DJG Design

Exhibition Poster by DJG & Ben Chlapek (Neversleeping.com) / Printed on Feed Sacks by: Ben Chlapek / Photography by: Ben Chlapek & Photobooth

DJG will have a selection (see photo below) of original artwork and concert posters featured in a group exhibition opening on Friday, January 9, 2010 at 1819 Central Gallery in the Crossroads Arts District of Kansas City, MO  USA. It’s a five state poster and printmaker showcase called “Mid America Manifesto” featuring 40 artists from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma. It runs through March 4, 2010. DJG also co-authored the official exhibition poster with Ben Chlapek of Neversleeping.com.

Art & Photography by: DJG / KCMOUSA / Dec. 2009

For more information visit 1819 Central Gallery online. Also, KC Studio Magazine has an article on the show and gallery featuring DJG’s poster art on page 31 of their recent publication.

Kansas City’s Present Magazine has a feature on the exhibition!

Below, is an image (courtesy of 1819) of this week’s Ink featuring exhibition details and DJG’s poster! Photos per Ink Magazine of the exhibition opening!

(Special Thanks to Scott, 1819 Central Gallery and all the great press!)

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Photography by:  DJG / KCMOUSA / Dec. 2009

This Winter season so far, Kansas City, MO  USA has been dumped on by the Old Man! DJG took advantage of some sunshine mixed with a yard of snow and a couple of hours, giving birth to a B-Lizard. Enjoy!

It looks to be a good, long winter, one like the good ol’ days…and more snow scheduled to arrive later this week! Let’s just hope the good ol’ knees keep up!

For a refresher… 2007 / 2008 /2009

And Kansas City’s Pitch posted B-Lizard on their blog!

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Last week DJG received a nice plot of love-land on The Mehallo Blog. For those uneducated, Steve Mehallo educates graphic minds as a professor of design at The Art Institute of California in Sacramento, CA. Mehallo is also a known “freelance design professional, illustrator, font designer, educator, foodie and gadfly.”

In 2006, Mehallo invited DJG as part of a successful group design exhibition called “Spoken With Eyes”. In early 2007, DJG was invited back to exhibit solo at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center in a show titled “DJG at the Last Minute”.

(Special Thanks to Steve Mehallo!)

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(“Big Long Strides at the Crosswalk to Heaven, DJG at The Brick Number Seven” Poster by: DJG)

It’s once again the time of year where DJG sifts through the year’s original art pile in the basement and selects images to decorate The Brick’s brick wall with.

DJG’s 7th Annual Solo Exhibition at The Brick is titled “Big Long Strides at the Crosswalk to Heaven, DJG at The Brick Number Seven” and will be up all December 2009 at the music club and eatery near downtown Kansas City, MO  USA.

The show will be up for Kansas City’s First Friday, but will have an official art opening on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 5pm to 9pm. On this night there will be various DJG art items for sale as well as solo musical performances by Bryan Lamanno (The Tambourine Club), Konnor Ervin (The ACB’s), David Seume and Thom Hoskins. Per usual, original DJG art on The Brick wall will not be for sale, but some prints will be available.

Art Opening Musical Line-up:
Bryan Lamanno at 5pm
Konnor Ervin at 6pm
David Seume at 7pm
Thom Hoskins at 8pm

The Brick is located at 1727 McGee St. in Kansas City, MO  USA  64108

Phone: 816-421-1634 / Email: cheerypyro@hotmail.com
You may also contact DJG for more info: djg@djgdesign.com

(Special Thanks to Sheri, Bryan, Konnor, David and Thom!) -djg

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PS:

If you get some extra time or get bored with DJG’s Brick stuff, there will be DJG self-portraits up on display and for sale at the nearby Bulldog all December.

There is also a DJG original up for auction at Jacob’s Well on December 5, 2009.

DJG also has some art on display and for sale in a show currently underway at Wonder Fair Art Gallery in Lawrence, KS  USA.

