Lead Poisoning curated by Rich Jacobs & Marsea Goldberg @ New Image on 1005 N Fairfax OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 7-10 PM

Kevin Christy Matt Leines Ed Templeton Chris Yormick Calef Brown Eddie Ruscha August Somers Evan Hecox Devin Flynn Erika Borboa Eye Taylor McKimens Ryan McGinness Souther Salazar Marsea Goldberg Rich Jacobs Rostar Barry McGee Chris Lindig Ashley Macomber Christopher Reuss Todd James Florencio Zavala Winter Misaki Kawai Saelee Oh Neil Blender Kozyndan Lesley Ishino Clare Rojas Travis Millard Kensei Yabuno Jordin Isip Isaac Lin Tomoo Gokita Kio Griffith Jordan Davis Jessica Dobkin Alison Elizabeth Taylor Bob Medina (Donut Crew) Randy Biscuit Turner Michael Seiben Shaun O'Dell Tobin Yelland   Richard McGuire Todd James Carl Dunn Lead Poisoning installation

Lead Poisoning curated by Rich Jacobs and Marsea Goldberg features the pencil drawings from over 60 artists, illustrators and creative types. Artists in the show include, Geoff McFetridge Karen Finley Neil Blender Mark Gonzales Gary Panter Ashley Macomber Johanna Went Stacy Peralta Erika Borboa Clare Rojas Barry McGee Petra Larsen Nancy Steiner Rick Froberg Rich Jacobs Aaron Rose Ed Templeton Cynthia Rowley Gary Davis Brian Chipendale Isaac Lin Osgemeos Nina Cynthia Connolly Christopher Ruess and more to be listed soon. With Special thanks to RVCA Clothing for their generous support.

review from Bridge Magazine by Valerie Palmer

June 21 - August 16, 2003 Opening reception: Saturday June 21, 2003 7-10pm.

Skate Culture The Art of Skateboarding Curated by Marsea Goldberg, Brenda LaBier and Rich Jacobs Contemporary Art Center of Virginia 2200 Parks Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 (757) 425 - 0000 OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2003

Featured Artists: J. Grant Brittain Miki Vuckovich Shepard Fairey Garry Davis Neil Blender Todd Swank Jo Jackson Cheryl Dunn Jim Houser Rebecca Westcott Ed Templeton Deanna Templeton Chris Yormick Thomas Campbell Chris Lindig Chris Johanson Mark Gonzales Tony Cox Mike O'Meally Andy Jenkins Adam Wallacavage Dalek Bigfoot O Tobin Yelland Attiba Jefferson Rich Jacobs Ben Woodward Désirée Astorga Evan Hecox

Chris Yormick Big Foot   Dalek Chris Johanson & Jo Jackson Chris Johanson & Jo Jackson   Chris Johanson & Jo Jackson   Chris Johanson & Jo Jackson Chris Lindig   Rebecca Westcott   Todd Swank Rich Jacobs   Ed Templeton   Jim Houser Thomas Campbell   Tobin Yelland     Rich Jacobs & Zines   Zines   Cheryl Dunn     Evan Hecox

Skate Culture: The Art of Skateboarding is providing insight into the creative art works of skateboarding subculture. The time frame of our focus beins in the early 1980s and continues to the present day. Skate Culture sheds light on a huge amount of raw, passionate, yet innocent artistic energy practiced with little or no expectation of financial reward.

For the past several years, skateboarding, like never before in its fifty-year history, has grown exponentially. Skate Culture explores how skate art (of the past two decades in particular) has thus influenced mainstream culture in myriad ways - from street. Skate Culture also gives a nod to the wealth of pure creativity that has been floating up from the streets and into the galleries recently. Many skaters of the late 1970s, '80s and '90s forged a partnership that is still influencing a new generation of young artists like Barry McGee (Twist), Chris Johanson, Evan Hecox, Rich Jacobs and many more.

Most of the artists involved in Skate Culture share a common string: a need to exist creatively ina world full of "business as usual". The do-it-yourself approach and non-team effort of many skateboarders made it possible for this spontaneous explosion to thrive in times and bland environments. These individuals took the initiative to make it all happen for themselves simply because they wanted to-and had to-have fun and express themselves.

Several of the featured artists such as Neil Blender, Garry Davis, Todd Swank and Andy Jenkins self-published photocopied 'zines in the 1980s full of skateboarding, art, music, reviews, interviews, etc. Painting, taking photos, playing music working by day at major skate magazines to survive and support their personal artistic endeavors. Fun and self-expression was (and still is) the order of the day. Skate Culture offers a brief overview of yet another pocket in the vast universe of artistic creation and proves that youth is not always wasted on the young.

July 18 - October 12, 2003 Opening reception: Friday July 18, 2003