Guest Check Opening night!

Our art opening showcasing the artwork of the bar and restaurant workers of Smith Street was a great time, thanks to everyone involved! It was packed, and the Brooklyn Bugle was there as well as the Brooklyn Paper. Below are a few pictures from that night, for a more in depth look at opening night go here to see Sara Antoinette Martin's photos. And go here to see most of the artwork in the show. Thanks to Smith and Vine and Stinky Brooklyn for the wine and cheese. The show will be up through Monday the 24th at 7pm-9 when we will have an artist reception/closing. Please join us!

Some great coverage from The show Brooklyn Bugle

And the Carroll Garderns Patch

And here's an article from The Brooklyn Paper

 Edgartista

Photo by Sara Antoinette Martin

 Mike Dulle

 Suzy Fedor

 Edgartista

 Renata Marrallo

Photo by Sara Anoinette Martin

Our next show "Guest Check"

Our next show Oct 7th is "Guest Check" a group show of artists who work in the bars and Restaurants of Smith Street where the Gallery is located here in South Brooklyn.

We were surprised and not surprised to see some of the amazing work done by the fine people in the service industry here on Smith S

Facebook event page here

Draw or Die: Opening Night!

Jason Mitchell's show "Draw or Die" was a great event and turnout was awesome. We had some luminaries from the comic book world stop by and many old friends of Urban Folk Art© Studio's past 20 years in operation. For the full set of pics of the opening check here. For another great set of pictures of the opening by photographer and friend Jay Lajoie, check here. and lastly, for a full catalog of the art check here. Contact the gallery for info on pricing, or stop by and grab a pricelist. The prints are going fast! Here are a few shots of the show.

 Jason silkscreened the windows, looks great!

 Illutsrator/comic maker/muralist FLY stopped by

 Full house!

 Adam Suerte and Jason S#!thead Mitchell of Urban Folk Art©

 comic book royalty Dean Haspiel came by among others

 The original Urban Folk Art© studio's Lineup, these guys hadn't been in the same room in decades!

 Kevin Lyons, creative director, designer, illustrator, and Jason's college roommate came by

 Flyers in a flash rack

pile of Jason's sketchbook spanning 20 years.

Getting ready for the next show "Draw or Die: The collected works of Jason Mitchell"

Our next show, Opening Sept 9th is the collected works of Jason Mitchell, one of the founding members of  Urban Folk Art© Studios (check out some of his great work here). Among the drawings, paintings, comic book work and countless band flyers, he will be showing some limited edition silkscreens. Here are some shots of him printing some of these in the gallery. These images are his original skulls made out of scrolls, he calls "skrulls". check it.

Updated: more photos of setting up below!

Press here for a great write up by Kevin Lyons, and old UFA© friend and Jason's old roomate from RISD

Usual Suspects 2 a huge turnout and success!

The Usual Suspects was a great turnout. Thanks to everyone who came out! it was packed, saw old legends, made new friends, and overall had a great time. Below are some shots, and here are a couple links of where the show was covered by other media. Thanks to everyone showing up, and for a full set of pics from the show go Here. 

Great coverage from The Brooklyn Bugle

Coke One's blog with a wrap up

Brooklyn Street Art Blog

Carroll Gardens Patch

Thanks for everyone who came out, and especially to all the artists who threw down work. REBEL, DANCE, SNATCH, KEO, SLAVE FAB 5, REK, JAMES TOP, POET, ALIVE, BASIC, KC ONE, AND SUERTE.

The work will be up til the end of the month, come check it out!

 Full House

 crowd stretched down the block

 REBEL

 KEO

 REK

 SLAVE FAB 5

DANCE

 MOS ONE

 SUERTE

SLAVE FAB 5 AND SUERTE

We have to get some better flicks, which we'll do this week and add em on. If anyone out there has shots and wants to send a link, or send us the shots we'll put em up and credit you, everyone at the gallery was too busy having a good time to take proper ones, d'oh!

Upcoming Show "The Usual Suspects 2 "

August 5th brings us 'The Usual Suspects". A graffiti show featuring an awesome line up of old school graffiti artists, most of whom are from Brooklyn, got their start in the 70's and early 80's, and most of whom are still doing it. Check it-

Urban Folk Art© Gallery presents “The Usual Suspects 2” an old school Graffiti Group Art Show

Press here for a pretty cool article written about the show 

Press release below

 Brooklyn, NY- Urban Folk Art Gallery is pleased to announce their August show “the Usual Suspects 2”. Opening August 5^th at 7pm, it will show a collection of Graffiti art created by artists who got their start writing graffiti in the 70’s and 80’s. 

In an age where Graffiti is a widely accepted art form, used in everything from advertising to high fine art, most of the 13 artists showing began their artistic journeys in Brooklyn decades ago when Graffiti was an underground art movement started by disenfranchised youth. The artists include locally known as well as widely celebrated artists such as DANCE, REBEL, NEST, REK, SNATCH, KEO, POET, JAMES TOP, MOS ONE, BASIC, CHIEF, AND KC. These artists who began their Graffiti careers so long ago continue to help mold the contemporary Graffiti scene today. Some of the artists have been continuing to exhibit work far and wide, use their abilites for commercial and charitable ventures, and most of them continue to paint murals legal and otherwise. The First Usual Suspects show was held nearby a year ago, while the NYPD Vandal Squad was parked outside due to the notorious artists showing within.

Curated by Anthony Jehamy and Adam Suerte. Anthony and Adam grew up in the same South Brooklyn neighborhood, and began writing Graffiti as teenagers in the early 80’s. Anthony is still painting murals, curating Graffiti art shows, and working in photography. Adam is co owner of Brooklyn Tattoo®, and Urban Folk Art© studios/gallery where he tattoos, paints, curates, and works in many mediums and art realms.

Urban Folk Art© Gallery was opened in January, 2011, and shows many different disciplines, as well as different levels of undiscovered, emerging, and established artists. The type of work shown will be anything from comtemporary painting, drawing, printmaking and photography, to comic art, legendary Graffiti artists, and contemporary illustration.

“ The Usual Suspects 2” Art Show will take place at the Urban Folk Art© Gallery, 101 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, and will be up until the end of August.

Contact: Adam Suerte      718 643 1610      Urbanfolkart.com      adam@adamsuerte.com