(“DJG Shows Self-Portraits at The Bulldog” Poster by: DJG)

DJG recently made a series of 26 self-portraits called “Reflections at the Mouth of the Beast”. The first 25 of these self-portraits also became concert posters for the band Deastro. One of the original self-portraits (DJGSP No. 26) is currently for sale at Wonder Fair Art Gallery in Lawrence, KS.

During the month of December 2009, DJG will be exhibiting the first 25 originals at The Bulldog Restaurant and Bar at 1715 Main St. in Kansas City, MO  USA. The show is called “DJG Shows Self-Portraits at The Bulldog” and  will be in the main hallway in the back of The Bulldog near a private dining area called Uncle Bill’s. Some of these originals will even be for sale.

Phone: 816-421-4799 / Email: bulldog@kcbulldog.com

(Special Thanks to Billy Smith and The Bulldog!) -djg

(Sheep, Sheep, Sheep, Sheets No. 20 by: DJG)

Some people sleep in. DJG prefers to sheep in. On Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 7pm DJG will have an original “Sheep, Sheep, Sheep, Sheet” up for auction at the Jacob’s Well Silent Art Auction. The auction is for one night only in the Jacob’s Well Church Gallery and First Floor Foyer.

According to the Jacob’s Well web site, “…bid on original works by our community’s talented artists. All money will go to our Advent Conspiracy project. Live music by Hear Here. Hors d’oeuvres. Great fun.”

Jacob’s Well is at 1617 West 42nd Street in Kansas City, Missouri 64111
Phone: (816) 531-2757 / Email: info@jacobswellchurch.org

(Special Thanks to Jacob’s Well!) -djg

DJG entered a poster design contest for director Werner Herzog’s new movie “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” starring Nicolas Cage. Being a big Herzog fan, DJG found it fun to enter something like this and to try something new in the art department.

It wasn’t picked as a top winner, but DJG is honored to have the poster showcased among many other poster entries halfway down the page at veteran movie site Ain’t It Cool News. Along with such “Not what was in mind, but I’ll take it!” colorful commentary like, “Danny J. Gibson’s entry feels like a Criterion cover of a Wes Anderson movie.” Awesome! (Special Thanks to Quint and Ain’t It Cool News and to Werner Herzog, of course!) -djg

PS: See DJG’s poster bigger!

Deastro is a very prolific and DIY musical project/prodigy founded and fronted by Detroit, MI native Randolph Chabot. DJG is a fan of the music Chabot is producing and also inspired by his out-put and all-around artistic endeavors. To honor this, DJG made 25 posters for the November 20, 2009 Deastro concert at Czar Bar in Kansas City, MO. Started as a series of self-portraits titled “Reflections at the Mouth of the Beast”, DJG figured they would adapt well for show posters.

Unfortunately, poster printing resources are dead at the moment, but there have been some little prints popping up. Supporting the show are two Max’s. One is London, UK’s Max Tundra and the other is Kansas City’s Max Justus. It can be safe to say that Czar Bar might be maxed out that night (in more ways than one), so you better get there early. (Special Thanks to Billy Smith and Nathan Reusch!) -djg

PS: In related news, DJG will be showing (selling some) the original self-portraits at a venue soon to be announced in Kansas City, MO.

Alyssa at Reworked – Tales of Craftiness from a Girl Who Loves to Make Stuff – recently put up a nice little post on DJG. She is based in Arizona. (Special Thanks to Alyssa!) -djg

“I Think We Are Making Progress” Postcard by: Brock Potucek

DJG will have several examples of art on display and for sale at Wonder Fair in Lawrence, KS  USA in November and December. It will be part of a 20+ group exhibition titled “I Think We Are Making Progress” featuring “new work from Lawrence & Kansas City” from November 14, 2009 through December 6, 2009.

The exhibition is co-curated by Eric Dobbins and Lee Piechocki and they “hope to fill the space salon style with the main gallery wall devoted to framed works under $150 and the small wall devoted to unframed works on paper for under $25.”

Wonder Fair Art Gallery is located at 803 Massachusetts (below Casbah Market) Lawrence, KS  USA  66044. More information can be acquired at WonderFair.com. And here is the exhibition essay by Alaska Noyes.

(Special Thanks to Eric and Wonder Fair!) -djg