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Oddball Art Labs | A Cabinet of Curious Characters

September 22, 2020 By Mike

Cabinet Card Show 2021

Oddball Art Labs has teamed up with Side Street Studio Arts to present a wild reinterpretation of Vintage Cabinet Cards. See how over thirty local artists take these antique photographs and use them to drive their art. The styles of the artists vary wildly, so we’re just as excited as you to see the finished works of art.

Join us November 19, 2021 from 6pm-9pm at Side Street Studio Arts for what will be a memorable show.

(Social distancing guidelines will be observed and face masks will be required.)

Show runs December, 4, 2020 – January 2, 2021

Rescheduled Due to COVID-19!
New Dates: November 19-28, 2021

Filed Under: gallery shows, Oddbal Art Labs

Cartoon Cavalcade

February 13, 2019 By Mike

Cartoon Cavalcade

This year’s Oddball Art Labs show is titled Cartoon Cavalcade and will be a celebration of all things ‘toony.

Join us on Friday, July 12, 2019 or Saturday, July 27, 2019 to see this one of a kind show.

Artist Call Now Open

Filed Under: gallery shows, Oddbal Art Labs

Strange Imaginations and Other Perplexing Wonders | Artist Call

March 6, 2018 By Mike

As members of Oddball Art Labs, Bruce and I are working on another gallery show with Dave Metzger and our rag-tag group. This year’s show will be titled “Strange Imaginations and Other Perplexing Wonders”. The artist call is now live on our website, OddballArtLabs.org.

If you love Lowbrow Pop Art Surrealism, you will definitely want to check out this show.

Strange Imaginations Artist Call

Filed Under: artists, elgin, events, gallery shows

Robots, Rockets and Space Vixens | Artist Call

July 26, 2017 By Mike

Well, Bruce and I are working on another gallery show with Dave Metzger and friends. This year’s show will be titled “Robots, Rockets and Space Vixens”. The artist call is now live on our new website, OddballArtLabs.org.

We plan to host at least one gallery show a year, so we decided to organize and make it official. If you love Sci-Fi art you will definitely want to check out this show.

Call for Artists

Filed Under: allies, artists, elgin, events, gallery shows

Monster Mash-Up This Weekend – 5/5/20017 & 5/6/2017

May 2, 2017 By Mike

We’re happy to be displaying some of our various monster painting at Monster Mash-Up this weekend (5/5/20017 & 5/6/2017) at Side Street Studio Arts.

Bruce and I are also introducing two painting in our new experiments. I paint the figures and Bruce added his ethereal colors wisps filled with tiny monsters.

Vincent's Visions Cannot Be Contained
Vincent’s Visions Cannot Be Contained
They Are There Even When Wendell Closes His Eyes...
They Are There Even When Wendell Closes His Eyes…

More details are available here. 

Filed Under: elgin, gallery shows

“The 33” Opening Reception

February 4, 2017 By Mike

Thank you to everyone who attended the opening of our new show at Rotofugi Gallery.

The show is up February 3-26, 2017. What a fun gallery and store. Make sure to visit them whenever you are in town.

You can see the complete gallery listing of our show here: http://gallery.rotofugi.com/exhibits/2017-BaM!/

Thanks!

Bruce Bachelder and Mike Rende - The 33 - A Cabinet of Curious Characters

Filed Under: artists, Chicago, gallery shows

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