Keith Mosier's MIAMI CENTERFOLD opens at PHD this Saturday, 6-30-12

Please join us
Saturday, June 30, 2012 from 7-10PM
for the opening reception of

MIAMI CENTERFOLD
Silver Gelatin, Architectural Photography by
KEITH MOSIER
http://phdstl.com/miami_centerfold.html

"...a series of carefully considered black-and-white, silver gelatin photographs"
~ Mark Fischer, Riverfronttimes
http://www.voiceplaces.com/miami-centerfold-st-louis-1616879-e/

Come for the photography, stay for the MIAMI NIGHTS STREET PARTY with refreshments and music by the SAXQUEST JAZZ ENSEMBLE
http://phdstl.com/special_events.html

(Your $10. donation benefits FOOD OUTREACH)

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If buildings could pose for the camera, Keith Mosier’s photographs would be centerfolds!  In them he captures the glamorous Streamline Moderne buildings of Miami’s Art Deco District.  Even when these gorgeous, wedding-cake concoctions are shabby and neglected, they’re sleek, modern, and undeniably sexy in Mosier’s photographs.  More than 20 prints are on view from June 30 - August 11, 2012 with an opening reception for the artist on Saturday, June 30, from 7-10PM.  

“Miami Centerfold” is Keith Mosier’s first solo exhibition.

PHD Gallery
2300 Cherokee Street
St, Louis, MO 63118
(314) 664-6644
http://www.phdstl.com

Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary: continuing the conversation starts TONIGHT

Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary: continuing the conversation

July 23 – August 13, 2011
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 23, 7-10pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, August 13, 2pm
Los Caminos is proud to present the Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary: Continuing the Conversation, artist Juan William Chávez’s public proposal for the overgrown lot where the Pruitt-Igoe housing project once stood in St. Louis, Missouri. Featuring a series of photographs and a Super 8 film, the exhibition encourages public dialogue about the creative uses and possibilities of urban abandonment.

PDF press release here.

Los Caminos | 2649 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, Missouri 63118, USA

Hawes Photography open house this Friday

Members of the KC Art Community Relocate to Cherokee Street

 

Hawes Photography is the newest business to join the thriving community on Cherokee Street. This creative photography studio specializes in nontraditional wedding, family and high school senior portraits, commercial photography and fine art commissions. 

 

"Think about portraits you’d get at Wal-mart," Aaron Hawes, owner and photographer, said. "We do the exact opposite."

 

Hawes Photography moved their business from Kansas City to serve the local wedding market and expand their commercial presence. "A few years ago we put out a small ad in St. Louis for creative wedding photography," Hawes said. "We were getting so many contacts from brides in the area that we knew there was a real need for our style of photography here."

 

The move positions the studio in the heart of an area of the city experiencing a renaissance. "There’s a great community here on Cherokee Street, and we’re excited to be part of it," Hawes said. The studio, located at 2307 Cherokee Street in the former Boots Gallery space, also offers a limited number of fine art prints and vintage cameras for sale.

 

The media and the public are invited to attend a ‘Meet the Photographers’ open house from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, February 18, at the studio, 2307 Cherokee St., St. Louis. For more information, visit www.hawesphotography.com or call Heather Hawes at 314-932-1300.

FEATHER, LEATHER, LIPSTICK opens at PHD Gallery Jan. 22nd

Please join us
Saturday, January 22, 2011
7-10PM
for the opening reception of:

"FEATHER, LEATHER, LIPSTICK"
http://phdstl.com/feather_leather_lipstick.html

jeff KAPFER
jerry MILLER
mark FLORIDA

An unlikely synergy of 3 media...

Jeff Kapfer, Jerry Miller, and Mark Florida combine their talents in "Feather, Leather, Lipstick," PHD Gallery's first show of 2011. Jeff Kapfer paints a new flock of flamboyant fowl like peacocks, cockatoos, and woodpeckers. Also on view are the hand formed, leather masks of Jerry Miller whose brightly decorated disguises range in style from Commedia dell'arte to Mardi Gras. The final element in the mix is the backstage drag photography of Mark Florida which captures in glorious black and white, the frenzy and transformation backstage as the "gurls" prepare to perform. "Feather, Leather, Lipstick" not only showcases these three artists, but celebrates fantasy, masquerade, and disguise. The exhibition is on view January 22 through March 5, 2011 with a free opening reception on Saturday, January 22 from 7-10PM. Costumes are encouraged!

