Upcoming and current shows

KALEID Gallery presents

"ROCKIN' STOCKINGS" HOLIDAY SHOW & SALE!

40 KALEID Gallery artists present unique works of art in a wide variety of mediums including paintings, ceramics, assemblage, glass & jewelry, all generously priced for the gift giving season. All art works will be sold on a first come, first served basis and you can take it home with you at the point of purchase!

Show & Sale begins FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3rd, 7pm-9pm.

(Part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk in downtown San Jose. Full gallery listing here: http://www.southfirstfridays.com)

Participating Artists:

ARTISTS

Murphy Adams

Shannon Amidon

Tere Barbella

Mariana Barnes

Jessica Beerli

Christine Benjamin

Sandra Billingsley

Mike Borja

Lacey Bryant

Keith Bunnell

Tessa Cavazos

Jean Davis

Joe Decker

Emo

Cari Ferraro

Michael Foley

Katie Gutierrez

John Kurtyka

Rene Lorraine

Joshua Marcotte

David Mejia

Woody Miller

Mariya Milovidova

Gianfranco Paolozzi

John Paulson

Al Preciado

Blaise Rosenthal

Valerie Runningwolf

Kurtis Rykovich

San Jose Glass Artist Alliance

Centa Schumacher

Nora Schwaller

Yelena Shabrova

Kate Stewart

Subtotal

Sara Tomasello

Dorothy Whitman

Kathleen Wolf

Jeanne Yee

Sale ends December 30th.

KALEID Gallery

88 South Fourth Street (at San Fernando)

Downtown San Jose

www.KALEIDGallery.com

Gallery hours: Tues - Fri noon-7pm, Sat noon-5pm

www.KALEIDGallery.com

The Canvas Project 3 RECEPTION

Each person interprets the same word differently. Some factors include native language, geographic location, age, and general view of the word.

We're creating a visual encyclopedia where each artist is asked to visually interpret three words that are assigned to them randomly and were submitted by the Art House community onto 4x4 inch canvases. A visual encyclopedia book will then be created that includes at least one canvas from each artist. An exhibition will be held at The Brooklyn Art Library on December 3rd, 2010.

The goal of this project is to create Volume 2 of the encyclopedia. The first volume was exhibited at the Hartsfeld-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, GA from July to September of 2009 as well as turned into the first volume of the book.

Brooklyn Art Library is located at

103A N 3rd St
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Chillin’ Productions annual Holiday show!

200 Painters/Photographers
80 fashion Designers
Video Installations
...
Live Painting by:
Rachel Znerold
Jasper Thomas
Rob Harris
Daryoush Bahar

Music by:
DJ Felina (www.djfelina.com)
Dirtyhertz (www.dirtyhertz.com)
Rondo Brothers (www.rondobrothers.com)
LARON (http://www.myspace.com/laronakaswan)
Terbo Ted (http://www.terboted.com/)
Irene Hernandez-Feiks (www.chillinproductions.com)
+ more


When: December 4, 2010
8:00pm-2:00am
Where: Mezzanine
444 Jessie Street, SF CA 94103
(www.mezzaninesf.com)
$10 at the door
Must be 21 + ID

For more details go to
www.chillinproductions.com
www.mezzaninesf.com

Cactus Gallery presents
5th Annual "Tiny Treasures" show
original small scale work priced between $25 - $100.
Show dates: December 1, 2010 - December 24, 2010

Reception: Saturday, December 11, 2010: 7-10p

Opening night reception coincides with our area's ARTWALK. NELAart.org's Second Saturday Gallery Night
-- More info and map: http://www.nelaart.com/

The Grill Cheese Truck and The Sweets Truck will be here for the reception.

