm - registration:
http://wordbrooklyn.com/event/bookbinding-beginners-workshop-nathaniel-kressen).

There, I will teach folks how to craft their own (ultra-sleek) notebooks, which they will then get to take home afterward. A hand-stitched, numbered, & painted copy of Concrete Fever will be included with each person's registration.

Thanks for your continued enthusiasm in my work, and best wishes for a strong start to 2012!

Best ,
Nathaniel Kressen
http://secondskinbooks.wordpress.com
http://nathanielkressen.com

Next at Yashar Gallery...

2012-01-05T12:43:00.001-08:00

"Dialogue of Silence"
Lacey Kim

On view: Jan 5 - Jan 21
Opening Reception: Friday, Jan 6, 7-9pm.

www.laceykim.com

Yashar Gallery
276 Greenpoint Avenue, Bldg8, Ground Floor
Brooklyn 11222

Gallery Hours: Wednesday, Thursday 3-5pm, Friday, Saturday 7-9pm

New Studios Available at BAS!

2011-12-10T19:36:00.000-08:00

NEWLY BUILT SEMI PRIVATE AFFORDABLE WORK SPACES

Become part of the growing creative community of Brooklyn Art Studios!

Join painters, sculptors, architects, photographers, textile designers, graphic designers, jewelers, film makers, video artists, installation artists, fashion designers, accessory designers, art restoration, printers, costume designers, writers...

Amenities include: heat, air conditioning, wifi, overhead lighting, ceiling fans, lobby/lounge, kitchenette/breakroom, 14 ft ceilings, utility room with slop sink & supplies, mens/womens restrooms, common area cleaning weekly, mail boxes, package delivery, bike racks on site, Gallery for resident artists, dirty/building space, Open Studios, 24 hr access, 24 hr security on site, large walls separating spaces for privacy.

Prices range from $250+. We also have spaces available in our 3rd floor studios & private spaces available starting at $550 open on our ground floor studios.

Call or e-mail for more information & to view. 718-913-2832 or 718-313-5379.

Book your space for Jan 2012 move in. Receive your FIRST MONTH FREE

PASTORALES CARNIVALES on View at Yashar Gallery

2011-11-06T12:55:00.000-08:00

PASTORALES CARNIVALES

November 11 through November 19, with special events scheduled

Featuring:

Paintings and Sketches by Jessie T. Kressen

Concrete Fever (Limited Run First Edition) by Nathaniel Kressen

Jessie T. Kressen's series Pastorales Carnivales will be on display at Yashar Gallery starting 11/11, which will also mark the release of Nathaniel Kressen's debut novel Concrete Fever. Artwork will be on display during events and open gallery hours, and novel readings at each event.

GALLERY OPENING & BOOK LAUNCH PARTY

Friday, November 11, 7:00 pm.

Readings at 9:11 pm and 11:11 pm.

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FREE PBR NIGHT

Monday November 14, 7:00 pm.

Readings at 9:11 pm and 11:11 pm.

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CLOSING PARTY

Saturday, November 19, 7:00 pm.

"B-side" Readings at 9:11 pm and 11:11 pm.

Click Here

OPEN GALLERY

November 12 through November 19.

Weeknights 6:00 - 9:00 pm.

Weekends 1:00 - 7:00 pm.

Doors open for evening events at 7:00 pm.

Yashar Gallery (276 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn)

Dustin Klare "Somewhere Like This" at Yashar Gallery

2011-10-02T15:43:00.000-07:00

"Fountain Square" (detail), oil/canvas, 48inx 60in, 2011

Dustin Klare

“Somewhere Like This”

Art Exhibition at the Yashar Gallery, Brooklyn

October 7 – 29, 2011

The Yashar Gallery is thrilled to present new work by Dustin Klare. The solo show, “Somewhere Like This”, unveils labor-intensive paintings, drawings, and photos from the artist. Klare has exhibited around the country and is an Adjunct Professor of Art at two universities in New York.

The artist claims that the life force, energy, and motion of an urban environment and its public spaces are striking, powerful, and often beautiful. Such spaces are filled with diverse peoples, co-existing and moving through the urbanscape with a rhythm and harmony akin to a choreographed dance. No matter what their background, each character in this performance plays a vital role in fueling the living, breathing, and pulsating city.

Be it through painting or other media, Klare often attempts to depict these characters as they navigate the urban landscape. The figures in his work do not always adhere to realistic conventions, but rather they often possess elongated, exaggerated, cartoonish features, and contort their bodies into complex yet lyrical poses. This stylized approach allows him to further explore an idealistic equality amongst the figures, a quality that is seldom experienced in settings other than a diverse, public, urban space. He also frequently uses bright color schemes and patterns in the work, amplifying their energy while also reflecting the various textures, surfaces, and fabrics of a crowded urban scene. Each character is unique, but the dense patterns and elaborate layering can begin to blur the edges where one person’s body ends and another begins.

This vibrant and energetic show opens on Friday, October 7^th with a public reception from 6-9pm. The exhibition will remain on view through October 29^th. The gallery is open on Saturdays from 12-4pm or by appointment.

Yashar Gallery
276 Greenpoint Avenue, Bldg. 8, Ground Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11222
http://brooklynartstudiosnyc.blogspot.com/

Contact: dustinjklare@gmail.com

Miscommunications...Closing Reception, Friday Sept. 23rd

2011-09-19T12:11:00.000-07:00

Mixed-media paintings and sculpture by Carla E. Reyes.

CLOSING PUBLIC RECEPTION:

Friday, September 23rd, 6:30pm-9:30pm

On View: Thursday, September 1st – Wednesday, September 28th

Viewing Hours: Wednesdays, 10-3pm
Or by appointment – 718.801.2809 / brooklynartstudios@gmail.com

Learn more about Miscommunications

View artwork by Carla E. Reyes: http://www.carlaereyes.com

Yashar Gallery
276 Greenpoint Avenue, Bldg. 8, Ground Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11222
http://brooklynartstudiosnyc.blogspot.com/
brooklynartstudios@gmail.com

Coming soon to Yashar Gallery...

2011-08-08T21:26:00.000-07:00

Miscommunications...and other mixed-media musings

Mixed-media paintings and sculpture by Carla E. Reyes.

On View: Thursday, September 1st - Wednesday, September 28th

Viewing Hours: Wednesdays, 10-3pm
Or by appointment - 718.801.2809 / brooklynartstudios@gmail.com

Learn more about Miscommunications

View artwork by Carla E. Reyes: http://www.carlaereyes.com

Yashar Gallery
276 Greenpoint Avenue, Bldg. 8, Ground Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11222
http://brooklynartstudiosnyc.blogspot.com/
brooklynartstudios@gmail.com

Nathaniel Kressen's Adopting Skins

2011-07-10T10:01:00.000-07:00

Adopting Skins is a dark comedy that follows a not-so-promising theater troupe as they rehearse their way to production and achieve unexpected transformation. The Relevance Group's first film features the acting talents of Krystel Bua, Jenna Ciralli, Nic Grelli, Marc Sinoway, and Lori Wells; the sure-handed direction of Kathy Lindboe (NoNames); and the quasi-autobiographical writing of Nathaniel Kressen.

Adopting Skins, will be produced by The Relevance Group.

