What a trip! The BECA gallery in New Orleans accepted two of my pieces, "Charlie's Birthday" and the diptych "A Supposedly Good Idea," for their Hybrids & Other Sorts exhibit, so I headed down to N'awlins for the opening. The gallery had 450 contemporary artists from around the country submit work on the theme of hybrids, and chose nine for this show. They're calling us "the most innovative emerging artists from across the United States." Wow.

I've felt a strong connection to New Orleans since I went to Tulane in the late '80s, and it was a thrill to be back as a professional. The warehouse district has become a fantastic arts area, with scores of museums and little galleries. I got around solely by bicycle, and had a chance to visit the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and several galleries. One of the highlights of the trip was visiting te New Orleans Museum of Art at 2:00 in the morning. There was a 24-hour party to celebrate the closing of their most popular exhibit ever. It was awesome to be part of the art scene in New Orleans.

Participating in the BECA show was a great opportunity for me. I guess you could say that it was the national premiere of my new diptychs! Photos of the installation:

Read press about the "Hybrids" show:
Gambit Press
Artvoices
art2bank.com
bestofneworleans.com