Elroy Artspace Gallery in Portland, OR to Feature Newbrow Art in “Beans & Franks” Dual Show In May’s First Thursday Artwalk

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Media Contact:  Joe Staskerz, Owner, Elroy Art Agency,
Joe@ElroyArt.com
(503) 609-0503 
www.ElroyArt.com



Elroy Artspace Gallery in Portland, OR to Feature Newbrow Art in “Beans & Franks” Dual Show In May’s First Thursday Artwalk

Portland, OR – April 19th, 2010:  Elroy Artspace Gallery is proud to
host the "Beans & Franks - American New Brow" art exhibition 
opening on May 6th, 2010 at 5:00.  Painters Chris Haberman from 
Portland and Florida's Panhandle Slim collaborate by painting dual 
renditions of American iconic figures and Portland celebrities from the 
literary, civil rights, political and musical worlds.  The show will be 
accented with pots of franks and beans, cheezy-puff balls and folksy 
beer from sponsor Captured by Porches Brewing from St. Helens, OR.

Chris Haberman calls his Outsider art ‘New Brow’ as a fresh sprout on
the branch of the Lowbrow genre.  His paintings are a novel take on 
the cartoon-tainted abstract surrealism we love, as he creates a mash-up 
of images pushed together with painted words, objects and societal 
ephermera to form the background for an integrated puzzle of human 
figures which embody the complexity of modern life.  Chris is a voraciously 
active artist also as a curator, writer, rock star and organizer!  Try to keep
up with him on Facebook, and look for his new website, coming soon.

Panhandle Slim is Scott Causey Stanton from Sharpstown, Florida.  Before
landing to paint in this very small place on the outskirts of a small place in 
the Gulf Coast Panhandle, Slim has traveled just about every highway and 
stopped at just about every exit across the U.S. as a band leader and 
former pro skateboarder.  There he found the inspirations brought to his 
paintings.  “I love music and I love painting, they both just calm my nerves 
and bring me peace,” says Slim, “and I usually listen to music and paint the 
folk that I am listening to at that time.” 

Elroy Artspace is a gallery whose mission is to enhance the human experience
by introducing fine, fun art to design professionals and others concerned
with bringing color and beauty into the home and workspace.  (www.ElroyArt.com)  


For Media inquiries, additional information regarding Elroy Artspace, Elroy
Art Agency or artwork sales and leasing, please contact: Elroy Art Agency:
info@ElroyArt.com (503) 609-0503.

   
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Elroy Artspace Gallery Curates "Fresh, Hot & Percolated" Art Show at The Original-A Dinerant in Portland, OR

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Media Contact:  Joe Staskerz, Owner, Elroy Art Agency,
Joe@ElroyArt.com
(503) 609-0503 
www.ElroyArt.com


Elroy Artspace Gallery Curates "Fresh, Hot & Percolated" Art Show at The Original-A Dinerant in Portland, OR

Portland, OR – April 19th, 2010: 

The Original presents a First Thursday opening reception of Mid-Century inspired 
art with "Fresh, Hot & Percolated"

The Original, Portland's downtown destination for all-day dining, renews the spirit 
of diners and supper clubs from the 1950s and 60s by serving up playful variations 
on the era's standards of food, art and design.

Come and enjoy an evening of mid-century art and that much deserved First 
Thursday nightcap. Settle into a spacious booth for a night of conversation and a 
cocktail, or stretch out in our plush retro-luxe banquette for an elegant dinner.

With an innovative and colorful menu of classic favorites in an atmosphere that's 
stylish, sophisticated and cool, The Original honors the past as it listens in on the 
pulse of Portland's adventurous and evolving tastes.

The Original: Eat. Drink. Gather.

The Artists:

El Gato Gomez is the show-name of CZM, a Pittsburgh-based artist with a mad 
passion for mid-century modern design. Her work is a caricature of the modern 
design revolution, and from the premise of encouraging playfulness and wild 
creativity while maintaining the dignity of form and balance.  Vintage cartoons and 
advertising graphics and modern furniture design serve as catalysts to her creative 
process.  CZM has shown in galleries in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Joel Pirela is a graphic and custom knife designer from Miami, FL, who translates
mid-century modern furniture, architecture and important figures of the 1950's 
into basic graphic forms to communicate a message where the lines and colors 
speak loudly.  His first Mod graphic was borne of the desire for his daughter to 
learn the names of the designers who he and his wife love so much, so they 
created “The Alphabet of Modern Design” as a teaching tool.

George Perrou’s art is inspired by mid-century animation, and gives nods to Miro, 
Kandinsky and Calder. Perrou's is a style all his own, painting colorful abstractions 
of reality onto the canvas using retro and modern colors in acrylic.  George lives 
and paints in the creative epicenter of Portland, Oregon.

Elroy Artspace is a gallery whose mission is to enhance the human experience by 
introducing fine, fun art to design professionals and others concerned with bringing 
color and beauty into the home and workspace.  (www.ElroyArt.com) 

For Media inquiries, additional information regarding Elroy Artspace, Elroy Art Agency 
or George Perrou artwork sales and leasing, please contact: Elroy Art Agency: 
info@ElroyArt.com (503) 609-0503.
   
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The Seattle Channel’s ART ZONE with Nancy Guppy to Feature Artist Kelly Neidig in April 2nd, 2010 Episode

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Media Contact: Joe Staskerz, Owner, Elroy Art Agency
Joe@ElroyArt.com
(503) 609-0503
www.ElroyArt.com

 (Download full Artist Kelly Neidig on Art Zone Press Release here)

The Seattle Channel’s ART ZONE with Nancy Guppy to Feature Artist Kelly Neidig in April 2^nd, 2010 Episode

Seattle, WA – March 31^st, 2010: The Seattle Channel’s ‘Art Zone’ program will feature the fine art of Portland, Oregon painter Kelly Neidig, in its Friday, April 2^nd episode. Host Nancy Guppy discovered Kelly’s fine art colorfield landscapes in oil during her showing in the “Representing Abstraction” show last Fall at the Museum of Northwest Art in La Connor, WA. 

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