The Blab Show at Copro Nason Gallery

  • Type: event
  • Starts: Sep 23 2006 at 12:00AM
Copro/Nason Gallery proudly presents "THE BLAB! SHOW II," the United States' second Group Art Exhibition, featuring the provocative artists from BLAB! magazine - America's leading anthology of illustration, found graphics, and sequential art. This show will run from September 23, 2006 through October 21, 2006. A reception will take place on September 23, 2006 from 8:00pm to 11:30pm

Artists represented include: SHAG, GARY BASEMAN, TIM BISKUP, FRED
STONEHOUSE, MARK TODD, ESTHER PEARL WATSON, LOU BROOKS, GREG CLARKE, AMY CREHORE, DREW FRIEDMAN, RYAN HESHKA, WALTER MINUS, CALEF BROWN, JOHN POUND, JONATHON ROSEN, SERGIO RUZZIER, and MANY MORE.

Guests include: CAMILLE ROSE GARCIA, SHAG, GARY BASEMAN, TIM BISKUP, AMY CREHORE, ESTHER PEARL WATSON, MARK TODD, CALEF BROWN, GREG CLARKE, and MONTE BEAUCHAMP.

BLAB! is the brainchild of Chicagoan Monte Beauchamp, whose work has been
reviewed in: FLAUNT, VANITY FAIR, THE BELIEVER, GRAPHIS, PRINT, COMMUNICATION ARTS, AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION, and THE SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS. He has received numerous design awards, including five New York Festival Awards for Excellence in Print and Television Communications. His books include: STRIKING IMAGES: Vintage Matchbook Cover Art (Chronicle), THE DEVIL IN DESIGN (Fantagraphics), THE LIFE & TIMES OF R. CRUMB (St. Martins Press), and NEW & USED BLAB! (Chronicle). He is the editor and designer of BLAB! Picto-Novelettes - an experimental series of illustrated storybooks published by Fantagraphics.

Copro Nason Gallery was established in 1999 and since has been become known for it's cutting edge exhibitions of both established and emerging artists. The gallery is now located in Bergamot Station at 2525 Michigan Avenue, T5, Santa Monica CA 90404. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 1:00pm until 6:00pm.