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Amy Crehore's oil paintings have been exhibited in galleries and museums for many years and commissioned by America's top magazine and book publishers. Her mysterious, dream-like narratives reveal a preference for vintage musical instruments and a love of art history. Crehore's newest paintings of poetic nudes ("Little Pierrot", "Monkey Love", "Blues Gal", and "Dreamgirls" series) and her playful Tickler Fine Art Ukes have gained her an international following.
Amy Crehore has won competitive awards/exhibits in the fine arts (WESTAF, Portland Art Museum, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and more) as well as in the graphic arts (Communication Arts, American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, Museum of American Illustration).
Magazines such as The Atlantic Monthly, Business Week, ESPN Magazine, Esquire, Forbes, GQ, The Los Angeles Times, MS., The New York Times, Outside, Playboy, Prevention, Redbook, Rolling Stone, and Texas Monthly have featured her work since 1991. Crehore's image of Jewel and Alanis Morissette is included in the anthology book "ROLLING STONE:The Illustrated Portraits" (Chronicle Books, 2000). The original painting is part of the Jann Wenner collection in NYC (image below).
Amy Crehore has won competitive awards/exhibits in the fine arts (WESTAF, Portland Art Museum, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and more) as well as in the graphic arts (Communication Arts, American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, Museum of American Illustration).
Magazines such as The Atlantic Monthly, Business Week, ESPN Magazine, Esquire, Forbes, GQ, The Los Angeles Times, MS., The New York Times, Outside, Playboy, Prevention, Redbook, Rolling Stone, and Texas Monthly have featured her work since 1991. Crehore's image of Jewel and Alanis Morissette is included in the anthology book "ROLLING STONE:The Illustrated Portraits" (Chronicle Books, 2000). The original painting is part of the Jann Wenner collection in NYC (image below).
Here is a little recap of just the last 5 or 6 years of a long career:
In the spring of 2005, TEN of Crehore's "Little Pierrot" series paintings were selected by the prestigious "American Illustration" jury. In the fall of that year, three of Crehore's "Monkey Love" paintings made a splash at "The BLAB! Show" at Track 16 Gallery (Santa Monica, CA) and boingboing.net started to feature her art regularly.
("Backstage" from the Little Pierrot Series 2004, 2005)
In 2006, Crehore exhibited eight more paintings (including her new "Blues Gals" series) in the second "Blab!Show" (Santa Monica, CA). The show sold out and "The Banana Eater" painting (2005) was finally published by Fantagraphics in "Blab! 17". Crehore also took part in six other shows that year (exhibiting a total of 14 works) at Applegate Gallery (Santa Monica, CA), Roq La Rue Gallery (Seattle, WA) and M Modern Gallery (Palm Springs, CA).
("Mini-Monkeys" series of paintings from the second "Blab! Show" in Santa Monica, CA 2006)
In 2007, she participated in Mark Murphy's "GREEN Show" at Robert Berman Gallery (Santa Monica, CA), the "KNOW Exhibition" at Art Basel Miami (Miami, FLA), "Literartistry" & "Charity by Numbers" at Corey Helford Gallery (Culver City, CA), and the "Venus" Show at Roq La Rue Gallery (Seattle, WA).
In Jan. 2008, Crehore's "Feed the Bear Blues" painting was part of the "Deep Pop" Show at Iona College (New Rochelle, NY). In February, Pressure Printing released one of her fine art paintings as a limited edition framed print. In the summer of 2008, she exhibited seven paintings at Ad Hoc Art Gallery (NYC) and five more at M Modern (Palm Springs and Las Vegas). Crehore was also represented by both Murphy Design and Thinkspace Gallery at Art Basel Miami in Dec, 2008.
On Feb. 13, 2009, Amy Crehore opened her long-awaited solo show in Los Angeles at Thinkspace Gallery. The show was called "Dreamgirls and Ukes". Crehore exhibited 15 new paintings and 13 hand-painted, restored antique ukuleles. She also painted a mural on the front wall of the gallery and The Hokum Scorchers (Crehore's band), played music on opening night. (See press .) The following night, Crehore took part in the "Movers and Shakers" group show at POVevolving Gallery in Chinatown, L.A.
From March through May 2009, Amy Crehore participated in a Pop Surrealism show at The Shore Institute of Contemporary Art in Long Branch, NJ and a San Diego Comic-con event with Mark Murphy, July 24,2009. In 2010 and 2011, Amy exhibited her art at Last Rites & Marianne Boesky Galleries in NYC and a couple of galleries in CA. Please visit Little Hokum Rag for the most up-to-date news.
(Collection of restored and hand-painted antique ukuleles from "Dreamgirls and Ukes" solo show, L.A.)
Amy Crehore's paintings are in the collections of Jann Wenner, Mark Frauenfelder, Audrey Wells, Connie Porter, Moira Hahn, Lisa Nardoni, Baseman, and many more.
She has also shown works in the past at: DNFA Gallery (Pasadena, CA), Outside-In Gallery (Los Angeles, CA), Mia Gallery (Seattle, WA), Corvallis Arts Center (OR), Hult Center (OR), Marsh Gallery (Richmond, VA), Phillips Mill (New Hope, PA), Anderson Gallery (Richmond, VA), Gallery K (Washington, D.C.), 2nd Street Gallery (Charlottesville, VA), The Museum of American Illustration (NYC), The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond, VA), the Portland Art Museum (Oregon) and many more. Full resume is available upon request.
