Chris Lacoste
HOWL GALLERY PRESENTS THE ART OF CHRIS LACOSTE
DEBUT SOLO ART SHOW OF LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR CHRIS LACOSTE. OPENING RECEPTION OCTOBER 1st DURING FORT MYERS ART WALK
HOWL Gallery presents the Art of Chris Lacoste, in his debut solo exhibition. Chris is a local high school senior in Fort Myers that creates highly detailed and colorful art with pen and ink. His work features bold compositions of brightly colored characters and imaginative pop art landscapes. Chris’s highly developed style could easily pass as that of an established mid-career gallery artist due to its consistent vision and execution. In 2009, his ketchup packet design won First Place in the Heinz Ketchup Creativity Contest.
Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Chris has since lived in Boston, Puerto Rico, and Tampa. He currently lives in Cape Coral and is a senior at North Fort Myers High School.
Art collectors familiar with Takashi Murakami and Lisa Frank will thoroughly enjoy this debut show by a local art prodigy. The show will feature nearly 2 dozen original works, including sculpture and original framed art for sale.
Opening reception will be held October 1st in conjunction with “Fort Myers Art Walk Day”, the 2 Year anniversary of the downtown Fort Myers Art Walk, from 6-10pm. Light refreshments provided. The reception will also feature live music by Cosmic Mountain on the HOWL back patio from 8-10pm. Show continues through October.
HOWL GALLERY/TATTOO PRESENTS GALAXIES UNITED
OPENING RECEPTION APRIL 1st DURING FORT MYERS ART WALK
HOWL Gallery/Tattoo presents “Galaxies United”, a new exhibit featuring the artwork of Stephen Hayford and Robert Hendrickson, both Lucasfilm artists living in Southwest Florida. The show features photographs of hand-crafted dioramas by Stephen Hayford and the graphically bold watercolor works of Robert Hendrickson.
Stephen Hayford is an award-winning photographer, working in photojournalism for more than 20 years. His journalistic work influences his art, which is approached from the perspective of a documentarian. Hayford creates elaborately detailed dioramas which he populates with customized action figures which are less than four inches tall. He then photographs these unique scenes with great attention to light, subtle gestures, and compositional storytelling. Thus he creates realistic, and sometimes exaggerated, portraits of human behavior in plastic.Hayford’s interest in plastics grew out of his childhood fascination for toys and passion for Star Wars. He channels this youthful passion as an official artist for Lucasfilm. His personal work reflects the peculiarities he encounters as a Florida resident.
Robert Hendrickson was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. At a young age he showed an interest in the arts that eventually lead him to the Art Center College of Design. Since launching his career as a freelance illustrator, Robert has created artwork for the entertainment, advertising, book and magazine industries. Past and current clients include Lucasfilm, The Jim Henson Company, Time Inc, Topps, IDG Entertainment and more. In 2005, Robert began officially creating artwork for the Star Wars universe. His work can be seen in the pages of Star Wars Insider to limited edition prints for Star Wars Celebration IV, V and Star Wars Celebration Japan.
The opening reception for “Galaxies United” will be held Friday, April 1st, in conjunction with the downtown Fort Myers Art Walk, from 6-10pm. The evening will also be a celebration of HOWL Gallery/Tattoo’s 2 Year Anniversary, and will feature a raffle with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Animal Refuge Center in North Fort Myers. The exhibit continues through April. For more information, please visit www.howlgallery.com, www.stephenhayford.com, or www.roberthendrickson.net.
