PAWS Benefit group show and ART BASEL MIAMI 2011!!!

This will be a quick post, friends, but just some info to let you know:

The PAWS Benefit group show here in Philadelphia that opened last Friday night was very successful! The artwork was great, the bands were loud, and the compilation CD that is for sale def surpassed my expectations! All the proceeds from sales went right to PAWS to help our furry friends in need, and I’m happy my piece sold to contribute to that!! Hope “Moon Over My Hammy” found a good home! The artwork is still up (including sold pieces), and CDs are still available. Stop by Digital Ferret to check everything out and buy some art for a really important cause.

And now for some amazingly big huge fantastic news: A painting of mine was requested to be in Art Basel 2011 down in Miami!! I am super stoked to be included in the Multiversal show headed by Cassie “Kazilla” Williams, and can’t wait to see what the visual outcome of her genius is! I will of course post links and pics and info and such as I get them, because this is just the best thing since sliced bread. Yay Art Basel!!!

 

Love and drop kicks! XOXO

The Polaroid 50/50/50 show and a little stint at NYC Fashion Week 2011

My artist friend JoKa was invited to participate in the Polaroid 50/50/50 project that involves 50 artists using particular Polaroid products, and the show being up during NYC’s Fashion Week in NYC. He asked if he could do a protrait of me, which I happily agreed to, so we spent an evening taking tons of photos until one (a candid one of course) seemed perfect. He used that photo to manipulate into a very cool art piece/portrait and put into this big name show. The following is a link to JoKa’s blog on his actual process with the piece, and more information on the show itself.. www.joka444.blogspot.com

Do You See Me Like I See You?

Also, like it says in JoKa’s blog entry, this piece was chosen to be enlarged and hung at clothing designer Chloe’s  ‘Fashion Night Out’ events in NYC and Miami on September 8th! WOAH! Big Time!

For more info on the Polaroid 50/50/50 show, like a list of more artists, you can click the following link: www.polaroid.com/en/505050. And yes, that’s THE James Franco. *blush* I’ll be at the reception and auction Wednesday September 14th with the artsist JoKa, so should be a great time!!

XOXO

 

A solo show, a group show and no sleep

Ok blog world.. here ya go:

THIS FRIDAY AUGUST 26th is the opening reception for my solo art show AND the 7 Sins group art show I’m participating in! They are at galleries super close to each other, so it’ll be nice and easy to visit both! Both will have killer artwork and great tunes, but if you’re faint of heart, or don’t like blood, guts, or nudity you may want to bring an inhaler cause this stuff will take your breath away. Ha.

My solo show is Les Petites Horrours: The Art of Kat Gun and is at Digital Ferret (roughly 4th and South St here in Philly), and will have music from Entertainment, Author and Punisher, and some DJ’s. I believe it starts at 6? I’ll post the flyer on here later today.. yeah..

The 7Sins show is going to be at Aktion Gallery (roughly 6th and South St here in Philly) and features the 7 deadly sins artwork of some masterminds like Paul Romano, Buddy Nestor, Jeremy Hush, JoKa, and myself. There is also a special showing of S Jenx’s artwork that evening! I think this one starts at 7pm.. but whatever, you should come early and buy what you can before everything sells out. This group show also has some sweet tunes to accompany it, so come by and party. Yeah.

I am ready for a lil break. Tired. And my hand hurts from painting so much blood and details and shit. I need a hand massage and a beer.

XOXOXOXXOXOXOO

“Necropolis” the dark arts group show at Congregation Gallery

Oh blog, it’s been too long. Why you ask? Well, because I have been burning the candle at every end possible (I guess that’s 2, but you get the point) with art shows, and work related chaos. I do apologize, and STILL have to get pics up from all the random stuff I’ve been getting myself into lately.

Firstly, the biggest news. My painting was chosen to be included in Necropolis- the dark arts group show at the Congregation Gallery in Los Angeles, California! The opening is this Saturday night at 9pm, and has a RIDICULOUS artist list. I am heading out to Cali Friday so I can attend the opening and experience all the evil within. Hahaha. Cam Rackam curated this very cool art show, and I am super stoked to be included with these bad ass artists!

