Merry Karnowsky
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Merry Akane Karnowsky is a Los Angeles
art dealer and gallerist of Japanese and Polish-German ancestry.
Merry Karnowsky was born in Eastern Washington State and educated at Pitzer College
- Claremont, California
. In 1997, Karnowsky opened The Merry Karnowsky Gallery
in Los Angeles
, California
, and became another figure in the underground "Lowbrow (art movement)
," pop surrealism, and Street Art
scene, with exhibitions by Shepard Fairey
, Camille Rose Garcia
, Mercedes Helnwein
, Todd Schorr
.
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
art dealer and gallerist of Japanese and Polish-German ancestry.
Merry Karnowsky was born in Eastern Washington State and educated at Pitzer College
Pitzer College
Pitzer College is a private residential liberal arts college located in Claremont, California, a college town approximately east of downtown Los Angeles. Pitzer College is one of the Claremont Colleges....
- Claremont, California
Claremont, California
Claremont is a small affluent college town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, about east of downtown Los Angeles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. The population as of the 2010 census is 34,926. Claremont is known for its seven higher-education institutions, its...
. In 1997, Karnowsky opened The Merry Karnowsky Gallery
The Merry Karnowsky Gallery
The Merry Karnowsky Gallery was founded in Los Angeles in 1997 by Merry Karnowsky. The gallery exhibits contemporary art, and is part of the underground "Lowbrow ," pop surrealism, and Street Art scene, with exhibitions by Shepard Fairey, Camille Rose Garcia, Mark Ryden, Todd Schorr, Kent Williams,...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and became another figure in the underground "Lowbrow (art movement)
Lowbrow (art movement)
Lowbrow, or lowbrow art, describes an underground visual art movement that arose in the Los Angeles, California, area in the late 1970s. Lowbrow is a widespread populist art movement with origins in the underground comix world, punk music, hot-rod street culture, and other subcultures. It is also...
," pop surrealism, and Street Art
Street art
Street art is any art developed in public spaces — that is, "in the streets" — though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives...
scene, with exhibitions by Shepard Fairey
Shepard Fairey
Frank Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his "André the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign, in which he appropriated images from the comedic supermarket tabloid Weekly World News. His...
, Camille Rose Garcia
Camille Rose Garcia
Camille Rose Garcia is a Los Angeles-based lowbrow artist. she produces paintings, prints and sculpture in a gothic, "creepy" cartoon style. She cites as influences Walt Disney and Philip K. Dick. - Biography :...
, Mercedes Helnwein
Mercedes Helnwein
Mercedes Helnwein is a fine artist and writer. She lives in Ireland and Los Angeles, CA.-Family and early life:Mercedes Helnwein was born in Vienna, Austria. Her father is Austro-Irish artist Gottfried Helnwein...
, Todd Schorr
Todd Schorr
Todd Schorr is an American artist and one of the most prominent members of the "Lowbrow" art movement or pop surrealism...
.