PHD Gallery
2300 Cherokee Street
St. Louis, MO 63118
Noon to 4PM, Thurs. through Sun.
(314) 664-6644
http://www.phdstl.com

Cherokee People at Fort Gondo

Time	Friday, January 14 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location	Fort Gondo 3151 Cherokee St Saint Louis, MO
More Info	Cherokee People Fort Gondo January 14 to Feb 6 Opening reception: Friday January 14, 7 to 10 pm An exhibition of photography showcasing the work of Juan Montaña and Cherokee Photobooth. On display will be street portraits, taken exclusively on Cherokee Street in 2010, as well as a selection of highlights from Cherokee Photobooth’s free picture events. Cherokee People is about the people who walk Cherokee Street. It is a portrait of a people in a time of change. It is inspired by the hope that Cherokee will be as beautiful in the future as it is today. Neighborhood opening: Saturday January 15, 2 to 7 pm

"GIFTED 2010" Original Art for Holiday Giving opens at PHD Gallery...

"GIFTED 2010"
Original Art for Holiday Giving
The 2nd Annual Holiday Gift Show at PHD Gallery

December 4 - January 8, 2011
http://phdstl.com/gifted2010.html

Please join us for
the Opening Reception
Saturday & Sunday,
December 4 & 5, 2010,
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Featured artists include Mark Weber, Marsha Sanguinette & Susan Nanny, Jim Sabo, Ruth Ann Reese, Casey Rae, Nick Prinster, Michelle "Mike" Ochonicky, Janet Mueller, Kevin Lurton, Noel Leicht, David Lancaster, Raymond Houston, Carrie Gibbs, Mark Florida, and Jerry Breakstone.

ALIVE MAGAZINE RAVES: "Skip emptying your wallet at the big box stores and give a truly unique, handmade gift this holiday season. PHD Gallery's second annual holiday gift show features the work of over a dozen artists at 'recession friendly' prices. Find locally produced original oil paintings, textile art, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, photography and limited-edition prints. To add to the holiday cheer, 'GIFTED' opens in tandem with the 27th Annual Cherokee Antique Row Cookie Spree, where local merchants at each store feature unique surprises and a delicious variety of holiday cookies" ALIVE Magazine, December 2010

PHD Gallery
2300 Cherokee Street,
St. Louis, MO 63118
Noon to 4:00 pm,
Thursday - Sunday
(314) 664-6644
http://www.phdstl.com

FRESH PAINT II: BLACK FRIDAY

PSA from DMNDTV // Ryan Powell on Vimeo.

Time	Friday, November 26 at 8:00pm - November 27 at 1:30am
Location	2720 / Art D Gallery 2720 Cherokee Street Saint Louis, MO
More Info	+ Art + Music + Shop + + A Collaboration between W/P and Lane 4 + Visual Art: Brooklyn + Jenn Carter + Phil Crawford + Chris Draper + Mike Dupree + James Gates + Chauncey Gholston + Andrew St. Lawrence + Scott Mihalik + Pl@stic + Raskoe + Peter Seay + Swiv + Jules Unique + John Vogl + Bryan Walsh + Jeremiah Yu Live Music: Illphonics + So Many Dynamos + Hawthorne Headhunters DJs: DJ Reminise + DJ KaseOne + DJ Luxxter Video Art: Ryan Powell Live Art: them. + Black Spade + Pl@stic Stage Design: 18andCounting Curated by: Stan Chisholm + Kevin McCoy ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2720 Cherokee St. Friday Nov 26 8p-1:30a $5 Suggested Donation

TONIGHT AT FORT GONDO: RECURRING

BEVERLYEAR YEAR EXHIBITION 11:

RECURRING

NEW WORK BY REBECCA BODICKY, CARRIE KEASLER AND JACKIE WALLACH

OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 6 - 9 PM

SEASONED FORT G TRIUMVIRATE EXHIBITION FEATURING PHOTOGRAPHY, WOODCUTS AND
WATERCOLORS

EXHIBITION RUNS THROUGH NOVEMBER 30. GALLERY HOURS BY APPOINTMENT @
314.772.3628

FORT GONDO COMPOUND FOR THE ARTS, 3151 CHEROKEE STREET, SAINT LOUIS, MO
63118

Softer Life: Work by Rachel Kertz at Cranky Yellow

http://www.crankyyellow.com/2010/08/19/softer-life-work-by-rachel-kertz/

Excerpt from the Cranky Yellow web site: A new collection of selected photography by Rachel Kertz, opening November 5th 2010, will expose a soft and simple world tipped on it’s edge. Rachel’s work is a snapshot into the life of counter-culture youth growing up in conservative small-town Missouri.

Her photos play out like a surreal adventures into magical worlds; Seemingly safe zones, where teens viewed as “different” by the local population can be themselves. Following a varying spectrum of subtle queerness, pop-punk aesthetics, and Victorian dress ups, her work finds quirk and beauty in unassuming places. Each portrait is an adorable testament to the difficulties of finding personal identity in a complex (and often narrow minded) world. There is an honesty and innocence here that city-raised hipsters shooting Polaroids could only wish to capture.

