Oktòb/October 2023 - Oktòb/October 2024
Mitoloji Latannyèr / Mythologies Louisianaises
Capitol Park Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Avril/April - Jwin/June 2025
Diagonale, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Mê/May - Oktòb/October 2025 Tit sa anonsé | Title to be announced
Lèkspo solo | Solo exhibit
West Baton Rouge Museum, Port Allen, Louisiana

Mê/May - Oktòb/October 2025 Tit sa anonsé | Title to be announced
Projé konm komisè d'èkspo | Curatorial Project
West Baton Rouge Museum, Port Allen, Louisiana

Le 7 février au 21 mars 2020 Spectral Marauding à Redux Contemporary Art Center avec notre collectif, Luminous Lookout, à Charleston en Caroline du sud.

Vernissage: vendredi, le 7 février, 2020 6-9PM

Mise à jour: À cause de la pandémie COVID19, cette exposition est fermée au publique, mais va rester dans la galerie jusqu'au 30 avril 2020.

le 26 juin au 17 août 2018 17th Annual Summer Invitational Art Exhibition: Summer of LOVE à Glassell Gallery à Bâton-Rouge, LA.

Le vernissage: samedi, le 14 juillet, 2018 7-9PM

le 4 août au 22 septembre 2018 Mythologies Louisianaises à Arthur Roger Gallery à la Nouvelle-Orléans, LA.

Enregistrez notre catalogue trilingue ici: Mythologies Louisianaises

Le vernissage: White Linen Night, samedi, le 4 août 2018 6-9PM

August 4th - September 22nd 2018 Mythologies Louisianaises at Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans, LA.

Download our Trilingual catalogue here: Mythologies Louisianaises

Reception: White Linen Night, Saturday, August 4th 2018

le 25 au 28 juillet 2018 Another Trip into the Void at Sulfur Studios in Savannah, GA. Curated by Lindsay Gustafson.

Le vernissage: vendredi, le 27 juillet 6-9PM.

April 21, 2018 Art in the Shop at Ephemeral Gallery in Baton Rouge, LA. I'm so happy to announce that I'll be showing here with four really great artists working in the region!

Artists:
David Dubose
Jonathan "feral opossum" Mayers
Lily Brooks
Pippin Frisbie-Calder
Hannah Chelaw

Reception: Saturday, April 21, 2018 7:00PM - 11:00PM

March 1st - 30th 2018 NSFW at TRÈO in New Orleans, LA. Curated by artist Emily Lovejoy.

(Opening Reception: Friday, March 9th, 2018 6:00-9:00PM)

Participating Artists:

Megan Buccere
Brynn Elizabeth
Matthew Hance
Brent Houzenga
Abigail Poplin
Dante Cannatella
Louis Braquet
Jason Kruppa
Courtney Simon de Montfort
JoLean Barkley
Wendo
Bryan Brown
Angel
Daniel Pena
Logan Ledford
Lillian Aguinaga
Ralph Chabaud
Emily Lovejoy
Jonathan ''feral opossum'' Mayers

Music by dj Matt Scott

Millions of people worldwide have marveled at Titian's, "Venus of Urbino", Amedeo Modigliani’s “Iris Tree” painting and Francois Boucher’s “Odalisque” but several parents whose children attend Lincoln Elementary in Hyrum are outraged that their children were exposed to the works.

Students in Utah were shown postcards featuring the classical nude portraits last month by their art teacher, Mr. Mateo Rueda. A handful of parents complained to the Cache County School District, causing an uproar that ultimately resulted in the termination of Mateo Rueda.

''WE CAN'T LET THAT BEHAVIOR WIN!! SO LETS JUST LOOK AT SOME NUDES!''

February 3rd - 25th 2018 HUMID at the TEN Gallery as part of the Prospect.4 Satellite project in New Orleans, LA.

Ten Collective Group Show featuring Dawn Black, Sarah Cancienne, Ida Floreak, Jonathan "feral opossum" Mayers, Kathy Rodriguez, and Heather Weathers.

