Wretched Glory Opening: August 2010

Richmond's Showposter and Flyer Art

Curated by Patrick Godfrey and Spencer Hansen, a retrospective of hand-printed posters, flyers, and handbills featuring Richmond bands and venues dating from the late 70's to the present..These are the images that have defined both the music scene and the streets of Richmond through the years.

Amazing window installation by Melody Gulick

RVA came to photograph the show

Artist and DJ Eric Eaton provided the jams

Another successful First Friday!

FLUX

July 2nd - 31st

FLUX ( the state of constant change in which all things exist)

A diverse collection of work by emerging local and national artists including Kombo Chapfika (Atlanta), Jason Deganis(Buffalo), Eric Eaton (Richmond), Kevin Orlosky(Richmond) and Nicole Rosato (Boston) opens at Ghostprint Gallery on Friday, July 2nd and shows through July 31^st, 2010.

Eric Eaton Orange Slide #1 slide collage 36 x 36 in.

Eric Eaton Safety Meeting slide collage 36 x 36 in.

Jason Deganis Boy Soldier mixed media 22.5 x 15 in.

Jason Deganis Seoul Rain mixed media 22.5 x 12 in.

Kombo Chapfika Yabai (omg) mixed media on canvas 25 x 16 in.

Kombo Chapfika Candy Mountain mixed media on canvas 24 x 30 in.

Kevin Orlosky Sustainable Resourcefulness toner, enamel and mylar on wood panel 15 x 22 in.

Kevin Orlosky Adapting to Desire over Need toner, enamel andmylar on wood panel 12 x 20 in.

Nicole Rosato Brian: Trumbull, CT map on glass 15 x 12 in.

Nicole Rosato Lindsay: Lorain, OH map on glass 15 x 12 in.

Richmond Illustrators Invitational Show

June 4 to June 26th

This invitational show features the work of an eclectic group of young Richmond illustrators: Holly Camp, Jenna Chew, Katie McBride, Andy Parrish, Eric Seat, Doug Thompson, and Andrew R. Wright.

Holly Camp Good Hair Day 12.75 x 15 in.

Jenna Chew Untitled from sketchbook, watercolor and graphite on paper, 9.75 x 7 in.

Katie McBride Schwinn World, ink acrylic and gouache 8.5 x 5.5 in.

Andy Parrish Margot Tenenbaum, oil 11 x 17 in.

Eric Seat Kurt Vonnegut, mixed media 10 x 12 in.

DougThompson Swimming with Sharks, watercolor 11 x 13 in.

Andrew R. Wright Huxwhukw Mask, oil on Canson Mi-Teintes Paper 5.5 x 13 in.

Excellent turnout for First Friday this month!

Artist Holly Camp at First Friday

Francisco Amaya: Beheld but Unknown

May 7th to May 29th, 2010

“I like to meditate on the patterns all around us that carry an inexplicable meaning, a feeling that starts with the eyes but ends up floating in the space inches above the head – beheld, but unknown,” Amaya explains.

These patterns recur in his paintings in the intimate similarity of trees, maps, telephone lines- indicators of the web-like lattice that structures his reality while his drawings evoke the architectural ghosts that inhabit the urban space.

King Tut acrylic on canvas, 47.25 x 55.5 in.

American Plastic oil on canvas, 82 x 47.5 in.

Bug Splat at 70 Miles Per Hour acrylic on canvas, 59 x 36 in.

Holbein: The King acrylic on canvas, 47 x 35.25 in.

Rock, Paper, Scissors acrylic on canvas, 82 x 47.5 in.

Tree Lines #2 oil on canvas, 45 x 64 in.

Tree Aerial red oxide on paper, 22 x 23 in.

Neal Iwan: What are the Odds?

Showing April 2 - May 1, 2010

Neal Iwan is a versatile artist and illustrator living in Richmond,Virginia. "What Are the Odds" focuses on the lure of the horse and horse racing and Iwan captures the beauty of the animals and the excitement and movement of the race course in this new series of paintings.

The Furlong oil on panel, 18 x 30 in.

Untitled I oil on panel, 16 x 20 in.

Her Mother's Earrings oil on panel, 16 x 16 in.

Coming 'Round the Turn oil on panel, 36 x 40 in.

Dark Promise oil on panel, 36 x 40 in.

Uncle Barnabus oil on panel, 16 x 16 in.

Albert the Great oil on panel, 16 x 20 in.

Sable Strider oil on panel, 12 x 20 in.

We had a great turnout for First Friday!

Tom McCormack: Chemicals in Balance

March 5th to 27th, 2010

Tom McCormack is a musician and artist from Petersburg, Virginia who creates acid etchings on steel collected from historic industrial buildings which he uses as inspiration for his work. His method captures the dramatic and desolate beauty of these deserted factories.

Tom says, "It's not uncommon to see a footprint rusted into the plates from a worker who moved the goods through the buildings."

The artist also creates work on commission.

Tom McCormack's "Chemicals in Balance"

First Friday, March 2010

Honeywell acid etching on steel 60.75" x 24"

Heavy Drip acid etching on steel 26.5" x 56.25" [left]

Puerto Rican Gas Plant acid etching on steel 26" x 72.5" [right]

Wayne's Feed & Seed II acid etching on steel 36" x 32"

Metro Machine acid etching on steel 60.75" x 24"

Chaos acid etching on steel 37" x 49.5"