The Melt Gallery at Meltdown is proud to
present PHYSICAL NOSTALGIA, A group art showing that will serve as an
examination of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s graphic novel WATCHMEN and
how the themes and images contained therein have permeated pop art
culture.

An artist’s reception party will take place on
Saturday, March 7, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and is
sponsored by Asahi beer.

Curator Marz Richards says, “PHYSICAL
NOSTALGIA will exhibit a wild variety of art styles and media to
present facets of this seminal work that will be lost as WATCHMEN
transitions from the page to the silver screen. Now is the
last moment for the knot-tops and grizzled vigilantes of art to stand
up and show us what WATCHMEN means to them as the last five minutes of
the doomsday clock tick away.”

Exhibiting artists include Eldon Asp, Steven
Daily, Howard Hallis, Mack Hill, Jim Mahfood aka FOOD ONE, Kiyoshi
Nakazawa, Jeret Ochi, Osgood Perkins, Raymond Persi, Renfield, Fill
Marc Sagadraca, Christopher Stangl, Elan Trinidad with items from the
private collections of John Cogan and David Mandel.

The show will continue in exhibition from March 7 until Saturday, March 22 at the Melt Gallery.

PHYSICAL NOSTALGIA

@ MELT GALLERY

7522 Sunset Blvd, L.A., CA, 90046

323.851.7223

March 7 – 22, 2009

Artist’s Reception Saturday, March 7 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Contact: Marz Richards

iamaknife(at)gmail.com

Announcing: Eat More Art Out 02.28.09

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CONTACT:
Carmen Acosta  janedope@angelcityderbygirls.com
or
Kacey Karp hardcora@angelcityderbygirls.com

Angel City Derby Girls & Meltdown Comics Announce the 2nd Annual Art Auction Fundraiser: Eat More Art Out. Los Angeles, CA , February 28th 2009 - Meltdown Comics & Angel City Derby Girls present Eat More Art Out. The second annual art auction benefit for the skater owned and operated Angel City Derby Girls. Thegoal of this show is to bring affordable art to the masses, and to help cover expenses for the 2009 season.

Swing by and pick up a piece from one of your favorite artists.
Artists include: Ghost Shrimp, Jim Mahfood (Food One), Peek-a-boo, Lizz Lopez, Siloette, Sherm, Existereo, Bicasso and more.

DJ sets by Pigeon John & Omid. Beer provided by Colt45.

Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046

The show starts at 7pm get there early to bid. Bidding
ends at 9:30pm.

For additional information on Eat More Art Out, visit

http://www.angelcityderbygirls.com or http://www.myspace.com/eatyourartout.

ABOUT: Angel City Derby Girls is a group of dedicated women athletes who have come together in a grass-roots effort to organize a democratic, DIY, member-driven and operated Los Angeles Flat Track Roller Derby League as part of the WFTDA www.wftda.com alliance. We are a strong league of highly skilled athletes who are prepared to compete in national WFTDA competitions.

ABOUT: Meltdown Gallery is located within Meltdown Comics, one of the most respected comic book stores in the world. Meltdown Comics/Meltdown Gallery is a key component in the cultural sphere of Los Angeles. Meltdown Gallery exhibits local and international established and emerging artists working in the mediums of graphic novel/comic art, designer toys, graffiti/aerosol painting, photography, illustration, and digital artwork.

Angel City Derby Girls
www.angelcityderbygirls.com

Meltdown Gallery
www.meltcomics.com

For Immediate Release:
Show Title: Prodigal Reality
Where:       Melt Gallery inside Meltdown Comics
October 4th –October 30th, 2008
Opening reception: October 4th, 2008, 7PM -11PM
7522 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
1.323.851.7223
www.meltcomics.com

About the Show:
Prodigal Reality is a show of art works by alumni of The Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles and is one of a series of citywide events marking the 90th anniversary of the school. Prodigal Reality is curated by renowned Low Brow artist Anthony Ausgang, and artist Hazel Mandujano who chose Otis alumni that use the graphic language of comic books and cartoons in their work. Meltdown Comics, a world famous comic book store, is hosting the Prodigal Reality exhibition and will have the artists' comic books and other merchandise for sale in the main store.

