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Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Niki Bombshell @ The Beauty Shop Cafe

DoN had the opportunity to interview artist Niki Bombshell and learned she’s a neighbor!  You never know.  Bombshell is a graduate of Moore College of Art & Design  and is not only a fine artist/illustrator & designer, she is also a curator producing exhibits for James Oliver Gallery, SAGE Projects Gallery & Salsita Studio.  DoN also learned Niki prefers to use found objects and recycled materials to produce her work, unless someone provides her with a canvas to paint.

The party @ Salsita on South Street sounds like it’ll be a blast!  Attached is Niki’s resume.

Niki Bombshell Resume

Niki Bombshell Artist Statement

Niki Bombshell @ The Beauty Shop Cafe

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Niki Bombshell @ The Beauty Shop Cafe

Niki Bombshell @ The Beauty Shop Cafe, 20th & Fitzwater Street.

Niki Bombshell @ The Beauty Shop Cafe

Niki Bombshell, Hands, oil & ink on canvas board, 9.5 x 12.5″.

Niki Bombshell @ The Beauty Shop Cafe

Niki Bombshell, Word Vomit, ink & pencil on paper.

Niki Bombshell @ The Beauty Shop Cafe

Niki Bombshell, Outline (Purple), ink on canvas.

Niki Bombshell @ The Beauty Shop Cafe

Niki Bombshell @ The Beauty Shop Cafe.

The Beauty Shop continues their history of promoting exciting new artists; the current show by artist/illustrator/designer Niki Bombshell combines brutalist abstract expressionism, naive primitivist drawings and bold drippy paintings.  Unframed and tacked to the walls, the works are real eye-catchers and very reasonably priced.  DoN especially enjoyed the sloppy hand-written labels and the total lack of self consciousness in presentation; you can tell the artist loves splashing paint, layering images, ripping the edges and moving on to the next project.  And, oh yeah, the coffee is great - The Beauty Shop Cafe has totally transformed the neighborhood from a place to avoid to a destination for hipsters, moms and geeks - thanks Jon!