The collection of photos will be exhibited through the month of November 2010 at the Cranky Yellow Gallery.
Opening: November 5th 2010, 7pm till 12am
 
2847 Cherokee Street
Saint Louis MO 63118
Music TBA

A Death in the Family: Death and Mourning in the 19th Century

Time	Sunday, October 17 · 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location	Chatillon DeMenil Mansion 3352 DeMenil Place (at Cherokee) Saint Louis, MO
More Info	Please join us for an afternoon of quiet contemplation at the Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion on Sunday October 17 from noon to five o’clock as we observe the ritual of 19th Century mourning. Exhibits featuring Victorian embalming & funeral practices, postmortem photography, mourning clothing & customs, hair-work jewelry, gravestone rubbings & many other death related artifacts from the Victorian Era. Admission is $10 per guest. Tarot card readings are $10. The café shall be well supplied, the cooks the best obtainable and the staff attentive and unobtrusive.

Daydream Lullaby CD/Photo Release

Time	Saturday, October 2 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location	Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts 3151 Cherokee Street Saint Louis, MO
More Info	A listening party for Eric Ryszkiewicz's daydream lullaby "sleep | wake | delete" EP, photography from the record, and a few live sets of works in progress. Tracks on "sleep | wake | delete" were recorded using up to 12 layers of sparse, effects-laden guitar work. The CD packaging includes a meticulously hand-crafted 34 page booklet with silk-screened covers, and contains twenty-two high quality black and white photographic prints. Large format prints will be on display and available at the show. And naturally, there will be snacks. Also: The EP will be available as well, and is currently for sale through stirrup pants chapbooks at All Along Press. Short previews of each track are available on myspace (http://www.myspace.com/daydreamlullaby).

PHD Gallery Hosts "Bird's Eye View" and "Salvaged"

Please join us
for the opening reception
of two new exhibits:

******BIRD'S EYE VIEW**********
http://phdstl.com/birds_eye_view.html

Jerry BREAKSTONE
Michael JOHNSON
(large format, B&W silver gelatin prints of Midwestern landscapes
paired with wire and ceramic avian sculpture)

*******SALVAGED****************
http://phdstl.com/salvaged.html

Cathy BARANCIK
(mixed media/ found objects)

Saturday, September 25, 2010
7-10 PM

PHD Gallery
2300 Cherokee Street
St. Louis, MO 63118
Noon to 4PM, Thurs. through Sun.
(314) 664-6644
http://www.phdstl.com

THROWBACK 2010: A Retro Runway & 90s Party tonight @ The Stable Loft

Time	Today (August 21) at 7:00pm - Midnight
Location	The Stable Loft 1821 Cherokee St. Saint Louis, MO
More Info	Miss Ohio Vintage shows off their 2010 Fall/Winter collection with special runway guests Binge & Purge. DJ Coreography, Vintage Luxe Photography and Cheapy Art provide other entertainment. The RFT and Eleven Magazine keep the party going. http://throwbackstl.com/ The Stable Loft presents: ... THROWBACK 2010: Retro Runway & 90s Party Throwback is a vintage fashion show featuring St. Louis' best era-oriented trend specialists. Miss Ohio Vintage and Binge & Purge present: Beautiful Vintage Fashions showcasing items from their Fall/Winter 2010 Collections. On-Site Shopping, 20% Discounts, Special VIP-only Discounts, Off-The-Runway Shopping Best Dressed Contest, Raffle Prizes, VIP-only Door Prizes, Grab Bags Live Models, Entertainment & More Vintage Luxe Photography presents: 90s Photo Lounge Special Event Photos VIP Lounge Photography 90s Photo Lounge donated by Slackers CDs, Movies & Games Cheapy Art Presents: Live Painting Silent Art Auction Cheapy Art Raffle with prizes from all sponsors Press Sponsors include: Eleven Magazine The Riverfront Times Hair & Makeup by: Students of Revlon St. Louis Shaheera Bhutto of MAC VIP Doors open @ 7pm. Event Doors open @ 8pm. Runway Show @ 9pm. After Party immediately Following. (*No upstairs entry from 9-9:40pm)

STUFF VS. STUFF THIS SATURDAY @ FORT GONDO!

MINIMALISTS BE DAMNED!

BEVERLYEAR 2010 EXHIBITION 7

ITEMS IN THE INTERIM:
AN INSTALLATION BY CARA PETERSON

Arriving from Denver with her car tightly packed with STUFF, artist Cara Peterson will mine the materially fertile basement of Fort Gondo to find more STUFF to ultimately yield her installation of, well, lots of STUFF.

ITEMS IN THE INTERIM is an installation of paintings, drawings, photographs and found sculpture that will run at Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts in St. Louis from July 10 - 31st. This is a diverse collection of Cara Peterson's work that explores the unique relationships created between our unwanted objects when they end up in junk stores across the country. Peterson uses the displays set up within these spaces as sorts of accidental still lives that provide her with an honest artistic opportunity to document objects past their prime and in transition to find renewed life.

