Don’t Wake Daddy XV

I have a limited edition(10) 3D printed steel sculpture along with a number of other artists in the annual Don’t Wake Daddy group show in Hamburg, Germany at Feinkunst Krüger and curated by the esteemed Heiko Muller. Opens on December and you can make an appointment to see the exhibit on the Feinkunst Krüger website. I wish I could be there.

Remastered II

Excited for the “Remastered II” show at Faultline Artspace. A second of this themed show where artists were asked to create an alternative album cover of their choice. 30 amazing artists in this one!

Bird, Nest, Nature

 

Here is link to the virtual show website.

Bedford Gallery is pleased to announce Bird, Nest, Nature, a juried and invitational exhibition featuring a roster of local and national artists. Birds have long captured the attention of humankind, the earliest evidence of which can be found in cave drawings that reflect all that we cherish in nature from flora to fauna. This exhibition was juried by Jeffrey De Blois, Assistant Curator, ICA Boston and Rebecca Lowery, Assistant Curator, MOCA Los Angeles, and includes over 150 local, national and international artists inspired by the exquisite beauty of creatures of flight.

Participating Artists:
Peter Adamyan, Matt Adrian, Sophia Allison, Suzanne Anderson-Carey, Aidin Andrews, Diane Andrews Hall, Gale Antokal, Jennifer Bain, Aimee Baldwin, Evan Barbour, Kate Barrengos, Kristine Beier, Linda Belden, Lucrezia Bieler, Jan Blythe, Emma Bolton, Karen Bondarchuk, Tiffany Bozic, Beka Brayer, William Broder, Donna Brown, Debra Broz, Jamie Burnside, Gerardo Candelario, John Casey, Karen Clark, Julie Clements, Joshua Coffy, Sharon Constant, Catherine Courtenaye, Sabra Crockett, Bronle Crosby, Tony Dagradi, Laurie Davenport, Deborah Davidson, Dana DeKalb, Alexander Diaz, Jennifer Downey, Melissa Eder, Donald Farnsworth, Julia Feldman, t.w.five, Kat Flyn, Judy Fong, Kevin Ford, Kath Frajbis, Annelise Freund, Jason Frost, Kilian Garvey, Ruth Geos, Sheila Ghidini, Bushra Gill, Carol Gill-Briiton, Chet Glaze, Alicia Goode, Daniel Graxton, Saira Grube, Kristen Haskell, Larry Hatfield, Karen Hill, Judy Hirabayashi, Dianne Hoffman, Ann Hollingsworth, Ann Holsberry, Linda Huffman, Angela F. Hunkler, Maggie Hurley, Thomas Jackson, Cynthia Jensen, Barbara Johansen Newman, Sharon Kain, Alexis Kandra, Christina Keith, Betsy Kendall, R. J. Kern, Jon Kerpel, Katie Kindelan, Isabella Kirkland, Christine Kirouac, Kristin Kwan, Maureen Langenbach, Bernadette Larimer, Debra LaRocque, Martin Lasack, Carrie Lederer, Ellen Little, Bachrun LoMele, Jeffrey Long, Maggie Mackinlay, Kent Manske, Kara Maria, Traci Martin, Catherine McCargar, Lisa McCutcheon, Lisa McElroy, Ally Mckay, Stephanie Metz, Nancy Mintz, Crystal Moody, Ally Morgan, Angela Moulton, Kat Mulkey, Natalie Nelson, Julia Nelson-Gal, José Nuñez, Asaki Oda, Patricia Oji, Catie O’Leary, Mary O’Malley, Jennifer Orkin Lewis, Ruth Owens, Rebecca Palmer, Krupa Paranjape, Nick Pedersen, Michael Pedroni, Stan Peterson, Irene Raspollini, Arline Reimann, David Reyes, Juan Rodriguez, Jane Rosen, Amy Ross, Susan Routledge, Catherine Ryan, William Salit, Bill Samios, Susana Sanchez, Stacey Schneider, Kest Schwartzman, Maja Sereda, James Shefik, Keyvan Shovir, Karen Sjoholm, Kiki Smith, Sylvia Solochek Walters, Wendy Sparks and Jeff Torquemada, Chandana Srinath, Melissa Stephens, Lorna Stevens, Netsanet Tesfay, Michele Théberge, Lex Thompson, Andie Thrams, David Tomb, Anna Valdez, Lucie Van der Elst, Jeanie Wakeland, Emily Wamsley, Beverly West Leach, Rosario Weston, Stephen Whisler, Natalia Wilkins Tyler, Jennifer Wolpert, Dianne Yudelson and Gail Zavala.