Ms. Crehore started "Tickler" fine art ukuleles in 2007 with Lou Reimuller, luthier and musical partner (Hokum Scorchers Band). Read about it here. The Hokum Scorchers played blues, rags and jug band music in the 1990's in Seattle at Folklife and Bumbershoot festivals and also in Ken Kesey's events. Currently, Hokum Scorchers recordings are being featured on boingboing's GWEEK podcast.
Amy Crehore grew up in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and received a B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University. She now lives on the west coast in Eugene, Oregon.
Read more about Crehore's life, art, inspirations & music on on her blog, Little Hokum Rag and get daily updates (click on banner below):
Read interviews with Amy Crehore here: Inked Magazine, Sadie Magazine, Thinkspace. Also, 20 Questions with Amy Crehore on Juxtapoz, plus re-cap .More Juxtapoz and here
Email: amy@amycrehore.com to join her mailing list or for information about acquiring her original art (purchase plans available). Phone: 541-683-6278
In the spring of 2005, TEN of Crehore's "Little Pierrot" series paintings were selected by the prestigious "American Illustration" jury. In the fall of that year, three of Crehore's "Monkey Love" paintings made a splash at "The BLAB! Show" at Track 16 Gallery (Santa Monica, CA) and boingboing.net started to feature her art regularly.
("Backstage" from the Little Pierrot Series 2004, 2005)
In 2006, Crehore exhibited eight more paintings (including her new "Blues Gals" series) in the second "Blab!Show" (Santa Monica, CA). The show sold out and "The Banana Eater" painting (2005) was finally published by Fantagraphics in "Blab! 17". Crehore also took part in six other shows that year (exhibiting a total of 14 works) at Applegate Gallery (Santa Monica, CA), Roq La Rue Gallery (Seattle, WA) and M Modern Gallery (Palm Springs, CA).
("Mini-Monkeys" series of paintings from the second "Blab! Show" in Santa Monica, CA 2006)
In 2007, she participated in Mark Murphy's "GREEN Show" at Robert Berman Gallery (Santa Monica, CA), the "KNOW Exhibition" at Art Basel Miami (Miami, FLA), "Literartistry" & "Charity by Numbers" at Corey Helford Gallery (Culver City, CA), and the "Venus" Show at Roq La Rue Gallery (Seattle, WA).
In Jan. 2008, Crehore's "Feed the Bear Blues" painting was part of the "Deep Pop" Show at Iona College (New Rochelle, NY). In February, Pressure Printing released one of her fine art paintings as a limited edition framed print. In the summer of 2008, she exhibited seven paintings at Ad Hoc Art Gallery (NYC) and five more at M Modern (Palm Springs and Las Vegas). Crehore was also represented by both Murphy Design and Thinkspace Gallery at Art Basel Miami in Dec, 2008.
On Feb. 13, 2009, Amy Crehore opened her long-awaited solo show in Los Angeles at Thinkspace Gallery. The show was called "Dreamgirls and Ukes". Crehore exhibited 15 new paintings and 13 hand-painted, restored antique ukuleles. She also painted a mural on the front wall of the gallery and The Hokum Scorchers (Crehore's band), played music on opening night. (See press .) The following night, Crehore took part in the "Movers and Shakers" group show at POVevolving Gallery in Chinatown, L.A.
From March through May 2009, Amy Crehore participated in a Pop Surrealism show at The Shore Institute of Contemporary Art in Long Branch, NJ and a San Diego Comic-con event with Mark Murphy, July 24,2009. In 2010 and 2011, Amy exhibited her art at Last Rites & Marianne Boesky Galleries in NYC and a couple of galleries in CA. Please visit Little Hokum Rag for the most up-to-date news.
(Collection of restored and hand-painted antique ukuleles from "Dreamgirls and Ukes" solo show, L.A.)
Amy Crehore's paintings are in the collections of Jann Wenner, Mark Frauenfelder, Audrey Wells, Connie Porter, Moira Hahn, Lisa Nardoni, Baseman, and many more.
She has also shown works in the past at: DNFA Gallery (Pasadena, CA), Outside-In Gallery (Los Angeles, CA), Mia Gallery (Seattle, WA), Corvallis Arts Center (OR), Hult Center (OR), Marsh Gallery (Richmond, VA), Phillips Mill (New Hope, PA), Anderson Gallery (Richmond, VA), Gallery K (Washington, D.C.), 2nd Street Gallery (Charlottesville, VA), The Museum of American Illustration (NYC), The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond, VA), the Portland Art Museum (Oregon) and many more. Full resume is available upon request.
Ms. Crehore started "Tickler" fine art ukuleles in 2007 with Lou Reimuller, luthier and musical partner (Hokum Scorchers Band). Read about it here. The Hokum Scorchers played blues, rags and jug band music in the 1990's in Seattle at Folklife and Bumbershoot festivals and also in Ken Kesey's events. Currently, Hokum Scorchers recordings are being featured on boingboing's GWEEK podcast.
Amy Crehore grew up in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and received a B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University. She now lives on the west coast in Eugene, Oregon.
Read more about Crehore's life, art, inspirations & music on on her blog, Little Hokum Rag and get daily updates (click on banner below):
Read interviews with Amy Crehore here: Inked Magazine, Sadie Magazine, Thinkspace. Also, 20 Questions with Amy Crehore on Juxtapoz, plus re-cap .More Juxtapoz and here
Email: amy@amycrehore.com to join her mailing list or for information about acquiring her original art (purchase plans available). Phone: 541-683-6278