Reception: February 24th, 2018 6:00-9:00PM

Oct 14th 2017 - Feb 25th 2018 Art I-10 curated by Brian Guidry and Mary Beyt at the Acadiana Center for the Arts as part of the Prospect.4 Satellite project in Lafayette, LA

Luis Cruz Azaceta, New Orleans, LA
Brandon Ballengée, Lafayette, LA
Willie Birch, New Orleans, LA
J. Chalet Comellas, Tallahassee, FL
Kristin Calabrese, Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Gimenez-Zapiola, Houston, TX
Wes Kline, Las Cruces, NM
Jonathan Mayers,  Baton Rouge, LA
Michael McCraw, Mobile, AL
Samuel Reveles, El Paso, TX 
Chris Sauter, San Antonio, TX

(Reception: Saturday, October 14th 6:00-8:30PM)


January 3rd - 31st 2018 Surreal Salon 10: An International Exhibition of Pop-Surrealist/Lowbrow Art at the Baton Rouge Gallery juried by artist Ron English in Baton Rouge, LA.

Gallery hours: Tuesday - Sunday Noon - 6:00PM
(Surreal Salon Soirée/Reception: January 27th, 2018 7:00-11:00PM)

October 14th - November 5th 2017 Lakeshore Drive: UNO Faculty Exhibition at the UNO St. Claude Gallery in New Orleans, LA

(Reception: Saturday, October 14th 6:00-9:00PM)

October 7th - 29th 2017 Shuffle at the TEN Gallery in New Orleans, LA.

(Reception: Saturday, October 14th 5:00-9:00PM)

August 5th - October 23rd 2017 Louisiana Contemporary presented by the Helis Foundation at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, LA

(Reception: Saturday, August 5th 5:30-9:30PM)

June 17th - August 13th, 2017 16th Annual Summer Invitational Art Exhibition: Off to See the Wizard! at the Glassell Gallery in Baton Rouge, LA

(Reception: Saturday, July 15th, 2017, 7-9PM)

June 3rd - 25th, 2017 Rassemblés: A Group exhibition featuring current and recent Tulane and LSU MFA Students. Curated by Jonathan “feral opossum” Mayers at the TEN Gallery in New Orleans, LA

(Reception: Saturday, June 3rd, 2017, 6-9PM)

Relieved of a petty football rivalry between two historic universities of Louisiana, Rassemblés brings together a body of work comprised of a diverse group of current and recent MFA students from the Newcomb Art Department at Tulane University and the School of Art in the LSU College of Art + Design. Rich and thoughtful paintings, multifarious prints, and fastidious sculptures provoke a conversation about what is far away, but not far from present – not far from here.

Andrea Berg
Justin Bryant
Eli Casiano
Carol Casusol
Christopher Gray
Masy Hebert
Kaori Maeyama

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 3rd, 2017, 6-9PM
Gallery Hours: Saturday & Sunday NOON-5PM and by appointment

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New Orleans, LA 70115
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May 20 - July 8, 2017 Praying to the Giant Orange Head, at BOX 13 ArtSpace in Houston, TX

Praying to the Giant Orange Head | TEN Gallery and Collective
Downstairs Back BOX

Members of TEN Gallery and Collective are pleased to present Praying to the Giant Orange Head, at BOX 13 ArtSpace in Houston. Photographs, paintings, sculpture, and mixed media artworks in this group exhibition address issues related to the current cultural and political climate. Absurdity and humor match grievous consideration of a variety of concerns including governmental policy, racism, women’s rights, and attempts at serenity in an overwhelming world of words. The visual language is culled from artists as far ranging as Goya, Philip Guston, Jasper Johns, and others, who are at least in part known for making political and personal commentary through their artwork. Artists include Peter Barnitz, Dawn Black, Ida Floreak, Cheryl Hayes, David Rex Joyner, Sarah Marshall, Jonathan “feral opossum” Mayers, Jeffrey Rinehart, Kathy Rodriguez, Bryce Speed, and Heather Weathers.

TEN Collective was founded in 2012, with a gallery site located on Magazine Street in New Orleans. This is their first collaboration on an established theme, and with BOX 13 ArtSpace.

(Reception, Saturday, May 20th, 2017, 7-9PM)

April 1st - 30th, 2017 Nos Histoires, Curated by Jonathan "feral opossum" Mayers, at the TEN Gallery in New Orleans, LA

Evermore important during this political climate, women in the arts such as Julie Mehretu, Faith Ringgold, Mika Rottenberg, Jenny Saville, Swoon, and Kara Walker have created some of the most engaging, thoughtful, and powerful works. However, for some their works can be difficult to decipher without context. Nos Histoires presents an array of visual art and commentary by women connected to the southern Louisiana art realm. Their fonts of inspiration, displayed in both English and French texts, reveal the esoteric context behind these works in hopes of creating a multi-faceted connection with both informed and uninformed audiences.