TRAILER & KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN

The movie trailer is posted on a Kickstarter project site (click here)

Work by Nate Langscope on View

2011-07-10T09:56:00.001-07:00

Romy Schroeder at the Bronx Museum

2011-06-20T10:07:00.000-07:00

Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial Exhibition Reception

Sunday, June 26, 2011
Wave Hill Glyndor Gallery, 1−4PM

Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial features works of 72 New York area emerging artists. Organized by guest curators Jose Ruiz and Wayne Northcross, and is presented concurrently at The Bronx Museum of the Arts and Wave Hill.

New Works by Ann Chisholm

2011-06-07T09:03:00.000-07:00

PRETTY VACANT

2011-05-01T20:55:00.000-07:00

Pretty Vacant: A Group Exhibition in a Modern Ruin

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 30, 2011, 6:00 – 10:00pm

Exhibition Dates: May 2, 2011 – May 14, 2011 (by appointment)

Saturday, April 30 · 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Musical Performances: 7:00-9:30 pm

location:
95 4th Street, Brooklyn, NY (F/G to Carroll St.)
Walk south and make left/east on 4th St. toward Hoyt,
between Hoyt and Bond.

For Immediate Release

There is a stalled construction site in Brooklyn sitting vacant, listless, half-built and deserted. Why is it there? Where did the people who built it go? Will it ever become something useful? Or has it already become a modern ruin?

Pretty Vacant is a group exhibition featuring more than 80 NY-based artists.

What would happen if 80 artists were given free-reign in an empty museum and 1 week to produce whatever they saw fit? What would they do? Would they make paintings on the walls? Or knock down the walls and build sculptures out of the debris? Who would be in charge? What if the museum was actually an abandoned building?

Pretty Vacant will be on view by appointment from May 2 – May 14. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, April 30 from 6:00 – 10:00pm.

What would happen if 80 artists worked independently in a shared space for 1 week and the only requirement was that each artist light their own work? Would the shell of a forsaken building provide a framework for a unified vision? Or would the crumbling walls, broken windows and scattered piles of left-over building-materials create a breeding-ground for disorder and fragmented ideas?

Pretty Vacant will take place at 95 4th Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn in an abandoned building.

Pretty Vacant is conceived, organized, funded, and produced solely by the artists involved. After the opening reception on April 30th, viewings can be arranged by appointment from May 2 – May 14th. Photo and video documentation will be made available.

For inquiries, please contact: carloslittle@gmail.com

BYOANYTHING

facebook invite:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=204956182869203

google map:
http://tinyurl.com/95-4thStreet

{Group Show w/Musical Performances}
Cy Amundson, Garen Barsegian, Boveda, Peter Bradley, Michael Budinger, Juanli Carrion, Hsiao Chen, Steven Darden, Trenton Duerksen, Noia Efrat, Fendry Ekel, Andrew Eklund, Jonah Emerson-Bell, FACADE/FASAD, Adriana Farmiga, Amy Feldman, Eric Fertman, Daniele Fraiser, Betsy Friedman, Simone Frazier, Yo Fukui, John Furgason, Patricia Gaeta, Elisa Garcia, Pablo Gomez-Uribe, Tracey Goodman, Joel Greene, Jonah Groeneboer, Group Therapy , Eric Hancock, Jessica Hargreaves, Carlson Hatton, Clara Chapin Hess, An Hoang, Kim Holleman, Aaron King, Richard Knox, Leo Kogan, Mirjam Kort, Camilo Leyva, Alexander Lee, Rena Leinberger, Greg Lindquist, Carlos Little, Lost Mermaids, Kathryn Lynch, Hector Madera-Gonzales, Yuri Masnyj, Esperanza Mayobre, Paul McMahon, Dennis McNany, Max Miller, Timothy Paul Myers, The Objectionists, John Orth, Kimberly Reinhardt, Andrew Reuland, Revel, Josh Rowley, Ama Saru, Matthew Schenning, Jeff Schweitzer, Damion Scott, David Sena, Antonio Serna, Joy Setton, Jee Young Sim, John Small, MiYoung Sohn, Ethan Spigland, Spirit Tours, Suzanne Stroebe, Anthony Titus, Justin Valdes, VizKult, Anton Vojacek, Uri Wegman, Matthew Wilson, Jacob Zurilla

{Musical Performance} Paul McMahon, Boveda, and Lost Mermaids

Little Memories by Andrea Wolf

2011-04-09T21:11:00.000-07:00

Little Memories is a series of tiny intimate video installations made with found footage (super 8 home movies) combined with little mock ups and found objects which create intimate scenarios that reflect on how memories are brought back to us.

You can see more about it at:

http://vimeo.com/21471988

http://memoryframes.org/andreawolf/?p=151

http://kck.st/fCoQmw

Artist Market - Sat + Sun, March 26/27

2011-03-24T07:34:00.000-07:00

You are invited to the new "Artist Market" in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Saturday, March 26th & Sunday, March 27th from 12pm to 7pm

362 Grand street (between Marcy & Havemeyer).

Our vendors are talented painters, sculptors, jewelers, photographers, ceramists, and designers. They will show and sell original works in small-medium format at affordable prices.

The Artist Market will feature live performances around 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Dance-in-the streets-able "Cumbiagra" will play Saturday (outside if there is good weather) and soulful, multi-lingual singer-songwriter "Eleanor Dubinsky" will play on Sunday.

KathleenMcDermott Exhibition Opening 3/24

2011-03-20T20:45:00.001-07:00

Dana Vindigni at Yashar Gallery through March 25

2011-03-11T07:42:00.000-08:00

Most of the time it is rare for me to remember what I dream. I think my dreams are simply constructs of what I have experienced in my daily life without the filter of my conscious mind. A filter made of repressed emotion, judgment and societal scrutiny. Illustration is my personal key to unlocking and investigating this wonderful part of my mind. Columella is a presentation of works that depict some of the imagery I have recollected over the years, floating in my psyche. Each piece carries a unique message and it is my hope that the work establishes an emotional connection the audience.

David Pettibone @ Dacia Gallery

2011-02-07T20:30:00.000-08:00

Clarence With Mountains, by David Pettibone, Oil on Canvas, 64" x 96"

Premonition

February 3 - March 6, 2011

Opening Reception: Thursday, February 3rd

6:00-10:00pm

Meet the artists at opening

Dacia Gallery is pleased to present “Premonition” a Group Exhibition juried by Natalie Tyler, an artist internationally known for her bronze sculpture and Marco Beria, painter, curator and owner of OJO Gallery.

FEATURED ARTISTS

Rachel Burgess

Elizabeth Glaessner

Heather Morgan

David Pettibone

Edina Seleskovic

James Stamboni

Julianne Sterling

Click here for more exhibition information

'Solo' by James Edwin Hall

2011-01-22T12:49:00.000-08:00

'Solo'
by James Edwin Hall
Curated by Sharon R. Reaves, Reaves Gallery

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 5, 6-10pm

On View: February 5-23, 2011

By appt only: 415-250-3201
Email: sharon@reavesgallery.com

Artist Website: http://www.jamesedwin.com

Image: Filius. Digital archival print. 16"x20". 2009

Reaves Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of “SOLO” on Saturday, February 5, 2011. This solitary exhibition features the photography of James Edwin Hall on view through February 23rd.

James Edwin works in street settings, concentrating his efforts in high pedestrian environments. Working with variety of formats (digital, 35mm, and medium format TLR (Twin Lens Reflex)) he is able to create timeless pieces that ensure concentration on the subject and build the integrity of the work.

