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2014

1/5/2014

Celebrating A New Year-Celebrating New Work

January 2014

Sylvia Miller

Jason Berlin

Larry Cwik

Larry has two pieces up in Bling, 20th Anniversary Exhibit at the Mark Woolley Gallery, 700 SW Fifth Av, Third Floor, until 1/25/14. He also has two pieces at the Male Form Show at Angst Gallery, 1015 Main St., Vancouver, WA until 1/25/14

Kurtiss Lofstrom

Kurtis will be showing in the "Illusions Show" at Splendaporium, opening January 10th.

Mark Crummett

Mark has a show at Mt. Hood Community College...January 2 - 30th in the Fireplace Gallery in the Student Union-Room AC1051.
Monday-Thursday...8 am to 7 pm and Friday 8 am to 5 pm

Denise Althea Graham

Mark Counts

Mark Counts is showing his work at 1316A Mount St. Helens Way NE, Castle Rock, WA, Tuesday - Sunday, 11 am to 6 pm.

Greg Hanson

Greg is selling his work at the Cog and Pearl Gallery,
190 5th Av., Brooklyn, NY (Tuesday-Saturday Noon to 8pm,
Sunday Noon to 6 pm, Monday closed)

GLEAN

The Glean Program has once again opened up its application process for artists who live in the Portland area. The program, sponsored by the "Crackedpots" folks, is seeking five artists for a fourth season of gleaning for materials at the Metro Transfer Station (the city dump). Cannibals has already had two artists accepted into this residency (season one and two), and the door is now open for others. Once again, each artist is awarded a $2,000 stipend with five months to glean and create at least ten pieces from those "trashed/recycled materials" found at the Transfer Station. You can read more about it HERE and download the application form-you have only until the end of this month. You can also check out the information (and photos) that was blogged by the artists from the last two years HERE.

December 2013

12/1/2013

Cannibals Gallery in New York City....AGAIN!

The Celebration of Whimsy in the East Village of NYC has opened its doors once again to highlight the art from Portland's Cannibals Gallery. Artist, Mark Crummett, is now showing his photography over the holidays at C.O.W. Check out some of Mark's latest work here:

Cannibals artist, Kurtiss Lofstrom, has his work at KALA in Astoria, OR, as well as Guardino Gallery on Alberta St. Kurtiss has recently been chosen for the international juried show, "Disaster/Resilience," at the Harwood Art Center in Albuguerque, NM. Check out his latest work here:

Check out the holiday "Self-Taught Show" at North Bank in Vancouver. Four Cannibals artists are now showing their work at this venue...Jeremy Hardie, Sylvia Miller, Larry Cwik, and Michael Adamson.

Jeremy Hardie

Sylvia Miller

Larry Cwik

Pammela Springfield will be at the "Check 'em Off Green" show at the Marshall Center in Vancouver, Dec. 14, 10 AM to 4 PM.

Jason Berlin is showing his work this month at the Guardino Gallery (The Little Things Show) on Alberta St. He is also the featured artist at the Broadway Gallery in Longview, Washington, 1418 Commerce Av...open Monday - Saturday 10 AM to 5:30 PM...First Thursday opening-5:30 to 7:00 PM.

Meet artist, LeeAnn Gauthier at the Lan Su Chinese Garden Artist Members' Exhibit...reception is 3 to 5 pm on Saturday, Dec. 7

Special note to all Cannibals artists from Pammela:

The Cascade Auction has issued its annual call for work to be juried into the 2014 Grand events. Cannibals will be participating again this year, with hopes that at least five artists will pull in under the Cannibals' banner that we might have our own display wall. All of the signs point to the possibility of getting a great shot at the live auction, and the honorable mention positions in the catalog. The selection of this year's jury members leans to the "open" ideas that Cannibals so often embodies. Please consider donating work, and continuing the legacy of community contribution by Cannibals artists. Thus far two artists have responded, and the deadline is in the Cascade website call to artists. When you offer the work, please put Cannibals as your gallery, and we will once again have a presence as a cohesive group. Thanks for every effort, and I hope to see you at the event.