Artists: Danielle Burns, Dawn Black, Kathleen DeArmas, Amanda James, Nicole Johnson, Kelli Scott Kelley, Lee Randall, Emily Randall, Kelly Stombaugh, and Jane Tardo.

(Reception: Saturday April 1, 2017, 6-9PM)

March 4 - April 22, 2017 L'Éparpillage, solo exhibition, at Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans, LA

(Reception: Saturday March 4, 2017, 6-8PM)

September 2nd - November 19th, 2016 Tiercé: Artists of Louisiana Francophone Cultures at the |http://www.themuseum.org"|Alexandria Museum of Art| in Alexandria, LA

"Louisiana is full of culture, not least of which is the varied French heritage throughout the state. This exhibition will highlight artists from each of the three French speaking cultures of Louisiana, including 29th September Competition juror Francis Pavy. The AMoA collection includes work by artists with French heritage, as well as a few French artists. As the French connection has been strong through Louisiana's history, this influence has continued through to contemporary art."

I'm so delighted and honored to have the opportunity to show with these eight talented individuals in the upcoming "Tiercé: Artists of Louisiana Francophone Cultures" at the Alexandria Museum of Art and to represent French culture en Louisiane! The nine artists representing the three French cultural backgrounds in Louisiana are Francis Pavy, George Rodrigue, Angelbert Metoyer, Jean-Marcel St. Jacques, George Marks, Giraud Polite, Jonathan Mayers, Season Bivens, and Norma Roy.

(Reception: Friday September 2, 2016, 6-8PM)

June 25th - August 14th, 2016 15th Annual Summer Invitational Art Exhibition:
How High's the Water Mama? at the Glassell Gallery in Baton Rouge, LA

(Reception: Saturday, July TBD, 7-9PM)

April 16th - August 7th, 2016 The Origins of Animation at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum in Baton Rouge, LA.
Gallery hours (admission fees to be expected):
Tuesday - Friday: 10 AM - 3 PM (Doors open at 9:30)
Saturday: 10 AM - 5 PM (Doors open at 9:30)
Sunday*: 1 PM - 4 PM (Doors open at 12:30)
Monday: Closed

The Louisiana Art & Science Museum will embrace the world of animation through
The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons, running April 13th - July 24th, 2016. This is a large-scale comprehensive overview of the animation studio that created such beloved characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig. This 160 piece exhibition will be complemented by an additional visual and interactive experience entitled “The Origins of Animation”, and I, along with local artists, have been asked to help make it come to life.

“The Origins of Animation” draws inspiration from earlier forms of animation and gives the public a greater opportunity to understand the animation process through aesthetic experiences as well as hands-on explorations of cartooning, zoetropes, thaumatropes, flip books, and stop motion artwork. I'm so happy to participate in this exhibition because I've been invited to create a kineograph (rotating flip book) which will be featured in “The Origins of Animation,” running from April 16th - August 7th, 2016.

I've uploaded the animated GIF version of Pad Pouncing, the animation I've created for the kineograph in "The Origins of Animation", which can be found by clicking here for those that aren't able to see the physical version of the animation at the LASM.

June 6th - 10th, 2016 Country Come to Town: Artists from the NUNU Arts and Cultural Collective at the College of the Arts Dean's Gallery in the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Fletcher Hall, room 207.

January 5th - 28th, 2015 SURREAL SALON 8 - A National Juried Exhibition of Pop-Surrealist/Lowbrow Art at the Baton Rouge Gallery in Baton Rouge, LA. Juried by artist, Elizabeth McGrath.
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Sunday Noon - 6:00PM

I'm happy to announce that Le Protonotaire à Trois Griffes was juried into this wonderful exhibition!

November 21st, 2015 - January 3rd, 2016 Lustrous Lines: Contemporary Metalpoint Drawings at the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka, CA. Curated by artists Jeannine Cook and Jeff Lewis.

Lustrous Lines: Contemporary Metalpoint Drawings offers a 21st century update to a quietly powerful and shimmering drawing medium that originated in the 8th century AD. Today’s artists, in the USA, the UK and Australia, selected for this show by metalpoint artists and curators Jeannine Cook and Jeffrey Lewis, Professor of Art at Auburn University, AL, demonstrate a vigorous inventiveness in subject matter and technical approach in this exacting, demanding medium. The 43 drawings, principally in silver and gold, form a compelling and unusual body of work that attests to the dedication of these noted artists to this ancient yet very modern medium of metalpoint.

