The United Kingdom

I just got back from an amazing trip to the UK..I went to London for a bit and met up with the amazing design firm Winkreative, the amazing print / artwork producers P.O.W. & with friend / author / art director extraordinaire Tristan Manco. Great to finally meet everyone in person and for getting the grand tours of the facilities!Then I headed west to Bristol for my 2 person show, entitled Land & Sky, with the lovely and talented Lizzy Stewart at Here Gallery. I had the best times and bought way too many books and ate way too many delicious pie & mash combos @ Pieminister. A giant THANK YOU must go out to Ben & Gavin from Here Gallery for inviting us to show at their gallery and for letting us crash on their floor.. & also to Lizzy & Jez for just being rad. Also a HUGE thank you is in order for Molly @ The Neon Hive & Carla @ Scooter And Jinx for driving 9 hours & all their help & support amongst many other things. (with a nod to David @ Vannen Watches for putting us in touch in the first place.)Then it was off to Liverpool where I was interviewed by Mike over at Thunder Chunky and got to spend some time with him as well as Glenn @ Sparkle Media. Finally finishing the trip with an amazing visit to Edinburgh and old friends Russell & Julie @ Analogue Books, who, along with their son Rudy & cat Piglet, were the most amazing & gracious hosts. I also had a bit of work to do while in Edinburgh, Julie was kind enough to ask me to be a part of Early Griffin Press, so I had some new 3 color prints to sign.. to be released in the upcoming months!THANKS to everyone mentioned above and to all the other rad people I met along the way and those that came out to the exhibit in Bristol & especially to the taxi drivers who talked football with me since apparently no artists in the UK follow the greatest game ever invented. (well except for Mike... and what another classic Merseyside derby it was...)& here is a full on photo slide show for those that can't get enough of the UK.. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

UK

I'm going to be doing a mini tour of the UK this January because I've got an exhibition with the brilliantly talented Lizzy Stewart @ Here Gallery in Bristol. The exhibit, entitled Land & Sky, opens on Thursday January 21 from 7-9 pm @ Here Gallery which is located at : 108 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RU, UK. We'll both be there, and I'll actually be in Bristol all week leading up to the opening.. I'm also going to be making the rounds in London, Liverpool and Edinburgh.. where one may be able to find me hanging around Analogue Books w/ Russell, Julie & little Rudy.. Hope to see you out and about and maybe we can watch the Gunners make that push for the championship!

Land & Sky - Lizzy Stewart & Christopher Bettig
opening reception : Thursday 21 January, 2010

Here Gallery
108 Stokes Croft
Bristol, BS1 3RU



Here's the travel plans.. so excited!!!

The Joyful Bewilderment // Here Shop And Gallery // Bristol UK exhibit

I'm so excited to announce the third installment of The Joyful Bewilderment traveling exhibition curated by The Outcrowd Collective is kicking off on Tuesday July 7th at Here Shop & Gallery in Bristol. I've got new work in the show from the previous installments of the exhibit because my work sold! So, come out and see work by a truly amazing group of artists, including:

Ben Newman, Christopher Bettig, Cornelia O’Donovan, French, Holly Stevenson, James Jarvis, Josh Petherick, Lucy Mclauchlan, Marcus Oakley, Matthew Feyld, Mike Perry, Nigel Peake, Rob Ryan, Steven Harrington, Stuart Kolakovic, Simon Peplow, Supermundane...

A little about the exhibit from the curators:
"The Joyful Bewilderment" showcases the work of a group of like minded image-makers. This exhibition can be seen as an expression of these artists compulsion to create. Fundamentally, the artists in the show all share an essential motivation - to explore the possibilities of enhancing everyday life by making magic from the mundane. The works in the show utilize modest and direct means - including works in pencil, paint and ink along with photographic works which record and celebrate everyday happenstances.

Previous installments of The Joyful Bewilderment in Edinburgh and in London.

OPENING RECEPTION :
Tuesday July 7th from 7pm
exhibition runs through the 8th of August

Here Shop & Gallery
108 Stokes Croft
Bristol, BS1 3RU
UK