THE EMPORIUM STATE OF MIND @ emporium

The Emporium Gallery and Montreal State of Mind combine forces to present a media spanning group exhibition that exemplifies Montreal State of Mind’s mission- to promote the inherent creativity of those who live in Montreal done through the Emporium Gallery’s curation. ‘The Emporium State of Mind’ will feature the work of almost 15 Montreal-based visual artists (who will each be exhibiting one artwork priced at a maximum of $200CAD). The intent of ‘The Emporium State of Mind’ is to celebrate both Montreal’s inherent creativity and the city’s emerging artists all while giving attendees the opportunity to buy artwork at an affordable price.

Curation Statement
The objective of this exhibition is to exemplify Montreal State of Mind’s noble mission to promote the inherent creativity of those who live in Montreal by highlighting the media spanning work of Montreal’s most exciting and emerging painters, illustrators, photographers, designers, graffiti artists and multidisciplinary artists. Chock full of diverse works (unified, of course, by their state of mind), the exhibition exists to celebrate Montreal’s creativity and provide a snapshot of what’s happening in Montreal right now- all while giving attendees the chance to buy artworks at affordable price. This is Montreal.

FANGS is a mysterious Montreal-based consortium of successful commercial artists hell bent on creating subversive artworks that cynically and sarcastically attack popular culture.

AMBER ALBRECHT is an award winning Montreal-based artist and illustrator. Appearing courtesy of Division Gallery, Albrecht’s work appears in numerous private and public collections.

SEAN ORENA is a Montreal-based photographer. Currently studying at Concordia, Orena has already participated in international group exhibitions.

ALEXI HOBBS is a Montreal-based photographer. His photographs have been featured in a number of online exhibitions such as the Humble Arts Foundation group show, the Photographic Dictionary and mus-mus.org’s @600 project. He was chosen for, and participated in, the Daniel Cooney Fine Art’s Spring 2009 Emerging Photographers Auction in New York City.

123KLAN is a Montreal-based creative studio that was founded by Klor and Scien, in France, in 1992. 123Klan has previously been commissioned to create artwork for clients such as Adidas, Coca Cola, Nike, Wieden & Kennedy and many others.

RAGE5 is a Montreal-based graffiti artist and filmmaker. A staple of the Montreal arts scene, RAGE5 is a member of 24 Karrots who has previously contributed to Galerie Pangee’s mind bending En Masse group exhibition.

ROBB JAMIESON [recent graduate of Goldsmiths University in London] is a Montreal-based multidisciplinary artist. Having previously exhibited in Canada, England, South Korea, Iceland, Sweden and the US, Robb Jamieson is making his presence known on the international stage.

KIT MALO is a Montreal-based illustrator. A staple of the Montreal arts scene, Kit Malo is one of the principal organizers of Art Pop and co-founder of the Inside the Frozen Mammoth blog. Malo has exhibited in Finland, Mexico and Canada and has contributed artwork to albums by Snailhouse and Gentleman Reg.

JULIEN DE REPENTIGNY is a Montreal-based graphic designer. A graduate of UQAM’s École de design and, formerly of Sid Lee, Julien de Repentigny’s work has been featured in Design & Design Book of the Year, Typeplayer, Computer Arts, Applied Arts, Esquire (Taiwan), Nightlife Magazine, Grafika, EnRoute, etc. Prolific, his many projects have equally concerned fashion, television and visual art.

ASTRO is a Montreal-based graffiti artist. Widely known for his monster/character-based pieces that are visible around town, Astro has recently begun to delve into graphic design and apparel design.

DAVE ARNOLD is a Montreal-based painter. He exhibited numerously in 2008 and has produced artwork for Fucked Up, Yo Majesty, More Proof and many others.

BEN POBJOY is a Montreal-based photographer, curator and writer. His photographic work has been featured globally in magazines (Vice, Snap, Bad Day, Alternative Press, etc.) and album layouts and is currently represented in numerous private and corporate collections. Having exhibited extensively, Pobjoy has previously earned press from Vice, Urban Outfitters, the Montreal Gazette, the Montreal Mirror, Le Journal de Montreal, Musique Plus and many others.

DANIELLE LEVY is a Montreal-based blogger and emerging photographer. The tiny powerhouse behind the amazing ‘Scrapbook’ blog, Levy shines at documenting global trends in arts and culture. And, in her spare time, she captures candid scenes with her camera.

« EMPORIUM STATE OF MIND » 18 au 24 juin | June 18 to 24
vernissage 18 juin 19h00 | June 18 ~ 7:00PM
theemporiumgallery.com

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