20th Annual BLAB! SHOW Exhibition @ Copro Gallery [Santa Monica]

This Saturday, September 7th the world-famous Copro Gallery in Santa Monica, CA with host its 20th annual BLAB! SHOW group exhibition. After starting as a self-published zine in the 80s, BLAB! magazine rose to the highly respected annual anthology of comics that it is today, becoming a vehicle of exposure for talents in the contemporary graphic design, illustration, printmaking, and associated worlds. Curated by Blab! founder, Monte Beauchamp, and described as “an eclectic array of paintings, sculpture, and illustration by contemporary artists the world over,” the yearly exhibition showcases works by many of the artists who have been featured in his publication and/or the gallery, respectively. Much like appearing in the pages of BLAB!, being included in this exhibition is a shining mark of achievement and an honor that always tends to bring out an impressive roster of names to showcase their talents. Among the 70-plus contributing artists presenting this year are show veterans like Chet Zar, Greg “Craola” Simkins, Casey Weldon, Bennett Slater, Chris Mars, Travis Louie, and Naoto Hattori, alongside more up-and-coming talent and stars of the future still forging their names in the industry.

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Beyond his work through Blab!, Monte Beauchamp is an award-winning art director and graphic designer who has served as a juror for American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, and Lürzer’s Archive. He’s also released several notable books. Copro is one of our favorite galleries and the Blab! Show is always one of our favorite exhibitions of the year. Whether the artists step up their game because they understand the level of talent they will be showing alongside or because of the respect they have for Beauchamp and his publication, everyone seems to go extra hard and bring their A-games for this one.

The opening reception runs from 6-10pm and is free and open to the public. Attendees can grab FREE FULL-COLOR BLAB SHOW POSTERS (by Chie Yoshii, Chet Zar, Camille Rose Garcia, and tony Fitzpatrick) and get them signed by the attending artists and Beuchamp, who will also be on hand. These will be available on openiing night only. Live Music will be provided by Cat Museum, a musical project by famed low-brow artist, writer, and man behind the iconic cover art on the MGMT album, Congratulations, Anthony Ausgang. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, clear your schedule or ditch whatever you have planned, if you need to, and make it out to this.

Here is a list of folks providing pieces for this event…

LIST OF CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS Jesús Aguado, Anthony Ausgang, Aaron Robert Baker, Shawn Barber, Paul Barnes, Glenn Barr, Lou Beach, Benz and Chang, Rachel Bridge, Jana Brike, John Brophy, Marc Burckhardt, Chris Buzelli, Simona Candini, Victor Castillo, Jon Ching, Kremena Chipilova, Robert Steven Connett, Dos Diablos, Sophie Duez, Ego, Nicole Evans, Natalia Fabia, FADNAT, Tony Fitzpatrick, Hannah Flowers, Shaun Friend (Craww), Danny Galieote, Mark Garro, José Luis López Galván, Katie Gamb, Camille Rose Garcia, Michael Glasscott, Mab Graves, Chris Guest, Naoto Hattori, Ryan Heshka, Peter Hoey, Ross Jaylo, Caia Koopman, Kris Kuksi, Craig LaRotonda, Dave Lebow, Travis Louie, Chris Mars, Dan May, Bill Mayer, Gabi de la Merced, Scott Musgrove, Dustin Myers, Lori Nelson, Jeff Nentrup, Nouar, Tim O’Brien, Sonya Palencia, Peca, Jonathan Queen, John Rego, Scott Rohlfs, David Sandlin, Rafael Silveira, Greg ‘CRAOLA’ Simkins, Dale Sizer, Bennett Slater, Owen Smith, Joe Sorren, Rob Sussman, Nathalie Tierce, Chris Towle, Joe Vaux, Jessica Warrick, Casey Weldon, Xue Wang, Chie Yoshie, and Chet Zar & More!

Check out a selection of preview images below, after the following event details.

WHAT:

20th Annual Blab! Show
group exhibition curated by Monte Beauchamp

WHEN:

Saturday, September 6th, 2023
6pm-10pm

WHERE:

Copro Gallery
Bergamot Station Arts Complex
2525 Michigan Ave , Unit T5
Santa Monica , CA 90404
Ph: 310-829-2156

ADDITIONAL INFO:

Opening is all ages
Many artists will be in attendance
Show runs until Saturday, September 27th
Gallery hours:
Friday11am – 7pm
Saturday 1pm – 5pm
Sunday 11 – 6pm
Weekdays: by appointment

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/749870531198947/

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