DUSTIN PARKER :: ARTIST

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MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, SEASON GREETINGS, HAPPY HANUKKAH, MERRY KWANZAA....... AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Texture!

Dustin Parker will be featured in the upcoming TEXTURE 12 X 12 exhibit at Gallery XII.
Gallery XII, 412 E. Douglas
Exhibition: Texture 12 X 12: A multi artist exhibition curated by Matthew Hilyard
Reception Date: Friday, December 28th, 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Regular Hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Contact: Gallery XII at 316.267.5915

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UNCLE NASTY AND FORGOTTEN CHILDREN MOVE INTO THE FIREHOUSE

Dustin Parker will be featured in a group exhibition with Spike Hemans, Katie Sykes, and Greg Turner at the Firehouse Gallery. Details below.

Firehouse Gallery, 1402, W. Douglas
Exhibition: Uncle Nasty and the Forgotten Children
Featured Artists: Spike Hemans, Katie Sykes, Greg Turner, and Dustin Parker
Reception Date: Saturday, December0 8, 7:00 p.m. - Midnight

Postcard photos by Katie Hinsey, Postcard design by Dustin Parker

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DUSTIN PARKER FEATURED ELECTROGRAPHIS EXHIBIT

Dustin Parker is one of the featured artists in the Electrographis exhibit at The Tangent Lab. Details below.

Tangent Lab, 143 N. Rock island, Farm and Art Market Square, Rock Island Market Building, 3rd Floor
Exhibition: Electrographis: A Digital Art Show
Featured Artists: Wade Hampton, Dustin Parker, Chris Parks, Mervi Pataske, Brad Ruder, Tyra Smith, Ian Stewart, Katie Sykes, Landon Taylor, and Jonathan Wood.
Reception Date: Final Friday, November 30, 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Visit: www.TangentLab.com for more info.

Postcard design by Brad Ruder

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DUSTIN PARKER FEATURED IN GHOULS AND GIRLS AT THE TOYROOM

Dustin Parker is currently featured in an exhibit at the Toyroom Gallery in Sacramento, California. Details below.
Toyroom | 907 K Street | Sacramento California 95814
Exhibition: Ghouls And Girls
Reception: Friday, October 19th and Saturday October 20th, 7:00 p.m.- ?
Featured Artists: Mike Bell - Nate Van Dyke - Paul Torres - Kim Scott - Bruce Gossett - Bill McEvoy - Dustin Parker - Tina Imel - Chad Lenzi - Tom Laura - Barry Barnes - Jason Felix - Extremo the Clown - John Stuart Berger - Cassandra Reeves - Bonnie Reed - Catherine "Cat" Oshiro- Jon Todd - Jack Howe - Robert Bowen - Kepi Ghoulie
Regular Gallery/Shop Hours: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tues-Sat, 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday
Closing Reception: November 10th (Second Saturday) 7:00 - ?
For more info visit: www.toyroomgallery.com

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DUSTIN PARKER FEATURED IN THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT

The Sketchbook Project Show is an exhibition of 500 sketchbooks hosted by the Art House in Decatur, GA (just outside of Atlanta). The theme of the exhibition is fear. A public reception and Halloween party will be held on October 27th, Be sure to check out the show! Details listed below.

Art House | 109 New Street, Suite F | Decatur, Ga 30030
Exhibition: The Sketchbook Project Show / Halloween Party
Reception: Saturday, October 27, 2007, 7:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Contact: Info@arthousecoop.com or 678.595.7889

For additional info please visit www.thesketchbookproject.com

You can preview the Dustin Parker's sketchbook at www.dustinparkerarts.blogspot.com

Click HERE for a direct link.

TRANSMISSION 0049 : 09.17.07
PARKER IN STONE MAGAZINE

Dustin Parker is featured in the current issue of Stone Magazine. Parker also provided the graphic design for his feature. Be sure to check it out!