The timeless appearance is reinforced by the artist’s continuing efforts in cities from the West Coast to Western Europe. Having collected images from San Francisco to the Bible belt of the South, Tennessee, to the archaic scenery of the United Kingdom, the artist frames a plethora of individuals. This breadth of study further enforces the validity of his humanistic theories.

Lastly, all of the imagery put together for the show is of candid nature. By shooting from the hip, sweeping his camera up before a subject’s face, and even concealing his focus with his TLR, the artist maintains the integrity of the human expression.

James Edwin Hall was born and raised in the United Kingdom in Manchester. He moved to the United States at age 11 to the state of Tennessee. He received his education at the University of Tennessee, where he graduated with a B.A. in Studio Arts with a concentration in photography.

He has been living in New York since 2008 continuing his photographic candid street portrait series and seeking inspiration for his continuing abstract figurative paintings. He works and lives in Brooklyn.

His work has been exhibited in galleries in Tennessee and New York, including the 2007 ‘Elixir’ show at the EWING Gallery in which he won Best Undergraduate Entry for his work. His work has also been featured in the Phoenix Literary/Arts Magazine, and online in BBC’s Portrait of Great Britain.

The opening reception for “SOLO” will take place from 7-10pm on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Yashar Gallery, 276 Greenpoint Avenue, Bldg. 8, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11222. The exhibition will run through February 23rd.

Yashar Gallery
276 Greenpoint Avenue, Bldg. 8, Ground Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Prince George Art Show opening night party...

2011-01-13T13:02:00.000-08:00

From Time Out New York...

Prince George Art Show opening night party

The Prince George

Friday, January 14, 2011, 6-9pm

15 E 27th St (between Fifth and Madison Aves)

(212) 471-0870
Subway: N, R, 6 to 28th St
Get directions

Drink, schmooze and peep the work of such contemporary talents as David Pettibone (artwork featured above) and Michael Alan at the soiree. You can also take in some awesomely bizarre performances; watch as topless ladies draw using only their toes, and artist Valmonte Sprout creates paintings with Crayola crayons that she’s chewed up.

Cupcakes and Concrete: Paintings by Brinn Flagg

2011-01-04T08:44:00.000-08:00

Nanny Extraordinaire, 2010, Acrylic on paper, 33 x 50 in.

Cupcakes and Concrete New paintings by Brinn Flagg

On view: January 7- 26, 2011

Opening reception: Friday, January 7, 6 – 9 PM

Imagine being a mother, day in and day out, at 23 years old and the child is not yours. Brinn Flagg has done just that for a year and a half now. With her job title as nanny, she has painted portraits of herself and a child that has shared specific experiences with her. She works from multiple photographs to create her compositions, while also establishing imaginative settings to enliven the difficult or frustrating times. A tense or challenging situation can be made humorous, whimsical, or playful when unique settings are created for the paintings. The narratives relived in the work are seen as her quest to exaggerate a mood through color, pattern and cool fashion.

The paintings on exhibit at Yashar Gallery are a reaction to being a full-time nanny, since graduating college. They explore the emotional undertaking in caring for an infant, not being able to meet new people and dealing with lack of creativity in the job. Coming to terms with the job, the strife has now informed the work. The inventive settings and fanciful outfits have invoked a comical outlook on the role of "surrogate mother". 'Cupcakes and Concrete' is a new series of paintings based on making light of the struggles people her age face. Brinn Flagg's paintings have been exhibited in group exhibitions in galleries throughout the United States and abroad, including the Ise Cultural Foundation in New York; the Copley Society of Art in Boston; the Turchin Center in North Carolina; and the Galleria Sotoportego in Venice, Italy.

Ms. Flagg is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. She received a fellowship to the Vermont Studio Center and was published in Studio Visit magazine. She lives and works in Greenpoint and has recently left childcare to pursue other goals.

Yashar Gallery
276 Greenpoint Avenue, Bldg. 8, Ground Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Contact: Brinn Flagg
914.715.0993
brinn.flagg@gmail.com
http://www.brinnflagg.com

Artist David Sena "Inevitable Futures" Opening

2010-12-24T12:52:00.000-08:00

Inevitable Futures Press Release

2010-12-05T10:56:00.000-08:00

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***

Inevitable Futures

On view: December 9-29, 2010

Opening Reception: December 9, 6-9pm

Yashar Gallery - 276 Greenpoint Avenue building 8 ground floor, Brooklyn NY 11222

Encountering David Sena’s works is much like discovering a mystical document, a map pointing to the reason for human existence, or rather the outer limits, the infinite, the space not yet grasped. In the midst of voids, of what once was, and what has been removed by flame, is the substance of being. The work in Sena’s “Inevitable Futures” is mostly figurative, strictly speaking, but what these ‘drawings’ capture is at once fleeting, difficult to grasp in the very least, and infinite—death, galaxies, and the Higgs’ boson, i.e., ‘the God particle.’ Yet, taking in Sena’s work here is reminiscent of laying back upon the solid earth, damp and fragrantly fecund and looking into the fabric of the night sky and seeing layer upon layer of stars and grasping with that perspective what it is to be a tiny blip of humanity in the infinitely tiny moment of now. What is existential and massive becomes intimate and tangible in Sena’s work, the mark of fire transforms paper and the viewer into an infinite being, proof that art can transfigure, and enlighten.

Time and space are recurring tropes in Sena’s work—two concepts that are often used to ascertain if something is real. Does it exist? Do we exist? In what reality do we exist?

One feels as though the fabric of time is shifting as one examines Sena’s work, a vertigo is evoked, an existential crisis is inspired and we are transformed by looking into the abyss of the infinite. There is comfort in the nothingness, as we come to know voids intimately. Death is always looming but so is the possibility of something beyond it. There are the spaces between us that we navigate physically and theoretically and importantly, the potential of connection and understanding held within those vessels of nil, nothingness. To know our outer limits, to map where we end and infinity begins is a promise of safety, a connection to divinity, which is surely all that is unknown but glimmering at us faintly, just beyond our technology, our mental and spiritual faculties’ grasp. The questions that drive us have never been rendered so beautifully as in Sena’s work. To think the charred edge of a circular hole in paper could bring us closer to the divine—truly, there is magic in this art.

-Emily Basa Besa

INEVITABLE FUTURES will be on view by appointment December 10-29, 2010. To schedule an appointment or for more information please contact

David Sena: senaspace@gmail.com 1-917-554-4299

Inevitable Futures by David Sena

2010-12-05T10:42:00.001-08:00

Inevitable Futures
by David Sena
On view: December 9-29, 2010

Opening Reception: Thursday December 9, 2010, 6-9pm
music by Drumone, Lenny Posso

After Party Sponsored by Ketel One Vodka to be followed by RSVP only
8-11pm RSVP to senaspace@gmail.com

Yashar Gallery
276 Greenpoint Avenue, Building 8 ground floor, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Subway: G to Greenpoint Ave. Stop. Walk east on Greenpoint Ave. just
past Newel St. on right

Driving: BQE to McGuiness, exit 33. Follow McGuiness to Greenpoint
Ave. turn right Yashar Gallery is 2 blocks on right between Newel and
Jewel St.