November 2013

10/31/2013

Our Show in NYC

Mark Crummett has sold a piece, as has Darlene Schaper, at the New York show with 'C.O.W. Theater Gallery. Mark Crummett will be hanging a holiday show there within the next week or so, and the remainder of the Cannibals showcase will be coming down, and returned. Stephen Rondell continues to be excited about the response of the public to Cannibals artists, and perhaps there are many more showcases in the coming year. Our thanks to Stephen and his partner, Tyler, and to Sally Cohen the angel from Larchmont who helped make this show such a success. All of those who did participate made a significant difference to the landscape of art in the theater gallery space, and have furthered the combination of performance and installation with wall, hung work...infusing the atmosphere of the viewing audience with a density of palpable artistic pressure. Stephen remarked on the hundreds, thousands of photos posted to Instagram, Twitter and the joyful discovery of this art speaking directly to their sensibility. Thanks again to everyone.

Day of the Dead

The Feature Area of the Guardino Gallery is home to the annual Day of the Dead Group show. This will be the seventh year that this ever-popular show has been produced. Thirty-four artists have interpreted this ancient ritual as their own by creating art to commemorate ancestors and departed loved ones. Some themes range from stylized and whimsical to political and painfully personal. Artists have created take offs on the traditional heart and sugar skull concepts, quilted wall hangings, puppets, collages and assemblages, just to name a few. Check out the work of these Cannibals artists: Jason Berlin, Greg Carigan, Tabor Porter and Sylvia Miller. Opening reception...TONIGHT...October 31!

Marshall Community Center

Last year the recycle community hosted a show for the holiday shopping, and Sylvia Miller, Helvi Smith, and I participated. This year it will be on the 16th of December, at the Marshall Community Center, and I will be hosting the Cannibal table again. I am not certain of the space placement, but will send more information in the December newsletter.

Hail Mary

Sadly, it has come to our attention that the ten year experience of Hail Mail, hosted by Mary Tapogna, has come to an end. She has left her space on NE Killingsworth, and will retreat for a little while to contemplate her next incarnation. I am certain of of us at Cannibals, and in the community wish her the best.

October 2013

9/30/2013

Cannibals Artists
Gallery Events for October

LeeAnn Gauthier
Join LeeAnn at her show at The Press Club (2621 S.E. Clinton...open daily at 11 AM...live jazz on First Friday at 8pm.

Greg Carrigan and Srule Brachman
Greg and Srule are both showing work at Guardino Gallery, 2939 NE Alberta St., through October.

Joshua Zirschy
Joshua is offering prints of his work to fund a new project...call him at 503.260.2794 for a list of his prints.

Last Chance...to see the work of the eleven Cannibals artists showing their work at The Celebration of Whimsy in New York City. The show will be closing at the end of this month. A big NYC cheer to: Greg Hanson, Jason Berlin, Larry Cwik, Stephen Walter, Darlene Schaper, Alex Lilly, Jason Stewart, LeeAnn Gauthier, Mark Crummet, Denise Althea Graham, and Joshua Zirschky. Check out one of our past newsletters HERE for more information and photos.

September 2013

9/2/2013

The show in New York has been a great success, with a huge impact on social media crediting Cannibals, C.O.W. and the individual artists. Stephen Michael Rondel has asked to extend the showcase until the end of October, and I have agreed. There has been a wrench in the show, a theft of Joshua Zirschky's print of the Cambodia killing fields during a sold out performance of the International Fringe Festival. Even with five additional monitors provided by the festival, someone was able to rip his enormous print from the foyer without detection. The detective handling the case considers it to be an intruder from the street crime.

The show will be continuing through the end of October, and you can tell your friends and family in the area to keep a time for seeing it on their calendar. Locally, several Cannibal artists have shows in September. Alex Lilly has paintings at Woolley gallery, Brooke Weston and Mark Crummet are participating in the "Oddities" show at Lane gallery, Srule Brachman will be at Guardino beginning late September, and Nation is organizing a salon show.

The GLEAN project (an art residency which sends local artists to the Metro Transfer Station...the city dump) which for the former two years had chosen Cannibal candidates to participate, has their final show now at Disjecta (final day-Sept. 8). It is an opportunity to consider how to apply for this funded, six month project, and possibly make contact with the director, Amy Wilson. Greg Hanson, one of the candidates from last year, highly recommends the experience. He had an amazing experience, and in total, sold nine pieces of those he created for the show at Disjecta, as well as several others at a gallery in NYC, while making lasting connections with future patrons, and finding kindred artists locally.