Stone Magazine issue.11
featuring: Dustin Parker, Rod, kunoichi, james, LYS, Tandoori, Adam Turnbull, C215 ,Indiana Caba, Bezzi, Skinny Gaviar, Bearuh, CLAUDIO PARENTELA

Click here to view the magazine or visit www.stone-magazine.de

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WHAT TO WEAR DURING AN ORANGE ALERT? INTERVIEW

Dustin Parker is the featured artist this week on the What to Wear During An Orange Alert? blog. Visit www.wearduringorangealert.blogspot.com to read the interview or click HERE for a direct link to the blog entry.

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PARKER FEATURED IN CRU-U NUMERO OITO

Dustin Parker is featured in the current issue of CRU-A, an online digital magazine. Visit www.cru-a.com to download the magazine or click here for direct download.

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PARKER FEATURED IN BLANKET MAG ISSUE 5

An interview with Dustin Parker is featured in Blanket Magazine issue 5: the face issue. You can download the magazine at www.blanketmagazine.com or download it here

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PARKER ATTACKS JAPAN!

Dustin Parker will be the featured Artist at the Redbox 3 project, a multi-media art event hosted by SuperDeluxe in Tokyo, Japan. The event will take place on July 14th, 9:00 p.m. - 5:00 a.m.

The 3rd installement of the much talked about Redbox Project has alot to offer. Individuals will find themselves at a multi-media art feast all thriving off a little red box in the center of the picture. One of Superdeluxe's most highly anticipated events will once again bring to the Tokyo scene the cream of underground artists from around the world each one working within their own mediums to interpret the concept that is Redbox.

The Redbox Project started 5 years ago in San Francisco as a photography project that involved taking pictures of people and situations with the notorious red box. The project grew as more photographers became involved and the little red box has made its way to over 20 countries to this day. Tokyo is now its home and the bi-annual event each time growing in size has made waves in the Tokyo underground art and music scenes.

SuperDeluxe, B1F 3.1.25 Nishi Azabu, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 106-0031, Japan
Event: Redbox 3: That boxs get around...
Event Date: July 14th
Time: 9pm - 5am
Entry Fee: 3000 yen
telephone: 03.5412.0515
fax 03.5412.0516

FEATURED ARTIST:
DUSTIN PARKER (USA)

PHOTOGRAPHERS:
BECKY COPPELIA YEE (USA)
CARLOS GIBBS (USA)
LAURENT NOVATIN (FRANCE)
KYLE FLOWERS (USA)
EMILIE MCGLONE (PEACE BOAT)
TIMPECCABLE (AUSTRALIA)
SARAH WATSON (NEW ZEALAND)
MARK OXLEY (ENGLAND)

DJ:
SPACEY SPACE (REVOLVER, MELBOURNE)
MILES MAEDA (WORLD EVOLUTION, CHICAGO)
SHOTARO MAEDA (EDEN)
CARLOS GIBBS (DHP, SAN FRANCISCO)
LAURENT NOVATIN (REDBOX)
SUPERNOVA (JAPAN)
GROOVE PATROL (JAPAN)

LIVE BAND:
MUFF

VISUALS:
DADAKINGZ
ADRIAN GREY (CANADA)

LIVE PAINTINGS AND ART INSTALLATIONS:
RINPA ESHIDA (USA/JAPAN)
OLIVER AND YOKO GIORGIO (AUSTRALIA / JAPAN)
ALISON DERBY (AUSTRALIA)
MELON ARTS PRESENT - RED DRESS VS THE REDBOX

VIDEO INSTALLATION:
CONNAE
nothingGrinder

FOR MORE INFO VISIT:
WWW.DEEPHOUSEPROJECT.COM
WWW.REDBOXPROJECT.COM
WWW.DUSTINPARKER.COM
WWW.ZHOUBACHI.COM
WWW.REFUGEEFILM.ORG

All of Dustin Parker's work from the exhibit can be viewed in the gallery section of this site.

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PARKER FEATURED IN HEAD MAGAZINE

Dustin Parker has 8 paintings featured in the current issue of Head Magazine (issue 46 - "Forever Young"). You can view the magazine online at www.headmagazine.co.uk

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PARKER IN CANADA

Dustin Parker is one of the featured artists in the Said and Done exhibition currently on view at the Stride Gallery in Calgary, AB, Canada, The exhibition features works by over 150 artists and was organized by Dustin Koop and John Antoski.