BEDLAM features Brooklyn Art Studio Artists

2010-11-13T09:34:00.000-08:00

BEDLAM
November 13, 2010 – January 13, 2011
Opening November 13th, 7 – 10pm
Bank Iran
113 Leroy Street
New York, NY

anthony titus • eric fertman • david sena • john furgason • laura napier • nichole van beek • carlos little • cy amundson • boveda • jeremy williams • rebecca haskins • antonio serna • patricia gaeta • philippe arman • max miller • jeremiah stewart • kim reinhart • serban ionescu • kathryn lynch • erin krause • kora manheimer • brent owens

“BEDLAM” will be on view by appointment November 14th, 2010 through January
13th, 2011.

To schedule an appointment or for reproductions and further information please email carloslittle@gmail.com or call 917‐501‐8274

More info

Amelie Mancini featured in the Greenpoint Star

2010-10-27T21:20:00.000-07:00

Excerpt from the Greenpoint Star:

For love of the game

by Holly Tsang

Amélie Mancini is a huge baseball buff. The New York Mets fan and admirer of baseball greats Keith Hernandez, Hank Greenberg, Roger Maris and Daryl Strawberry even has a baseball-themed skin on her cell phone. When Mancini arrived stateside from France six years ago, however, the beloved American pastime was a complete mystery to her.

She picked up some old children’s books about baseball as part of her exploration of America and before long, she was hooked on the sport. The University Paris-Sorbonne graduate, who studied fine arts in college, had found the subjects of her newest series of paintings, titled Sacrebleu! Napoleon Would Have Made A Fine Shortstop!

“Athletes, particularly baseball players, are our modern-day gods and heroes like the Greeks had,” she said. “We look up to them, live through them. They can run faster and hit harder than us.”

Mancini pointed out that just because one embraces a new culture, it doesn’t mean they are getting rid of their old one. Her paintings are those of a French person trying to explore an American thing, which in this case is baseball.

“Every time you come to bat you have the opportunity to do something exceptional,” she said. “That’s sort of what America is like for expatriates.”

‘Sacrebleu! Napoleon Would Have Made A Fine Shortstop!’ is Mancini’s first solo show in New York City. The exhibit opens with a reception on Tuesday, November 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Yashar Gallery, 276 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn. Visit www.ameliemancini.com for more information and to view paintings from the series.

Link to the complete article: http://greenpointstar.com/printer_friendly/10053799

Sacrebleu! Opens at Yashar Gallery November 2nd

2010-10-27T21:03:00.000-07:00

Yashar Gallery is proud to present Amelie Mancini's first solo show in New York City, Sacrebleu! Napoleon Would Have Made A Fine Shortstop, a selection of seven large portraits of exceptional ballplayers. The exhibition will be opening on Tuesday, November 2, from 6 to 9. This newest series of paintings by Amelie Mancini takes its subjects from amongst some of Baseball's most talented figures: Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Jackie Robinson, Ty Cobb, Harvey Haddix, Sandy Koufax and Tom Seaver. Each portrait is made of six small canvases assembled into a larger painting and is a study of a baseball hero at the height of his greatness, hitting a home run, pitching a perfect game, stealing home. But theirs isn't just any baseball field: it is a world of empty houses and ancient arches, built with bright acrylic paint and faux-marble, obeying primal geometry and disturbed by spatial ambiguity, ruled by legends and reveries. A French expatriate and therefore fundamentally an outsider, Amelie Mancini uses this series to probe at the quintessentially American game of baseball from a European point of view. Because she grew up without any knowledge of the game and its history, her attention is first captured by a melancholic face, a bulging bicep, a certain way to wear or lose a hat. Through free-associations and the use of motifs from other eras, she unveils a world marked by a familiar kind of eerieness and an ominous melancholy, unleashing the uncanny ghosts of great things past.

Amelie Mancini was born in Lyon, France in 1982. She studied Art at the Universite La Sorbonne in Paris and received a Master's Degree in Design and Fine Arts in 2005. She went to her first baseball game ever at Shea Stadium in 2007 (Mets lost) and has since become actively obsessed with baseball, in particular with the Metropolitan Base Ball Club of New York. She started painting amazing ballplayers in January 2010. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Read more about the artist in the New York Post

YASHAR GALLERY is located at: 276 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn
Subway: G to Greenpoint Ave stop. Walk east on Greenpoint Ave to Jewel St. Driving: BQE to McGuinness, exit 33. Follow McGuinness to Greenpoint Ave. Turn right. Yashar Gallery is 3 blocks on the right at the corner of Greenpoint and Jewel.

For additional information: http://www.artcat.com/exhibits/12205
http://www.ameliemancini.com
(718) 715-5671

Many thanks to our sponsor Brooklyn Brewery for generously donating their delicious Brooklyn Pennant Ale '55 for the opening reception.

Allison Maletz in Lost Symbols

2010-10-22T11:56:00.000-07:00

Lost Symbols
40 artists in 40 dilapidated rooms.

On view: October 22-31, 2010

Opening Reception: Friday, October 22, 6-11pm

Convent of St. Cecilia

21 Monitor St.,

Brooklyn, NY

More info:http://8lost8.wordpress.com/

Listen to a radio interview with the artist:

http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?show=11744

Next at Yashar Gallery...

2010-10-06T21:11:00.000-07:00

Numbers, Letters, Lines

Mixed-Media Art by Jess Benston and George Panagi

Opening Reception: Friday, October 8, 6-9pm

On view: October 8-29, 2010
Viewing Hours: Thurs 5-7pm, Fri by appt, Sat 12-3pm

YASHAR GALLERY

276 Greenpoint Ave, Bldg 8, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY

brooklynartstudios[at]gmail.com

View artwork by Jess Benston and George Panagi:

http://jessbenston.carbonmade.com/

George Panagi @ ArtSlant

Brooklyn Art Studios 1st Annual Group Exhibition

2010-09-28T20:39:00.000-07:00

Join us for the opening reception of the Brooklyn Art Studios 1st Annual Group Exhibition, kicking off the Brooklyn Art Studios Fall 2010 Open Studios weekend, featuring paintings, video / sound installations, and mixed-media work by the artists of BAS.

Friday, October 1^st, 5pm - 9pm

Yashar Gallery, 276 Greenpoint Ave, Bldg 8, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY

2010 OPEN STUDIOS - OCT 2+3

2010-09-28T10:30:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn Art Studios and Yashar Gallery are hosting the 2nd annual Open Studios event on the weekend of October 2nd and 3rd, 2010. Over 70+ artists in two buildings working in a variety of media will open their doors to the public, and Yashar Gallery will present a salon style group exhibition of the artists of BAS. Art, music, refreshments, performances, film screenings...

SAVE THE DATES!

Brooklyn Art Studios and Yashar Gallery
2010 OPEN STUDIOS

Saturday, October 2nd, 12-6pm
Sunday, October 3rd, 12-6pm

B.A.S. - 276 Greenpoint Avenue
Bldg. 8 - Ground Floor + Building 1 - 3rd Floor
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

(G train to Greenpoint Avenue)

Carla E. Reyes in Artisphere Magazine

2010-09-21T22:01:00.000-07:00

Kenneth Browne featured in two exhibitions...

2010-09-20T14:24:00.001-07:00

IN NY Magazine highlights Kim Luttrell

2010-09-18T19:39:00.000-07:00

Let It Rock

- from IN New York Magazine

“Lizard King” (2010) by Kim Luttrell

In her current series, Artist Kim Luttrell creates striking images of rock stars and Hollywood icons.