I am still actively pursuing space for the new incarnation of Cannibals, and also speaking with a host of wizards about a direction to expand the website to include, host and promote new work and new artists. I continue to get inquiries, offers of work and introductions to new artists through the website, but... it is not as satisfying as having a beautiful space to view and present. Hopefully soon.

Finally we all send our good thoughts to Sylvia Miller, a Cannibals cornerstone, in her current wrestling match with chemotherapy.

Pammela Springfield

August 2013

8/3/2013

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Eleven artists from Cannibals continue to show their work at our theater/gallery venue in New York City through the month of August. Hundreds of patrons will be visiting our gallery as they attend FringeNYC, the largest mult-arts festival in North America. A little more information from one of the owners of "The Celebration of Whimsy" in NYC, Stephen Michael Rondel:

Formerly known as The Living Theater, owners Stephen Michael Rondel & Tyler Maganzini invite you to a whimsical venue that promotes artists of the past, present and future. We advertise reasonable and competitive rental rates. The bar and cafe offers a variety of affordable beer/wine and light food fair before, during and after all performances. The architectural hallway and inviting lobby entrance into this 3,500 square foot basement is decorated with a rotating art show. Visual artist throughout the New York area and the world are showcased and on a bi-monthy basis. All displayed artwork is for sale. Monthly, daily and weekly shows include dance, comedy, drama, burlesque, drag, improvisation, film screenings, lectures, meditation and yoga societies. We are happy to boast being the home of "The New Acting Company", a reputable and critically acclaimed children's theater since 2000. The C.O.W. supports the New York community with any and all whimsical based ventures. We look forward to making your whimsy come true!

The eleven local artists involved in Cannibals East: Greg Hanson, Jason Berlin, Larry Cwik, Stephen Walter, Darlene Schaper, Alex Lilly, Jason Stewart, LeeAnn Gauthier, Mark Crummet, Denise Althea Graham, and Joshua Zirschky

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One of our artists, Taylor Stevenson, is heading to Bhutan to teach local women weaving skills using recycled materials. We wish her well! Check out her gallery page here.

Alex Lilly will be showing his work at the Mark Woolley Gallery...August 17 to September 15, 2013 (opening reception: August 17). Check out his gallery page here.

July 2013

7/7/2013

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Cannibals Gallery Is In
The BIG APPLE!

Eleven artists from "Canniibals Portland" are now showing their work at the Celebration of Whimsy Theater in the East Village of NYC for two months...July and August, 2013

21-A Clinton Street (Between Houston and Stanton)
New York, NY. 1002

Our new Cannibals show is up in the great New York City, thanks to our good friend, Stephen Michael Rondel. He has offered us space to show the citizens of New York City just how we install a show of our Pacific Northwest artist visions. My hostess, patron and amateur art hanger, Sally Cohen was instrumental in helping this showcase materialize. She generously permitted her residence to act as destination for the incoming art, and became a diligent organizer, chauffeur and hardware sleuth for the showcase. Many thanks to all who took the chance to brave the shipping nightmares, and send work. They include: Greg Hanson, Jason Berlin, Larry Cwik, Stephen Walter, Darlene Schaper, Alex Lilly, Jason Stewart, LeeAnn Gauthier, Mark Crummet, Denise Althea Graham, and Joshua Zirschky. The work looks great, and Stephen mentioned that during the month of August, the International Fringe Festival, will be holding performances for 120 plus people per performance, twice a day for three weeks! All those international eyes focused.
Sensational!!! The show will be up through the first of September, so if you have people in New York for the performances of the Festival give them the news they can see our local talent.

Pammela Springfield

From the files of some of the contributing artists (these pieces and more are now available at the Celebration of Whimsy in NYC):

Jason Stewart

Mark Crummet

Jason Berlin

Darlene Schaper

Denise Althea Graham

Greg Hanson

Larry Cwik

LeeAnn Gauthier

Chic classiques and candy colored art by LeeAnn Gauthier through July

Chic classic cars (think hearse!) from Cuba, San Juan's famed cemetery, a mystifying abstract, and a lustrous night scene from SE Grand on metal are amongst the treasures by photographer LeeAnn Gauthier at St. John's Leisure Public House through July 31. Enjoy the art of the Bloody Mary on their green patio weekdays (3 pm to 1 ish) and weekends (noon to 1 ish). LeeAnn can entertain art trades for auto body repair or massage.

