If you can't read this email please visit http://www.carmichaelgallery.com/shows/august62009press.html Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art Guy Denning Celebrity Will Eat Itself Opening Reception: Thursday August 6 2009 / 7.00pm – 10.00pm Exhibition Dates: August 6 – August 27 2009 Address: Carmichael Gallery / 1257 N. La Brea Ave / West Hollywood CA 90038 For Immediate Release: Carmichael Gallery is proud to present Celebrity Will Eat Itself, a new series of works on canvas by English painter Guy Denning. This is the artist’s debut US solo exhibition. Guy Denning has long entranced fans with the striking style and ethereal beauty of his androgynous portraiture. The Bristol-born artist’s newest body of work explores the notion of the eternally solipsistic uber-celebrity in all its splendor, hedonism, and pain. An opening reception for Celebrity Will Eat Itself will be held on Thursday August 6 2009 from 7.00pm – 10.00pm. The exhibition will be open for viewing through Thursday August 27 2009 from 1.00pm – 7.00pm. Check out this video of Guy creating the work for the show on YouTube A complete show preview can now be seen here: http://www.carmichaelgallery.com/shows/august62009preview.html Please contact art@carmichaelgallery.com to inquire about available work. About Guy Denning: Guy Denning has exhibited his paintings in solo and group exhibitions across the United Kingdom, Europe and United States since 1992. Sexual and temporal politics, objectification and isolation, some of the themes explored in his work, are illuminated through a carefully honed juxtaposition of shape and shade. Denning’s paintings blend an elegant classical form with an unflinching reflection upon issues that dog contemporary Western society. Select Solo Exhibitions March 2009 Red Propeller, Vyner Street Gallery, London November 2008 East West Gallery, London February 2008 Red Propeller Gallery, Plymouth November 2007 Red Propeller Gallery, Plymouth October 2007 Red Propeller Gallery, Plymouth February 2005 Art-file, Oxfordshire January 2005 The Hare on the Hill, Bristol November 2003 Tobacco Factory, Bristol August 2002 Lauderdale House, London March 2001 Concrete Arts , Bristol May 1998 the cube microplex, Bristol July 1996 Roundtower Gallery, Frome December 1994 Artsite, Midsomer Norton Select Group Exhibitions February 2009 "Mix-remix" with Harry Simmonds, Mauger Modern, Bath December 2008 Raison d'art, Lille, France November 2008 “Pour Me Some Smoke” Carmichael Gallery, Hollywood, California October 2008 "Sub-urbia" Red Propeller, London May 2008 "Not A Penny Off The Day ", Bristol January 2008 "Say it as it is " Signal Gallery, London December 2007 "12 days of xmas", Bristol September 2007 "Bristol Life" Rainbow Cafe, Bristol May 2007 Rostra Gallery, Bath January 2007 David Simon Gallery, Bristol October 2006 "Triumph of Stuckism", John Moores University, Liverpool February 2006 North Sea Navigator album launch, the cube, Bristol May 2005 Artfile, Oxfordshire January 2004 Blue Wing Gallery, Richmond November 2003 Salon des Art, London September 2003 SGFA Annual, Hotbath Gallery, Bath August 2003 Little Strawberry Gallery, Bristol July 2003 Pride in the House, Lauderdale House, London May 2003 Broad Horizons, Brighton Festival February 2003 Ernst & Young, Bristol October 2002 Torquay Contemporary Art festival September 2002 Salamander Gallery, Westerham July 2002 Concrete Arts, Bristol June-September 2002 Pfizer - Art in Mental Health (touring) May 2002 TURF 2002, Reading August 2001 Ashton Park Festival, Bristol March 2001 Language, the cube, Bristol February 1996 Black Swan Arts, Frome November 1995 R W A Open, Bristol June 1994 Avalon Gallery, Glastonbury September 1993 Cold Bath Gallery, Farmborough Work in Public Collections Political Science Department, Galway University Politics Department, Bristol University UK Pituitary Foundation Bath Royal United Hospital NHS Trust Thomas Chatterton Society Work in Private Collections UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, USA, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Greece For media inquiries: Elisa Carmichael Email: elisa@carmichaelgallery.com Phone: (323) 969-0600 About Carmichael Gallery: Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art exhibits emerging international contemporary artists with a focus on narrative and figurative painting, mixed media and sculpture. Carmichael Gallery is located at 1257 N. La Brea Avenue, on the SW corner of La Brea and Fountain, West Hollywood, CA 90038. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., and by appointment. For more information, please visit our website www.carmichaelgallery.com, email art@carmichaelgallery.com, or call 323.969.0600. UPCOMING SHOWS AND EVENTS: Thursday August 6, 2009 - In the front gallery "Celebrity Will Eat Itself", a solo exhibition of new work by Guy Denning. In the rear gallery "A Mirror Distorted" a group show featuring Andrea Michaelsson from Btoy, Candice Tripp, Cherri Wood, and Pam Glew. Thursday September 10, 2009 - In the front gallery "Dis-Illusion" a solo exhibition of new work by Dan Baldwin. In the rear gallery "Brothers in Arms" a solo exhibiton of new work by The London Police.