A trained graphic designer originally from Kentucky, artist Kim Luttrell moved to New York in 1991 and has expanded her oeuvre to include bold, striking paintings. Her latest series focuses on rock music legends and Hollywood celebrities. Among the vivid pieces is “Lizard King” (above, 2010), an acrylic on canvas illustrating musician and songwriter Jim Morrison, the late lead singer of the classic 1960s band The Doors.

» Susan Eley Fine Art, 46 W. 90th St., 1-917-952-7641

http://www.innewyork.com/this_month/eclectic_collector.html

Installation by Kathleen McDermott on View

2010-09-02T16:36:00.000-07:00

Articulations

An installation by Kathleen McDermott in conjunction with the 11bc Community Garden

Opening Reception:

Friday, September 10th

5-9 pm

626 E. 11th St., between Avenue B and C

Joe Morales Closing Reception September 10th

2010-08-25T17:32:00.000-07:00

W H O? Brooklyn Painter/Designer, Joseph Anthony Morales.

W H A T? Closing reception for solo show: “Who the Hell is Joe Morales?” Paintings, video and original Morales Designs Artwear on view.

W H E R E? Yashar Gallery, 276 Greenpoint Avenue, Bldg 8, Ground Floor, Brooklyn NY, 11222

W H E N? Friday, September 10, 8pm-12am.

W H Y? To show “the progression of a painting style influenced by the melodic improvisations of jazz music, surrealistic painting, stained glass, Chinese calligraphy and graffiti. To introduce the community to this artist's creative voice, which eventually led to the launching of a brand.

Also on view..."BRAINCRASH-THE HEAD OF GOD," a video where the viewer is taken on a visual and sonic trip inside a space representing the brain of the artist. The piece is accompanied by the abstract musical stylings of "777 THEORY," a local, experimental group.

Read an interview with the artist at:

ALPHABET PONY: NYC's Art & Literature blog

Kim Luttrell in Divas Divos & Deities

2010-08-24T17:34:00.000-07:00

For more info click this link: Susan Eley Fine Art

Work by Kim Luttrell on View

2010-08-13T17:49:00.000-07:00

"The Art of Captivity," Part Two: Curated by Susan Eley

Susan Crile,
Ayakoh Furukawa,
Barbara Bashlow,
Kentaro Hiramatsu,
Jessica M. Kaufman,
Kim Luttrell,
Fernando Molero,
Carolyn Monastra,
Anne Sherwood Pundyk, Heather Boose Weiss,
and Elizabeth White

Susan Eley Fine Art
46 West 90th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10024

October 26 to December 3, 2010
Opening reception October 26, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
With panel discussion date to be announced

Gallery hours: Tuesday - Thursday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, and by appointment

For information please call: 917-952-7641
or visit: http://theartofcaptivity.blogspot.com/2010/07/press-release_22.html

Rosa Parks, digital bus tickets on panel, by Kim Luttrell (above left)
In Hiding, Photo Etching on Stonehedge - 2004 - 7.5in x 9.5in - 1/1, by Kim Luttrell (above right)

Next at Yashar Gallery...

2010-07-31T11:26:00.001-07:00

Death of the Musicians, oil on canvas, 6 1/2' x 6'

WHO THE HELL IS JOE MORALES???
On view August 19- September 10, 2010

Opening Reception: Thursday, August 19, 6pm-10pm

By appointment Monday-Saturday, contact 347.418.1840

YASHAR GALLERY @ Brooklyn Art Studios
276 Greenpoint Avenue, Bldg. 8, Ground Floor
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

View artwork: www.josephmorales.com

Purchase artwork: www.popprintsny.com

Affordable Prints+Reproductions by Carla E. Reyes

2010-07-19T08:57:00.000-07:00

Texture Garden - Flora I - Framed Print by Carla E Reyes

Carla E. Reyes is pleased to announce the availability of affordable prints and reproductions of selected artworks online at Fine Art America .com! Now art lovers can purchase images of Carla’s mixed-media paintings on greeting cards around $5, giclee prints starting at $20, and prints on stretched canvas starting at $50, in a variety of sizes and finishes, and available with customized matting and framing!

Shop for prints by Carla E. Reyes now: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/carla-e-reyes.html

David Sena in Benefit Art Show

2010-07-17T07:49:00.000-07:00

MATTY NO TIMES ART BENEFIT

On September 9, 2009, Matty No Times (Three Kings Tattoo) noticed that his legs had become severely swollen. He went to an emergency room and three hours later, after multiple blood tests, was informed that he was in liver failure (see details below). Now, about 8 months later, Matty is on his way back but is in severe financial debt.

A group of all star artists, including Brooklyn Art Studios own David Sena, have joined together for a remarkable show to help Matty pay off his medical expenses. The show will be at the YES Gallery (http://yesgalleryyes.com/) located at 147 India Street and Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint (Brooklyn) The exhibition will run from July 17th to July 23rd with a special opening reception on Saturday, July 17th from 5 - 10PM at YES Gallery with special Guest DJ Jesse Jones (Yuppicide).

ALL ART IS $350 OR LESS, and raffle goodies from KCDC Skate Shop, Tattoo Elite International, Waverly Color Company and more. The goal of this exhibition is not only to support Matty No Times, but to also present a spectacular array of noted artists, allowing our friends and peers, art lovers and collectors to view and obtain works that are both affordable and of exceptional quality, and to do this while we help out our friend and colleague. This is going to be an amazing, HUGE art exhibition with some incredible artists donating art. Don’t miss it!!

Contributing artists:
Chris O’Donnell -- Scott Campbell -- Eddie Deutsche -- Florian Bertmer -- Timothy Hoyer -- Regino Gonzales -- Kelly Krantz -- Robert Atkinson -- Henry Lewis -- Grime -- Gillian Goldstein -- Mike Rubendall -- Michelle Tarentelli -- Scott Sylvia -- James O’Brien -- Fernando Lions -- Chad Koeplinger -- Jesse Jones -- Todd Noble -- JK6 -- Phil Holt -- Troy Denning -- Jon Mirro -- Seth Ciferri -- John Breiner -- Kristen Ferrell -- Nick Caruso -- Dennis McNett -- Thomas Hooper -- Nikki Balls -- Adam Patterson -- Jamie Ruth -- Dawn Cook -- SINNED -- Amanda Lynn -- Kevin LeBlanc -- Horitaka -- Daniel Albrigo -- Juan Puente -- Steve Byrne -- Ethan Morgan -- Danielle Distefano -- Kiku Iioka -- Oscar Garcia – AKO -- Josh Lord -- Stephanie Tamez -- David Cavalcante -- Daniel Mirro -- Matt Greenhalgh -- Jeff Srsic -- Steve Huie -- Tomas Garcia -- Zoe Sonenberg -- Seth Wood -- Sweety -- Diego Mannino -- John Reardon -- Chris Conn -- David Sena -- Erick Reith -- Marina Inoue -- Chuck Daly -- Jason Kundell -- Marcus Kuhn -- Brad Fink -- Adam Hays -- Charlie Foos -- Dima Drjchuin -- Brad Stevens -- Jen Lee-- Levi Polzin -- Patrick Conlon -- Dan Taylor -- Zam -- King Ron -- Eric Zona -- Beua Brady -- Jason Flanell -- Becca Roach -- Matt Vancura -- Gianna Maria Galli -- Trevor Bittinger -- Kelly Vetter -- Andre Malcolm -- Aaron Coleman -- B.J. Betts -- NORM -- Byron Velasquez -- Rodrigo -- Melo -- Armando Rascon -- Jeremy Swed -- Adam Suerte -- Duane W. -- Peter Caruso -- Alex Mcwatt -- Myles Karr -- Mohawk John -- Paul Bosch -- Annie Lloyd -- Dan Trochio -- Josh Egnew -- Dan Sinnes -- Steve Burlton -- Alex Wuillot -- Jeff P -- Jason June -- Rude Waterzooi -- Sarah Eave -- Brian Montuori -- Nille -- Eric Jones -- Magie Serpica -- Polly Hatter -- Sue Sattler -- Christopher Rini -- Mark Harada

For further information please contact Jesse Lee at: jesseleed1@gmail.com

Allison Maletz Featured on Artist Daily!

