Half the gallery featured a group exhibition, dubbed Two-Way Street, in partnership with Brazil-based Choque Cultural. Every year, the curators of Choque present some of the best established and up-and-coming artists coming out of South America. This year the talent included work by Chivitz, NOVE, Presto, and Ramon Martins. The body of work consisted of everything from graffiti-style figures on canvas to abstract design on thick wood panels.

The main gallery featured a bevy of work from relative newcomers that have impressed the gallery over the years, but have never shown there. Artists included, Alex McLeod, Andrew Hem, Becca Midwood, EVOL, Judith Supine, Lola, Marco Mazzoni, Morgan Slade, Nate Frizzell, Nicoletta Ceccoli, Oliver Warden, Oscar de las Flores, and Tran Nguyen. The type of art ran the gamut of styles and media with a little something for just about every art fan.

The work of Alex McLeod

Co-owners of Choque Cultural, Baixo Ribeiro + Mariana Pabst Martins

FER and exhibiting artist Tran Nguyen

Exhibiting artist Andrew Hem

Daniel Corso

Exhibiting artist Lola

Clarissa Steed and friend plug their upcoming show

Exhibiting artist Oliver Warden charms the ladies

Lola and Travis Louie

Jonathan LeVine works the crowd

Artist Adam Wallacavage and Parlor Gallery's Jenn Hampton

Baixo, Mariana, and Clarissa Steed

Tran is all smiles

Carlo McCormick

Pedro Cardoso and Laura Serra tip a beer to Mariana

Frankie Velez flanked by Carlo and Baixo

Adam Wallacavage with Travis Louie

Steve Lew: Intense PBR Consumption

Alex McLeod

Toyin, Andrew Hem, and Gregory Koutrouby

I'm not quite sure what's going on here (but it looks cool)

Molly Crabapple and Travis Louie

Oliver shows off his work

Jonathan and Baixo

Parlor Gallery's Sarah Potter

Annual Summer Invitational

Group Exhibition
Johnathan LeVine Gallery

August 4—August 21, 2010

For more information visit www.jonathanlevinegallery.com

Words and Photos by George L. Koroneos

www.glkcreative.com