HEAVY METAL Relaunch Group Show @ Copro Gallery [Santa Monica]
Dozens of artists inspired by the iconic publication come together to pay tribute to the magazine & celebrate its ressurection under new management
“Frazetta Legacy” Collection
Produced by ReVenture Studios
In Partnership with The Frazetta Art Museum
This Saturday, August 9th, Copro Gallery in Santa Monica will be opening a group exhibition dedicated to one iconic publication: HEAVY METAL Magazine. As the press release states, “First published in 1977, Heavy Metal Magazine, the world’s foremost illustrated magazine, explores fantastic and surrealistic worlds, alternate realities, science fiction and horror, in the past, present, and future.Writers and illustrators from around the world take you to places you never dreamed existed. Heavy Metal Magazine was the first publisher to bring European legends like Mœbius, Philippe Caza, Guido Crepax, Philippe Druillet, Tanino Liberatore, Milo Manara, Enki Bilal, and Pepe Moreno to the U.S. while showcasing non-mainstream American superstars like Richard Corben, Berni Wrightson, Arthur Suydam, Vaughn Bode and Frank Frazetta.”
The impact of HEAVY METAL can not be overstated, featuring cover art from artists ranging from James Jean to H.R. Giger. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman loves the magazine so much that he purchased it in 1992 and, even after selling it in 2014, remained on as a publisher and minority investor for years. Now under new management, the relaunch of the magazine includes this group art show being held at Copro, the same gallery that hosted their 40th Anniversary tribute 8 years ago.
The exhibition will run throughout the month, but if you’re able to make it out to the opening, it’s always recommended. Many artists will be in attendance, as the event promises signings and more.
Here is a list of folks providing pieces for this event…
LIST OF CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS Adam McCarthy, Angie Jones, Brett Herman, Brian Quinn, Brian Viveros, Chet Zar, Chloe Trujillo, Chris Leib Christopher Ulrich, Curt Merlo, Dan Quintana, Dave Lebow, Dave Navarro, Dave Shuten, David Stoupakis, Dos Diablos, Ed Binkley, Ego, Emonic, Frank Forte, Jim Cherry, Jon Wayshack, Karikatura, Lizz Lopez, Mark Covell, Mat Hurtado, Olivia, Pepe Moreno, Richard Scott Lynch, Robert S. Connett, Shane Pierce, Shawn G Pacheco, Skinner, Stan Dark Art, Stephanie Inagaki, Tas Limur, Tehani Farr, Tim Molloy, Tim Vigil, Tin, William Stout and many more
Check out a selection of preview images below, after the following event details.
WHAT:
HEAVY METAL Relaunch
group exhibition
WHEN:
Saturday, August 9th, 2025
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
First 30 attendees in line get “free swag”
Show runs until Saturday, August 30th
Gallery hours:
Fri. 11-7pm / Sat. 12-5pm / Sun. 11am-6pm
“Duke of Destruction”
acrylic on panel
64″x 52″
“Sonic Skullnaught”
Oil on Linen
14″ x 11″
“Mr Unpronounceable and The Writhing Sigil”
8″x 5″/framed 13″x 10″
“Chalice”
Colored-pencil
17″x 11″ / Framed 24″x 18″
“Vamp Man”
“Mother Mother”
Print signed by artists
11″x14″ (16×20 with frame)
“The Mechanic”
oil on ACM panel
24″x 18″
“Sugar Shreds”
oil on canvas
30″x 30″
“The_Impaler”
Oil on canvas
13.7″ x 15.5″
“Reliquary”
Graphite and pan Pastel on paper
9” x 11”
“Year of the Tiger”
Oil on Canvas
60”x 48”/ Framed 66”x 54”