2010-07-10T18:05:00.000-07:00

Read all about Allison Maletz's painting technique and artwork in the ArtistDaily blog.

Artist Megan Cedro Featured Online!

2010-07-07T07:42:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn Art Studios artist Megan Cedro is featured online in "the gamine" Art+Fashion blog!

Check it out: http://www.thegamine.com/

And don't miss her upcoming exhibition at Yashar Gallery opening this Friday, July 9, from 6-9pm:

A Wonderful Tragic Life - Recent Works by Megan Cedro

FEATURED ARTIST: Christopher Paquet

2010-07-05T13:11:00.000-07:00

Christopher Paquet was born in Marlton, New Jersey, 1975. He earned an M.F.A. from Goldsmiths, London, in 2003. He was one of 16 young painters to be included in the 2007 Goldsmiths survey at the White Box gallery in New York. His work is widely collected in the United Kingdom, the United States and Europe.

Artist statement (excerpt):
“The works selected for Into the Void are investigations into the power of language. They employ a subjective departure into fantasy or hysteria as a strategy to address the forces at play behind semblance. They endeavor to explode the heroic, the pathetic, law and fairy tales alike, in the interest of understanding that which underlies human endeavor. To know language, first one must be willing to crash it into the wall. Only when we are picking through the debris of the old can we formulate the new. Each of us reaches out though the dark primordial void to become active agents in our worlds.” -Christopher Paquet

To learn more about the artist and his most recent exhibition "Into the Void," at Hoffman LaChance Contemporary, visit: http://www.hoffmanlachancefineart.com

Next at Yashar Gallery...

2010-06-23T20:22:00.000-07:00

Artist Megan Cedro was born in the southern swamplands and began her exploration of drawing during high school in New Jersey. It was at this point in time Megan crafted her signature style that has resonated throughout her entire current collection of work - drawing herself and her friends as "cartoons' in awkward teenage situations. To this day, the personal grasp for human identity and self-awareness in a constantly changing and amorphous body is the dominant motif in her work. The cartoon-like images are highly expressive, symbolic and often anthropomorphic perceptions of the people around her. While attending Fort Lauderdale's Art Institute for Fashion design, Megan's drawings took on an entirely new dimension - the once out-of-place awkward creatures became mature and beautiful beings - seamless elements of design in human form, entirely unique in their own disproportional beauty. Megan's paintings of stretched, stringy, and solemn young ladies and prophet-like portraits of men with beards composed of birds remind us of Tim Burton's early paintings of eccentric characters, mixed with a grace of Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Behind the expressive, large eyes of her characters a Gothic Tale of unspeakable beauty emerges. Her mademoiselles and other imaginary friends are on view at Yashar Gallery, July 9th-29th.

A Wonderful Tragic Life - Recent Works by Megan Cedro
Opening Reception: Friday, July 9th, 6-10pm
(With treats from Sixpoint Craft Ales and Mast Brothers Chocolate)

On view: July 9th-29th

View artwork by Megan Cedro: http://www.megancedro.com/

FLOWER POWER! Closing Reception, Wed., June 23

2010-06-22T20:35:00.000-07:00

Flower Power! Mixed-Media Floral Art by Carla E. Reyes

Closing Reception: Wednesday, June 23, 6-9pm
On view: Thursday, June 3 - Thursday, June 24
Viewing Hours: Fridays 1-6pm and by appointment: brooklynartstudios@gmail.com

Texture Garden: Flora Series is a group of textural, mixed-media, floral paintings by Carla E. Reyes, exploring the cycles of nature and the human desire to capture and possess it. All of the paintings are inspired by actual images of man-made objects that were created from a variety of materials (clay, metal, stone, etc.) depicting a floral motif, set in a natural environment and undergoing the natural and chemical processes of aging and weathering. Carla’s artwork explores the color, texture, and character of natural and man-made surfaces, particularly in a state of change or interaction; which she finds both profound and beautiful. Flowers in particular, are cherished objects of nature that humans seek to preserve, but their seasonal appearance in nature, and short life span in unnatural environments, remind us of the fleeting and precious nature of existence. The work is meant to bring attention to the cycles of life, nature, and change, and the beauty of the processes that take place at any given moment.

Carla E. Reyes is a professional fine and decorative artist, exhibiting and selling her artwork in NYC and along the East Coast in commercial galleries, non-profit, and alternative spaces, since 2000. She received her B.F.A. in Restoration and Fine Arts from F.I.T., NYC. Carla also works as a decorative interior finisher, theater scenic artist, muralist, and art educator. Carla’s artwork has been featured in a variety of publications and media including The New York Times, The New York Daily News, BBC World News, The Queens Chronicle, and more. Her complete portfolio can be viewed at: http://www.carlaereyes.com

Flower Power! Mixed-Media Floral Art by Carla E. Reyes features new works from the Texture Garden: Flora Series, as well as other textural collage paintings from previous bodies of work that explore a floral motif or theme. The exhibition is on view from June 3 - 24, 2010 at Yashar Gallery.

YASHAR GALLERY @ Brooklyn Art Studios
276 Greenpoint Avenue, Bldg. 8, Ground Floor
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

View and/or purchase artworks from the exhibition: Flower Power! @etsy.com

Kiyomi Yamagishi Art Jewelry Show

2010-06-15T16:34:00.000-07:00

Kiyomi Yamagishi Art Jewelry Show

at Gallery Wats

Jun 21st - 26th, 2010

10:00am - 6:00pm

Gallery Wats

5-44-4, Minami- aoyama, #103

Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

tel 03-3499-2662

www.wa2.jp

www.kiyomiyamagishi.com

Kim Luttrell Featured in Group Exhibition

2010-06-06T13:46:00.000-07:00

FEATURED ARTIST: David Sena

2010-05-27T19:54:00.000-07:00

Exciting announcements from "Senaspace"...

David Sena is currently in Rome, Italy, and will be doing a performance piece with his fire drawings on Wednesday, May 26th, at ROMA - The Road to Contemporary Art Fair 2010. He will be creating a live drawing measuring 5 x 9 feet as part of the BangArt Magazine party during the international art fair. The event will be completely documented on video and on view at http://www.senaspace.com soon, along with additional videos and new fire drawings and tattoos.

