Pot Luck

For once, making food isn’t taking my time away from making art, it’s part of the show!

come have some mushroom cookies* and look at mushroom art* at
Potluck
Food based art show and potluck
Thursday July 2nd
6-10 PM

Floating World Comics
20 NW 5th Ave #101
Portland, OR 97209
(503)241-0227

Including artwork and food by: Aidan Koch, Corey Thompson, Cassidy Muckleston, Jason Fischer, Kyle Cheatham, Johnny Acurso, Jennifer Parks, Andrice Arp, Rikki Barney, Sean Christensen A.B.T., Amy Kuttab, Delphine Bedient, Cody Brant, Bobbie Sue, Nick Books, Blaise Larmee, Stefan Saito and more!

Show runs through July 31st

also don’t miss the Clock Show at Pony Club. I didn’t have time to make a clock this year, but there are sure to be some amazing ones there.

* - That’s my contribution; I don’t know what else will be there, although I heard a rumor that the much-anticipated Taco Pizza might appear, courtesy of Sean Christensen A.B.T.

Panelists V at Giant Robot

I won’t be in NY for MoCCA, but I will have some work in the Panelists V show at Giant Robot NY.

From the press release:

Panelists V June 6 – July 8, 2009
Reception: Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.

Giant Robot Gallery
437 East 9th Street
Between 1st Ave. & Ave. A, in the East Village
New York, New York 10009
(212) 674-GRNY (4769) | grny.net

Giant Robot is proud to present the Panelists V art show and as well as a reception for three new comic books at the Giant Robot Gallery in the East Village.

The follow-up to the popular series puts a spotlight on indie-comics creators from across the country, ranging from stapled-and-folded stars of DIY to art-gallery superstars. The show will feature original illustrations, paintings, mixed-media work, and special surprises from an assortment of contributors—including many Eisner and Ignatz Award nominees and winners. This event coincides with the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art Festival, and is slated to include:

Trevor Alixopulos, Andrice Arp, Nate Beaty, Jeffrey Brown, Lilli Carre, Christine Castro, Martin Cendreda, Shawn Cheng, Devin Clark, Eleanor Davis, Mike DeNicola, Nate Doyle, Theo Ellsworth, Austin English, Renee French, Matt Furie, Mollie Goldstrom, Joseph Guillette, Tim Hensley, David Horvath, Rama Hughes, Jeaux Janovsky, Levon Jihanian, Hellen Jo, Claire Johnson, Blaise Larmee, Minty Lewis, David Magdaleno, Mats!?, James McShane, Dan Moynihan, Kiyoshi Nakazawa, Tom Neely, Molly Colleen O’Connell, John Porcellino, Emilio Santoyo, Rob Sato, Daria Tessler, Peter Thompson, Jeremy Tinder, Steven Weissman , Julia Wertz, Calvin Wong …and more!

Giant Robot will also host the debut of three new comics including Windy Corner #3. Meet the artists behind the Ignatz award-nominated magazine and get a signed copy of the new issue. Editor Austin English will be on hand, along with contributors Lilli Carre, Sakura Maku, and Joseph Hart. Also witness the debut of Rock That Never Sleeps, a comics collaboration from acclaimed artists JULIACKS and Olga Volozova, as well as Crooked Teeth #4, the amazing mini comic from up-and-coming artist Nate Doyle! All three signings will take place from 6:30-8:30 on Saturday, June 6.

Beastmasters of the Universe

I will have some art in this show:
Beast Masters of the Universe
curated by Sean Christensen A.B.T.


Featuring art by
Andrice Arp, Sean Christensen A.B.T., Theo Ellsworth, Luke Forsyth, Vincent Fritz, Julia Gfrörer, Graham Kahler, Brodie Kelly, Amy Kuttab, Jason Overby, Jesse Reklaw, Stefan Saito, Rebecca Urias and more!

Opening Reception
Saturday May 30th
7 pm to 10 pm

Guapo Comics and Coffee
6350 SE Foster Road
Portland, Oregon 97206
503-772-3638

Store hours:
Monday-Friday 6:30am-6pm
Saturday-Sunday 8am-7pm

Free to a Good Home 2 at GR2

This time it’s dogs.


I have a couple dog head wall sculptures in this show.