Long Strange Trip @ Nielsen Arts

Long Strange Trip
12/7/19 – 2/8/20

Opening Reception: Saturday, Dec. 7, 6-9pm

To celebrate their 10 year anniversary Nielsen Arts asked for a little help from their friends. 60+ Artists that Nielsen has worked with over the years and new friends that we look forward to partnering with have been invited to their 10 x 10 Panel show. They asked the artists to just “do their thing” and the show promises to show the range of art that Nielsen has exhibited over the last 10 years. The show will include painting, collage, sculpture drawings, mosaics and more… all on the same, 10″ x 10″ birchwood panel. Happy Anniversary to Nielsen indeed!

New Murals in Oakland

I have a fresh mural with cool new murals by my pals Daryll Pierce, Jake Watling, and Marcos LaFarga! Check out the murals at 4228 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609.

Hands & Pants 7 at Faultline Artspace


Book signing and closing reception:
November 23rd, 6-9pm

Show dates: October 12 – November 26, 2019

Faultline Artspace
850 42nd Ave #2D, Oakland, California 94601

“Hands & Pants” is a collaborative art project by John Casey and a group of more than 180 of his artist pals and peers.​

John drew hands and/or pants in his simple pen-and-ink style on 10 x 8 inch Bristol paper. Each invited artist was given the hands and/or pants and asked to complete the figure in any way the artist saw fit. John’s intent was to create a collective storyboard using the “Hands & Pants” motif as a common recognizable character engaged in a variety of manifestations. However, the returned collaborations have gone far beyond John’s expectations in sheer artistic variety, producing an extended family of unique, individual beings, a tribe of sorts, like Bay Area artists, all sharing a creative passion, yet each unique in that endeavor.

Artists this round include Aaron Petersen, Adam 5100, Aisha Ivery, Alex Rosmarin, Alex Sodari, Alison OK Frost, Alison Tharp, Althea James, Andreina Davila, Angela Simione, Ann Murphy, Anthony Hurd, Ari Schindler, Ashley Hinceman, Barbara Lüdde, Ben Belknap, Bill Dunlap, Bill Miller, Billy Sprague, Billy White, Brad Gray, Brett Durrett, Brian Caraway, Brian Serway, Brie Spielmann, Brigid Watson, Chikako Okada, Chris Granillo, Chris Leib, Chris Mark Burt, Conrad Crespin, Crystal Morey, Dan Nelson, Dara Lorenzo, Daryll Peirce, Dave Higgins, David Seiler, David Vieira, Deth P. Sun, Dyanna Beckwith, Elwyn Palmerton, Emanuela Harris-Sintamarian, Emily Coker, Erik Friedman, Erik Parra, Felicia Gabaldon, Fred Noland, Gaily Ezer, Ghost Ghost Teeth, Girl Mobb, Girlonbus, Gregory Hergert, Gregory Jacobsen, Gwen Thompson, Hannah Farrell, Heiko Müller, Henry Boyle, Jake Watling, James Kaufmann, Jamie Sandoval, Janis Anton, Jared Roses, Jason Perry, Jason Silverio, Jeff Hantman, Jeff Morris, Jen Sandwich, Joanne Ludwig, John Felix Arnold, Jonathan Blythe, Jonathan Velazquez, Joseph Murdach, Joshua Charles Hart, Justin Angelos, Justin Lovato, Kara Nelson, Kelly MacDonald, Kerri Johnson, Kirstine Reiner Hansen, Kristi Holohan, Laura Marshall, Lena Reynoso, Linda Braz, Lindsay Marie Iris, Madeleine Tonzi, Marcos LaFarga, Mario Navasero, Mark Haven Britt, Martha Sue Coursey, Martin Webb, Mary Kalin-Casey, Mary Mortimer, Matt Decker, Matt Reynoso, Max Kauffman, Maya Kabat, Megan Lynn Kott, Megan Schroll, Mia Christopher, Michael McConnell, Michael Mellon, Michael Tunk, Michele Theberge, Morten Hemmingsen Sørup, Narangkar Glover, Nate McFadden, Nathaniel Parsons, Neil Perry, Nick Francis, Nigel Sussman, Nikki Pinder, Obi Kaufmann, Paul Taylor, Peggy Crovetto, Pete Glover, Rachel Baron, Rafael Tapia, Raul D’Mauries , Renee Castro, Rocky Angel, Ronny Jones, Ryan De La Hoz, Ryan Matlock, Ryan McJunkin, Sacha Eckes, Samantha Lautmann, Santos Shelton, Sasha Laurel, Scott McLeod, Shannon Taylor, Skinner, Smuttywood, Sophie Leininger, Steph Silk, Steve Ferrera, Steven Russell Black, Tallulah Terryll, Tara Foley, Tara Tucker, Teppei Ando, Terry Addison, Tina Erickson, Tommy Kane, Veronica Leon, Veronica Schaible, Wendy Anne Crittenden, Willis Stork, and Zachary Sweet.

