Photo: Lil Tuffy at Kuhl Frames + Art

A new week, and there's interesting art to check out, thanks to Iranian-born artists, rock poster designers, and artists with disabilities. 

EVERYONE!



Save Thursday evening for Everyone, a new show that features the artwork of each artist working in the Creative Growth studio. The works have been selected by Matthew Higgs, Director/Chief Curator, White Columns, often described as New York’s oldest alternative art space 

Exhibition Opening: Thursday, January 28, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. (With the music of the Creole Belles) 
Creative Growth Art Center
355 24th Street, Oakland
510-836-2340 x 15/creativegrowth.org 
Regular Gallery Hours: Monday thru Friday, 11 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. 

ROCK POSTER ART

Over at Kuhl's Frames, they've had a cool exhibit of more than 275 limited edition screen printed rock posters by designer Lil Tuffy. For those who aren't into rock posters, Lil Tuffy is a designer and poster artist whose work has been shown in various cities across the United States as well as in Mexico City, Calgary, London, Paris, Hamburg, and Dresden. Last year, he made it into the Beatlemania Museum in Hamburg, Germany. More on Lil Tuffy here.

Closing reception: Jan 29, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. 
Kuhl's Frames + Art
412 22nd St., Oakland. 510-625-0123/kuhlframes.com 

FARSAD LABBAUF 




The Bay Area has its own thriving art scene, which often draws art and artists from the rest of the country. This week, Farsad Labbauf, a Tehran-born New Yorker, whose work has been featured in the Saatchi Gallery’sUnveiled: New Art from the Middle East and group exhibitions at Amstel Gallery, Amsterdam and MEHR Gallery, New York, brings his art to town. His pieces are in the collections of the Saatchi Gallery, London and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Esfahan, Iran, amongst others. Check out his intriguing oil drawings on display at Cyanaa gallery. 

If you’d like to learn more about Farsad, watch this video. 
Cyanaa, cyanaa.com