Cactus Gallery
4534 Eagle Rock Blvd.
Eagle Rock (Los Angeles), CA 90041
323.256.6117
Mon/Tues - by appt.
Wed - Sun 12p-6p

http://www.cactusgallery.blogspot.com
http://www.nelaart.com/
http://www.eclecticcactus.com/



Psycho Donuts presents

"Have Yourself A CRAZY Little Christmas!" Holiday ART Show

Reception: Sunday, Dec. 12th from 11AM to 3PM
Campbell Psycho Donuts

crazy art from $40 - $200


Psycho Donuts Campbell
2006 S. Winchester Blvd, Campbell, CA 95008
Monday - Thursday 6am-9pm
Friday 6am-11pm | Saturday 7am-11pm | Sunday 7am-9pm
Holiday schedule:
Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day;
Christmas Eve: Closing early at 5pm
Open New Years Day
Directions to Psycho Donuts Campbell



STUDIO Gallery presents

TINY
small pieces under $400
November 11-Dec 23rd
7th Anniversary Party Dec 5th 2-6pm



Good things do come in small packages! tiny, our annual show of small work, is your one-stop-spot to pick up a little something for your own collection, as well as a one-of-a-kind gift for that special someone. And you're supporting local artists at the same time!

We'll have hundreds of pieces up in the gallery, and we'll be adding new work every day. Over 140 local artists are participating, making it our biggest show yet. Everything is under 7" x 7" and under $400, with lots of pieces under $200. As an added bonus, this year's show includes a VIP section, where we'll be hanging some work that we just couldn't resist from some the gallery's most popular artists, plus a few special surprises.

The show is so big that we're going to be closed an extra day to hang all the work. And we'll have two receptions, one in November and a second in December, to celebrate tiny and the gallery's 7th Anniversary. We hope you'll stop by, check out the show, and see what the artists in our community have been up to!

Click here to see a list of participating artists

Studio Gallery
1815 Polk St (between Washington & Jackson)
San Fransisco, CA 94109
415-931-3130
www.STUDIOgallerySF.com
Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri 11-8, Sat-Sun 11-6, Mon-Tues by appt.

Upcoming and Current shows

Hello there, it's been very busy and I've been working like a mad man to keep things caught up.
Here's are a few shows I'm in. Three of which take place this saturday, unfortunately I wont be able to make it to eagle rock, but if you're in the area, please check it out.

Style on the Street (work still on display for a few more weeks)

Join us to celebrate and appreciate art on sneakers, skateboards and knuckles! You can look forward to getting knuckle “tattoos”, a photo booth for your permanent or temporary tattoos, and getting to present your own sneaker designs. Artists include Laurel Mahaffey, Eugene Lee, Jin Hei Kang, Michael Foley, Kori Thompson, Lacey Bryant, Aaron Nassberg, Jorge Gonzalez and more!

Check out some of the knuckle tattoos that happened on opening night! http://rpscollective.com/knuckle-tattoos

And the article about the show – http://oaklandnorth.net/2010/09/29/oakland-artists-try-out-new-canvases-skateboards-sneakers-and-knuckles/

The Psycho Donuts reception passed, however the works are still on display and shall be up a few more weeks.
You should swing by there (and their new location in downtown San jose) to check out some of my newer pieces.

my upcoming events for your calenders (so far)

Things are busy as usual. Tons of shows and lots of new works on display. Here's what's going on as far as shows and live work is concerned.

SEPTEMBER 16th


Donut Stop Laughing grand opening of Psycho Donuts location 2 in downtown San Jose.
288 S. 2nd Street, San Jose, CA 95113 (408) 378-4540 http://www.psycho-donuts.com/
Reception is from 6-9pm. Regular hours Monday - Thursday 6am-10pm Friday 6am-midnight Saturday 7am-midnight Sunday 7am-10pm

SEPTEMBER 18th

ELECTRONIC, SUPERSONIC at South First Billiards(Zero One Festivities) Friday at 8:00pm - Saturday at 2:00am SOUTH first Billiards 420 S. First St San Jose, CA http://www.sofapool.com/
I'll be there live painting through the night and may bring some goodies too.