November 7th - 29th, 2015 Ici ou Là-bas, peut-être Là-haut. (Here or Down There, perhaps Up There.), a two-person exhibit with Acadian artist, Denise Comeau at the TEN Gallery in New Orleans, LA

In this two-person exhibit, I am pleased to introduce Acadian artist, Denise Comeau, from Comeauville, Nova Scotia. Her work, consisting of vast and wonderful watercolor skyscapes speckled with images of flocking blackbirds on paper, will be on display alongside my sediment adorned acrylic paintings featuring landscapes teeming with weird creatures. We paint what we know and together our works create a nice dialogue between the natural and the fantastical in seemingly familiar worlds to explore. There will be stories written in English and in French, some telling mythological tales, accompanying many of the paintings in this exhibit.

- Jonathan "feral opossum" Mayers

Je suis très content de faire partie de cette exposition à deux avec l’artiste Denise Comeau, une acadienne de Comeauville en Nouvelle-Écosse. Ses aquarelles peignant de vastes paysages célestes ornés d’oiseaux discrets rappellent son milieu de vie. Elles sont placées à côté de mes peintures en acrylique et sédiments qui évoquent des paysages habités de créatures bizarres. Nous peignons ce que nous connaissons et nos œuvres suggèrent un dialogue entre le naturel et le fantastique ouvrant la porte à l’exploration de mondes qui nous semblent familiers. Un texte présenté en anglais et en français accompagne la plupart des pièces de cette exposition.

- Jonathan « opossum sauvage » Mayers

- French translation by Denise Comeau

(Reception: Saturday, November 7th, 6-9PM)

June 1st - August 30th, 2015 An Introduction featuring the Ten Collective at the TEN Gallery in New Orleans, LA
Gallery Hours: 9:00AM - 4:00PM Monday - Saturday

This show is a group show put together by the members of the TEN gallery collective. It is a show that gives us a chance to experience all of our work together for the first time. We need to see if our work can get along as well as we do. Even though we have been at this location since August, 2012 we have decided to re-introduce ourselves to the uptown community for the "first time". We are a contemporary artist run gallery space trying to carve out a niche in an area that is a vital part of the New Orleans creative culture. The artists come from all over the southern region and are fully committed to exploring what it means to be a contemporary artist living in the south.

(Reception: Saturday, August 1st, 6-8PM)
July 11th - August 14th, 2015 14th Annual Summer Invitational Art Exhibition:
Into the Mystic at the Glassell Gallery in Baton Rouge, LA

(Reception: Saturday, July 11th, 6-8PM)

May 18 - June 18th, 2015 'Tite Expo à Comeauville at the Gallery + Studio of Acadian artist Denise Comeau in Comeauville, Nova Scotia.

April 6th - April 30th, 2015 Du Bassin Sauvage (From the Wild Basin) at Cité des Arts in Lafayette, LA. This is a Two-Person exhibit with artist Gabrielle Savoy.

Having been created with passion by Cajuns from both sides of the Atchafalaya Basin, paintings and mixed media works in "Du Bassin Sauvage" feature figures and creatures that exist in symbolic narratives of emotionally charged experiences that remain beautifully authentic. Themes of reclamation and culture from south Louisiana run concurrently through this two-person exhibit of Louisiana artists Gabrielle Savoy and Jonathan “feral opossum” Mayers.

A new public collaborative project that I am working on will appear in part of this wonderful exhibit:

Découvrez. Écoutez. Créez.
Discover. Listen. Create.

You’re about to discover what makes Cajun & Creole culture among the most beautiful in the world while helping to create the first public collaborative experiences of its kind...

Ever want to create art, but feel like you “weren’t creative enough”? You’re not alone, and it doesn’t have to be that way forever. See, the key to creating great art is allowing yourself to be inspired…

Introducing: “Découvrez. Écoutez. Créez.” (Discover. Listen. Create)

This inaugural series invites you to fully experience a comprehensive collection of 3 masterful Louisiana Musicians. Each one- their own story, their own sound, their own love of the Louisiana roots. Each musician is painted on a Magic: The Gathering™ trading card, which is inspired by some of my fondest memories growing up playing Magic…

Here’s how to Discover, Listen, Create…

- At each art display, you’ll find a headset. Place them on your head (and over your ears) and immerse yourself in the physical art work and music that now surround you. Go ahead- dance a little- you know you want to…
- After you’ve had plenty of time to DISCOVER and LISTEN to your Louisiana musician, CREATE a response by using the acrylic markers provided next to the display.
- Draw and write (en français ou en anglais) over anything already on the panel (and anywhere you want!). You’ll be creating one of today’s most powerful and popular forms of art - graffiti.
- Don’t worry about ‘”ruining” someone else’s contribution. The foundation of graffiti lies in the artist (you) to unforgivingly paint on top of each other’s tags and pieces…
- You’ll be helping to create the first public collaborative experience of its kind - a physical manifestation of response history created by the collaboration of every single visitor - a melting pot of thoughts, interests, ideas, and personalities.

