Bherd Studios presents: "Inc." July 8th, 2011

Here's Just a preview of what's going down Friday, July 8th. Bherd Studios presents "Inc." This is a group show featuring ksera, Carlos Aguilar, Sensei 23 and Zach Bohnenkamp of Matamuros, Weirdo, John Osgood, and Solace. Each artist is incorporating their mural painting in with their fine art pieces hung on the wall. Opening reception is July 8th, 2011 from 6pm-10pm.

Upfest 2011 in Bristol, England: Urban Art Festival Osgood & Bohnenkamp Mural Installation

Because it is after 1am over on this side of the pond, you're not going to get much narrative yet. But we wanted to share some of the photos of the mural installation from Upfest 2011...

















More extensive photo recap to follow.

See you on the other side soon!!

"John y CA$H" Upcoming Exhibit Promo for Twilight Artist Collective

"John y CA$H"
Artist Opening: Thursday, Aug 12 from 6-9pm
Twilight Artist Collective

Zach Bohnenkamp & John Osgood Upgrading the Youngstown Bus at Artopia

Zach Bohnenkamp of Matamuros posing with the finished product.


Zach B of Matamuros and John O of Bherd Studios teamed up for the recent Artopia festival in Georgetown last Saturday. They were located on Doris Street where they did some aerosol upgrading to the Youngstown Cultural Center bus.


Here's Zach in progress.



Here's what the bus looked like as they were starting the project...






John Osgood, in progress on his side (John's standing on his newly nicknamed ladder "Rickety Sue" - thanks Zach for the aptly named equipment!)


Here's a shot of John's finished side...

Fresh work from CASH, Tacoma-Based Urban Artist

We love it when our artists keep us up-to-date on their latest works. CASH, shared some of the following recent works with us.



"Looking For Food" by CASH
18"x24"
acrylic, charcoal, and aerosol on canvas
2010



"Mr. Fox" by CASH
16"x20"
acrylic and aerosol on canvas
2010

He also recently opened his online store, selling his t-shirt designs: http://paperdiamondsclothing.bigcartel.com/

PimpArtworks Limited Editions goes Live‏

PimpArtworks, a London-based Urban & Street Art on-line gallery, are proud to announce the launch of their new Signed & Numbered, Limited Edition prints section.

This new section will be ran side by side to the site’s Open Submission art community and showcases exclusive works by Street Artist’s from around the world. Including a couple of pieces by our own, John Osgood of Bherd Studios.

Each large artwork is on average limited to 30 prints, supplied with a genuine certificate of authenticity and has been priced affordably.

About PimpArtworks:

PimpArtworks is a brand new community website dedicated to Graffiti Art, Urban Art, Street Photography Art and all other forms of Urban Artwork. They provide graffiti, street and urban artistic talents a global platform to sell their artworks online and get them exposure & recognition. Whether you are looking to buy graffiti art, browse street art, sell urban art, or simply be inspired by urban and street art then PimpArtworks is the place. It is their vision to cultivate a new breed of up and coming talents, as well as encouraging existing urban artists and urban photographers by creating a direct interaction between themselves and their appreciative audience.

Within the vibrant PimpArtworks community you'll find a mixture of traditional and digital art styles including street photography, graffiti art, stencil graffiti, guerrilla art and blackbook sketches, capsulated in each artist's very own digital art gallery.

To visit their website go to: www.pimpartworks.com

On the Radar for the Greenwood-Phinney 15th Annual Artwalk

The Greenwood-Phinney 15th Annual Artwalk is next week. Save the date for the big openings with over 60 venues in the neighborhood participating: Friday, May 14th from 6-9pm and Saturday, May 15th from noon-5pm.

Here's some show card teaser's...

W3AVE: Auction Tonight at City Hostel Seattle, 6-9pm!

Solace working on a collab piece with team members Weirdo & John Osgood


The Live event was last night at the Henry Art Gallery for their Open Floor program and tonight is the auction at City Hostel Seattle in Belltown from 6-9pm. However, you can bid online immediately by visiting: http://w3ave.s3attle.com/

Auction will close at 9pm along with the live event, so stay on top of your bid, it will be updated to coordinate with the live event. Champagne and great art will be on the agenda tonight!


Here is a video of the live event if you missed it...