SEPTEMBER 21st


TWO BUCK TUESDAY @ the Kaleid Gallery 88 south 4th st. San Jose , Ca http://kaleidgallery.com/
new $2 art pieces for the event and I will be doing live $5 transformation portraits.

SEPTEMBER 24th


Point and Shoot, a group Photo Show


SEPTEMBER 25th


2010 Luna Park Chalk art Festival (STREET BOT) Backesto Park@Jackson & North 13th Streets, San Jose, CA 10am-4pm
My new T-shirts, earrings and pieces can be found there on the streetbot

OCTOBER 1st


1)Sneakers, Decks, and Knuckle Tats For Reals @ the Rock Paper Scissors Collective in Oakland CA. 2278 telegraph ave., oakland, ca 94612 (510)238-9171 Hours: 12 - 7pm, Wednesday - Sunday. Closed Monday and Tuesday. http://rpscollective.com/
Work to be shown in the Gallery October 1 – 22

2)New Work at the Kaleid Gallery
88 south 4th st. San Jose , Ca http://kaleidgallery.com/


OCTOBER 9th


1)Impermanence /Permanence@ Gallery Ten10 in san jose, Ca. 1010 east taylor st. San Jose, Ca 95112 (cross st 21st street)
Reception is October 9th from 12pm-midnight.

2) BLOOD AND GUTS @ the Sideshow Studios Gallery
5635 Freeport Blvd. Suite 6., Sacramento, Ca 95822

New darker works on display from October 9th-November 8th

Hours:
Sun 10-8
Mon 10-10
Tue 12-10
Wed 12-10
Thur 12-10
Fri 10-10
Sat 10-10
OCTOBER 16th & 17th

Day of the Dead @Canvas Ghost Productions 992S. 8th st. San Jose Ca 95112
HOURS 16th: 7-10pm. 17th:12-5pm. New Day of the dead themed works on display these two days.

OCTOBER 31st and NOVEMBER 5th


My Favorite Nightmares @ WORKS/San Jose 451 South First Street. San Jose, Ca

Receptions October 31 7-11pm & November 5 8-11pm Show Dates: October 31-November 25

DECEMBER 3rd


The Canvas Project 3 @ The Brooklyn Art Museum 201 Richards St #16 Brooklyn, NY 11231

Beyond the shows, the Etsy store is up with a ton of earrings for those interested. Help this bloke out.

TBT next week, LA/SF show this month.

Things here have been rather busy as of late. Making new works and prepping for more new shows, which I can
now announce.

Next Tuesday (July 20th) is our next Two Buck Tuesday event at the Kaleid Gallery.




This Two Buck Tuesday, curated by Trina Merry, focuses on the little things that inspire us- silly, tragic, authentic.

Speaker Series:

Sandy Sanjurjo will do a walk-through talk about her feature “SeaSkin” Exhibition at KALEID Gallery.
“SeaSkin was born from the notion that we are, as humans, directly connected with our environment.
We are a part of the air we breathe, the earth we derive nourishment from and tread on, the water we
play in and consume.” http://sites.google.com/site/munioinkseaskin/

Kevin Powers will talk about Inspiration, how it relates to the art making process, and tips on getting
re-inspired. He is an artist whom often uses photography, sculpture, and occasionally other methods
of expression, a professor, amateur cultural anthropologist, as well as a cinephile, bibliophile, and
Vespa enthusiast in his spare time. http://kevinpowers.org /

Element 151 Films, a local production company, will screen some of their music videos & share
why they’re here instead of LA. http://www.151films.com/151Films/ELEMENT_151.html

Demos & Performance Artists:

Khalilah Ramirez will share her “Dance of Peace”. “The purpose of the Dance of Peace is to help foster
peace in people’s hearts. It makes people smile. It makes dogs bark. It gets people talking to each other.
It turns the conversation towards peace. It is fun and silly. It takes people’s minds away from their
everyday worries.” www.thedanceofpeace.com

Daniel Gaines Photography will help artists whip their websites into shape by shooting web-ready jpgs
of artwork for only $2. Please limit to 5 works that are 36”x48” or smaller. http://danielgainescreative.com/

April Gee will be showing us how to do Henna tattoos

Music:

Classical guitar performance by Trent Endsley.

