Not only am I part of the group show at The End Is Near on July 1, but I’m also going in a charity group show hosted by the Gasket Goons and Immortal Ink on Friday, July 2. The show is in honor Army Sgt. Sean M. Durkin, to benefit his family. To read Sgt. Durkin’s full story and to RSVP to the opening on facebook, click here
The art show/auction will be held on July 2nd 2010 at Star 77 Kustoms, 224 Stockton St. Phillipsburg, NJ. There will be drinks available and “DJ Kate Keen” of Sugar Shack Vinyl will be DJing!
Artists include: Josh Kohn, Jamie Schwartz, Brian Woolverton, John Moscaritolo, Dutch Cooke, Brian Keinlen, Ox, Vinny Scully, Smivee Valencia, Krooked Ken, Erik Pinchek, Alex Oscavich, Justin Weiss, Jerry Chiccarine, Michael DePrizio, Nicole Esposito, Jennifer Skidmore, Kimmie Doriety , James M Patrick, Ian Kenworthy, Kieth Ruthe, Harry Ferrante, Mellissa Graves, George Varkoly, Andrew Bannon and more
Really hope to see you all there for a great cause
I have a show coming up at The End Is Near in Brooklyn on July 1. The sister shop of Hand of Glory Tattoo, this new space is having their first gallery show. The exhibition is with Norbert Kox and Anna Sea. I’ve been working with Hand of Glory for a while now (I’m there monthly tattooing as a Guest Artist) and am excited to show some of my other work. My paintings have really been taking off lately. I’m working on wood with acrylics and gauche, really honing in on a precise visual and conceptual aesthetic. It would be great to see as many people as possible for the opening. 7-11:30 PM on Thursday July 1 at 465a 7th ave, park slope
Here’s a small preview of some of my new work. Proper images and documentation of the show to follow!
So the new place has been open for about six months now and everything is going great. I’ve been doing a ton of tattooing as well as painting and illustration. I recently designed the album cover for the band Just Surrender. My band Top Soil has been playing a bunch, too. We started recording our second album on Monday at Trax East and I’m really excited about the project. Check out a video of us playing live here. Another new development is the opening of my brothers Jim and Dave’s new computer repair and internet cafe, River Net. They set up shop in the same building as my studio, so check it out! We’re in the brick building next to the Bridge Cafe in Frenchtown.
When I set out to open my gallery/studio I had no idea I would be tied up in legal red tape for 6 months. I approached Frenchtown boro with my plan for an Art Studio with Tattooing. They immediately resisted the idea and directed me to get a variance. Typically municipality’s use the variance as a way to drain the business owner of all money and intimidate them so they go away. This has happened many times to tattoo studio owners. I was not a big fan of this idea. But after a while of trying every way to get around it was the only option. So it cost me a bundle, but it got me here. I have learned a lot from this experience. Not only about Zoning laws and small town bureaucracy but how much the people of my community matter. If it wasn’t for the positive force that showed their support for me at the meeting, I may have been voted down. So now I can move forward.
Tattooing has been my passion for 17 years now. Watching my profession grow from a fringe art form and then explode to a widely accepted televised reality. It has exceeded all my expectations. Having opened Immortal Ink in the fall of 99 the future was wide open. I felt scarred and didn’t know if Tattooing would work here in HunterdonCounty. After a year and thousands of Tattoos burned on the flesh of locals and tourists all my fears had been gone. The past ten years I have grown as an artist and a family man. Ive watched my Best friend Josh Kohn build a strong clientele and has helped put Immortal ink on the map.This is why I have to pass the torch to my fellow tattooists at Immortal and move on.
Rich Cahill Studio is a multi media studio specializing in Tattooing, Outsider Art, and Illustration. I will feature my own pen and ink drawings, acrylic painting, as well as art works by Norbert Kox, AnnaSea, Frank Bruno, Crag Rodriguez and many more. I look forward to the quarterly art shows and meeting artists from all over.
