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Upcoming and current shows

2010-11-29T15:43:00.000-08:00

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

2010-10-06T11:25:00.000-07:00

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)

2010-09-15T23:06:00.000-07:00

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.

2010-07-13T16:39:00.000-07:00

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.

2010-06-01T08:56:00.000-07:00

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

April Hidden Death Sticker contest

2010-04-19T18:52:00.000-07:00

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

2010-04-04T22:06:00.000-07:00

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

Website re-do almost complete

2010-04-03T16:47:00.000-07:00

I really want to thank many of you for your patience and feedback. The website re-do is nearing completion. The pics for the illustration and painting sections are now working properly. The store is next (once I finish the photography section) which is something really exciting. Soon you will be able to order prints directly from this site. Just wanted to give you a brief update and keep you all informed. More coming very soon
-Michael

Live painting Cinequest

2010-03-04T11:48:00.000-08:00

Okay, well the website re-do is still in a very slow progress. I was awarded the chance to live paint for the annual Cinequest film festival in downtown San jose inside camera 12 theatre. I'm making a 64x70" piece which I've been working on it for about 6 days now and hope to finish by tomorrow afternoon. In fact, you are encouraged to come by and check out the pieces made by myself and three other artists (Dax Tran-caffee, Kate Saturday and Wadl). I discovered that we there is an article about us as well
http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_14510381?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com

The website update will resume a bit this weekend before I ramp up for making 5 pieces this week for the wonderland show. So please be patient, it shall be worth while.
-Michael

Website for 2010

2010-02-17T12:17:00.001-08:00

So i discovered that for a few weeks now you are not seeing any images load up from my galleries.
This is due to a change with Flickr's API changes. I was unaware of this matter until last friday, which has now lead me to work on rectifying the issue and also moving a bit forward.
The one thing I've been itching to do is completely (or at least 99%) rid the website of flash. I know it has been one of those annoyances for you with an Iphone/touch/ipad that you can't see the work, and that's just silly. You should be able to view art, you should also be able to view this site (and any website for that matter) without having to stop what you're doing to install a plug-in just to view the bloody site.
Also, the look of the site is being overhauled, nothing too flashy, simply making it functional and a little easier for those who have expressed confusion in regards to navigating each gallery's sub-section. This should be up in a few days, of course I shall update you once it's done.
-Michael.

1st friday art walk, unveling new works in a few spots here

2010-02-05T14:32:00.001-08:00

February 5, 2010 – South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk

Posted on December 22nd, 2009 admin No comments

JOIN US for the next South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk on February 5th!
8pm ’til LATE — ART WALK venues are free and open to the public
SoFA District (So. First Street between San Carlos and E. Reed streets)

Anno Domini // the second coming of Art & Design – 366 South First St. map

Opening Reception: ART OF ZINES 2010 featuring hundreds of zines from basements, bedrooms and midnight copy shops throughout the U.S. and abroad.

We love zines… those little diy, cut-and-paste, copied-on-the-cheap, hand-folded, self-distributed gems that continue to surface because someone, somewhere feels the need to express themselves. It’s that simple. Zines exist and fleurish outside the mainstream with no particular interest whether you’re paying attention or not. According to Chip Rowe, creator of Chip’s Closet Cleaner, “They’re Tinkertoys for malcontents. They’re obsessed with obsession. They’re extraordinary and ordinary. They’re about strangeness but since it’s usually happening somewhere else you’re kind of relieved.”

Featured Zine sellers: Marc Arsenault, John Bobst, Silvia Chenault, Michael Foley, Ben Henderson, Chris Kardambikis, M Undead, Yumiko Miyagawa, Tomas Moniz, Kyle Pellet, Mahoney Perkins, Louis Schmidt, Matthew Seigel, Kate Steward & Meagan Zupanci

Music: Adam Lynn, Zoe Boekbinder (Vermillion LIes), Corpus Callosum
Art Glass Center of San Jose – 465 South First St. map

Bring your Valentine and enjoy live demonstrations by Lionel Chapital and our new instructor Lori Peterson at the torch. No doubt they will take inspiration from the holiday to create one-of-a-kind blown glass sculptures and beads that will warm your heart. Hearts and flowers from 20 other artists spread the love throughout the entire studio.
KALEID gallery – 88 South Fourth St. map

[7-9pm] Opening Reception for featured exhibitions by Sandi Billingsley and Mark Damrel with live music by INFM, Tyler Boyd

art by Sandi Billingsley

Transfiguration is a collection of three dimensional art is an expression of Sandi Billingsley’s faith that “we humans can live in luxury while being environmentally responsible.” Transfiguration is essentially the art of changing the properties of an object. In this case it refers to the changing of garbage into art.

