ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Some Kind of Wonderful Group Show

Gallery1988 has harnessed and curated an edgy estrogen-fest in San Francisco, but then of course, someone's gotta go and screw it up with a Valentine's Day bomb threat. Some King of Wonderful opened Friday, February 6th, and Katie was kind enough to let ToyCyte in for a full photo session prior to any potential terrorism. The show features a talented roster of some familiar names from previous G1988 shows and Hi-Fructose, as well as a few new artists--some of you may want to put on your list of ones to watch. Read on for: Allison Sommers, Cherri Wood, Kendra Binney, Mari Inukai, Nanami Cowdroy, Rachel J. Wong, Rebecca Artemisa Urias and Sarah Joncas.

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Some Kind of Wonderful Brings the Ladies to San Francisco

Gallery1988 in San Francisco’s upcoming all-girl revue  appears to take its titular queues from the 1987 film “Some Kind of Wonderful” and features a group of talented and creative female artists from across the globe, including: Allison Sommers (Charlottesville, VA) Nanami Cowdroy (Sydney, Australia) Mari Inukai (Los Angeles, CA) Cherri Wood (Milwaukee, WI) Kendra Binney (Portland, OR) Rachel J. Wong (Los [...]

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Black Maria Gallery Presents Get The Lead Out

Black Maria Gallery in Los Angeles presents: Get The Lead Out: a Drawing Show on Saturday, August 2nd. Curated by Ally Takeuchi-Cipriani, the roster of pencil pushers includes: Adrian Pina, Brandt Peters, Bwana Spoons, Brent Nolasco, Bob Lizarraga, Chris Uminga, Chuck Hodi, Crystal Wall Lancaster, Dear Earthling, Dril One, Doktor A, Dee Ann Morales, Jenna Colby, [...]

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