Blackbird Studios
Art
Two More Can’t-Miss Shows in December
December 6th, 2012
Blackbird has proven itself again and again as one of the most adventurous galleries in the Arts District. Most recently, it turned a show of Su Limbert’s work into a giant storybook. With a year-end group show themed to Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Blackbird takes another step toward the sublime: Gallerist Gina Quaranto promises the show looks like “some kind of enchanted forest.” Believe her. 1551 S. Commerce St., 782-0319; BlackbirdStudiosLV.com. Read more »
Art
The Illustrated Men
La Dubla arts collective celebrates the female form and male bonding
May 10th, 2012
What happens when you fuse zine culture with an art show? Read more »
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Cityscapes and Steampunk
Two seemingly disparate artists join forces for a show that finds unlikely harmony.
January 5th, 2012
On the surface, Las Vegas artists Mark Mellon and Heather Hermann couldn't be more different. The former specializes in surreal, aggressively strange paintings of architecture and landscapes while the latter strives for enchantment with her art deco-meets-'80s-cartoons approach. Together, though, their work speaks to the issues of our time—construction stasis and crumbling real estate, and an expanding "mash-up" culture, old and new blended into a beguiling whole. Read more »
A&E
Best New Gallery
July 28th, 2011
Everyone knows little Blackbird Studios has the coolest shows, offering the best and most dynamic artwork, a place that stands at the new core of a growing downtown arts community. But it’s the themed solo and group exhibits where Blackbird absolutely sings, from Cristina Paulos’ awesome display of portraits to the comic book-crazed Tales From the Boneyard. Read more »
Faces of First Friday
Captured Gestures
Cristina Paulos returns to her Strip caricature roots with a portrait show
June 2nd, 2011
If you’ve been hanging out at The Beat Coffeehouse inside the downtown Emergency Arts building lately, you’ve probably seen her. She’s the lady in a sundress sitting on the floor, creating rapid-fire watercolor portraits of local characters such as artist Jerry Misko and writer/comics guy/drummer Pj Perez. She chitchats with her subjects all the while, sometimes discarding a paper canvas after a few strokes, at other times laboring intensively over a portrait as if it were a math formula. Her name is Cristina Paulos, and she’s been a Las Vegas artist and First Friday fixture for the better part of a decade. This week, she unveils her first solo exhibit in more than four years. Read more »
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One Good Turn
Blackbird Studios brings artists together to help Japan
April 28th, 2011
Last year, when an earthquake hit Haiti, artist Gina Quaranto and her partners did not hesitate to organize a fundraising event. It was a success, and they helped raise more than $1,000 for the Red Cross. Read more »