The Said and Done project was created by Dustin Koop and John Antoski as a means of uniting artists from communities around the world. The project to date consists of 225 original serigraph prints (7” x11”), produced in collaboration by Koop and Antoski. The goal of this project from the beginning has been to challenge and push the creative process of the individuals involved, and, in turn, fuel the collaborative process. All the works are made available to view on the Said and Done website, which accompanies links to relevant websites, as a means of promoting each artist and their abilities. By heightening awareness of artists and their communities, this project is intended to fuel further collaborations to bring about a level of dialogue amongst such a diverse and international group of participants.

Stride Gallery, 1004 Mackead Trail S.E., Calgary, AB, Canada T2G 2M7
Exhibition: Said and Done Collaborative Project Number Two
Exhibition Date: May 18 - June 23, 2007
Web: www.stride.ab.ca

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THE SCIENCE OF SOUND

Arran Lowe composed an original soundtrack for the Dark Scientists exhibit. Click HERE to listen to "Collected Data From The Dark Scientist Experiments" collection and the original soundtrack for "Static" A short film by Dustin Parker.

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STATIC

Below are some still images from the 8 minute digital video painting that will be featured at in The Dark Scientists exhibit at Tangent Lab.

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THE RISE OF THE DARK SCIENTISTS: BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DARK SCIENCE

Tangent Lab, 143 N. Rock island, Farm and Art Market Square, Rock Island Market Building, 3rd Floor
Exhibition: THE DARK SCIENTISTS: Music + Video + Paint, A collection of New works by Arran Lowe and Dustin Parker
Featured Artists: Arran Lowe + Dustin Parker
Reception Date: Final Friday, April 27, 2007 (ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!), 7:00 p.m. - Midnight
LIVE MUSICAL AND PAINTING PERFORMANCE / ARTIST TALK @ 11:00 p.m.
LIve Painting Giveaway @ Midnight - One lucky person will win the painting that Dustin Parker creates during the LIVE performance. Participants must fill out the Dark Scientists Art Exhibit Survey in order to receive a raffle ticket. Winner MUST be present at Midnight in order to receive the painting.
Works from the show can be previewed at www.DustinParkerArts.blogspot.com
For more info visit www.TangentLab.com

The Dark Scientists is an exhibition of new works by Arran Lowe and Dustin Parker scheduled for the Final Friday of April at Tangent Lab. The exhibit explores science fiction themes such as human cloning, alien invasions, movie monsters, mythological creatures, political conspiracies, freaks of nature, and the bird flu. These subjects are represented in various forms including original music, video, paintings, ink drawings and computer generated digital prints. But more importantly, The Dark Scientists exhibition explores the science of creating art.

Artist Comments:

Arran Lowe -
"Dustin and I talked about the show being the science itself. We are the ones conducting experiments, testing hypotheses, and the results are being presented. This fits in perfectly with my approach to music. For the show, I am using custom-built software to improvise and manipulate electronic sounds. This is not music that has been composed, by design. Rather it is discovered, experimentally, based on my own knowledge and concepts. All music is recorded in real time, and since I have no idea or plan where it will end up, I am in the position of a aural scientist: constantly monitoring the sound, revising the patterns, and exploring new ways to hone the sound into a result which conveys the themes of the show."

Dustin Parker -
"Arran did the soundtrack for my solo exhibition at the Tangent Lab last year, and during his visit we began discussing the possibility of doing an art exhibit together. We spent an entire evening painting like madmen and it reminded me of some of the collaborative artworks we did as teenagers. I found myself operating in a more primitive creative state, and I really enjoyed making art without consequences. I say consequences, because I think artists get trapped painting a particular way and feel that they can't diverge from that signature style without facing a backlash from their audience. To make art without consequences simply means that you create freely without any self imposed restrictions or guidelines.

