The New Yeti - YETI 5

i'm excited to say i have some of my paintings featured in the new Yeti 5....there is so much good music in it...go to http://yetipublishing.com/ to purchase a copy if you'd like



More info:
featuring musical contributions from and/or interviews with: Jeff Mangum (who not only contributes visual art but also supplies us with 4 of his favorite, never anthologized sides from old 78s for the CD), Iron & Wine, Akron/Family, Will Oldham, Dean and Britta (covering Galaxie 500 on the CD), Deerhoof, D+, Mt. Eerie, Anglin Brothers, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, the Spiritualaires, Cooper Moore, and more. Also: Awesome travel journals from the Western Sahara by Sublime Frequencies co-founder Hisham Mayet; Erik Davis on P.G. Six; Mike McGonigal going off about Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was the Night, Cold was the Ground"; Scott Seward on "the marriage made in hell between folk music, dead cultures, myth & highly technical modern extreme metal"; drawings by German Surrealist Unica Zürn; an excerpt from Meredith Brosnan's new novel; an interview with Nicola Bowery about iconoclastic '80s fashion icon Leigh Bowery; fiction by Kevin Sampsell; dirty AIM conversations courtesy of BloodNinja; visual art from the likes of Saul Chernick, Kevin Arrow and Kyle Field (from Little Wings) -- we're psyched about this one!

SOEX AUCTION THIS SATURDAY
OPTIC ILLUSION
Southern Exposure's Annual Spring Fundraiser and Art Auction
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Location: SomArts, Main Gallery, 934 Brannan Street

MAIN EVENT: 7:30 - 11:00 pm
OPTIC ILLUSION VIP RECEPTION: 6:00 - 7:30 pm
LIVE AUCTION: 8:30 pm
SILENT AUCTION: 7:30 - 10:30 pm, lots being to close at 9:45 pm
Tickets: $30 advance purchase (through Friday, 4/25 at 6 pm), $40 at the door
$65 tickets includes a one-year membership to SoEx
Tickets for the VIP Reception start at $150
Download a ticket order form online at www.soex.org or buy tickets over the phone by calling 415-863-2141.
A selection of artworks are available for preview on SoEx's website at http://soex.org/soexauctionart.html.
Optic Illusion: Southern Exposure's Annual Art Auction and Spring Fundraiser is a famously fun evening and an incredible opportunity for collectors of all levels to purchase contemporary art while providing direct support to Southern Exposure's Exhibition, Artists in Education and Artists Resource programs. Optic Illusion features a live and silent art auction of works from 170 established and emerging artists, food and beverages from some of the Bay Area's best establishments, live performances, as well as entertainment and creative projects and installations by local artists.

For complete information on the auction, artists, limited edition, auction hosts, sponsors, and how to buy tickets, go to www.soex.org/annualauction.html.

there it goes

So, I have 2 weeks left until my MFA Grad Show, I'm having a hard time realizing my school experience is coming to an end. I am really excited to say the show is going to be aaaamzing. There will be tons of good art to see, so be sure to come to the opening at CCA on May 8th

Here is the CCA website: (http://sites.cca.edu/gradthesisevents/)

And the run down:

MFA Exhibition
May 8-17
CCA San Francisco campus
Opening reception: May 8, 6-9 p.m.
Hours: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Info: 415.551.9214

See you there!