The artist line-up includes: Ego, Stacey Rozich, Augie Pagan, Weirdo, Solace, John Osgood, Kevin “Sensei23” Sullivan, Zach Bohnenkamp, CASH, Ninjagrl, Dear Earthling, Joe Vollan, Mat Savage, PaperMarbleS, Jeremy Gregory, Justin Hillgrove, Mike Capp & Mike Gardner.





Mat Savage, PaperMarbleS & Jeremy Gregory (counter clockwise)




Justin Hillgrove, Mike Gardner & Mike Capp

"Awake to a New Aurora" Mural Unveiling on Tue, Mar 23rd

Mural in progress shown above.

On Tuesday, March 23 from 6:30-7:30pm join the Aurora Avenue N neighborhood in celebrating the unveiling of the first of two murals. Sustainable Green Lake, Greenwood Aurora Involved Neighbors (GAIN) and the City of Seattle envision Aurora as a street full of thriving businesses and shoppers – one with a vibrant business center that attracts local residents to walk and bike to stores and restaurants for their weekly shopping and entertainment. To encourage this, a temporary installation of artwork is being placed in the windows of an empty storefront. A second location is being sought.

Sustainable Green Lake received funding to do a mural from a grant through the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. GAIN provided some additional funding. The project is modeled after a similar and successful one done in the Columbia City neighborhood in the 1990s.

Zach Bohnenkamp, John Osgood and Kevin Sullivan from Seattle Mural Art, a local muralist team whose most recent work was installed next to Taproot Theatre after the arsons, have been commissioned for the new Aurora murals. The mural features the theme “Awake to a New Aurora” with a vibrant scene transitioning from green space to a rising sun backdropped with the downtown cityscape view as you go over the Aurora Bridge.

“This is a great project bringing together artists, community groups and businesses to improve Aurora," said Andy Leong, property owner of 7615 Aurora Avenue N.

Come watch the mural unveiling, meet the artists and your fellow neighbors and enjoy free pizza and soda.


7615 Aurora Avenue
Seattle, WA 98103
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
6:30 – 7:30pm
(unveiling at 6:45pm)

Bremerton Art Banner Project

Above is John Osgood's art banner in downtown Bremerton


Today John and I took a trip over to Bremerton to check out the new art banner installations and find his banner. In mid 2009 Washington artists were juried by the Bremerton Arts Commission to feature their work up and down the main streets of downtown Bremerton.

We took this video to highlight some of the other artists that are featured on the banners as well...

Mural at site of Greenwood arson to be unveiled this Thurs, Dec 31

Mural celebrates artistry and creativity of neighborhood

SEATTLE – December 29, 2009 – Taproot Theatre Company and Seattle Mural Art will unveil the mural created for the site of the October 23 arson in Greenwood on Thursday, December 31, at 11 a.m. Taproot Theatre Company commissioned Seattle Mural Art an affliate of Bherd Studios to create a mural to cover the safety fence where the Eleanor Roosevelt Building stood until the arson. Concerned about leaving a hole in the core of the Greenwood business district, Taproot Theatre, which owns the property, saw the mural as a way to add beauty to the neighborhood and facilitate more art. The mural celebrates Greenwood’s character and artistry, and demonstrates its resilience in the wake of the fires.

WHAT Unveiling of Greenwood mural

WHEN Thursday, December 31, 11 a.m.

WHERE North 85th Street, just west of Greenwood Avenue.

Meet in front of Taproot Theatre Company, 204 North 85th Street, Seattle

Aurora Mural Art Project | Meet the Artists Jan 11th

Aurora Art Mural Project
Join your neighbors to meet the artists who have been hired to create 2 art murals on Aurora.

Aurora mural locations include empty storefront windows and/or sides of buildings. The first project site is 7615 Aurora Avenue N. The artists hired are from Seattle Mural Art, an affiliate of Bherd Studios located in Greenwood. John Osgood, Zachary Bohnenkamp & Kevin "Sensei23" Sullivan are known most recently for their work creating an art mural for the safety wall next to the Greenwood businesses destroyed by arson.

Join Sustainable Green Lake, Greenwood Aurora Involved Neighbors (GAIN) and Seattle Department of Transportation to meet the artists and discuss our visions for Aurora. The basic themes for the artwork will include sustainability, traffic safety and community. Come share your ideas and enthusiasm for a new Aurora!

Monday, January 11 from 7:30-8:30pm
at The Greenwood Collective
8537 Greenwood Ave N, Suite 1 (located next to Gary's Games & Hobby)
Light refreshments will be served

Funded by the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Greenwood Aurora Involved Neighbors (GAIN) and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.