Check out some of his new work, created at Brooklyn Art Studios, in a recent write-up by the guys at Coolhunting.com. David is also taking appointments for studio visits and will have an open studio event in the coming months...

Links to more info about all of the above:

http://www.romacontemporary.it/

http://www.bangart.it/we-are-the/beast.html

http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/david-sena.php

Flower Power! Opens June 3rd at Yashar Gallery

2010-05-24T07:15:00.000-07:00

Flower Power! Mixed-Media Floral Art by Carla E. Reyes

Opening Reception: Thursday, June 3, 6-9pm

View photos from the Opening Reception

Closing Reception + Viewing: Wednesday, June 23, 6-9pm

On view: Thursday, June 3 - Thursday, June 24

Viewing Hours: June 3-June 24, Fridays 1-6pm and by appointment - brooklynartstudios@gmail.com

View and/or purchase available artworks from the exhibition online

YASHAR GALLERY @ Brooklyn Art Studios
276 Greenpoint Avenue, Bldg. 8, Ground Floor
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Life in Pompeii: Recent Paintings by Susan Metrican - Opens this Saturday

2010-05-03T20:14:00.000-07:00

Life in Pompeii
Recent Paintings by Susan Metrican

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 8, 6pm - 9pm
On view: May 8- May 28
(Viewing Hours: By appointment 646.270.3036)

For more info, contact: brooklynartstudios@gmail.com

Yashar Gallery @ Brooklyn Art Studios
276 Greenpoint Avenue, Bldg. 8, Ground Floor
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

View more artwork by Susan Metrician

BAS Artists Recognized in Juried Show

2010-04-25T20:44:00.000-07:00

The Greenpoint Gallery in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, held its first ever, massive, open call, juried art show event on Friday, April 9, 2010. In true salon fashion they covered every inch of gallery wall space with over 200 artworks by 60+ artists. The event was very well attended and 25 works were sold.

Brooklyn Art Studios artists BiZzid and Carla E. Reyes, were both recognized as runner-ups and will be invited to participate in a future curated group exhibition at the Brooklyn non-profit space. Stay tuned for more details about the upcoming show…

BiZzid was 2nd runner-up and sold the painting pictured above (top left). Carla was a 4th runner-up with her mixed-media works from her Miscommunications Series.

To learn more about the event and the space, visit: http://www.Thegreenpointgallery.com or look them up on Facebook under Greenpoint Gallery.

On View at Yashar Gallery

2010-04-20T22:00:00.000-07:00

Yashar Gallery @ Brooklyn Art Studios opened its doors in April 2010, and hosts monthly rotating exhibitions featuring the professional artists at Brooklyn Art Studios.

2010 SPRING/SUMMER SCHEDULE PREVIEW

Summer Visions, Psychic Predictions, Memories Yet To Come
The Royal Art of Christina Dallas
Opening Reception: Thursday April 8, 6pm - 9pm
On view: April 8 - April 28
(Viewing Hours: Saturdays, 1-6pm, and by appointment 917.701.1956)

Life in Pompeii
Recent Paintings by Susan Metrican
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 8, 6pm - 9pm
On view: May 8- May 28
(Viewing Hours: By appointment 646.270.3036)

Flower Power! Mixed-Media Floral Art by Carla E. Reyes
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 3, 6-9pm
On view: June 3 - June 24
(Viewing Hours: Fridays, 1-6pm and by appointment 718.801.2809)
**Additional exhibition related events to be scheduled**

For more info, contact: brooklynartstudios@gmail.com

Yashar Gallery @ Brooklyn Art Studios
276 Greenpoint Avenue, Bldg. 8, Ground Floor
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Yashar Gallery's 1st Opening Exhibition - Thursday, April 8th, 6-9pm!!

2010-04-01T11:08:00.000-07:00

More art by Christina Dallas: http://www.christinadallas.com/

FEATURED ARTIST: Christina Dallas

2010-03-25T15:56:00.000-07:00

The work of Christina Dallas is mixed media, mainly involving her use of photography, referencing its use as a tool of documentation to institutions, as well as to its deeper magical and psychic properties that become a testament to memory and proof of the existence of a physical self and the ability of the camera to become a conduit to deeper explorations of the soul.

View Christina’s work at: http://www.christinadallas.com

Featured Artist: Maya Batash

2010-02-27T17:10:00.000-08:00

As a painter, my art is about tapping into one's unconscious emotions. I focus on the inner beauty of the world around us, rather than on the external appearance alone. I want to make people feel, as well as to see. Although my paintings have elements of reality -- my hope is to transcend reality, and invite the viewer to enter that unelaborated space, where an awareness of one's soul and of a higher power can be felt. Similarly my films are about using the senses to go beyond the senses--using music and visuals to create an experience that is powerfully felt, rather than merely understood.

Learn more about Maya and her artwork at http://www.mayavisuals.com/index.html

Artwork by Ken Bae on View at Art Student's League

2010-01-19T20:57:00.000-08:00

Film by Karen Y Chan on View

2010-01-19T20:03:00.000-08:00

Super-8 film still from "HOTEL,"by Karen Y Chan

Artwork by Carla E. Reyes on View

2010-01-14T11:48:00.000-08:00

The MIDOMA Retrospective Exhibition 2000-2010.
A snapshot of 10 years, 60 Art Shows and 1500 Pieces of Contemporary Art Work

Carla E. Reyes, David Platt, Jene Youtt, Kristen Haskel, Lewis Folden, Michael Lindwasser, Randall Barquero, Stella Lillig, Steve Riley, Steven Cogle and Tom Matt.

Opening Reception:
Thursday, January 21, 2010, 6-8:30pm
On view through February 13, 2010.

Midoma
439 East 75th Street
NYC

http://www.midoma.com/

Kim Luttrell at Art Miami

2009-11-23T18:52:00.000-08:00

Artwork by Kim Luttrell will be on view with Susan Eley Fine Art at Art Miami. Art Miami is celebrating its 20th year and is the longest running contemporary art fair in Miami. Art Miami is one of the most important venues for modern and contemporary art in the United States.

Located at Art Miami Pavillion at Midtown Blvd (NE 1st Ave) Between NE 31st & NE 32nd St, Miami FL.

Fair Hours:
Lotus House Benefit, Tuesday Dec 1, 5:30-7pm
VIP Preview, 7pm-10:30pm
Wed, Dec 2 - Sat, Dec 5, 11am-7pm
Sun Dec 6, 11am-5pm

General Admission applies

For complete show information visit www.art-miami.com

Susan Metrician featured in In-Studio/Tangent exhibition

2009-11-18T10:45:00.000-08:00

In-Studio/Tangent: An exhibition curated by Marshall Harmon in conjunction with the the League Treatment Center and League Artists Natural Design (LAND) on view November 6th – December 6th, 2009.

In-Studio features the work of artists living with autism-spectrum disabilities whose creative talents qualify them to participate in an immersive studio program. The artists are led in group projects by Marshall Harmon, Workshop Visiting Artist. Artists Matt Murphy (Art Specialist and a founding team member of LAND) and Susan Metrican (Gallery/Habitation Coordinator) guide and support each artist’s personal exploration.

Established in 2005, LAND is the latest program of the League Treatment Center, a unique studio that helps artists develop their skills in a nurturing environment, as well as market their vibrant work. LAND has gained worldwide support from curators, collectors, writers, and arts organizations, dedicated to social change and the expansion of the art world.