Necropolis Group Art Show Flyer

 

Necropolis Artist List

After I get back from LA, it’s my BFF’s bday so I’ll be doing some celebrating, and then Miss Kat Gun will be taking a very much needed lil family vacation. Sigh. Finally. Then it’ll be time for August and my solo show here in Philly and all that lovely end of summer fun!

Much love and sucker punches!

XOXOXOXO

Speaking In Tongues group art show write up!

First things first. Well, this isn’t really the first, but it’s the coolest. The wonderful folks down at Hi-Fructose (particularly Ms JL Schnabel) wrote a lil thing on the mighty Speaking In Tongues show that I was super stoked to be a part of.. andd… guess who’s painting was featured within the article?? Mine mine mine mine mine.. along with a few other killer pieces. Thanks Hi-Fructose and JL for the kind words!!

http://www.hifructose.com/the-blog/1540-speaking-in-tongues-group-show-preview.html

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO!

www.Katgun.com

You guessed it. It’s up and running. After MONTHS and MONTHS of patience and website hell, my new and improved website is in working order! I feel like there should be fireworks, or at least a drumroll for this momentous occassion, but whatevs. Stop on by and take a gander, because this ordeal was certainly a labor of love. ❤

www.katgun.com

Gimme some skin..

G40: The Summit opens to the public tonight. So excited. I am gearing up for the 2.5 hour drive to Washington DC this afternoon, but have no idea what to wear yet. Ha.

And so for your viewing pleasure… here’s my skate deck that is in the show:

“Bone-R” Acrylic on 7.5 wood skate deck. 2011. For sale through ArtWhino.

 I’ll be driving back to Philly tonight after partying my face off at the opening, so I’m not quite sure when I’ll get pics up.. but not to worry, they’ll be up within a few days!!! Love love love!

XOXO

 

Photographs from some stuff I did.. FINALLY..

So, as promised, here’s some photos from the A Nation of Evil Men packed opening reception, and the 4th Annual Jinxed Heart Show! It was my first time showing at Masthead Print Studio, and my second time participating in the Heart Show. Unfortunately the short person who lives in my house and yells a lot (ie my daughter) brought home a tummy virus and wanted to share it with me, so I was unable to attend the Heart Show’s opening reception, but I was able to stop in the next day to collect my moolah (my heart sold. yay.) and check out most of the other pieces. As luck would have it, the couple who bought my heart walked in to pick it up while I was there, so I got to meet them and chat for a few minutes! Very cool for me.. it’s always nice to meet people who dig my artwork!

Anyway.. here ya go.

A packed house for the ANOEM opening!

Me and Amanda at ANOEM- my painting in the background

Me and my bud JoKa in front of his piece at ANOEM

Me and the curator Sam enjoying the show's success

Jinxed Heart Group Show 2011 edition!

Me and my heart minutes before it got picked up

"Amour" 2011 Acrylic on wood heart

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO!

A Nation of Evil Men show write up!

So yes I’m aware I still have to put my pictures up from the Nation of Evil Men opening reception, and the Heart Show at Jinxed.. but I feel compelled to get this link up instead. The people at Out Of Print Magazine are awesome. Plain and simple. I had the pleasure of meeting a few at Masthead Print Studio for the Evil Men reception, and we chatted about random shit for a little while. Jena in particular is a super rad chick, and she typed a pretty darn good write up for the event. Bottom right pic in the write up? Yeah, that’s my Manson chick (Susan Atkins aka Sadie Mae Glutz) painting. Can I get a what what?! 

http://outofprintmag.com/2011/02/news/art/an-overdue-tribute-to-evil

Pictures will follow soon. Cross my heart.

xoxo

Short but sweet as hell..

So I need to keep this short (seems to be the story of my blogs these days) due to the fact that I have a two and a half week old little girl finally sleeping in the other room. Yes, you read correctly.. she’s here and she’s ferocious. LOL.

Ophelia Elizabeth Hogan was born August 22, 2010 and man is she awesome. So, I’m currently elbow deep in diapers, breastfeeding, and tons of cute lil looks from my bambina. I’ll just give you, blog world, a taste of how cool she is.

1 week old and her first bath

Heavy Metal Family- mom and baby's first photo shoot. Cred: OptPhoto.com

 

XOXOXOXO