Our final exhibit of the 2024 season is upon us, and we are excited to welcome back one of our longest running collaborators and an icon of the Chicago creative scene, Shawn Smith (aka Shawnimals), for an all new exhibit!
Join us this Saturday, December 14, 7-9pm for the opening reception to check out the art, meet Shawn, and groove to a live set by DJ Sean Doe!
Remnants
New Works by Shawn Smith (Shawnimals)
December 14. 2024-January 5, 2025
Opening Reception
Saturday, December 14, 7-9pm
Live Set by DJ Sean Doe
Free, All Ages, BYOB
Exhibit pieces will first be available to our Gallery Previews email list. Sign up at http://previews.rotofugi.com.
About the Artist
Chicago-based Shawn Smith is best known as the artist and designer behind Shawnimals and Ninjatown. His primary focus in recent years has been on fine art and illustration, creating a wide variety of drawings, paintings, sculptural works, live art, and public murals—particularly his "shapes" which are featured in an animated commercial for the Illinois Department of Human Services and many walls across Chicagoland.
His character-based body of work explores ideas of memory, friendship, community, diversity, and inclusivity, showing a wide range of not only sizes, shapes, and colors, but also emotions and perspectives. Smith's hope is that the work will be indicative of the support that true community can build. Simply put, he wants to delight and inspire people everywhere with his work.
Just a heads up for all you last minute holiday shoppers — we'll be open later starting this coming Saturday, December 14 through December 23!
Until then we are open our regular hours, 10am-6pm daily.
December 14-23 ... 10am-9pm
December 24 ... 10am-4pm
December 25 ... Closed
December 26-30 ... 10am-6pm
December 31 ... 10am-4pm
January 1-2, 2025 ... Closed
For our November-December exhibit we welcome back someone close to our rainbow-colored heart, Chicago based artist David "Netherland" van Alphen!
Join us this Saturday, November 16, 6-8pm for the opening reception to check out the art, meet the artist, and groove to a live set by DJ Sean Doe!
Stay Focused
New Works by Netherland
November 16-December 8. 2024
Opening Reception
Saturday, November 16, 6-8pm
Live Set by DJ Sean Doe
Free, All Ages, BYOB
Exhibit pieces will first be available to our Gallery Previews email list. Sign up at http://previews.rotofugi.com.
About the Artist
Artist David "Netherland" van Alphen lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. Though David's family was from Holland, he was born in Toronto, and has been in Chicago for the last seventeen years.
Being a child of the 70's has influenced him greatly and is reflected in most of his work. Juxtaposing images, his color choices and the new modern context comes through his nostalgic imagery and helps to isolate and enhance them into a beautiful montage.
David does not resize, photocopy or scan any of the images he uses. All images are cut directly from their original source and pieced together to keep each piece unique. David has shown at many galleries throughout the U.S. and sold out his first solo show in January 2008.
Please join us to celebrate two Chicago artists with a vinyl toy release and signing!
Both Nez and Blake Jones will be at the store this Saturday, November 2, 2-4pm signing their respective figures, both produced by UVD Toys.
We will be releasing a new 100 piece limited edition Rotofugi Exclusive version of Blake's Flower Picker, a 4 inch tall vinyl figure that retails for $80 — plus we will have on hand a small quantity of Nez's wonderful 5 inch tall resin figure, Cereal Buddy, also an edition of just 100 pieces, for $100!
We also have a small number of the original blue Flower Picker, plus Nez and Blake will have prints and more for sale.
Don't miss this chance to support two amazing Chicago artists and get an early jump on your holiday shopping!
Cereal Bunnies
Vinyl Toy Release and Signing with Nez and Blake Jones
Saturday, November 2, 2-4pm
Remaining inventory of both releases will be available online at rotofugi.com after the in-person release.
Rotofugi • 2780 N Lincoln Ave • Chicago
It's October and that means our good friends Nick and Lindsay DiFabbio, aka Cherry Moth Cake, are going to be back with a new exhibit this coming Saturday!
This year though they are sharing the walls, and the love, with another artist...their good friend and equally spooktastic (at least in terms of art style) Peet Sketches, aka Monster Bloodbath!
We can't wait to see what they've dreamed up for what they are describing as an "art show of the phantasmagoric!"
To kick off the show both Cherry Moth Cake and Monster Bloodbath will be setting up for a pop-up shop event at the store on Saturday, October 19, 10am-3pm. Stop in to see the exhibit, meet Nick, Lindsay, and Peet and grab some wares or just hang out and watch some live art demonstrations from both! DJ Sean Doe will be spinning a live set as well, from Noon-2pm.
Mystic Creepers
New Works by Cherry Moth Cake & Monster Bloodbath
October 19-November 10, 2024
Open 10am-6pm Daily
Opening Day Pop-Up & Live Art
Saturday, October 19, 10am-3pm
DJ Sean Doe, 12-2pm
Free / All Ages
Online sales of the exhibit pieces will be available in the week after the exhibit opens. Sign up at previews.rotofugi.com to receive first chance for online purchase.