Allow yourself to be inspired, and you shall inspire…

Découvrez. Écoutez. Créez.
Discover. Listen. Create.

To Your Inspiration,
Jonathan “feral opossum” Mayers

En Français:

Découvrez. Écoutez. Créez.
Discover. Listen. Create.

Tu es sur le seuil de DÉCOUVRIR ce qui rend les cultures cadiennes et créoles parmi les plus belles au monde tout en participant à la création de la première collaboration expérientielle publique de son genre.

As-tu jamais voulu CRÉER de l’art mais tu ne te pensais pas assez “créatif” ? Tu n’es pas seul, et il ne faut pas que ce soit toujours comme ça. Tu vois, la clef de la création de l’art c’est de te permettre d’être inspiré.

Présentant : Découvrez. Écoutez. Créez.

Cette série d’inauguration vous invite à profiter pleinement l’expérience d’une collection compréhensive de maîtres de la musique louisianaise. Chacun avec sa propre histoire, sa propre résonnance , son propre amour des racines louisianaises. Chaque musicien est representé sur une carte Magic: The Gathering™ inspirée de mes souvenirs du jeu Magic.

Voici comment tu peux Découvir, Écouter, Créer...

- À chaque kiosque, tu trouveras un casque d’écoute. Mets le casque et laisse-toi t’immerger dans le tableau et la musique qui t’entourent. Vas-y, danse un ‘tit brin, tu sais que tu veux...
- Quand tu auras passé assez de temps pour DÉCOUVRIR et ÉCOUTER ton musicien louisianais, tu peux CRÉER une réponse en te servant d’un des feutres mis à disposition à côté du kiosque.
- Dessine et écris (en français ou en anglais) où que tu veux sur le panneau (et même dessus ce qui est déjà là !) Tu participeras à la création d’une des formes artistiques les plus puissantes et populaires de notre temps – le graffiti.
- Ne te tracasse pas, tu ne vas pas gâcher la contribution de quelqu’un d’autre. La fondation de graffiti repose sur le principe que l’artiste (toi) peut peinturer sans merci dessus les tags et les oeuvres des autres...
- Tu aideras à la création de la première collaboration expérientielle publique de son genre – une manifestation physique d’histoire de réponse créée par la collaboration de chaque visiteur – un mélange de pensées, intérêts, idées, et personnalités.

Laisse-toi être inspiré, et tu vas inspirer à ton tour...

Découvrez. Écoutez. Créez.
Discover. Listen. Create.

À ton inspiration,
Jonathan “rat de bois farouche” Mayers

- French Translation provided by Joseph Dunn, Louisiana Perspectives Marketing & Consulting.


(Our reception will be held during Downtown Lafayette's 2nd Saturday ArtWalk: Saturday, April 11th, 2015, 6-9PM)

January 3rd - February 1st, 2015 LOUISIANACORE at the TEN Gallery in New Orleans, LA
Gallery Hours: NOON - 5:00PM Saturday & Sunday

This newest series reveals comically charged works that draw from the exploration into my Cajun ancestry, its folklore, my imagination, and the comparable Kaiju from the ever popular Godzilla series. LOUISIANACORE will feature painting and installation.

This P.3+ Exhibit is a satellite of Prospect 3

(Reception: Saturday, January 3rd, 2014, 6-9PM)

January 4th - 29th, 2015 SURREAL SALON 7 - A National Juried Exhibition of Pop-Surrealist/Lowbrow Art at the Baton Rouge Gallery in Baton Rouge, LA. Juried by artist, Shag.
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Sunday Noon - 6:00PM

Taken from BRGCCA: On Saturday, January 24, 2015, BRGCCA will host The Seventh Annual Surreal Salon Soiree, a costumed event in honor of Surreal Salon 7, from 7 – 11 p.m. This will be an exciting evening of visual art, live musical performances, surrealist games and hundreds of costumed attendees channeling their own pop-surrealist visions.