This series is made entirely from rescued materials. The core is made of Styrofoam collected from shipping packages, friends and dumpsters. Sandi then applies a combination of old paint clothes, junk mail, phone books — basically anything with natural fibers headed for the trash. Dipping these flexible materials in non-toxic glue gives them strength to hold interesting shapes. Finally, the piece is finished with “Aqua Brand” textures and paint which are non-toxic. The result is an environmentally friendly piece of art.

art by Mark Damrel

Relative Matter is a series of paintings by Mark Damrel inspired by the hardships he encountered on his journey into fatherhood. “Years went by with little to no hope. I started to get used to the fact that I would never have a family, and then it happened.”

In groupings of mixed media paintings on wood and paper he explores the themes of childhood memories, despair, hope and joy.
MACLA Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana – 510 South First St. map

Castillo, Brown Sugar (detail), giclee, burlap bags, chain, 2009

Opening reception of Conceptual Landscapes: recent work by Castillo and Mariana Garibay. Ancestry, nature and form are reflected in this two person show featuring site specific installation and works on paper.
Phantom Galleries – temporary exhibits in vacant storefronts

Guy Brookshire

386 South First St: Illustrations from the Book of Dreams are book art collages, created with precision blades and glue by destroying reference, art, history, and science publications. They illustrate uncanny narratives of which no knowledge is required. The universe they describe is the work of Guy Benjamin Brookshire.

Kate Stewart

388 So. First Street: We Are Not From Here/ here we are an exhibit of large oil paintings by Kate Stewart

Every city has a personality that both shapes and is shaped by the people who live there. People reflect the city as they build it. People fade into the city and embody it. The city learns its own nature by watching. The city and the individual enter a collaboration. Five paintings by Kate Stewart tell the city stories about itself.
SLG Art Boutiki & Gallery – 577 South Market St. map

ESCAPE FROM DULLSVILLE – Life is anything but dull in the SLG Boutiki & Gallery, and our first show of the year is no exception. First, artist and writer Andy Ristaino returns presenting artwork from his insanely crazy book Escape from Dullsville. See Andy’s high energy vision and find out for yourself why he was featured in HIgh Fructose magazine.

Also, local author Dianne Sweeney will be on hand signing copies of her new book Kissing Frogs in Cyberspace.

Live music by Assemblehead and all the things you have come to expect from an SLG event on South FIRST FRIDAY!
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles – 520 South First St. map

Pineapple Variation or Windmill Blades, Unknown quilt maker, Circa 1890

Exhibits on view: Still Crazy mines the Museum’s permanent collection to explore the glorious Victorian crazy quilt, a purely decorative object that presaged modernists’ use of abstraction and collage techniques and was a forerunner of the contemporary art quilt.

Also on view: Reincarnation: The Crazy Collage Aesthetic of India & Japan explores how different cultures have interpreted the ‘crazy collage aesthetic’ with c. 1920-1950 Japanese kimonos from the collection of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture and contemporary Indian crazy quilts from the collection of Shobha Imports.
Works San Jose – 451 South First St. map

Give a little tough love to Works/San Jose and get some back! Come see the (anti)Valentine’s Silent Auction and Exhibition! Preview artworks 12-4pm February 4th and join us First Friday when bidding opens from 12-10pm ~ or buy instantly! Entry to exhibit is free! Bidders pay just $5.

Installation in Paulette Peterson space by local artist Maynard Edwards
Caffé Trieste – 315 South First St. map

Opening Reception: All But Purple, paintings by Tamar Belson.

