The Merry Karnowsky Gallery
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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 (art movement)
," pop surrealism, and Street Art
scene, with exhibitions by Shepard Fairey
, Camille Rose Garcia
, Mark Ryden
, Todd Schorr
, Kent Williams, Dave McKean
, Kill Pixie, Mercedes Helnwein
and Edward Walton Wilcox
, among others.
In 2007, Karnowsky opened a second gallery in the Mitte
district of Berlin, Germany.
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in 1997 by Merry Karnowsky
Merry Karnowsky
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...
. The gallery exhibits contemporary art
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
, and is part of 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 :...
, Mark Ryden
Mark Ryden
-Early life:Ryden is the son of Barbara and Keith Ryden, born in Medford, Oregon but raised in Southern California. He has two sisters and two brothers, one a fellow artist named Keyth Ryden....
, 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...
, Kent Williams, Dave McKean
Dave McKean
David McKean is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician....
, Kill Pixie, 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...
and Edward Walton Wilcox
Edward Walton Wilcox
Edward Walton Wilcox is an American painter and sculptor. Originally from West Palm Beach, Florida, Wilcox earned a BFA in Painting with high honors from the University of Florida, where he also received the Presidential Award for Excellence in the Arts....
, among others.
In 2007, Karnowsky opened a second gallery in the Mitte
Mitte
Mitte is the first and most central borough of Berlin. It was created in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by the merger of the former districts of Mitte proper, Tiergarten and Wedding; the resulting borough retained the name Mitte. It is one of the two boroughs which comprises former West and...
district of Berlin, Germany.
See also
- Merry KarnowskyMerry KarnowskyMerry 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...
- Camille Rose GarciaCamille Rose GarciaCamille 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 :...
- Junko MizunoJunko Mizunois a Japanese manga artist.Mizuno's drawing style, which mixes childish sweetness and cuteness with blood and terror has been termed a Gothic kawaii or kawaii noir style. In addition to her comics, she designs T-shirts, calendars, postcards, and other collectibles...
- Juxtapoz
- Kent Williams
- Long Gone JohnLong Gone JohnLong Gone John is an American entrepreneur who is best known for his record label Sympathy for the Record Industry and his vinyl toy company Necessaries Toy Foundation. He lived in Long Beach, California for 30 years, but relocated to Olympia, Washington in 2007.-History:Long Gone John was born...
- Miss VanMiss VanMiss Van, Vanessa Alice Bensimon , born in 1973 in Toulouse, France, is considered one of the best known painters of the graffiti scene. She started wall painting in the streets of Toulouse at the age of 18. Her drawings are of sloe-eyed women, covering a varied array of female forms and expressing...
- Obey Giant
- Shepard FaireyShepard FaireyFrank 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...
- Todd SchorrTodd SchorrTodd Schorr is an American artist and one of the most prominent members of the "Lowbrow" art movement or pop surrealism...
- Kill Pixie
- Mercedes HelnweinMercedes HelnweinMercedes 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...
- Mark RydenMark Ryden-Early life:Ryden is the son of Barbara and Keith Ryden, born in Medford, Oregon but raised in Southern California. He has two sisters and two brothers, one a fellow artist named Keyth Ryden....
- Edward Walton WilcoxEdward Walton WilcoxEdward Walton Wilcox is an American painter and sculptor. Originally from West Palm Beach, Florida, Wilcox earned a BFA in Painting with high honors from the University of Florida, where he also received the Presidential Award for Excellence in the Arts....