Sketchers Table:

Model Sadya Senior will pose for sketchers at the TBT sketch table! http://www.modelmayhem.com/1283165

Drawing supplies provided courtesy of KALEID Gallery. http://www.kaleidgallery.com

Live Art by Featured Artists:

~Devon Holzworth http://www.devonindustry.com/

~MSFT DTC KYT

~Ivan Gonzalez http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivantgonzalez/
~Force129

Food:

Red Berry Coffee will provide coffee free of charge. http://www.redberrycoffeebar.com/



Two shows, same weekend down in LA and SF.

You have been invited...To Die!

The Congregation Gallery Presents
"The Black Plague Art Show"
Curated by Cam Rackam

Opening Reception
Saturday July 24th, 2010
9pm-12pm
The Congregation Gallery | 7569 Melrose, Los Angeles CA 90046

The Black Death was the deadliest pandemic in human history. It has been estimated to have killed up to 60% of Europe's population
by 1400 ce. The Black Death created a series of religious, social and economic upheavals which had serious effects on the course of
human history, while also having a profound impact on art that still resonates today.

The artists participating in the Black Plague art show are beyond talented. The macabre nature of this particular show allowed these
individuals to not only showcase their abilities, but excel in a forum of like minded macabre painters, dark sculptors, and mixed media
assemblage artists. It's an art show where realists and surrealists conjure beauty from death.

"This is just the type of Art Show that L.A. deserves"

Participating artists:
Karl Persson, Christopher Conte, Carlos Rojas, Vincent Castiglia, Nikko Hurtado, Bruce D. Mitchell, William B. Hand, Larkin, Corey Urlacher,
Dan Harding, Carlos Torres, AXIS, Brandon Sallery, Chris Peters, Clint Carney, Skullmaster, Sean Chappell, Craig Edmunds, Jason Soles,
Derek Harrison, Adam Vu, Tim Gerstmar, Buddy Nestor, Samson Martinez, Mikey Reeves, Tiffany Garcia, Michael Foley, Amy Guidry,
Ryan Needles, Nick Arrietta, Jordan Haley, James M Disspain, Ian Ward, John Charles, Jessica Lim, Kelly Vetter, The Creep, Cameron Miller,
Lacey Bryant, Terry Wolfinger, Lyrtzis, Angelos, David Magitis, Melyssa Anishnabie, Adam Bloom, Arjen Tuiten, Bryce Nadeau, Gak, Elvis Strange,
Sarah Bess, Diane Elizabeth, Geoffery Schorz, Steve Rodgers, and Cam Rackam.

Mischief
characters, critters and cartoons under $400
July 21 - August 15, 2010
Opening reception: Sunday, July 25th, 2-6 pm

Summer's the perfect time for a little light-hearted levity, a little mischief. This year's show features a wide range of fun-filled nuttiness, everything
from toys gone bad to the Seven Deadly Sins (in glitter, of course). What happens if the video game character of your youth visits the San Francisco
of today, or a character from your favorite sci-fi series shows up on a surf board, or as a customized rubber duck?! A lovely group of animal portraits
and paintings of vintage toys rounds out the show. As usual, everything's under $400, with loads of items under $200. A list of participating artists is
below; click here to see some images from the show.