“Despite my love for the red and blue colors, in this series I did not combine them to create the purple color. I used other basic color and their combinations to create a play of contrasts. Warm and cold colors, lines and shapes on colorful surfaces and circles on squares – being some of them. I am always attracted by the powerful interaction between those contrasts and offer the viewer the surprising and vivid fine balanced outcome.” ~Tamar Belson

Back at Caffe Trieste for 2010, Opera San José, featuring your favorite arias and duets starting at 8:30pm.
Downtown Yoga Shala – 450 South First St. map

Opening Reception: photography by Nadia Nasiri

Downtown Yoga Shala is proud to present featured artist Nadia Nasiri, a promising young self-taught photographer and avid yoga practitioner. She shares her love of nature and yoga through her lens. Nadia holds a masters degree in recreation with a focus on international tourism management from San Jose State University. It is her intention and desire to work for a non-profit that does eco trips abroad. Nadia believes in the transformation that is possible through travel and would like to promote travel that is beneficial to the community and the environment. Nadia is fascinated by social change, spirituality, the environment, and the importance of leisure.
Good Karma Vegan Café – 37 South First St. map

Opening Reception: Both Before & After by Benjamin Caprile

Born in Grenoble France, but raised in the Silicon Valley, Benjamin creates surreal landscapes that combine the familiar with the unknown, the mundane with the monumental. Sometimes grotesque and other times serene, the artwork balances opposites through a variety of mediums.

Live DJ sets by Richard Gutierrez and Claude Cardenas.
METRO Photo Exhibit – 550 South First St. map

Heart Show photos by the First St. Photo Collective
South First Billiards & Lounge – 420 South First St. map

On view: Heart Of Chaos Uproar sale closes end of February! Please stop by and place a bid on your favorite art piece.

South First Billiards is now an ALL AGES venue.

Art Walk Art Walk, downtown, FIRST FRIDAY, galleries, museums, San Jose, SoFA District

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Quite a few showings.

2010-01-26T13:57:00.001-08:00

Hello there my wonderful people. Sorry for the silence, been very busy with many projects and getting more pieces made. Quite a lot of exciting shows are coming together which you can find many new pieces of mine on display, some local, others not so. So, here we go:

Works’ first ever “Anti-Valentine” exhibition and auction! Jan 5th

New live painting piece made there specifically for works. Piece is going to be auctioned off to benefit works. Come down and get many original works of art.

The Sketchbook Project: Library

Sketchbooks offers a glimpse into an artist's life, which is why we want to make a publicly accessible library of sketchbooks that people can browse, peruse, and check out. We think that this sketchbook collection has the potential to open a new line of communication between the artist and the viewer, since the experience of making and viewing are both so personal. Anyone can sign up to receive a sketchbook. Before joining our permanent collection, sketchbooks will be exhibited at select galleries across the US.

Confirmed Exhibition Dates

January 29 - 30, 2010 Jan 29th: 7:00-10:00pm \ Jan 30th: 12:00-4:00pm Atlanta, GA

Art House Gallery

309 Peters St
Atlanta, GA 30313
(Date has been changed from December 11th)

February 19 - 21, 2010 Brooklyn, NY

303Grand

303 Grand St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211

February 26, 2010 Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn Art Library

201 Richards St.
Brooklyn, NY 11231

April 8 - 11, 2010 Los Angeles, CA

Art and Shelter Gallery at The Salvation Army Alegria

2737 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039

April 16 - 18, 2010 Saint Louis, MO

Soulard Art Market

2028 S. 12th St
Saint Louis, MO 63104

May 7 - 9, 2010 Chicago, IL

Home Gallery

1407 E. 54th Place
Chicago, IL 60615

*Dates will be continuously added! Dates subject to change.

Tainted Love is Coming to Psycho Donuts!

If Valentine's Day had an evil twin, it would have been conceived at Psycho Donuts! We have so much killer stuff going on, it'll be positively demented! Mark your calendar now for Sunday, Feb 14 - for TAINTED LOVE at Psycho Donuts! That's right - none of this stodgy, lovey-dovey, romantic, everyone's-in-love Day... our Valentine's Day is rooted not the real world, but in the surreal world!

Want a seriously memorable Valentine's Day? You gotta be at Psycho Donuts. Here's what's going wrong at Psycho Donuts on Feb 14, beginning at 10:00am:

Tainted Love Donuts. You've never seen donuts like these on Valentine's Day. Sure, we'll have some heart shaped donuts - but that's sooooo expected, right? Let's face it - any donut shop can make a heart-shaped donut, and they probably will. So let's get to the heart of the matter... Love takes work, and so does the creation of monstrosities like our "Aphrodisiac Donut," and "The Abstinance Holes." That's right, let your imagination wander... it's ok, The Department of Homeland Security has not implented thought monitoring yet.

