Upcoming Shows:

September 2008 - "Cannibal Hearts" by Jennifer Tong

October 2008 - "Feast" by PaperMonster

November 2008 - "The Sons Of Nero" by Sons Of Nero

December 2008 - "30 Years Of Punk" by Theresa K.

...And coming in 2009

- Steak Mountain & Horsebites

- Oliver Hibert

- Ben Kehoe & Mike Egan

- Aya Kakeda

- Amanda Marie

- Nik Scarlett

"Praying At The Funeral" by Mike Egan - July 2008

A former mortician, Mike Egan combines modern Pop techniques with religious themes and folk art, most notably Mexican Day Of The Dead as well as Greek Orthodox iconography. As Juxtapoz claimed, "there have got to be some mordant influences fermenting in his mind."

"New Works" by Mike Bell - June 2008

With a Pop Artist sensibility and hyper-realist skills, Atlantic City NJ native Mike Bell brings a near-photorealist take to classic Lowbrow imagery. Monsters, Googie signage and Sci-Fi heroes all appear in the vivid work of Bell's massive paintings.

"New Works" by Aya Kakeda - May 2008

From Brooklyn by way of Tokyo, Aya Kakeda has garnered international fame for her bizarre fairy tales. As seen in Bust Magazine, The New Yorker, Nickelodeon, and more, Aya's work tells a story, much like The Brothers Grimm, of creepy morbid fables.

"Kaleidoscope!" by Alexei Vella - April 2008

Toronto Canada artist/illustrator Vella recycles lost pre-WWII imagery and reimagines it through a wash of insanely bright colors. By taking lost icons of past commercial design and filtering it through a very modern sensibility, Vella breathes new life into the ephemrea of the past.

AKO - March 2008

San Francisco street artist AKO does much more than your normal graffiti tag. Employing collage, Vaughn Bode-inspired characters and abstract images, AKO is making street art that challenges definition.

Nancie Yang - February 2008

Local discovery Nancie Yang continues to impress with her first ever solo show. Imagine Maurice Sendak's "Where The Wild Things Are" for an R-rated audience, whimsical etherial fables for grown-up kids.

Jonathon Kimbrell - January 2008

Dallas native and Pop Art wunderkind returns to Metropolis with "Factory Trash," his new show which both tributes and revisits the cast and characters ot Warhol's Factory scene.

Chris P. Jones - October 2007

A Pop Artist in the most obvious sense, Chris P. Jones paints loud, large, jarring images of notorious pop culture icons and stunningly lurid women. His work documents the last 30 years of American film, Rock music and Hollywood celebrities, almost like giving Kenneth Anger a paintbrush.

Brian Shaughnessy - September 2007

Set designer and Boston native Brian Shaughnessy is famous for his elaborate installations, many which look as though they could be the background for a Broadway play. For Metropolis, Brian made a new installation called "Strawberry Park," which referenced his childhood summers spent at campgrounds and amusement parks.

John Grider - August 2007

Famed Minneapolis street artist John Grider has been ganing notoriety for his large-scale murals, both in traditional galleries and on the sides of buildings. Somewhere between Bansky and Diego Rivera, John uses street art techniques to convey larger-than-life messages.

"Everybody Make Some Noise" Group Show - April 2007

This traveling art exhibition brings together 25 artists, all representing an eclectic and wide range of talents, to celebrate one of the most powerful and challenging mediums in visual communication... the protest sign. In 1968, as riots and student uprisings lit up the streets of Paris, some of the most memorable and effective images of this century became the forefront of a revolution. These anonymous posters remain an inspiration in our present times, not lacking in reason for unrest. This spirit is the foundation upon which the participating artists put aside their day to day endeavors to revel in the power of the protest. From the most venomous political punch to tongue-in-cheek satire, "Everybody Make Some Noise" is a celebration of the unrelenting voice within and the desire for change, no matter what.