Odd Blossom at Nielsen Arts

Odd Blossom
9/21 – 12/3/2019
Opening Reception: Saturday, 9/21, 6-8pm

Nielsen Arts
1537 Solano Ave
Berkeley, CA 94707

I’m showing pencil and colored pencil on paper works, as well as limited edition iPad-drawn digital flower prints.

Une Partie de Campagne

June 7-10, 2019

Château d’Esquelbecq and Galerie Polaris presents Une Partie de Campagne, the launch of the annual exhibition of contemporary art in the gardens at the Château d’Esquelbecq in Esquelbecq, France. Over a weekend, 13 contemporary art galleries surround the rooms and gardens of Esquelbecq Castle. Over 40 artists represented. Galerie Polaris will be showing my “mushrooms in pants” works and it should be a lovely event.

GMO/OMG at Antler Gallery

GMO/OMG
Works by John Casey

Show runs 5/30 – 6/24/19

Antler Gallery in Portland, OR presents “GMO/OMG”, Works by John Casey. This show features surreal drawings and sculptures by the Oakland-based artist. John will be showcasing his oddball and absurd creations of genetically modified organisms. Humankind has been altering plants, animals and itself since emerging out of the primordial ooze. Now, as the world stands on the precipice of environmental collapse, our ever-inventive species will continue to modify the world for both survival and for entertainment and distraction (note various breeds of toy dogs). And we modify ourselves, physically and psychologically, in a godlike attempt to adapt to human-made environmental and societal chaos. The results are ridiculous creations, a form of art in a brave new world. Not just genetically modified, but giddily, goofily, and gorgeously modified.

Pricing and availability here.

Pareidolia @ Antler Gallery

Antler Gallery
2728 NE Alberta St, Portland, Oregon 97211

Opening: Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 6-9pm

Show Dates: March 28th – April 21st

Contact gallerist@antlerpdx.com to get a preview and pricing.

PAREIDOLIA is the psychological tendency to interpret a vague or patterned stimulus as something known to the observer. This is an exhibition about the things we think we see. Please join us for an opening reception from 6-9pm with refreshments and local spirits provided.

Guest curated by Casey Weldon and featuring the art of: Abby Fields, Alexander Halladay, Allison Reimold, Amy Sol, Angelita Martinez , Anthony Hurd , Brin Levinson, Casey Weldon, Craig Cundiff, David Seidman, Edith Lebeau , Ego, Erich Moffit, Jason Limon, Joe Vollan, John Casey, Katrina Haffner, Kristina Collantes, Lori Nelson, Matt Gordon, Michelle Anderst, Nannette Cherry, Natalie Erickson, Neil Perry, Rachael Bridge, Rich Stevens, Robert Bowen, Sandra Yagi, Theo Ellsworth, Tripper Dungan, and Zoe Keller.

Don’t Wake Daddy XIII

Don’t Wake Daddy XIII
Curated by Heiko Müller and Ralf Krüger

December 1 – 22, 2018

Participating artists:
Alex Kuno, Amandine Urruty, Aniela Sobieski, Barbara Lüdde, Brad Woodfin, Brendan Danielsson, Brian Serway, Caitlin McCormack, Ego, El Gato Chimney, Elif Varol Ergen, Elmar Lause, Erlend Tait, Fred Stonehouse, Gideon Pirx, Gregory Hergert, Hazel Ang, Heiko Müller, Jason Limon, John Casey, Jym Davis, Marc Burckhardt, Marco Wagner, Marcus Schäfer, Mark Elliott, moki, Natalie Foss, Ramon Keimig, Roman Klonek, Susanne König, Ti Kunkit

Feinkunst Krüger
Kohlhöfen 8
20355 Hamburg
Germany

Phone: +49 40 31792158
www.feinkunst-krueger.de

Art of The Mushroom

 

I have work in this fun group show at Oakland’s very own The Compound Gallery.