Tainted Art. Not your typical love paintings - but original local works from artists who understand that love comes at a cost. Check out whack art from Michael Foley, Lacey Bryant, Christine Benjamin, Nic Caesar, and more! Let's admit it - real love encompasses psychotic pain - we are out to expose the truth this Valentines Day... channeling art as our medium. Purchase a piece of original art for your Psycho Valentine, starting as low as $35 (no, that's not a typo, and this is not Carmel!).

Tainted Songs. If you've not been to Psycho Donuts for Psycho Karaoke, you are missing out on some scarious loopy fun. Join us with our fearless Karaoke ringleader, Korkaraoke. Our standing offer applies - sing a song, get a free donut! Check out Batman singing karaoke last December, and Nurse Dylan killin' it this past weekend! Check out Psycho Karaoke, and you'll know why The Metro voted Psycho Donuts the Weirdest Place to see a Live Show (oh, and Best Donut Shop too...).

Looking forward to some Psycho times together on Valentine's Day!

Michael Foley Phantom Gallerie in downtown SJ
work is visable 24/7 in the PHANTOM GALLERY at 49 N. First Street in San Jose

Escape from what?

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Escape from what?
Originally uploaded by el maui / lefotodelmaui.it

I was waiting for the silkscreen to dry for tonight's silkscreening presentation I am doing at the Kaleid gallery for Two Buck tuesday. While looking around flickr looking up odd photographs I came across this cool shot.
I just love this shot. I found it odd because I was working on a piece that had a similar feel to it, but lost interest in finishing it. Just wanted to share this artist's shot.
Come to Kaleid tonight for Two Buck Tuesday, get a limited Oni silkscreen print to if you're lucky ;)

Two Buck Tuesday is tomorrow. Call for artists

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(click on image for full size view)

Always looking for artists to come and participate. Submit works to show, or come down and live sketch. Forward to anyone interested.

$2 TUESDAY: A NIGHT OF EDIFICATION Dec. 15th

artwork by Andrew Goldfarb

This month's Two Buck Tuesday is curated by Kate Stewart and is focused on skills. The skills you need to pay the bills, not monetary bills, no, nothing so crass, but the spiritual bills that we all run up living our daily life of compromise and practicality. Pay off the debt of wonder and satisfaction that you owe yourself with our panel of experts.

HEAR THE SPINE-TINGLING TALES OF:
--> OLLIE MOORE as he reveals to you the secrets of bike racing, giving birth (for fathers,) and the San Jose music scene. HE HAS THE SKILLS THAT PAY THE BILLS!

--> GIANFRANCO PAOLOZZI has a story to tell you. "falling in love...yes...falling in love...you know!...when you are surrounded with that colorless odorless cloud that paralyzes you for minutes or years and you really do not know why but something is happening in your brain and you only see in front of you what is making you stunned...what is making you so passionate...what is making you finally again realize that life after all is good...yes...falling in love....and happened to me again...with a sound..." DOES THIS NOT SOUND LIKE THE SKILLS THAT PAY THE BILLS?!

LEARN:
--> The epochs-old art of Serigraphy with MICHAEL FOLEY. So simple that a child could manage it, and yet invaluable to our modern lifestyle, Serigraphy can give you THE SKILLS THAT PAY THE BILLS!

--> Secrets tucked within your own soul as MATTHEW SEIGEL helps you uncover the lost technologies of letter writing. Do you know how to connect without email or facebook? Do you know what a stamp is? When is the last time you wrote your Grandmother? Charm friends and relatives while creating priceless records of the age that your grandchildren will cherish! Two Buck Tuesday brings you another of the SKILLS THAT PAY THE BILLS!

SEE THE INEFFABLE DRAUGHTSWORK OF:
--> Man-about-town ALVYN VILLANUEVA is as comfortable on the dance floor as he is with a paintbrush. Look upon his blog at www.mushapartment.com and know: HE HAS THE SKILLS THAT PAY THE BILLS!

