New Work: CultureWorks

Front and back of a CultureWorks private invite for their $1000 donors. The concept was to create something sophisticated that also retained some of the energy of a circus show.



Fake currency (CultshaBucks) design for an annual event to help generate revenue for regional non-profit arts organizations. More info about bidding on the visual real-estate of the bills can be found in this pdf.

New Work: Fish Market works by John Bryan

Front and back of a post card design for John Bryan's exhibition on Gallery5's 6th year anniversary

More info:
Paintings by John Bryan
100% of sales to benefit Gallery5

Opening Reception
7-10PM, Friday, April 1st, 2011
On display through April 29th


In honor of CultureWorks
and its service and leadership as
"Richmond Region’s Champion
for Arts and Culture”

At Gallery5
200 West Marshall Street
Richmond, VA 23220

New Work: May Day 2011 Poster

This years May Day Parade posters by Bizhan Khodabandeh. The point of departure is the Quetzal Coatl or feathered serpent. Times and places will change once they are decided upon.

Nothing is finished

I looked at my illustration of children as Iranian warriors to print and wasn't happy. I recolored and altered some of the line work. Below is an image of the changes.



The image above exhibits the changes. The right image is the original.

Richmond GMB IWW Stamps and Website Design

These are intended as collectable stamps to help fund raise for the Richmond General Membership Branch (GMB) of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).


Basic layout and foundations of the code are finished for the Richmond GMB of the IWW. Once the site is applied to a CMS I will post the link.

DEFACED

DEFACED: An exhibition of stenciled works by Bizhan Khodabandeh to benefit Gallery5.


Opening Reception
7PM Friday, Feb 4th
In the Lucent Phoenix Library
at Gallery5
200 W. Marshall St
Richmond, VA 23220


Howard Zinn


June Jordan


Street Art Vigilante

Gallery5 After 5

Gallery5 and CultureWorks present: Gallery5 After 5, a free-to-the-public event. The next show will be a super fun action packed event! Our guest speaker will be Mr. Patrick Godfrey of Velocity Comics hosting a round table discussion on various aspects of the Comic Book business featuring Chris Pitzer of AdHouse Books, comics writer Rick Spears & more! Music will be provided by Herschel Stratego and Paul Ivey as The Ph Balance. Also, a very special addition ...will be a live version of Robots Vs Humans (DRUM SOLO CONTEST!!) That's right-- a drum playin' robot and a drum playin' human go at it in front of your very eyes!

Gallery5 After 5
FREE
Wed Feb 09, 2011
Doors at 5:30pm music soon after

the Ph balance
Patrick Godfrey's roundtable
Robots vs Humans Drum contest!

Gallery5 Valentines

Below are images of Valentine's Day post cards designed to resemble famous artists and movements. The post cards will be available on February 4th, First Friday. All proceeds go to benefit Gallery5.


By Kevin Zweerink in the style of Piet Mondrian


By Kevin Zweerink using a process from the Dada Movement



By Bizhan Khodabandeh in the style of René Magritte.


Bizhan Khodabandeh in the style of Roy Lichtenstein.


Card back designed by Kevin Zweerink and Bizhan Khodabandeh

New Work: Gifts! and Capstan Shafts

Digitally colored collage of old engravings for: parents, in-laws and grand parents.


Stencil of Frita Kahlo on watercolor paper for my wife.


Capstans Shafts poster for Gallery5


All work is by Bizhan Khodabandeh

Papier Mâchete opens in January

Poster design front and back by Bizhan Khodabandeh

The back side of the poster has instructions on how to fold it into an origami Mâchete.

Papier-Mâchete: A national competition for artists creating work using paper.

Presented By
XACTO
Plaza Artist Materials
Gallery5

For thousands of years, paper as been one of the most common surfaces for making art. Paper is a universal language in art that has spanned almost all periods and movements in art. Not only has paper been used as a surface for making art, it is also used as a medium in itself. Papier-Mâchete will explore the limitless range found in these ubiquitous materials. Artists from across the nation will submit their works to compete for cash prizes. 2D and 3D artwork will be accepted and will display innovative and inventive uses of paper and associated fibers.

Artwork has been submitted from artists nationally and selected by our jurors Richard Waller, Aaron McIntosh and Amie Oliver.

Opening Reception
First Friday January 7th at 7PM - 10:30PM

Selected works on display from January 7th - February 18th 2011


Featuring work by
Sher Christopher
Jessica Heikes
Marc Leone
Ginger Metzger
Alysson Ross
Sara Schneckloth
Matthew Shlian
This Is It Collective
Carey Voss

For more info visit Gallery5's website.