Pose

Opening its doors this evening on the Lower East Side of Manhattan is Sloan Fine Art. The first of two parts, the opening exhibition features the works of the Clayton Brothers, Vince Contarino, Nicholas Cope, Elizabeth McGrath, Kristen Schiele, Aaron Smith and Eric White. The reception takes place from 6 to 9 pm. See you there.

A presidency by design.

“I believe with great conviction that Barack Obama should be the next President. I have been paying close attention to him since the Democratic convention in 2004. I feel that he is more a statesman than a politician. He was against the war when it was an unpopular position (and Hillary was for the war at that time), Obama is for energy and environmental conservation. He is for healthcare reform. Check him out for yourself www.barackobama.com. Proceeds from this print go to produce prints for a large statewide poster campaign.”
Thanks.
-Shepard

Big Boy, 2007, 12″ x 9″, Pencil and Gouache on Bristol board

If there is one artist to watch from now through the rest of your life, consider Josh Keyes. In the spring of 2007, Oakland-based Keyes had a break out showing in a group exhibition, Stranger Than Fiction, at his San Francisco gallery, Hang Art. Since then his shows have sold out instantaneously. His most recent, a two man show with John Casey at Tag Art Gallery in Nashville, Tennessee is no exception. Funny thing, it has not even opened yet. February 2nd is the date listed when the public can legally and physically enter the gallery. Success has not come quick for Keyes, who has been showing since 1993, but now it is safe to say that he has arrived and will continue to amaze. After the jump, some highlights from his two man show.

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Apparently during his last visit to Perth, Australia, Heath sat for this portrait (above) painted by Vincent Fantauzzo. More at The Daily Telegraph.

via, Juxtapoz