October 20 – December 9, 2018

Hi-Fructose Presents: The Art of the Mushroom, a lil show of over 50 artists paying tribute to the elusive, deadly, phallic, mysterious, and tasty mushroom. At The Compound Gallery in Oakland Oct. 20. Featured artists include Jennybird Alcantara, Alex Pardee, Andrew Schoultz, Annie Owens, Attaboy, Brandi Milne, Bwana Spoons, Casey Weldon, Charlie Immer, Chet Zar, Christina Mrozik, Christopher Gilland, Chuck Sperry, Crystal Morey, Dave Cooper, Dave Correia, Double Parlour, Ellen Jewett, Erika Sanada, Ferris Plock, Gary Taxali, Gosia, Graham Yarrington, Horrible Adorables, Isabel Samaras, Joe Vaux, John Casey, Junko Mizuno, Kii Arens, Kmndz, Krk Ryden, Laura Berger, Marco Mazzoni, Marion Peck, Mark Dean Veca, Mark Ryden, Martin Ontiveros, Matt Gordon, Michael Campbell, Michael Reedy, Miles Johnston, Naoto Hattori, Nicomi Nix Turner, Renee French, Rob Sato, Robert Bowen, Scott Musgrove, Skinner, Smithe, Steven Cerio, Travis Lampe, Travis Louie, Tripper, Tristan Eaton, Wayshak, Yoko D’holbachie.

SoEx Monster Drawing Rally 2018

I had a great time drawing at Southern Exposure‘s 2018 Monster Drawing Rally fundraiser on 11/5/18. I got 2 drawings done and had a lot of fun!!

MADWORLD at Keystone Art Space

Curated by Idolwild, MADWORLD is a group exhibit featuring work by John Casey, Eric Curtis, Scott Greenwalt, Mack Hill, Norm Maxwell, and Micke Tong at Keystone Fine Art Studios in Los Angeles.

Show dates: Thursday, September 27, 2018 – Monday, October 8, 2018

Los Angeles curators, IDOLWILD, consorts with San Francisco’s Luna Rienne Gallery and Keystone Art Gallery to bring an exhibition of emotive syndrome. Mad World revels in the artist’s psyche, complex moments where the artist felt compelled to make visual commentations on their personal convictions both in the physical and metaphysical realms. The world is forever in flux and overwhelmed by constant information , it is a reflection of humanity today. In order to make sense of it all this exhibit explores the unsettling expressions of chaos, curiosity and tranquility by artists Scott Greenwalt, John Casey, Norm Maxwell, Mack Hill, Eric Curtis and Micke Tong. The exhibition opens on September 27 and remains on view October 9, 2018. An opening reception will take place on Saturday, September 29th from 7:00pm until 11:00pm.

Scott Greenwalt contemplates the inevitable rise and demise of complex systems throughout history, his work explores notions of a manipulated, beautified world on the constant verge of collapse. He envisions moments in time that reflect a tumult lurking just beneath the surface, threatening to rupture with magnificent force. A place where spiritual effluvia roams through space, leaving behind husks of the living things it once occupied, where new forms of life will again flourish with time.

John Casey has been exploring open-ended narratives. Using mostly a portrait format, he taps into his subconscious and psychological brain space, to conjure loose metaphors and symbols, and weaves them into compelling characters. Some of these beings represent a kind of psychological self-portrait. Others represent people he has encountered throughout his lifetime, friends, neighbors, and generally everyday folks. Often these characters are amalgamations. These beings are not specific portraits, more like the impression of various people. The character’s life-story is left open to interpretation, inviting the viewer into the story-telling process. The results are what appear to be damaged or vulnerable beings, but a second look reveals complex and sensitive spirits, more like enthusiastic upstarts, rather than rejects or troublemakers.

Norm “Nomzee” Maxwell was a visual artist whose education came via the streets (Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Los Angeles) and the Hussian School Of Art. His combination of urban upbringing and fine art training resulted stylistically in an esoteric combination of color, light, and subject matter. Culturally, Maxwell was a quintessential urban contemporary artist, with a portfolio that included graffiti, street wear design, club flyer and album art, graphic design, set design, and fine art painting. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 47.

Mack Hill culls from a long list of influences – Kricfalusi to Kubrick, Bakshi to Bass, Darrow to Daguerre, Hubley to Harryhausen, Twain to… – his approach to art, animation and visual development lingers through time and meanders across media. With a process that traverses back and forth between the digital and the analog worlds incorporating illustration, painting, photography, collage, printmaking and design – the symbiotic end result remains both harmonious and tense. Thematically and visually self-reflective of contemporary society and all of it’s fame and follies, notions of nostalgia across both the urban and suburban landscapes are present allowing an off kilter and inquisitive, sometimes disturbing, fond familiarity to exist. Alternate and fantastical realities with pop cultural homages coupled with the sting from a crack upon the world’s funny bone are presented. A hand drawn style of animation placed among photographic elements, found imagery, graphic shapes and painterly marks creates a tone and narrative about us and the spaces we inhabit.