This P.3+ Exhibit is a satellite of Prospect 3

November 11th - January 25th, 2014 Prospect.3+Baton Rouge Invitational This exhibit will occupy the entire 4th floor of the Chase Tower South in downtown Baton Rouge.

Reception: November 15th from Noon-7pm

Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Noon-6pm

(Art Happy Hour, Artists’ Talk: December 18, 2014, 5-7pm)

October 17th - December 20th, 2014 Hands Up, Don't Shoot: Artist's Respond at the Vaughn Cultural Center in St. Louis, MO. The Alliance of Black Art Galleries presents this mass venue exhibit engaging subjects of social commentary, racial prejudice and discrimination, as well as police brutality, among other topics just as important.

Venues include:
10th Street Gallery, 14th Street Artist's Community Gallery, Exodus Gallery, Ferguson Municipal Public Library, The Griot Museum of Black History, L. D. Ingrum Gallery & Studio, Portfolio Gallery & Educational Center, Regional Arts Commission, Saint Louis University Museum of Art, Scott Joplin House State Historic Site, St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley - Gallery ADMIN, St. Louis Public Library at Central - Carnegie Room, University of Missouri - St. Louis Gallery FAB, Vaughn Cultural Center.

Receptions Link

October 25th - November 30th, 2014 Where You Stay At? group exhibition curated by Jonathan Mayers at the TEN Gallery in New Orleans, LA
Gallery Hours: NOON - 5:00PM Saturday & Sunday

Where You Stay At? presents a range of artists that each hold a relationship with the Southern region, a place full of triumphs and absurdities. This exhibit, curated by Jonathan Mayers, features thoughtful works which draw upon the idea of existing and engaging in this environment, an extension from Franklin Sirmans’ curatorial theme of Prospect 3 which references Southern Existentialism, but focuses more specifically on southern Louisiana. Works in the exhibit include installation, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, painting, collage, and photography.

The artists curated into the exhibit are Simon Alleman, Carrie Ann Baade, Silas Breaux, Sarah House, Kelli Scott Kelly, Austyn-marie Hollowell, Herb Roe, and Michael Williams.

This P.3+ Exhibit is a satellite of Prospect 3

(Reception: Saturday, November 1st, 2014, 6-9PM)

August 25th - October 5th, 2014 The 29th Annual Tallahassee International Juried Competition at the Florida State University Museum of Fine Art in Tallahassee, FL.
Museum Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:00PM

(Reception: Friday, August 29th, 2014, 6-8PM)

August 18th - September 12th, 2014 Le Caca Frais solo exhibition in the Ameen Art Gallery at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, LA.

Le Caca Frais - click for images/artist statement

I will be giving a talk in the gallery on September 2nd, 2014 at 4:00PM.

June 17 - August 3rd, 2014 reWORK at the LSU School of Art Glassell Gallery in Baton Rouge, LA
Gallery Hours: 10:00AM - 5:00PM Tuesday-Friday
12:00PM - 5:00PM Saturday & Sunday

This is the 13th annual invitation group show.

(Reception: Saturday, June 28th 2014, 6-8PM)

June 7th - 20th, 2014 Pop Up Show 2014 at Martine Chaisson Gallery in New Orleans, LA.

This was a 4-person group show curated by Martine Chaisson Linares and Annabelle Grimesartists with artists Kelli Scott Kelley, Hannah Cooper McCauley, and Anna Timmerman.

(Reception: Saturday, June 7th 2014)

February 7 - May 24, 2014 Myths & Legends: Telling Fantastical Stories Through Art in the Mezzanine Gallery at the Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center in Dowell, MD.
Gallery Hours: 10:00AM - 5:00PM Monday-Sunday.

This is a juried group show.

This exhibit celebrates works of art that bring to life fantastical myths, legends, fables, folktales, fairy tales, and the like. Around the world, from prehistoric times to the present, artists have been part of the story-telling process, giving shape and form to fantastical stories of supernatural beings, great heroes and heroines, cautionary tales, magical creatures, and more. In ancient times, artists commonly rendered images of these stories on walls, pottery, statuary, tapestries, and paintings. In more recent times, books, graphic novels, movies, apps, and games have expanded the way we experience these stories. No matter the time period, the artist becomes the story-teller and shares their spectacular vision through their art. For this exhibit, we invite artists to submit works that tell fantastical stories. The goal is assemble a vibrant and diverse selection of works that speak to the many ways artists can enhance and truly bring to life myths and legends.

