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Jason Byers, Zza's. Saturday Night.
"Farewell Horizontal"new work byJason ByersYou are cordially invited to "Farewe

Ben Venom, Medium of Choice
Ben Venom is an artist whose dark works inspire rather than frighten. His amalgamation of textures, media, subjects and approaches reveal truths about our common history with an attitude that is not sentimental. He let me into his lair and I asked him a bunch of questions.

Nathaniel Parsons, the trouble with remembering
Nathaniel Parsons. October 2009. Artist Nathaniel Parsons has been a friend of mine for a while now. Do you know his work? It is a mix of nostalgic narrative and Americana mythology that transcends easy classification with its quality craftsmanship, caref

This Long Road, Shopping!
Have you seen THE LONG ROAD at COMPOUND GALLERY? The Compound Gallery, run by Matt and Lena Reynoso, pioneers of the Wild West Art World, pictured below, have thrown a brilliant show staring ceramicists Crystal Morey (pictured below shutting her studio doors from my prying camera days before the opening,) Derek Weisberg (pictured below with g-friend, the glamorous Alana) and Ben Belknap, (known for his collectable heads, do you own one?Click here to check out the amazing pricing.