Artist reception:
Saturday, July 13th (5-7 pm)
Leisure Public House
   8002 N. Lombard
   Portland OR 97203
   (503) 289-7606

June News 2013

6/3/2013

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Recognizing Our Artists:

Congratulations to Jason Berlin and ChaCha Sands for graduating from their respective colleges!.

Mark Crummet was featured in WIRED magazine!

Alex Lilly had a piece donated and exhibited in the Portland Art Museum.

Joshua Zirschky is about to hang a show in Montana!

Mark Counts is showing new work at the gallery up on Mount St. Helens.

It is always great to see how everyone is moving in the advancement of the art future culture.

Jason Stewart has had the misfortune of having his work stolen. If anyone has a lead, they can reach Jason at Robot Piercing & Tattoo.,
503-224-9916.

I am preparing for the New York showcase show at Stephen Michael Rondel's theater lobby space. More to come on this special opportunity. Stephen has rented his theater space to the International Fringe Festival for the first three weeks of August, and so thousands of eyes would be on the work Cannibals hangs in his transition space. The current show of Monica Rose Song has had a nicely received exhibition, with several solid sales, and much appreciation.

May News 2013

5/3/2013

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CAP Auction

Preparation for the big event:

Many thanks to these Cannibals artists and their donations:

Bill Dean

Kurtiss Lofstrom

Randy Moe

Darlene Schaper

Mark Counts

LeeAnn Gauthier

Jason Berlin

Congratulations to Jason for his work being selected as "curator's choice" for this year's auction!

Larry Cwik

Congratulations to Larry for being selected by the curatorial board to donate work for this collaborative event at the auction!

Rose Festival Collector's Series

The Oak Knoll Winery has recently selected the work of Cannibals artist, Jason Berlin, for their new wine label...Pinot Noir Reserve! Congratulations, Jason!

Jason will be available for signings of his wine label at these "Made In Oregon" stores:

May 10...PDX (Concourse C)
10:00 AM to Noon

May 10...PDX (Concourse D)
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

May 16...Pioneer Place
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

June 2...Washington Square
2:30 PM to 5:30 PM

June 6...Lloyd Center
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

June 14...Clackamas Town Center
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

A few photos from the CAP event:

April 2013

4/1/2013

Smashwords

Cannibals Gallery has had the privilege of being included in James Ru's new ebook, Perma Artist...a series of interviews and photos from artists around the world detailing the creating of art using a variety of resources and materials that lend themselves toward environmental awareness. As this book is copyrighted, we can only share a (very) small version of the first page Pammela's interview chapter about the artists and direction of Cannibals Gallery.

You can, however, get James Ru's entire ebook at the smashwords website here!

We're celebrating Cannibals artist, Jason Berlin, who will be graduating from Oregon College of Art and Craft with his bachelors of fine arts degree on May 18. His thesis show opens April 3 (4:00 to 6:00pm) at the Hoffman Gallery through Sunday the 7th. The OCAC Graduation Exhibition in the Hoffman Gallery opens May 18 through the 30th, reception is 2:00 to 5:00 pm. The BFA Thesis Exit Show is May 17 to the 31st...opening reception is on Friday, May 17th at 6:00 pm...10th and NW Hoyt, downtown Portland. Jason's recent donation to the CAP auction also became one of the "Curator's Choice" pieces.

CAP Art Auction...Saturday, April 27, 2013

The Cannibals artists who will be included in this year's auction:
Randy Moe, Darlene Schaper, Mark Counts, Kurtiss Lofstrom, LeeAnn Gauthier and Jason Berlin.

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Our Show in NYC

Day of the Dead

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Hail Mary

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Cannibals Gallery Is In The BIG APPLE!

21-A Clinton Street (Between Houston and Stanton)New York, NY. 1002

From the files of some of the contributing artists (these pieces and more are now available at the Celebration of Whimsy in NYC):

Jason Stewart

Mark Crummet

Jason Berlin

Darlene Schaper

Denise Althea Graham

Greg Hanson

Larry Cwik

LeeAnn Gauthier

CAP Auction

Rose Festival Collector's Series

Smashwords

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Cannibals Artists
Gallery Events for October

Cannibals Gallery Is In
The BIG APPLE!

21-A Clinton Street (Between Houston and Stanton)
New York, NY. 1002