New Art Thing- "Paint It Now" March 19 – April 29, 2010 @ The Distillery Gallery

The Distillery Gallery & OverKill Studio Present:
“Paint it Now”
March 19 – April 29, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, March 19, 7-10pm
free and open to the public
516 E 2nd St., first floor
contact: Scott Chasse, gallery director
(978) 270-1904 / scottchasse@gmail.com
www.gallery.distilleryboston.com
www.overkillstudio.com
Gallery Hours: Mon-Sat, 9-5

The Distillery Gallery and OverKill Studio announce the
second edition of “Paint it Now,” an exhibit which brings
together practicing artists of varied backgrounds to examine
the complexity of the nature of painting today.

The critically-acclaimed first edition of “Paint it Now”
back in August of 2008 included “a giant black-and-white
mural by all the artists, bubbling with pop characters such
as Alfred E. Neuman and rolling with dark undertones,” (Cate
McQuaide, Boston Globe). The 2010 version will expand upon
the two-wall mural concept to bring the installation through
the entire gallery space. The roster of artists will include
a core group from the first show while inviting several
newcomers to participate in the collaboration.

OverKill’s Thomas Buildmore and Morgan Thomas will again
team up with Distillery Gallery Director, Scott Chasse, to
“curate” the exhibit, as well as contribute to it, though
much of the work will transpire via interaction between
artists as imagery organically unfolds throughout the
two-week installation period. “Paint it Now” will once again
examine what it means to emerging painters to create in the
contemporary arena. As Buildmore stated in a 2008 interview
with The Boston Phoenix, “It’s a collision of all of the
different influences we draw from. It’s like bringing all
of art history right to the surface.”

Please join us for the opening reception on Friday, March
19th, 7-10pm.

The artist list, as I have it, looks like this:

Buildmore
DarkClouds
Bob Davies
Scott Chasse
EL Celso
Jessica Hess
John Skibo
Delve
Royce Bannon
Dana Woulfe
Morgan Thomas
Rob Larsen
Skript
Kenji Nakayama
Josh Falk
Nose
Nineta
Nick Z

More to come, I’m sure.