Amulet of Krood has been accepted into this show.

(Reception: Friday, February 7th 2014, 6-9PM)

June 7 - August 18, 2013 Elements in Balance: Earth, Air, Fire, Water at the Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center in Dowell, MD.
Gallery Hours: 10:00AM - 5:00PM Monday-Sunday.

This is a group show juried by Rebecca Head Trautmann and Andrew Baxter.

Inspired by the ancient belief that all life is composed of four elements - earth, air, fire, and water - Elements in Balance invites artists to submit works that explore one or more of these elements. The jury seeks an array of works that reveal how artists imagine and understand life on Earth from differing perspectives. The goal is to bring together a rich collection that explores, celebrates, and possibly challenges, our understanding of the elements of life.

Both Rougarou vs. Gojira and Brine Falls have been accepted into this show along with pieces by my friend, Sarah House.

(Reception: Friday, June 7th, 6-9PM)

June 1 – 30, 2013 Head Torso Feet at the TEN Gallery is a celebration of the old artist game of Exquisite Corpse as well as the launching of the Ten Zine. Original pages will be on display and for sale, or buy a zine and walk away with the whole exhibit. Interactive alert: viewers will be able to draw part of an exquisite corpse to join the exhibit.

(Reception: Thursday, June 1st, 6-9PM)

May 28 – August 4, 2013 Baton Rouge Blues Project: 12th Annual Summer Invitational Art Exhibition – this year in three venues – the Shaw Center Lamar foyer, the LSU Museum Store and the Glassell Gallery.

Dream Fighter will be displayed in the LSU Museum Store.

(Reception: Thursday, June 13th, 6-8PM)

April 6 - 28, 2013 Magic: The Unravelling at the TEN Gallery in the The Art Salon. Gallery Hours: Noon-5 Saturdays and Sundays.

This solo show featured a new series of fantastical images painted on cards from the highly recognizable fantasy game, Magic: The Gathering. This body of work focuses on various references to social commentary, pop culture, or the artist's experiences living in southeastern Louisiana, along with the consumerist aspects of price and value and the way in which it may be applied to art. These colorful images range from eerie swamp scenes to a certain spastic golden ticket holder(who also coined the phrase "Chocolate City") with wacky bits of truth in between. Each piece created for the show will have information on the materials used, prices of those materials, and creation time.

(Reception: Saturday, April 6th, 2013 from 6-9PM)

December 1 - December 30 VOLLEY! Holiday Art Sale at the TEN Gallery in the The Art Salon. TEN Collective members are selling artwork at reasonable prices and you may take them home the day you purchase them.

(Reception: Saturday December 1, 2012 6-9PM)

October 13 - November 3, 2012 A New Hankering: New Orleans at Byrdie's Gallery in New Orleans, LA. This show features a portion of the collaborations from w.a.s.h., a collaborative alias that Simon Alleman and I created.

(Reception: Saturday October 13, 2012 6-10PM)

October 1 - October 31, 2012 A New Hankering: Berkeley at Books Inc. in Berkeley, CA. This show featured a portion of the collaborations from w.a.s.h., a collaborative alias that Simon Alleman and I created.

(Reception: Thursday, October 25, 2012 6-8PM)

October 6 - October 28, 2012 3 TENS group show featuring the work of TEN Artist's Collective at TEN Gallery in the The Art Salon. This show featured two small paintings of mine: Exile of St. Phosphors and St. Krood. Gallery Hours: Noon-5 Saturdays and Sundays.

(Reception: Saturday, October 6, 2012 6-9PM)

August 4 - September 24, 2012 Louisiana Contemporary at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, LA.

Opening Reception will be held SATURDAY August 4 from 6-8PM, during White Linen Night.

Louisiana Contemporary is a statewide juried art exhibition organized by The Ogden Museum of Southern Art.

Established in 2012, this annual juried event promotes contemporary art practices in the state of Louisiana and provides exhibition space for the exposition of art by artists age 18 and over residing in the state of Louisiana.

(Illigerminate Pipeline and Quantum Divergence were shown in this exhibition.)

June 15 - August 3, 2012 (Reception: Saturday June 23, 2012 6-8PM) 11th Annual Summer Invitational Art Exhibition: Dreamcatching at the LSU School of Art Glassell Gallery in downtown Baton Rouge, LA.