--> When zombies attack, go find MO MACHADO. HE HAS THE SKILLS THAT SAVE YOUR BRAINS!

--> Musician and comic artist ANDREW POISONER GOLDFARB has toured America with his spooky rock show, produced and published his own comic series "The 10,000 Sorrows of Ogner Stump," and recently won KFJC's 50th Anniversary logo contest. Check out http://www.ognerstump.com/ and discover what so many already know: HE HAS THE SKILLS THAT PAY THE BILLS!

--> Found at the age of 13 in a hollow log, AIDAN CASSERLY adjusted quickly to his new role in human society. Behold the man at http://www.aidancasserly.com/. HE HAS THE SKILLS THAT PAY THE BILLS!

All this plus aural intoxicants, culinary dainties, and amazingly affordable art awaits you at KALEID Gallery on Tuesday the 15th of December from 6-9pm.

KALEID Gallery
88 S 4th St
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 947-1785
www.kaleidgallery.com

http://www.phantomgalleries.com/

The Nightmare before Hanukkah reception is today 10am-1pm

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Oy Vey! Nightmare before Hanukkah is here! Join us for this one-of-a-kind Psycho event on Saturday morning, December 12. We will unveil the Star of Donut - our Hanukkah-inspired donut. Mazel Tov!

Beginning at 10am, bring your singing chops and get ready for Psycho Karaoke, courtesy of Kor Karaoke. Sing a song in the padded Psycho studio, and get a free donut! Check out original artwork for sale, and the Psycho Christmas tree with whack ornaments and offordable original art by artists like Christine Benjamin, Lacey Bryant, Michael Foley ,Pellet , Carlos Villez and Beth Robinson.
Reception foes from 10am-1pm. Come down, get some great gifts and decorations, most of all, have a fun time. This is a free all ages event happening soon. So get the kids up and come down. Meet some of the artists as well :)

Psycho Donuts
2006 S. Winchester Blvd,
Campbell, CA 95008
408-378-4540

http://psychodonuts.blogspot.com/2009/12/here-comes-nightmare.html

Next friday, Live painting for a good cause.

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Call For Artists: 2 buck tuesday submissions and Live artists.

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Click on image for full size. Share with friends and any artists you may know.

Great holiday ideas for you and the family

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The 12 Daze of Psycho Donut Christmas!

Hello Grinches and Grinchettes,

We're kicking off the holidays Psycho-style. Saturday, Dec 12 is our Nightmare Before Hanukkah event. We'll have live Karaoke in the morning starting at 10am (sing a holiday song - get a free donut), artwork for sale, and Psycho-ornament art available on our Psycho tree (a Christine Benjamin creation).

December 12 also marks the launch of
"The 12 Daze of Psycho Donut Christmas." Each day, we'll launch a mind-bending Christmas donut. On Christmas eve, you can buy a dozen of the most unusual donuts which will give you something to talk about with Uncle Joe and Aunt Edna. Our first Christmas donut, launching on Saturday Dec 12, is JINGLE BALLS. It's so fun to say, I'm gonna say it again: JINGLE BALLS!

Alright, new holiday ornaments made for the holidays. There are new pieces at both Psycho Donuts and the Kaleid gallery. Both priced low to go, also come to see the other great ornaments and art. Great gift ideas to be found in both locations.

Glass Ornament Sale at KALEID

The San Jose Glass Artists Alliance presents the 2nd Annual Glass Ornament Sale at KALEID Gallery. In addition to a selection of over 300 ornaments, KALEID Gallery features 60 regional artists, many of whom have created new, affordable works to make your holiday shopping easy and unique!

Some great gift ideas:

Butterfly Necklace ($19.) by Shannon Amidon

Ceramics ($35.) by Keith Bunnel

A Boy On An Elephant Holding An Umbrella, oil on board, ($300.) by Archil Pichkhadze

Don Bon Clock ($15.) by Don Bon

Subtotal Art Book ($15.) by Subtotal

Ornaments ($8.) by Pellet

Come by and find something for all your friends and family!