Tangent features the work of Marshall Harmon, Matt Murphy, and Susan Metrican from the LAND studio. All three artists differ in style, yet each draws inspiration from LAND’s creative environment.

Susan Metrican’s series of still-life paintings reveal the preciousness of ordinary objects. Incorporating scale and a sense of humor, Metrican’s images explore the lines between intimacy, awkwardness, and distance.

Regular exhibition hours will be Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5:30 pm. JDK Gallery - 47 Maple Street in Burlington, Vermont

More information: JDK Gallery

Brooklyn Art Studios is growing!

2009-11-18T07:00:00.000-08:00

Brooklyn Art Studios is growing! The Brooklyn Art Studios - Building 8 at 276 Greenpoint Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, now has ground floor studio/work spaces.

New private spaces include: heat, wifi, overhead lights, large windows, ceiling fans, 24 hr access, 24 hr security & cameras, break room, vending machines, mens/womens restrooms, utility room with slop sink and supplies, showroom/gallery space, 16 ft ceilings (build up storage lofts), load in/load out from dock area, area for dirty work/sawing, mail boxes for mail delivery, bike racks on site, lots of area parking/on site parking nights and weekends, open studio events and blog spot/web link.

Some spaces will include:
170sf floor space / 800sf wall space
190sf floor space / 950sf wall space
290sf floor space / 1175sf wall space
230sf floor space / 1000sf wall space

Call for more info and to view: 718-313-5379. (Or email: lfa17@ymail.com)

"Artist Spotlight" Film on Painter, Cassy Giacci

2009-11-11T10:32:00.000-08:00

Rogue Space - Chelsea and FilmsOnArtists.com present the first in a series of “Artist Spotlight” events on Thursday, November 19th, 6pm-9pm. The Artists Spotlight series is a monthly art opening combined with documentary film screening on a New York Artist.*

“Artists Spotlight” is an initiative of documentary filmmaker and gallery owner Kevin OʼHanlon and aims to showcase the artistic process and intent behind the work on exhibit. The films allow the viewer to observe the artist in the studios…at the height of their creative process or discussing their art, and invite the viewer to make a connection with the artist.

“It is a unique and fun concept”, says OʼHanlon, “Itʼs an instant propulsion into the public eye for the artists and a departure from a traditional gallery setting. My hope is that art fans will be able to connect far more earnestly with an artistʼs work by connecting with the process of its creation. Film is a very powerful medium and I believe it will play a major role in art exhibition as the gallery struggles with news models for creating excitement and stimulating investment in art.”

The first film in the series is on Brooklyn Art Studios own; Painter, Cassy Giacci. Editor is Michelle Vargas.

What the critics are saying:The subject that is OʼHanlonʼs current passion is the artist. Located in the middle of Chelsea, the filmmaker found the rare opportunity to open a space that would allow him to connect with his subjects.Unlike many other galleries - the joining of film and art brings to focus the personal and technical development of an artist that resides behind the works, which would normally be unseen. - Fine Art Magazine.

View artwork by Cassy Giacci: http://www.cassandragiacci.com/

FEATURED ARTIST: Johnny Bergmann

2009-11-06T07:15:00.000-08:00

STUDIO 4 is an independent documentary production house. Directors Meredith Binder and Johnny Bergmann are collaborating to bring compelling personal stories to you through the mediums of film and video. Currently, Johnny's first feature GENDER REDESIGNER is airing on LOGO and will shortly be distributed on DVD. Meredith's first feature TRADITION is currently in production and will be edited in this studio.

In "Gender Redesigner," Filmmaker Johnny Bergmann explores the plight of a man who was born into the body of a woman in this introspective and often funny look at the existence of the modern transsexual.

Signs that everything wasn’t quite right came early and often for fAe. Though he was “born with girl parts,” a trip to the girls’ room on the first day of school was met with terrified screams. At age three, industrious little fAe dreamt of devising a synthetic penis, which he hoped would let him pee like a boy. Early on, fAe found some comfort in a lesbian identity but knew this was not his true self. Years of introspection led to the undeniable conclusion that fAe was a man mistakenly endowed with a woman’s body. His caring —but somewhat careless — brother notes that these biological errors simply occur sometimes, likening fAe’s condition to that of a boy from a recent magazine article he read—a boy born with fins for feet.

Unfazed, fAe undertakes a regimen of testosterone injections, leading up to a painful and irreversible double mastectomy (which he gleefully refers to as “getting my breasts chopped off”). With the support of friends and family, fAe completes his gender transformation, but difficulties arise along the way. Daily struggles pile up beside more serious ones: How does a recent graduate raise huge sums of money for an “optional” procedure? How can fAe’s mom learn to love a son when she had raised a daughter? Now more outwardly male, how does fAe reconcile the female traits he wants to retain? And, perhaps most daunting of all, how does fAe transform, not in New York or San Francisco, but in rural Pennsylvania?…
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There will be ongoing screenings of "Gender Redesigner" in studio 1300 at the 1st Open Studios @ Brooklyn Art Studios on Friday, November 6, 6-9pm and Saturday, November 7, 1-6pm.

Click here to watch a preview of the film!

FEATURED ARTIST: Kiyomi Yamagishi

2009-10-27T19:57:00.000-07:00

"I seek inspiration from the beauty and power of nature. Through my jewelry I hope to share with you my respect for, and the happiness I receive from, the world of nature."

View more work by Kiyomi:
http://www.kiyomiyamagishi.com/

FEATURED ARTIST: BiZZiD

2009-10-26T16:49:00.000-07:00

BiZZiD was born 32 BBY on the remote desert planet Tatooine. Raised by his mother and a Toydarian junk dealer, BiZZiD a renowned speeder bike mechanic and pilot escaped to Earth's New York of America where he paints pictures of the things he likes such as bicycles and filthy dirty toilets. In BiZZiD's universe Transformers exists alongside Leigh Bowery and El Plastico Piranha who was a real live person and not something that was just made up now. BiZZiD can most often be found sleeping on a park benches or vomiting on the sidewalk.

http://www.brooklynartproject.com/profile/BiZZiD

Fall Open Studios, November 6 + 7

2009-10-26T11:43:00.000-07:00

Microsoft Word - Press Release Fall OS

FEATURED ARTIST: Karen Y. Chan

2009-10-25T17:16:00.000-07:00

The work of Karen Y Chan explores isolation and how it manifests in our everyday lives and consciousness. Her tools are super 8mm film, video, and sound recordings. Karen is based in New York City.

FEATURED ARTIST: Ana Paola

2009-10-23T22:25:00.000-07:00

Ana Paola studied painting and drawing from life at Knox College in Illinois, and at the University of Kansas. She worked in Chicago for nearly four years before moving to New York.

“Having inherited a Midwest limited/basic palette, I try to make sense of the clutter found in my surroundings. Often starting from life, alignments are fictionalized and reality is suppressed to give the viewer an intimate and optimistic look into ordinary and isolated places. Lately, I am exploring my Mexican heritage, recognizing how it influences color choice and the tendency to record my own narrative.

Above all, I think hope tends to be the focal point of my work, whether I'm recording people on the train in sketchbooks, or trying to capture the magnitude of skyscrapers. For me, it really comes down to how we inspire people to continue the hard work they do. And I've found, it's by working hard oneself.”

View Ana’s work at:

http://www.anapaolaart.com/