Shannon Hemmett was born in 1982 in Vancouver, Canada. She worked as a photographer and graphic designer before pursuing painting and illustration in 2012. Adopting influences from classical animation, the works of Jim Henson, and American pop art, Shannon’s paintings blend nostalgic, mass culture references with a dark comedic viewpoint. Her series “Thirteen Masks” is a study of disguise and the theatrical dimensions of personal identity. Masks have been worn since antiquity for ceremonial and practical purposes. They are used universally because their mystery and transformative power endures for the wearer and the spectator. Thirteen Masks is Shannon’s first exhibition of illustrative artworks.

Kevin McBride is an artist originally from Victoria B.C. and now based in Vancouver. Kevin’s visual style consists of large scale and highly detailed ink illustrations, with influences such as tattoo art and historical design. These constitute two main subjects: the representation of the under-represented, and the confrontation of personal and societal norms.

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Electricks is a group exhibition featuring new paintings and prints by illustrators Mark “Atomos” Pilon and Laura Bifano, and t-shirts by Luc Latulippe. Electricks is a carnival of seductive technology and persuasive robots who dwell in a Tesla formed world of electricity and mystery. Deceitful machines. Which seems timely, given this era of Snowden leaks and high tech surveillance. We now live in the science fiction world we had predicted years ago, only not always the inspiring one we had hoped for. But like any good science fiction story there is a hint of hope and new discoveries. This is Electricks.

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Buy, collect and trade the art of fifty artists reproduced on trading cards. Sold in mixed packs of five random cards for $5. Want a specific card? Trade with the other people at the party! How bad do you want it?! To see art from past shows and for more info go to hotartcard.com.

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Featuring: Aaron White, Ali Penko, Alison McLeod, Andrea Hooge, Andrew Ferneyhough, Ben Worth, Brandi Rawluk, Carelle Dunn, Chelsea Lawrick, Cherry Thompson, Chris von Szombathy, Dacosta!, Danielle Borisoff, David Camisa, Doug Savage, Emily Galloway, Exploding Haggis, Flavia C, Gary Nay, Hanne Loosen, iHeart, Indy, Jackie Dives, Jenn Brisson, Jenna Milsom, Joanna McDonald, Joni Taylor, Karyn Wong, Kathy Lea Moyou, Kazimir Simpson, Laura Zerebeski, Lera Nyukalova, Lok-Him Fung, Megan Majewski, Mika Senda, MW Bowen, Nomi Chi, Olliemoonsta, Patricia Pinsk, Paul Antony Carr, Peter Ricq, Phresha, Qaqtis, Sherri Rogers, Sophia Ahamed, Stacey Hamilton, Syx Langemann, Taryn Langemann, Vince Hemingson, and Winnie Yiu.

This exhibition showcases paper as an artistic medium unto itself, and demonstrates its versatility beyond the role of a mere surface for other materials. Rachael Ashe, Alison Woodward, Joseph Wu, Connie Sabo and Sarah Gee Miller produce strikingly different styles of work but approach working intimately with paper through similar methods. Each of the five artists transforms their materials using one or more techniques of cutting, folding, twisting, painting but with a unique take on the end result. The work in this exhibition reveals the infinite possibilities of paper as alchemical material in the creation of intriguing pieces of fine art and craft. See photos from the show here >

Watch interviews with 4 of the artists:

Interview with Vancouver artist Cherry Thompson
MUSIC: “Hollow Gold” by Podington Bear
INTERVIEW, VIDEO & EDIT: Chris Bentzen

Interview with Vancouver artist and designer Sophia Ahamed
MUSIC: “Debbie Zen” by Daniel Sex Jr
INTERVIEW, VIDEO & EDIT: Chris Bentzen

Alicia Tobin’s Come Draw With Me
with Special Comedic Guests Kevin Banner, Jeffrey Yu, and Charlie Demers
and musical guest Jessica Delisle
December 13, 2013

 

Come draw with Alicia and laugh your rain pants right off your body and reveal those muscular legs of yours (please wear underpants under your pants to all of my shows for this reason). Come draw with Alicia and laugh and hug each other with your eyes. Buy drinks and giggle with Kevin Banner, Jeffrey Yu, and Charlie Demers, plus musical guest Jessica Delisle.

Interview with sculptor Marina Glynn
MUSIC: “11” by The Valleys
INTERVIEW, VIDEO & EDIT: Chris Bentzen

Interview with artist and illustrator Laura Bifano
MUSIC: “10” by The Valleys
INTERVIEW, VIDEO & EDIT: Chris Bentzen

Interview with Vancouver graphic artist Frazer Adams. Check out his work in LUXSTAR Innergalaktik from Sept 6-28 at Hot Art Wet City.
MUSIC: “13” by The Valleys
INTERVIEW, VIDEO & EDIT: Chris Bentzen