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
Downtown San Jose
408-947-1985

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday thru Friday Noon - 7pm
Saturday Noon - 5pm

Shows tonight with some holiday opportunities

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Works/San Jose presents "noon2noon"–a 24 hour art marathon beginning at noon First Friday, December 4th and continuing until Saturday, December 5th. I shall be there making new pieces to sell in a benefit for works/san jose through the night starting around 5-LATE. Come by, get some affordable pieces for the holidays and up for commissioned sketches through the night only.works/san josé art and performance center

Location and Phone:
451 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
Gallery: 408-286-6800
Voicemail:408-256-6250
Email: gallery@workssanjose.org

The Great Glass Ornament Sale Begins December 4th

The San Jose Glass Artists Alliance presents the 2nd Annual Glass Ornament Sale at KALEID Gallery. You're invited to the opening reception from 7pm - 9pm this Friday, December 4th.

The reception is free and open to the public and is part of the South First Fridays art walk (Full schedule of events here:http://www.SouthFirstFridays.com).

In addition to a selection of over 300 ornaments, KALEID Gallery features 60 regional artists, many of whom have created new, affordable works to make your holiday shopping easy and unique!

Some great gift ideas:

Butterfly Necklace ($19.) by Shannon Amidon

Ceramics ($35.) by Keith Bunnel

A Boy On An Elephant Holding An Umbrella, oil on board, ($300.) by Archil Pichkhadze

Don Bon Clock ($15.) by Don Bon

Subtotal Art Book ($15.) by Subtotal

Ornaments ($8.) by Pellet

Come by and find something for all your friends and family!

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
Downtown San Jose
408-947-1985

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday thru Friday Noon - 7pm
Saturday Noon - 5pm

found the old blog, new pieces at Kaleid gallery

2009-11-30T16:51:00.001-08:00

Okay, so I discovered this long abandoned blog I had 4 years ago. It's now added to the website to give more to these updates on the site.

So these last two months I've done MANY shows. Some in the bay area, others overseas. Suffice to say I am pooped and energized at the same time. There are a few more shows to come this month still before the years ends.

Speaking of which, new paintings are at the Kaleid gallery, also the new batch of posters are also now available in limited run. So get them while supplies last. Also come down this friday december 4th for the southfirst fridays receptions to check out the new glass exhibit opening that night.

In campbell on December 16th, the nightmare before hanukkah opening reception takes place from 10am-1pm at Psycho donuts. I'll be there for a little bit, so come down and say hello.

The last two weeks of DARK & LIGHT works are on display. They will be taken down on the 16th, so get down to On the Corner music in campbell to check them out.

Exhibitions in a few days.

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only a few more days until the exhibitions begin. Hope many of you can attend.
As for the store (cafepress.com/onibatsu) I've added some new items and designs.
Which are perfect for those still x-mas shopping.

5 Days till the show

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In five days the Brooks college show "Heart Of Chaos" will begin. I'm really excited to see how this will turn out. It has been awhile since I've shown and I am very hopefully it will turn out well.

Come see My work in Person Nov-Dec 2005

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This month you're in for a treat. This November a few of my pieces will be publicly displayed here in the south bay.
The first display is at the Heart of Chaos group show at brooks college. Going on from November 18th-19th. There will be a reception on Friday Nov. 18th (5pm-9pm) and Saturday Nov. 19th (10am-2pm) which i will most likely be making an appearance in both.
Brooks College
1120 Kifer Rd, Sunnyvale, 94086 - (408) 269-3356 or (408)439-6083

The second display will be at San Jose Works. The piece will be on display for two weeks running from November 22nd-December 3rd. On the 3rd there will be a public reception (yes, I will be there). Followed by a live and silent auction.
works/san jose
30 north 3rd street san jose, california 95112 . 408.295.8378
gallery hours: t, w, f, sat: noon - 4pm and thursdays noon-7pm http://workssanjose.org/
I hope many of you will be able to attend and see my work and the work of other participating artists. All the pieces are for sale as well, so spread the word and help us starving artists out.
-Michael

www.onibatsu.com

Currently listening:
Sentimental Lovers
By Ken Hirai
Release date: By 18 January, 2005

New Items Added to the store

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Okay, so the work thus far with the store is proving to be challenging. I've added some wonderful new designs which I hope that you will like, no in fact I hope you will love them. So much that you will leave your signifigant other for. ;)
A few designs are in progress to meet the upcoming holiday season, so check often to see new items coming to the store.

http://www.cafepress.com/onibatsu

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