For more information, contact gaingroup@gmail.com.

Seattle Urban Mural Artists "Add Spice" to Aurora

Zach Bohnenkamp & Kevin "Sensei23" Sullivan
snap some final picts of the ProSki Mural.

We were excited to see a recent article in the North Seattle Hearald Outlook feature the work of the new Matamuros + Bherd team at ProSki Shop on Aurora.

"Artists add 'spice' to Aurora with mural"
By Jessica Van Gilder
Staff Writer

Though it was their first artistic collaboration, once the tops of the spray cans were popped off, the visions of Bherd Studios Gallery artist John Osgood and Matamuros mural artists Kevin Sullivan and Zachary Bohnenkamp just clicked.

In under 15 hours, the three artists spray-painted a 20-by-40-foot mural for Seattle Pro Ski Service, 8954 Aurora Ave. N. - an urban mural complete with an abominable snowman, snowy mountains and the Seattle skyline.

"Actually, one of the best working experiences I had with somebody was this job," said Osgood of the collaboration. "We all have similar interests and style - where the light's coming from, color, compositions, lines. Everything sort of flowed together."

Read the rest of the article


The artists have teamed up and started a new website to continue to work together on future mural projects: SeattleMuralArt.com

Free Art Friday is Back Tonight in Greenwood!

"Left Turn" is going out to the peeps in the greenhood tonight. If you happen to be around we just dropped the FAF piece. Here are a few photo hints to help you find it...



There is a huge island in Alaska that this bar is named after...


Not far from that is the drop point...


The piece has found it's temporary hiding place until someone notices that there is a FAF on the loose!


Trick or Treat Greenwood!

Love,

Your friendly neighborhood art gallery, Bherd

Matamuros & Bherd Team Up for Seattle ProSki's Urban Art Mural

Over the weekend (Sat & Sun) Zachary Bohnenkamp, John Osgood & Kevin "Sensei23" Sullivan teamed up to create a new urban art mural for Seattle ProSki Shop located on 90th and Aurora. The following is a photo recap of their work in progress, but I wanted to start off with their finished photo below...



Scaffolding up and Zach is assessing the situation...



A good beginning, Kevin is rockin the Yeti...



Close up of Kevin in progress...



John is making his way to the top to work on the lettering...



Saturday night and off to Ivar's Happy Hour for some food & beer after a long day of painting...



Back to work on Sunday and they've got an audience watching the final detailing...



Some final close-ups of each section....






And they're done Sunday at 5pm- photo op time...

John took this photo of Zach & Kevin snapping some picts (a great shot with the mural in the sideview mirror of Zach's van)...

The team had a great time working on this project together and they're definitely down for any future projects. If interested, please feel free to contact us at gallery@bherdstudios.com

Michele O.
Bherd Studios

John Osgood Urban Art Mural at Neptune Coffee

Here's a finished photo of the mural that John just finished yesterday. This is at Neptune Coffee in Greenwood. Neptune Coffee is not only a fabulous place to grab a delicious cup of coffee, but it also now has an Osgood original!



Don't forget that Neptune Coffee is also one of the 20 consistent participants in the Art Up Greenwood-Phinney monthly Art Walk that happens every 2nd Friday from 6-9pm.

Soapbox + Greenwood Collective Art Walk Recap

It all started out last Tuesday with a sneak preview opening and artist presentation for our Soapbox exhibit. Michelle Anderst is giving an overview of her work on display. We had some great feedback from attendee's of the sneak preview show and plan to do more of these for 2010.














Ryan Molenkamp giving his presentation next to his artwork. This large & beautiful 3 panel piece is part of his San Juan series and is deserving of a permanent spot in a prominent public space. Anyone out there looking for a gorgeous Pacific NW original painting for their lobby?




Soapbox Artists
Back left: Chris Sheridan
Back right: Kellie Talbot
Front left: Kate Protage (Curator of Soapbox)
Front right: Michelle Anderst













2nd Soapbox Opening for the Greenwood-Phinney Art Walk
on Friday, September 11





Mass Rad IS indeed Mass Rad!

















Urban Light Studios Gallery
Featuring Nick Beery













Killah B Studios
Art work by Kate Barnett


Killah B Studios
Artwork by Kate Barnett & Owen


Soapbox continues through Friday, October 2nd. Gallery Hours are: Wed - Fri from noon-6pm and by appointment by calling (206) 234-8348. It's not too late to check out the show!

Bherd Studios