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W Kelley Lucas

About Me

www.kelleylucas.com••••••Exhibition History••••••June 2009 Screen Arts Gallery I Can Shift, Cannot Steer – New Work Solo show Curated by Rob DiPiazza St. Augustine, FL••••••January 2009 Full Circle Gallery Premier exhibition Group show with Peter Giovenco, Skot Olsen Curated by Peter Giovenco Fort Lauderdale, FL••••••February 2002 Gallery Yes! 5 Sexy Lovers & Roy Group show with Skot Olsen, Sas Christian, Colin Christian, Lebo, and Roy Miranda Curated by Ginger Bamberg Wilton Manors, FL••••••October 2001 Florida Collector's Gallery Modern Mayhem With Skot Olsen October 2001 Fort Lauderdale, FL••••••September 2001 LaLush Gallery From The Core Group show with Skot Olsen, Preston, Dustin Orlando, Lebo, Anthony Mewt, Resse Allen, Kevin MacIvor, Kevin Magill, Peter Giovenco and Claude Marquis. Curated by Nina Arias Fort Lauderdale, FL••••••June 2001 Gallery Yes! Super Summer Valu Show Group show with Glenn Barr, Sas Christian, Colin Christian, Michael McGrane, and Skot Olsen Curated by Ginger Bamberg Wilton Manors, FL••••••January 2001 Copro/Nason Fine Art The Definitive Retrospective Group show with Robert Williams, Skot Olsen, Mark Ryden, Anthony Ausgang, Pizz, Shag, Van Arno, Etc. Curated by Douglas Nason Culver City, California••••••March 2000 Hollywood Art and Culture Center Lowbrow Art: Up From the Underground Group show with Robert Williams, Skot Olsen, Mark Ryden, Anthony Ausgang, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, The Pizz, Coop, R.K. Sloane, etc. 30 lowbrow greats! Co-curated by: W Kelley Lucas, Skot Olsen, Douglas Nason (Copro/Nason Gallery) Hollywood, FL••••••June 1999 Inshallah Gallery W Kelley Lucas: Art For the Degenerate Elite / solo exhibition Downtown Los Angeles••••••June 1999 Blessing of the Cars / Group Exhibition Group exhibition with Van Arno, Dan Collins, other lowbrow greats Glendale, CA••••••April 1999 Dark Millennia Gallery Group Exhibition with Skot Olsen, Michael McGrane and Rich Rethorn Denver, CO••••••February 1999 Huntington Beach Art Center Tiki Exhibition / Leetig exhibit Group show with Robert Williams, Mark Ryden, Pizz, Coop, R.K. Sloane, etc. Huntington Beach, CA••••••August 1998 Hollywood Art and Culture Center All Elvis Art Show and Social / Group exhibition Curated by: W Kelley Lucas Hollywood, FL••••••April 1998 I.P. Gallery Group show with Glenn Barr, Derek Hess and Skot Olsen San Diego, CA••••••March 1998 Evolutionary Mundus Gallery Solo exhibition Downtown, Fort Lauderdale, FL••••••September 1997 ArtServe City Link Best of Gallery Exhibition / Group exhibition Curated by: W Kelley Lucas Juried by: George Bolge, executive director, Boca Raton Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, FL••••••August 1997 ArtServe Homage to the Human Condition / Group exhibition Curated by: W Kelley Lucas Fort Lauderdale, FL••••••October 1996 Museum of New Arts (MONA) XS Magazine Best of Gallery Show / Group exhibition Fort Lauderdale, Florida••••••September 1996 Museum of Art - Fort Lauderdale, Florida 38th Annual Hortt Exhibition / Group exhibition Curated by: Dr. William Agee, professor of art history at Hunter College, New York Fort Lauderdale, FL••••••August 1996 Museum of New Arts (MONA) A current display of disturbing artworks Show with Skot Olsen Fort Lauderdale, FL••••••September 1995 Hollywood Art and Culture Center XS Magazine Best of Gallery Show / Group exhibition Hollywood, FL••••••April 1995 Good Planet Group exhibition w/ Peter Langone, Dimitri, Richard Lund, Kevin Macivor Fort Lauderdale, FL••••••September 1994 Broward Art Guild Figure Exhibition / Group juried exhibition Fort Lauderdale, FL••••••June 1994 Broward Art Guild B/W exhibition / Group juried exhibition Fort Lauderdale, FL••••••November 1993 Plantation Art Guild Group exhibition Curated by: Laurence Pamer, curator of exhibitions, Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale Bailey Hall, Davie, FL••••••August 1993 Orlando Museum of Art Live painting / Group exhibition Orlando, FL••••••July 1992 Good Planet Group exhibition Fort Lauderdale, FL••••••August 1991 Lollapalooza Festival Group exhibition One of 12 artists in the state of Florida chosen to exhibit Orlando, FL••••••November 1990 Neo Art Gallery Group exhibition Town Executive Center Boca Raton, FL

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Alicia Witt, Grant Lee Phillips, James Hall, Danny Elfman, Jesus, Abraham Lincoln, Dave Gahan, Ernest Shackleton, Maynard from Tool (I met him once, but was so starstruck I couldn't speak to him), Mother Angelica, whoever invented that stuff you spray in the shower to keep it unsullied between cleanings, TV's Bill Curtis

My Blog

NICE LITTLE WRITE UP ON BOINGBOING.NET

Dave Pescovitz at BoingBoing.net wrote a blurb on me that generated 52,000 hits on my website in one day! http://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/30/kelley-lucas-first-n.ht mlHOLY CRAPThanks Pesco!
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:32:00 GMT

Extreme Home Makeover Assholes.

Check out this story for the Associated Press'Extreme Makeover' house faces foreclosure as greedy recepeints borrow $450,000 against the house they got for free. Then they can't pay it back.Mon Jul 2...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:26:00 GMT

There is a God and I carry a gun

That's right, I carry a gun. I am a Republican. I am conservative, which I suppose is a little out of the ordinary for most artists. Most of all, I'm a ChristianI am astounded at how most liberals car...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:29:00 GMT

The Fair Tax Kicks huge ass

If you don't know much or anything about the fair tax, you need to learn about it pronto.It is a simple yet genius way to make certain that everyone pays a fair chunk of taxes. It could end the need f...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:18:00 GMT

These are people who've died

I'm in a somewhat unpleasant mood today. It's the one-year anniversary of the death of my brother. Actually the coroner determined he'd died on July 10 but his body wasn't discovered until a few days ...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:40:00 GMT

Potato salad

I had planned to invite some folks over, but changed my mind. I spent the 4th by myself, but thought it a good idea to partake in some traditional American-style festivities. I purchased some prime st...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Potato salad and lobster bisque

In my opinion, potato salad and lobster bisque do not compliment one another.
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:43:00 GMT

New piece was giving me problems

I've been working on a new piece for several weeks now and it just wasn't coming out the way I planned. Something just wasn't right. About a week and a half ago, I figured out that the imagery was fin...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:32:00 GMT

Today

I mowed the lawn. I am going to make myself go out into public and do something. I'm not sure what I'm going to do, but I' should be fine as long as no one touches me.I've been getting a lot of work d...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:06:00 GMT

Antisocial behavior

Well, I've been getting some new work done and have managed to get my website up and running. I'm still working the bugs out though. I managed to get out of the house this week and had nine beers with...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:17:00 GMT