When I collaborate with Arran the work is done very quickly and without any set destination. We just make marks until the marks reveal an image that we both like. So the work becomes very primal and childlike. It becomes very reactionary. It isn't burdened by over thinking. So it seemed natural to do a show with Arran. And it seemed natural to make the show about experimentation and the science of creating art. We've been close friends and collaborators for over a decade but this will be our first art exhibition together.
I really wanted this exhibition to test the limits of my creative muscles. I wanted to experiment with a wider range of mediums and explore some new approaches to creating images. I'm still working within the confines of my signature style, but I'm adding more elements into the equation. I wanted the work to be more experimental. I wanted to allow myself to break away from my creative comfort zones and try something a little different. Ultimately, this exhibit is about experimentation. It is about mixing different elements and waiting for an explosion. This is especially true with the collaborative works with Arran.

My work explores a diverse range of subjects from vampires to alien invasions to siamese twins. But there are also some new interpretations of familiar subjects such as Andy Warhol and Abraham Lincoln. I wanted to have some fun with some traditional science fiction themes and put my own spin on them."

Arran and I decided that we wanted to do a LIVE performance during the exhibit to give people a better understanding of how we work. I will create a painting from start to finish in one hour. I have no clue what the end result will be. I might make a terrible painting. At the end of the night we are going to raffle off the LIVE painting. So You might get a Free painting if you stay out until Midnight and party with The Dark Scientists. We are going to require participants to fill out a brief survey about the show in order to receive a numbered raffle ticket. The winner has to be present at Midnight in order to receive the painting.

I've been posting works in progress and finished pieces on my blog at www.DustinParkerArts.blogspot.com. I try to post something everyday.
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Regular hours: Weekdays by appointment only - email Brad at brad@tangentlab.com
How to get to the Lab: We're on the west side of the Farm and Art Market Square - directly across from the River City Brewery and Mort's.

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CURRENT + UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Lawrence Photo, Inc, 401 East Douglas Suite 100
Exhibition: The Third and Final Joe Show!
Exhibition Date: February 23 - March 23, 2007
Reception Date: Final Friday February 23, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Paul Hudson 316.267.3700
Web: LawrencePhotoUSA.com

Additional Info: Local art patron Joe Goodwin, curates the third (and final?) in a series of shows from an extensive list of artists in his own personal collection. These new works range from photography, painting, collage, printing, ceramics, sculpture, mixed media, pastels, assemblage, glass blowing, to sewn and embellished coffee filters. This show is comprised of the best known local and regional artists A to Z including: Achéy, Branda, Bosworth, Boyd, Curtis, Clonts, Dugan, Engquist, Fitzig, Glickman, Hart, Hoyer, Hampton, Hinkle, Horton, Krone, Lincoln, Meeds, Millard, Miner, Mullins, Murillo, Mueller, Parker, Phillips, Shiney, Walter, Wallace, Williford, & Zahradnik to name a few.

Erman B. White Gallery, Butler Community College, 901 S. Haverhill, ElDorado KS
Exhibition: The Geographical Center of a Shrinking Planet: Local Artists in the Global Age
Featured Artists: Adam Achey, Stephen Atwood, Tabitha Bean, John Boyd, Curt Clonts, Judy Dove, Patrick Duegaw, Elly Fitzig, Chris Frank, Christopher Gulick, Brad Hart, Brian Hinkle, Aaron Krone, Ann Krone, Ted Krone, Ed Langston, Leigh Leighton-Wallace, David Murano, Tina Murano, Dustin Parker, Jim Phillips, Veronica Remaly, Linda Robinson, Philip Robl, Brad Ruder, Lee Shiney, Elizabeth Stevenson, and Pam Terry
Exhibition Date: March 1 - April 6, 2007
Reception Date: Friday March 30, 6:00-8:00 P.M.
Regular Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 A.M.-4 P.M.
Contact: Valerie Haring
email: vharing@butlercc.edu
phone: 316-322-3173

Tangent Lab, 143 N. Rock island, Farm and Art Market Square, Rock Island Market Building, 3rd Floor
Exhibition: Avec Creme: An Art Show Curated by Katie Sykes
Featured Artists: Katie Sykes, Dustin Parker, Christopher Gulick, Charles Baughman, Stacy Rink, and Ian Stewart
Reception Date: Final Friday, March 30, 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Regular hours: Weekdays by appointment only - email brad@tangentlab.com
Visit: www.tangentlab.com for more information.