Eric Curtis: Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Eric moved to California after college and lives in LA, where he has photographed such Hollywood notables as David Lynch, Danny Glover, rocker Tommy Lee, the bands My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park, and rapper Method Man. Eric’s unique approach to photography emphasizes bringing studio lighting to the outside world, which allows him to dictate the terms of the environment he’s shooting.

Micke H. Tong works in a variety of mediums, including sculpture, digital, drawing, performance and installation. His work focuses on otherworldly historic manipulations. Tong completed his BFA at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, in New Media in 2000. His work has been exhibited at galleries both nationally and internationally. More recently his series, “No Space, No Time”, has been shown at Think Tank Gallery, Los Angeles, and the Orange Country Center of Contemporary Art in Santa Ana, California. He lives in Los Angeles, California and is a resident artist at Keystone Art Space in the Lincoln Heights district.

IdolWild are Pop-Up curators based in Los Angeles. It is our intent to provide quality art shows, performance and installations for the public and collectors. We are groomed to make art an experience of the senses and to bring a unique perspective to visual arts. IdolWild are descendants of curator’s ‘Multimedia Art Collective’, ‘League of Art Scenarios’ and ‘ICONOMY’, which have a rich history of art shows that lead back to the DIY art scene of San Francisco. For over a decade IdolWild has been building artist’s relations, and as artists ourselves, we have a passion for creativity and it is evident in the events we manifest.

Keystone Fine Art Studios
338 S. Avenue 16
Los Angeles, CA 90031

Il sole è cieco

Galerie Polaris in Paris, France presents “Il sole è cieco” with gallery artists Etienne Armandon, Bart Baele, Marcos Carrasquer, John Casey, Simon Faithfull, Vanessa Fanuele, Harald Fernagu, Speedy Graphito, Clémence Van Lunen, Sara Ouhaddou, and Simon Willems. Show runs July, 5 – 24, 2018.

Strange Forest Richmond Art Center

 

Exhibition Dates: June 12 – August 16, 2018

Artists: Leo Bersamina, John Casey, Masako Miki, Nora Pauwels, Lela Shields, Elizabeth Sims

“Strange Forest,” presented by the Richmond Arts Center, will feature contemporary drawings devoted to abstract and surreal dimensions of the natural world. Utilizing techniques of botanical and scientific illustration, the six Bay Area artists in the exhibition take on the role of experimental naturalists. Through processes such as painstaking delineation, classification and focus on the lifecycle, the artists express a deep respect for the flora and fauna of our planet, while at the same time reimagining it. Delineating a rock, a weed, a feather; Strange Forest examines how elements of the natural world can become microcosms for exploring the state of the earth and our place within it.

Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue
Richmond, California 94804
510.620.6772

 

Parts is Parts

The Bench Gallery, at Fayes Video and Espresso Bar in San Francisco presents, “Parts is Parts,” a selection of my panel/cutout works. Artist’s reception: Thursday, February 15, 2018, 6-8:30 pm. Show runs February 4 – March 2, 2018.

Show Blurb: John Casey’s solo show, Parts is Parts, at the Bench Gallery at Fayes Video and Espresso Bar, combines three formats of his art-making; drawing, painting, and wood cutouts. The panel/cutout contraptions in this exhibit, feature his oddball characters forced into juxtaposition with even odder body parts of flowers, hands, wings and other parts. The result of each assemblage is a stuttered narrative of parts joined selectively to create beings who embrace the awkward collage each has become.

Faye’s Video & Espresso
3614 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Sentimental Mood

Press: Sentimental Mood group exhibition at the First Amendment Gallery on Widewalls

Friday, January 12 – Friday February 9, 2018

First Amendment Gallery in San Francisco presents “Sentimental Mood,” featuring works by Adam Hunter Caldwell, Anika Chasuk, Apexer, Casey Gray, Chris Martin, Daryll Peirce, David Chong Lee, David Marc Grant, Ernest Doty, Gina M. Contreras, John Casey, Kellen Chasuk, Lena Gustafson, Marcos LaFarga, Oliver Hawk Holden, Peter Adamyan, Rich Jacobs, Robert Xavier Burden, Robert Minervini, Sean Newport, and Yetunde Olagbaju.

1000 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

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