Saturday night I trekked down to the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center in the Lower East Side to check out the all female Younity eco-art exhibit Fresher! M.I.S.S. co-sponsored the event, so I had to go represent!
"Batang Babae" by Cece Carpio
The space was transformed into a gallery of art made from raw and reclaimed materials, varying from paintings and photographs to grafitti and street art, to jewelry and accessories, from artists Lady Pink, Martha Cooper, Alice Mizrachi, Lichiban, Inks, SHIRO, Diana McClure, Kerri O’Connell, Krista Franklin, Kelly Denato, Niz, Paulina Quintana Jornet, and Cece Carpio to name a few. Take a gander through the gallery below to see some of the exhibited works and check out the exhibit if you’re in the area. Everything is for sale, and the prices are all right!
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center 107 Suffolk Street
New York, NY 10002
Younity Presents Fresher!
Fresher Mural
“Trashlands” by Alexia Webster
“Growth” by Alice Mizrachi and “Pink Cashmere” by Flygirrl
“Carry A Weight” by Nani Chacon
“Batang Babae” by Cece Carpio
“Stupid Fresh” by Amanda Lopez
“Don’t Be Afraid” + 2 others by BIC
“Boys Building House, LES, NYC” by Martha Cooper
part of “Fresh Bag” by Kawet
“Pellea de gallos” by Sofia Maldonado
“Goodwood NYC Designs” by Kerri O’Connell
“Gotta Give It Your Heart” by Niz
“Recycle My Head” by Laura Meyers
“POLLUTION (Separatio)” and “BLOSSOM (Coagulatio)” by Lichiban
Chris Stain and Armsrock studiously working into the night to produce their first collaborative work for the new show they have at Ad Hoc Gallery next Friday, August 7.
On August 9, 2009 from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. the women of YOUNITY Arts will host REFRESH THE STREETS!, a live street art production to kick off the festivities for the upcoming FRESHER Exhibit in the fall of 2009. A massive fifty-two feet long mural will be painted on the outdoor wall space. Additionally, the art is an effort to beautify the community with graffiti art and street styles that mirror the eco-friendly theme of the FRESHER Exhibit. The collaborative effort will be the artistic event of the summer, displaying the flagrant artistic talent of the female collective and participating artistic youth.
Eco-friendly themed Graffiti Street Art Wall Mural by the YOUNITY Collective and youth to kick-off the FRESHER Exhibit for fall 2009.
As seen in Marie Claire’s summer 2009 August Calendar, Sponsored by the Motorola Sweepstakes.
Featured Artists include: TOOFLY, AM, SHIRO, AIKO, EMA, EROTICA, SOFIA MALDONADO, INKS, JENONE, VIK, & MAMA
Thurs, August 6th 8-11PM Carmichael Gallery Of Contemporary Art, 1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood “Celebrity Will Eat Itself” featuring new works from Guy Denning plus “A Mirror Distorted” in the rear gallery featuring new works from Cherri Wood, Candice Tripp, Pam Glew and Andrea Michaelsson (Both exhibits on view through August 27th) www.carmichaelgallery.com
Fri, August 7th 7-11PM C.A.V.E. Gallery, 507 Rose Ave in Venice / 310.428.6387 “Outside My Window” featuring new works from Adam Flores, Brendan Tierney, David Natale, L. Croskey, Leontine Greenberg, Max Kauffman, Patrick Haemmerlein, Tamara Weiss, Walt Hall and many more (On view through August 29th) www.cavegallery.net
Fri, August 7th 8-11PM La Luz De Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 800.YRU.POOP
New works from Jessica Dalva, Scott Holloway, Misato Otake and Jasmine Worth
(On view through August 30th) www.laluzdejesus.com
Sat, August 8th 8-11PM Cactus Gallery, 4534 Eagle Rock Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.256.6117 “Notes From The Overground” featuring new works from Paul Torres and Walt Hall http://www.eclecticcactus.com/
Sat, August 8th 8-11:30PM Copro Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave, Space T-5 in Bergamot Station in Santa Monica “The Blab! Show” featuring new paintings of the apocalypse from Joe Sorren, Andy Kehoe, Alex Gross, Jeff Soto, Femke Hiemstra, Shag, Kris Kuksi, Ryan Heshka, Sue Coe, Martin Wittfooth, XNO, Gary Baseman, Mark Burckhardt, Fred Stonehouse, Travis Lampe, Andrea Dezso, Kathleen Lolley, Andrew Brandou, Gary Taxali, Esther Pearl Watson, Calef Brown and many more
(On view through August 29th) http://www.blabshow.com/ www.copronason.com
Sat, August 8th 7-10PM Gallery Nucleus, 210 East Main Street in Alhambra / 626.458.7482 “Tree House” featuring new works from a great collection of storybook artists including Chris Appelhans, Raquel Aparicio, Sun Young Yoo, Yoko Tanji and others
PLUS “Club House” from Anna Chambers opens as well featuring a new collection of plush works
(Both exhibits on view through August 24th) www.gallerynucleus.com
Sat, August 8th 7-10PM Billy Shire Fine Arts, 5790 Washington Blvd in Culver City
New works from Don Fritz, Cathie Bleck and Jenn Porreca
(On view through September 5th) www.billyshirefinearts.com
Sat, August 8th 7-11PM Thinkspace
4210 Santa Monica Blvd. (near Sunset Junction) in Los Angeles / 323.913.3375 “Year of the Wolfbat” featuring new works and an installation from Dennis McNett
(Special 2-day only event) www.thinkspacegallery.com
Sun, August 9th 10AM-1PM Disneyland (signing at the Main Street Cinema) A special meet, greet, and signing with Shag to celebrate the release of his “Haunted Mansion” inspired artwork and limited edition products created in commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland
INKS is a mix of the inspirations and influences of Pamela Mena, a 23 year old up and coming talent, pursuing to shape her own identity into a world full of expression and freedom.
INKS embodies a love of independent punk, rock music, technology, street art, and design. It bears a fusion of Pam’s works in graphic art, alongside Queens, NY to Daytona Beach, FL fashion sensibility. With the hallmark hot pink and gold printed totes, handmade by Mom, INKS expresses a very eclectic, “chill mode” style.
Pam’s motivation and inspiration comes from street artists like Bansky, and her sister Toofly, whom she collaborated with on graffiti walls during the summer. She began making personal stencil works in early 2002 on various found objects at home and on the street. Her stencil work has been featured in books like Stencil Pirates, and online sites like Wooster Collective.
And the ladies keeping it coming!! INKS™ is the graphic work of Pamela Mena. A 22 year old young talent, who’s pursuit to find her own identity has lead her into a world full of expression and freedom. Pamela grew up in in Queens, NY and Daytona Beach Fl. Two very different environments which enabled her to develop a very eclectic, “chill mode” style. She began making stencils in 2002 after being inspired by a famous stencil artist in Europe named Banksy. Street art, punk rock, and moving back to her beloved NY with big sister Toofly, gave Pam the opportunity to mix up her influences into what she now calls INKS™. An independent line of fashion accessories bearing her graphic and design work. INKS™ stencil work has been featured in books like Stencil Pirates, and online sites like Wooster Collective. Her hot pink, and gold printed totes can be found at Hi-Five (NYC), All the Right, (NYC) and her online myspace shop.
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