" A Few Of Each"/ Urban Folk Art® Group show at Gowanus Wine Studio

Members of Urban Folk Art® Studios are showing some small works at the Brooklyn Wine Studio. Opening Thursday July 30th, 530-730. The work will be upon for at least a couple months.
Adam is showing small paintings depicting scenes in the Red Hook/Gowanus area. Jason will be showing parts of his series of portraits of bar bathrooms some of which are local to the neighborhood. Mark is showing linoleum cut prints with scenes based in Gowanus and Carroll Gardens. Join us to check out the work and for a tasting with Kings County Distillery!

Paintings in the lobby of Brooklyn's NuHotel!

I have a few large paintings currently on display in the lobby of the NuHotel on Smith Street. Back in 2011, I was one of the first round of local artists who painted a room here (room 305). The current paintings will be up through Jan 2026. My huge (5X7’) painting of DUMBO looks great on that wall! I also made a brochure/zine that’s up for grabs in the lobby, the pages are posted below and describe some connections I have with the hotel. Look further to see me standing in front of a lot back in the 90’s that would eventually become the hotel! Enjoy!

The NU Hotel is located at 87 Smith Street off of Atlantic Ave.

Group Show opening this Friday!!

I am excited to be a part of this great group show opening this Friday “I Just Called tTo Say I Love You” at the awesome Basin Gallery in Red Hook.

The opening is 6-9, and There’s a Sunday Soiree get together Oct 20th from 4-7, and the closing reception is Nov 7th 6-9. These guys always have fun events related to the show, so come out to one or al! I created 9 new pieces fr the show (11 total) and one surprise piece that everyone can take something hone from! Come check it out! Other artists in the show include

Chris RWK, HekTad, Sarah Fishbein, Liz Galvin and Jaimie Walker.

If you can’t make the opening, the caller will be ope all weekend as part of the Red Hook Open Studios, check the show out and over 100 other art studios, maps will be available at the gallery!-

Hope to see you there!

Basin Gallery 344 Van Brunt Street

Urban Folk ARt® X Brooklyn Made Store Opening!

So i’ve been selling some of my merch at the awesome Brooklyn Made Store. They have 2 locations, one in Industry City and one at City Point downtown. They recently asked Urban Folk Art® Studios if we wanted to do a show in their City Point Corner Gallery. The opening is this Thursday, Sept 5th from 6-8pm. The show will feature over 50 works from some current members of our Urban Folk Art® Studios Artist collective. Myself, Jason Mitchell, Mahoney Perkins and Mark Pellegrino will be showing some new a recent work! We will also be doing a merch drop of some new and old favorites! If you can’t make the opening, please stop by in the next couple months to see the work, grab some UFA® Merch and check out all the cool independent Brooklyn brands the store represents! Read the press release HERE

The Brooklyn Made Store is backed by The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and features Brooklyn artisans, makers, independent brands and artists! Read more about the store HERE!

4 artshows in 10 weeks!!!! first 2 up!

I have suddenly gotten busy this summer with 4 shows coming up! The first 2 are n August and here we go!

The first one is opening Thursday Aug 8th. Four times a year Threes Brewing hosts Arts Gowanus as they curate 2 people at a time in compunction with another event. This quarter myself and cartoonist/ BARtoonist Bill Roundy will be showing some work, and opening night will be the first night of the Gowanus Open Studios Registration kickoff.

If you are an artist who works in Gowanus, come on down and sign up to open your studio with hundreds of other artists. The Open Studios are in late Oct.
Back to the opening at Threes, please come by and see the work, and have a great beer or 2 and say hi to me and Bill! Threes is located last 333 Douglass Street in Gowanus, by 4th ave HERE

The 2nd show is just 2 nights later! On Sat August 10th, BK One Productions is having an awesome Black Light Group Art Show at the Tom Kane Theatre in Industry City.

It’s right across from The Brooklyn Made Store there I am selling some of my Brooklyn Themed Merch!
The opening is from 4-8, and then the gallery tuns into a Black Light Party Extravaganza! From the BKOne guys “The gallery will be open to the public for viewing from 4-8pm, and after that it will become a ticketed event, featuring a DJ, go-go dancers, a splatter room for creating your own black light tees, body painting, drinks, dancing, and more! It’s going to be a real happening, aimed at a mature crowd. Be ready to party into the night!”

Get tickets here: www.bkONE.org
Daytime; $5 suggested donation at the door (but feel free to donate more!)
Cocktails (21+)
Party will be 21+ (ticketed $20)
Spread the word and be there!!! You won’t wanna miss this one!

BrooklynONE’s Tom Kane Theatre
51 35th St., Building 5 (“Innovation Alley”)
Store 17. in Industry City
Brooklyn, NY 11232

October Happenings

October’s here and I have a few things coming up-

Red Hook Open Studios- We’re opening up Urban Folk Art® Studios Oct 7-8. Come on my and see new and old works by me, Jason Mitchell and Mark Pellegrino, we’ll have prints, merch, I’ll be signing my Brooklyn Tattoo Graphic Novel, and most likely some refreshments. You can see a map of all the other studios and venues hosting artists HERE.

Come on by we’d love to see you! 92 Van Dyke Street, 2nd floor redhookopenstudios.com

Gowanus Open Studios- This year Brooklyn Tattoo is participating in the Gowanus Open Studios. Co Owner Willie has been using the shop as a painting studio for awhile, and really dug in after the shut down.

We’ll be showing his work, my work, and some work by our apprentice Ericka Louise. It’s a great chance for those who don’t find themselves in a tattoo shop often to see what it’s like. There will be art, prints and ,merchandise for sale, some light refreshments, our halloween tattoo specials will be I effect for anyone wanting to take advantage, and you may even see some live tattooing. I’ll also be signing my Brooklyn Tattoo Graphic Novel there.

You can see the map HERE to all the great studios and venues showing work.

Nightmares: A Group Art Show- I’ll be contributing a piece to this group show in Industry City entitled ‘Nightmares’. This nightmare and fear themed show has a great lineup of artists. 20+ artists interpret their nightmares and fears in an eclectic gallery of spooky original artwork, curated by Tommy Lombardozzi.

The gallery will open at 2pm and be available to view all day. A reception will take place at 7pm. Costumes encouraged (there will be a contest)! Artwork will be for sale. Come support the theatre and the arts while having a good ol’ spooky Halloween time!

RSVP here: www.BKone.org, $5 suggested donation at the door.

BrooklynONE’s Tom Kane Theatre, 51 35th St., Building 5 (“Imagination Alley”)

in Industry City