May 9 - June 10, 2009
Reception: Saturday, May 9, 6:30 -10:00 pm

Giant Robot is proud to host Free to a Good Home 2. The canine-themed art show will include contributions from the following artists:

Apak!, Andrice Arp, Robert Bellm, Aaron Brown, Jeffrey Brown, Shawn Cheng, Catia Chien, Cupco, Eleanor Davis, Evah Fan, Susie Ghahremani, Katherine Guillen, Clement Hanami, Nao Harada, David Horvath, Kerry Horvath, Jay Howell, Michael Hsiung, Kaori Kasai, Sian Keegan, David King, Jenny Kwok, Diana Kwok, Little Friends of Printmaking, David Magdaleno, James McShane, Justin “Scrappers” Morrison, Kiyoshi Nakazawa, Tom Neely, Tru Nguyen, Saejean Oh, Martin Ontiveros, John Pham, Silvio Porretta, Pryor Praczukowski, Rohitash Rao, Aaron Renier, Albert Reyes, Martha Rich, Brian Rush, Emilio Santoyo, Rob Sato, Ryan J. Smith, Jeana Sohn, Ryohei Tanaka, Daria Tessler, Edwin Ushiro, Steven Weissman, Andrew J. Wright

In the spirit of the artwork, the Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS) West L.A. Shelter will be bringing dogs available for adoption from 4:30 - 8:30 on the day of the opening with the hopes of matching them up with new owners!

LAAS will also be accepting donations of supplies and food for the shelter. (Suggested donations: blankets, towels, unopened pet food, pet beds, pet coats, Timothy Hay, kongs.) Those making donations through the duration of the show will receive a coupon for 25 percent off their next purchase at GR2.

GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276

More about Bird Hurdler

The book will be available at 27 stores nationwide on May 2nd (this Saturday) for free:

Atomic Books Baltimore, MD
the Beguiling Toronto, ON
Big Brain Comics Minneapolis, MN
Chapel Hill Comics Chapel Hill, NC
Chicago Comics Chicago, IL
Comic Relief Berkeley, CA
Comic Swap State College, PA
Comix Revolution Evanston, IL
Copacetic Comics Company Pittsburgh, PA
Cosmic Comics NYC, NY
Desert Island Comics Brooklyn, NY
Forbidden Planet NYC, NY
Green Brain Comics Dearborn, MI
Hi Jinx San Jose, CA
Jim Hanley’s Universe NYC, NY
Phantom of the Attic Pittsburgh PA
Rocketship Brooklyn, New York
Showcase Comics Bryn Mawr, PA
Space Cat San Jose, CA
Thompson Street Comics New York, NY
Titan Comics Dallas, TX
Zanadu Comics Seattle, WA

...In addition to the Portland stores mentioned in the previous post.

Bird Hurdler

I did the cover and a two-page comic in Bird Hurdler (sequel to Nerd Burglar), a free comic book from Teenage Dinosaur, Tugboat Press and Sparkplug Comics.

I will be at Guapo Comics on Saturday, May 2 from 12-3 pm... see below for more info:

Teenage Dinosaur, Tugboat Press and Sparkplug present the release of Bird Hurdler by Andrice Arp, Theo Ellsworth, Faryl Dalrymple, Zack Soto, Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg and Julia Gfrörer. Bird Hurdler is a free comic book of Portland, Oregon comic artists published by Portland-based publishers and printed at Brown Printing (also in Portland).

To celebrate the release on Free Comic Book Day (May 2nd), the artists and publishers will be signing, giving out the book, and presenting their own work at three local comics stores in the early afternoon (12-3pm).

Guapo Comics and Books will have Andrice Arp (Mome and Hi-Horse) and Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg (I Cut My Hair and Monsters Make Stew). Publishers from Teenage Dinosaur, Tugboat Press and Sparkplug Comic Books will also be at the store located at 6350 SE Foster Rd. Phone # 503-772-3638

Floating World Comics will host Julia Gfrörer (How Life Became Unbearable and All the Ancient Kings) and Theo Ellsworth (Capacity). The store is located at 20 NW 5th Ave; phone # 503-241-0227

Cosmic Monkey Comics will be hosting Farel Dalrymple (Pop Gun War and Meathaus) and Zack Soto (Studygroup 12 and Secret Voice). The store is located at 5335 NE Sandy; phone # 503-517-9050. Greig Means from Tugboat Press will be stopping by Floating World and Cosmic Monkey.

www.sparkplugcomicbooks.com
www.tugboatpress.com
www.myspace.com/teenagedinosaur

They will be sending books to comics stores around the country, but if you can’t find it, or don’t like going in comics stores, you can also order it for one cent plus postage on the Sparkplug web site. Or talk to me.

Spaced Out at Guapo

Spaced Out is an Outer-space-themed show featuring work by Sean Christensen A.B.T., Chris Cilla, Theo Ellsworth, Dunja Jankovic, Zack Soto and Andrice Arp.

Guapo Comics and Coffee
6350 SE Foster Road
Portland, Oregon 97206
503-772-3638

Store hours:
Monday-Friday 6:30am-6pm
Saturday-Sunday 8am-7pm

The show runs from now until the end of May, and there will be an opening reception and party along with a comics reading at Guapo on Friday, April 17th from 7pm to 11pm.