Painting Lark Pien Michael-Che Swisher Chris Grassano Marcos Shih Tami Sloan Tsark Cameron Chun Christine Benjamin Chur Park Michael Chamberlain Tyrone McCloskey Woody Miller C!nder MariNaomi Roland Hill Shannon O'Rourke Kelcie Tinker David Molesky Andy Stattmiller Damian King Michelle Waters Lacey Bryant Chris Beck Ruth Andre Pui Missy Feigum Mei Mei Everson Deborah Bertola Michael Foley Sculpture Art Moura 3D-Edddy Koji Nagao Sheri DeBow Jack Stelnicki Deble Faulkner Chad & Andrea Frick LaVonne Sallee Rayyaneh Karami

Prints & Etching Teerawat Palanitisena Linda Pedersen Leslie Lowinger Fumiyo Yoshikawa Shani Krevsky Chad Frick Rebecca Peters June Eunjung Kim Tsungwei Moo Ryan Humphries Alex Pellegrini Barry Barnes Mixed Media Sofia Harrison Sylvia Gonzalez Chiami Sekine Haelee Choi Johnny Botts Charlene Kelley Phyllis Rockne Maggie Yee John Hageman Drawing Winthrop Prince Mia Christopher Gabrielle Gamboa Elle Skinner Angela Dominguez Lindsey Latimer Encaustics Brian Behnke Kate Phillips Other Media Rae Trujillo – handmade books Bettina Pauly - musical puzzle boxes Linda Lingren - enamel jewelry

As for requests regarding the earrings and cell charms out of the bay. They are now online at my Etsy store, I shall be
adding Paintings and more quite soon.

Just wanted to give you a heads up on the big event happening this friday June 4th. Subzero is back and so am I, unveiling a new project known only as "Access of Evole". Live music, performances and of course ART! Come down and you can find me at my booth, I'll be doing live pieces for people who wish to become a part of art to take home.
Much more to come.

-Michael
http://www.onibatsu.com

South FIRST FRIDAYS presents the 3rd Annual SubZERO Festival

Kick off summer with SubZERO, a diy, artistically bent, hi/lo-techno mashup where street meets geek. Come downtown on June 4th to San Jose’s SoFA District from 6pm ‘til midnight for an inspired evening of arts & culture. In addition to the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk you’ll find an outdor stage of entertainment plus artists, performers & musicians celebrating the indie creative spirit!

FRIDAY JUNE 4, 2010 from 6pm-midnight
SoFA district in downtown San Jose
(on South First Street between San Carlos & Reed Streets)

Here are some images from the 2nd Annual SubZERO Festival in 2009.

The mosaic above includes photos from: Brian Eder, Fenchurch, Cherri Lakey, and Paul Robinson.

See more in the SubZERO Festival Flickr Pool. Come out this year and add a few of your own!

http://www.heartofchaos.net/chaosblog/?p=477

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April Hidden Death Sticker contest

I felt it would be a great excuse to celebrate my B-day and getting past the hardest work of rebuilding this site by starting the first ever onibatsu contest give away.
That's right kiddies, Onibatsu is giving you something for free. why? I would say because it's simply for the reason that you are appreciated. Without any further delay:
---------The Hidden Death Sticker contest (April Edition)-----------
Somewhere on the website. I have hidden an image of death (See above image). It is up to you, the viewer to discover where he is.Once you discover the location of the image, email: info@onibatsu.com under the header: Sticker contest

1)State what section of the website and where on the page you spotted the image.
2) Which sticker design you would like.


"8-bit Batsu" sticker

"Normal" sticker


The first 10 people to correctly find the image and email me win. I will contact the winners to obtain a mailing address and send you the sticker. Start your searching and good luck.
-Michael

Site up and running, some new art for you

Wow, so website re-design is done. Sure there are a few little things (like the store and events section) which are still being done. However, the site itself is now up and running. Tons of pieces have been added to the painting and illustration sections. New pieces (made just the last two days for Psycho Donuts are added) are in both the painting and illustrations sections for 2010.
This is a great relief to have all the tough part of the site redo done. Hope that you have an enjoyable experience with the new site. Any suggestions, feel free to send them to: info@onibatsu.com

ps. here are some new pieces to preview, they are currently on display at Psycho Donuts