About the artists:
Andrew Brandou's (graduated in '90) paintings remind us that cute animals can hide evil intention while Bob Dob's ('01) characters show us our "shadow side" and lets us in on our own dirty secrets. Gideon Boomer ('06) allows humans to play in a world that belongs to the animals as Mia Araujo ('07) concentrates on the complexities of worlds built around women. Mark Dean Veca ('85) takes Dr. Seuss as his starting point for a freeform abstraction of planet Earth and Hazel Mandujano ('03) writes and draws and self publishes her own comics and has founded the company Cakemountain. Anthony Ausgang's ('83) paintings of psychedelic cats are on a vacation from reality so that David Magdaleno's ('03) characters can ponder existential questions as they populate a sparse planet.

About Otis College of Art and Design:
Otis prepares diverse students of art and design to enrich our world through their creativity, their skill, and their vision. Otis began in 1918, when Los Angeles Times founder Harrison Gray Otis bequeathed his MacArthur Park property for Los Angeles' first public art college. Today, Otis has expanded to include four campuses. Its five-acre Elaine and Bram Goldsmith campus is centrally situated on Los Angeles' Westside, one mile from the Pacific Ocean. The campus is not only close to galleries, museums, and artists' studios, but also surrounded by a variety of film, digital imaging, and toy companies. The Bronya and Andy Galef Center for Fine Arts, a dynamic presence on the campus, houses the fine arts department as well as the Maltz and Bolsky Galleries and Graduate Writing. Kathleen Ahmanson Hall was designed by architect Eliot Noyes in 1963 to house an IBM research center. It now serves the interactive product design, toy design, digital media, communication arts, architecture/landscape/interiors, foundation, and liberal arts and sciences departments. Its "punch card" design embodies the perfect bond between design and technology and the future. The Fashion Design Department occupies an entire floor of the California Market Center in the heart of downtown L.A.'s garment district. Graduate Studios in the adjacent beach community of El Segundo house the Graduate Fine Arts and Graduate Graphic Design Programs. Graduate Public Practice studios are at Santa Monica's 18th St Arts Center.

About Meltdown Comics and Melt Gallery:
Meltdown Comics, was little more than the hope of two fans who took a risk and used their personal collection of comic books and Spider-Man memorabilia to open their own store. Now one of the most respected comic book stores in the world, it has become a must-see pop culture destination for some and a valuable research spot for others

Melt Gallery, located within Meltdown Comics, is a key component in the cultural sphere of Los Angeles. Melt Gallery exhibits local and international established and emerging artists working in the mediums of graphic novel/comic art, designer toys, graffiti/aerosol painting, photography, illustration, and digital artwork.

Comedy Meltdown 9
Whom: MATT BRAUNGER
BLAIR BUTLER
KYLE KINANE
MATT DWYER
ERIK CHARLES NIELSON
Hosted by: JONAH RAY 

Date: Friday, August 22th
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Place: The swanktastic Meltdown Gallery at the rear of the store which is located here:
7522 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046-3408, US

"The Curious Unseen" is a group show featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, and assemblages by thirteen artists from around the world.  This collection of work investigates the unusual, the overlooked, and the unreal through unconventional uses of media and perspectives ranging from whimsical to scientific to darkly earnest.  Organizers Lauren Wong and Leslie Levings, as well as Meltdown Gallery, invite you to walk through our reimagined cabinet of curiousities.

Contributing artist:
Josh Johnson, Helle Jorgensen, Andrew Klein, Susanna Kwan, Maria Ledinskaya, Sandra Leong, Jason "Stuntkid" Levesque, Leslie Levings, Erika Moen, Hilary Reid-Collins, Kevin Earl Taylor, Lauren M. Wong, Chandler Wood.

*Mary Lynn Rajskub send her regrets but she will not be appearing at CM7.
She is having a baby soon & we will reschedule her as soon as she's ready...
In her stead, we offer you the lovely & talented Brent Weinbach.

In addition to this stellar line-up we are charging NO COVER!