If you’re a writer that’s been on the internet a while you’ve probably come across NaNoWriMo and Script Frenzy – but have you heard of NaPoWriMo?

April is national poetry month and with that comes the challenge to write a poem a day and keep the doctor away. Wait, what?

So we’re challenging you to pick up the gauntlet and write one poem a day, and not just one Haiku fill a page with poetry.

Since the boys over at NaNoWrimo are too busy with Scriptfrenzy – join us over on our NaPoWriMo group on the dash30dash ning and post your poems there!

(Los Angeles, CA) Thinkspace Gallery is proud to present Untitled (New Works), the second solo exhibition with our gallery from Saskatchewan based artist Matthew Feyld. This exhibition will feature new paintings on wood panel and canvas along with works on paper and an installation. In addition to Untitled (New Works), we will also be presenting the debut solo show, The Sins of Atticus Finch, from Virginia based artist David MacDowell in our project room.

Feyld has exhibited with Krets (Malmo, Sweden), Together Gallery (Portland), Cinders (Brooklyn), Giant Robot (NYC, San Francisco), Rough Trade (London, England), Grasshut (Portland), Tag Art Gallery (Nashville), The Untitled Gallery (Melbourne, Australia), BLVD. Gallery (Seattle), Third Drawer Down Gallery (Victoria, Australia), Galerie Rouje (Quebec City, Quebec), Boontling Gallery (Oakland), Mendal Art Gallery (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan), and several others. His work has been published in the NY Times Magazine and Ruby Magazine and has been included in numerous art fairs including last years Bridge Art Fair in the UK as well as the Aqua Art Fair and Gen Art Vanguard during Art Basel in Miami.

Artist blog: http://matthewfeyld.blogspot.com
Artist Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/driftwould/
Sneak Peek of Untitled (New Works): http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157613106721561/

while you’re there check out this show in the thinkspace project room

Show Statement:
As a kid, I always loved “To Kill A Mockingbird”, and wished Atticus Finch was my dad. To be guided by such ethical wisdom would have made me a better person, I imagine. But nobody’s perfect, and our imperfections dictate the core of this new series, working on both superficial and deeper levels. On the surface is a colorful, humorous romp where we poke fun at celebrity culture and media. Yet the undercurrent is all about how society is bent on correcting wrongs by repressing everyone. It’s always fun to explore how we’re repressed by our parents, “The Man” and the method’s used to repress ourselves.

Artist Bio:
David MacDowell is a self-taught artist living in Virginia. He incorporates media culture, and social themes into brilliant and controversial satirical paintings. Working primarily with acrylics on canvas, David is not afraid of tapping into the dark side of American media worship. He tops off celebrity renderings sprinkled with crying babies, candy colored nightmares, and a hilariously acidic sense of humor. Some have called his work a virtual “Disneyland on acid”. By bravely peeling away the veneer of pop culture, he validates the abused underbelly of society with x-ray glasses. With an ever-expanding list of international clientele, David’s work can be found in Atlanta, California, Florida and New York.

MacDowell has shown with Ad Hoc Art, The Alcove Gallery, Compound Gallery, Gallery 1988, Harold Golen Gallery, Last Rites Gallery, The Gallery at The Alternative Café and The Gallery at East Atlanta Tattoo.

Artist website: http://www.macdowellstudio.com/
Artist Blog: http://macdowellstudio.blogspot.com/
Sneak Peek at The Sins of Atticus Finch: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157613106736361/

And check out this show in the main room

MARCH 6, 2009: APOCALYPSE SOON?

FEATURED ARTIST: JENNIFER SPRINGMAN

Jennifer Springman began showing her work in the Los Angeles area in 2007 and has quickly drawn the attention of her fellow artists as well as both local and international collectors. Jennifer immediately gained recognition for her beautifully dark, soft painterly style combined with her signature use of textile patterns. She renders her distorted, surrealistic figures with a striking intense beauty juxtaposed by an undeniably sinister thread of emotion that captures her individual perception of the human condition. Springman’s latest body of work, “Apocalypse Soon?” featured in The C.A.V.E. Gallery’s March 2009 show, is a critical commentary on human nature and the inescapable challenges that threaten the very existence of mankind.

Upcoming Shows.