Luckystar in Chech

We received this in an email from Chech. One of our friends decided this guy needed a little sprucing up and slapped one of our stickers on his ass. Keep 'em coming.

Another Pabst Sighting

Oops, we did it again... Our second winning entry for the Pabst Art contest is featured at the Quickie Mart on Kinnickinnic Ave., Gene's 'Pink Elephants Go Home' is of course featured on the Bay View Bowl just a few blocks away. For whatever reason the top of the piece was cropped off; to see the piece in it's entirety please visit our portfolio at www.lsmfa.com. 

Grava Gallery Host Silent Auction To Benefit Traveling Exhibit

Gas Money; a silent auction to benefit the "It Came From Milwaukee" traveling exhibit; an exhibit which features a dozen artists, each with a connection to the Milwaukee area. Each artists involved has been kind enough to donate a work; giving a preview of the exhibits in St. Louis, Fond du Lac, WI,this summer and at a one night event at the Milwaukee Art Museum this fall; and a chance to inexpensively add to your collection all while helping out.

Hosted by the Grava Gallery at 207 E. Buffalo St., Friday May 22, 2009, from 5-9pm, the auction features work by; Amy O'Neill, a Milwaukee born Boston-based fine arts painter and recent cancer survivor; Andrea Picard, a Milwaukee born Chicago-based fines arts painter; Bridget Griffith Evans, Milwaukee born fine arts painter currently celebrating 20 years as an exhibiting artist; Dwellephant, Milwaukee based graphic artist who most recently illustrated the graphic novel; Missing the Boat; Eduardo J. Villanuvea, a muralist form the Milwaukee area; Jeff Sadowski, Painter and graphic artist who has worked for Santana, the Rolling Stones, etc.; John Scotello, fine arts painter and stand-up comedian, currently a professor at UW Fond du Lac; Luckystar Studio, a long running Milwaukee based collaborative; Soar Studio, the arts collaborative featuring the Jenson brothers, John and Dave; Jeremy Wolf, Milwakee area sculptor and Von Munz; Milwaukee's Rock Poster Guy.

We, the exhibits organizers will not be taking a commission from the artists during the exhibits run and have not asked the artists for an monetary compensation. We thought it was important to exhibit the talent in Milwaukee - more than exhibit just artists that could afford a spot on the exhibit.

Come and get it!!!

We're having a Big Art Sale this weekend at Eat Cake, 4303 W. Vliet St., this weekend; Friday April 24, 5-9 and Saturday, April 25, 10 - 4. It's a studio close out featuring tons of stuff from our; Zombie Lust, Fairies Wear Boots, Pets, and Star*69 collections.  Prices have been reduced 50-80%. 

Gallery Night - April 2009

This Friday, April 17, is Gallery Night and we got a little something going on at the Cedar Gallery, 326 Water St., (that's above the Starbuck's in the Third Ward)

This time around Bridget and I are presenting two exhibit of solo work; Bridget's "The Mysteries of the Universe Reveal Themselves to Birds" will be on one floor and I will be presenting "The Thunder" a loving tribute to my favorite Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bass players; on the other.

We'll also have a few Luckystar pieces, including "Warholian Death Blow", our last collaborative piece, and the "Best of" our inexpensive print series. 

The exhibit runs from 5-10pm Friday and again on Saturday from 10am -5pm. We'll be there both days so stop in and say "Hi!"

Showdown Revised - April Gallery Night 2009

Due to a few financial realities we've had to make slight changes to our upcoming Gallery Night exhibit. Below is the revised and up to date Gallery Night info:

SHOWDOWN

Milwaukee, WI - Opening at the Cedar Gallery, 326 North Water St., in Milwaukee's Third Ward, April 17 at 5 p.m., sets the scene for Showdown, a tête-à-tête that has been a long time coming. An exhibit juxtaposing the styles of the artists behind Luckystar Studio, a little something the artists couple started nearly 10 years ago.

On one floor; Bridget Griffith Evans, who is celebrating 20 years as a exhibiting artists, and very much at the top of her game, delivers a series of new work; a departure from the ongoing Girl series with "The Mysteries of the Universe Reveal Themselves to Birds" (european robin pictured above). A series of work introducing several new elements to her work.

On the other floor Gene Evans, a graphic artists with over 20 years experience working in a broad range of styles, presents "Man on Fire" (part 1 pictured above).

Also what may well be (hold back your tears) our last work as a collaborative, the aptly titled Warholian Death Blow. A triptych symbolically ending an era of "Factory" style art.

Chimp Runs Wild

Our little guy gets around more than we do. By "little guy" I'm referring to our screaming chimp logo; the stencil cut we've used since 2005, of course. And by "getting around" I mean over the years we've received a number of images of the sticker from all over the world - hell. we even found the little guy stuck to a road sign on Sunset Blvd. Above are a few images we received last Fall from Prague. 

The stickers are currently out of stock but if you have pics keep 'em coming.