DOUBLE-STUFF OREOS FOR ALL!

OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, JULY 10, 6 - 10:00 PM
FORT GONDO COMPOUND FOR THE ARTS
3151 CHEROKEE STREET

www.carapetersonart.com
www.fortgondo.com

CARA PETERSON AT FORT GONDO: BIG STUFF.

BEYOND XY: Opens Saturday 6-26-10, 7PM at PHD Gallery

BEYOND XY:
Four Photographers Explore the Masculine Continuum
http://phdstl.com/beyond_xy.htm

• David Vance (Miami)
• Trix Rosen (New York)
• Loren Cameron (San Francisco)
• Joshua McVeity (Calgary)

Join us for the opening reception
this Saturday, June 26th 7-10 PM
PHD Gallery
(through August 7th)

"Rather than defining male as 'not female,' the exhibit disrupts the idea that male has a universal meaning and instead explores the spectacular diversity of male embodiments. " Alexis Ruth Matza, Ph.D., Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Washington University in St. Louis

(See the P-D video preview here: http://videos.stltoday.com/p/video?id=15031432)

PHD Gallery
2300 Cherokee Street
St. Louis, MO 63118
(314) 664-6644

Opening this Friday at Cranky Yellow - Dimensions of Compatibility

Opening, Friday June 25, 8pm-11pm
"Dimensions of Compatibility" @ Cranky Yellow
2847 Cherokee

Found Video Montage by Mike McCubbins
Music by Mike McCubbins and Dan Madrigal
Photography by Alan Palmer

A narrative experiment in original music, found video montage, and photography.

Join us for a screening of this conceptual montage with live musical accompaniment by Mike McCubbins and Dan Madrigal. Photography by Alan Palmer will be on display, plus an audio/visual set by Ou Ou.

http://ouou.bandcamp.com/

Installation will remain at Cranky Yellow until July 25.

Check the link for video trailer:
http://www.dimensionsofcompatibility.blogspot.com/

Taking a peek at Snowflake, Driveby and Fort Gondo

Have you been to see the latest shows at Snowflake, Drive-By and Fort Gondo yet?  You gotta go!


Here are some peeks:


Work by Caleb Taylor (on walls), Clint Baclawski (lightboxes on floor) at Snowflake:

Work by Gabriel Slavitt in Drive-By Gallery:

Work by Lily Cox-Richard (sculptures on floor), Lori Larusso (shaped acrylic panel paintings) at Fort Gondo.

All exhibits up through June 6.  Fort Gondo is open Saturdays noon - 5:00 p.m.; Snowflake is open Saturdays 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.



Fort Gondo
3151 Cherokee St., St. Louis, MO  63118

Snowflake (Drive-By is on the west side of the building, on Compton)
Location: 3156 Cherokee Street (at Compton) • St. Louis, Missouri 63118

SNOWFLAKE Saturday May 8

Please join us Saturday May 8, 7-10 PM

Opening Reception

Clint Baclawski/Caleb Taylor: Recent Work

Two emerging artists are brought together in Clint Baclawski/Caleb Taylor: Recent Work. Through paintings and drawings, Taylor’s work consists of concealed and abstract minimalist elements. While through the unconventional presentation of photography, Baclawski focuses on the complexity of personal interactions within our societal based consumerism. Both of their works deal with the relationship between what is hidden and what is exposed in subject matter and aesthetic values.

The Santo Foundation in partnership with Snowflake Gallery selected Taylor and Baclawski from a large pool of candidates. The foundation strives to support the careers of visual artists through grant funding, educational programs, and exhibition opportunities.

SNOWFLAKE
3156 Cherokee Street (at Compton)
St. Louis, Missouri 63118
web site

Scott Ernst photography gallery grand opening

Announcement by Scott Ernst:

After 10 months of building, scraping, sanding, patching, painting and cleaning ... my photography gallery is ready!!

Please join me in christening the gallery Friday evening, January 29, from 7:00 p.m. until midnight. Wine and cheese will be served.

Who: Scott Ernst

What: Photography by Scott Ernst - Grand Opening

Where: 2720 Cherokee Street, 2nd Floor, 63118 (inside of ArtDimensions' new gallery)

When: Friday, January 29, 2010 from 7:00 p.m.-midnight


Closing Reception
This same evening is also the closing reception for ArtDimensions' "Square Foot Show", which is at the same address and same floor, so there will be lots going on.

I hope to see you on the 29th.

See samples of Scott's work here.

PHD Gallery Exhibit Reviewed in the Post

Read an article and artist interview on the PHD Gallery's latest exhibit, Vestiges, on the Post-Dispatch web site here.