(Nephalem Horrors, was shown in this exhibit.)

July 7 - 29, 2012 Ready/Set at The Art Salon featuring TEN, an artist's collective, of which I am a founding member.

The gallery will host an opening reception for first Saturday on July 7 from 6-9 p.m. Gallery hours are 12-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.

"Ready/Set" is the first show of Ten, a new artist's collective based at the Salon Gallery and Studio spaces located at 4432 Magazine St. Artists include Rex Dingler, Jeff Rinehart, Jonathan Mayers, Kathy Rodriguez, Ken Kenan, Jessie Hornbrook, Ryan Lindburg and Jono Goodman,Matthew Duguid and Matthew Kirscht, Valerie Corradetti and Ariya Martin, and Amanda Turpen and Ida Floreak.

April 14 - May 6, 2012 Epigrammatic, 3-person exhibit at Du Mois Gallery featuring new works from Caroline Hill, Sam Provenza, and myself. Opening reception is April 14th from 5-8PM.

(All of my newest silverpoints on canvas were included in the exhibition.)

March 29 - May 4, 2012 25th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition, juried by Lynn Gumpert, at the Abercrombie Gallery: Shearman Fine Arts Center in Lake Charles, LA.

(lure 2.00 (Hot-Wired Larval Troubleshooting) was included in this exhibition.)

April 17, 2012 Art Serving Art, an art sale benefitting FOCUS, Focusing on College and Unlimited Success, on the Fourth Floor River Terrace of the Shaw Center for the Arts in downtown Baton Rouge.

(Two silverpoint drawings on paper, lure .16 and lure .26, were included in the show)

March 16 - April 16, 2012 POST NO BILLS - a collection of hand printed posters, prints and ephemera at the New Orleans Community Print Shop in New Orleans, LA.

(In conjunction with the exciting Southern Graphics Conference that came to New Orleans.)

March 10-April 8, 2012 LANDFILL - A Print Exhibition at Good Children Gallery in New Orleans, LA.

(A few prints of mine were in the show along with many other great artist's prints.)

March 9, 2012 Donations 'Ducks' For Danny- a benefit show for Daniel Morris at the Mellow Mushroom on Burbank in Baton Rouge, LA.

(This show was put on to benefit Danny Morris, who survived a bicycle accident with a car. 100 percent of the proceeds go to his recovery. Locals artists showing are Jonathan Palmisano, Amber Gendron, Ben Kish, Jonathan Mayers, Katie Naquin, John Gibby, Jeannine Dixon, Emily Randall Gaunt, Danielle Childers, Matt Bourgeois, Baccus Giacone, Jewel Rivers, Jonathan Wagner, and Kelly Floyd.)

November 6 - December 4, 2009 Notes from the Artistic Underground at Foster Gallery on LSU Campus in Baton Rouge, LA

Notes from the Artistic Underground is "a survey of Louisiana ‘Lowbrow,’ street, or underground art (painting, sculpture, fabric design, etc.), highlighting the diversity of influences on the genre ranging from cartoons, youth culture, graffiti, and hot rods, to Surrealism. Participating artists include Charles Barbier, Matt Bourgeois, Patrick Brabham, Demond, Marc Fresh, Icon, Ryan Jetten, Jonathan Mayers, Hunter Roth, Christopher Smith, Alan Watson. Curated by Darius Spieth.

[Annulé/Cancelled] Octobre 2020 Luminous Lookout: Narrative and the Environment à WJB Gallery de Florida State University dans le Department of Fine Arts à Tallahassee, FL. L'expo est de notre collectif, Luminous Lookout.

Vernissage: TBA

Des bonnes nouvelles! Le Grand Cochon boisé contre Le Gardien palmiste était accepté à la competition Art Fields 2019! Ça sera montré à Lake City, Caroline du Sud aux États-Unis du 26 avril au 4 mai 2019.

Je suis tellement content d'annoncer que je ferai partie d'une résidence d'artistes à la Nouvelles-Orléans entre le 24 septembre au 4 novembre 2018 - A Studio in the Woods, un programme de l'Université Tulane.

Aussi, mes deux propositions pour le American Council for Québec Studies (ACQS) Biennial Conference, "L’Éparpillage: l’identité et le sentiment d’appartenance" et "Mythologies Louisianaises: Folklorique contemporain." Le conference aura lieu entre le 1 au 4 novembre 2018 à la Nouvelle-Orléans.