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Wanee Festival 2014 (Allman Brothers Band), Florida Arts Association and Northwood Village Art Walk Feature Jonathon Ortiz Smykla’s Art
What do the acclaimed Wanee Festival 2014, Allman Brothers Band, Florida Arts Association, Boynton Beach Art District and Northwood Village Art Walk all have in common? The artwork of Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla! Otherwise recognized as a gallery owner of OSGS in Northwood, Jonathon’s own artwork will be featured in three separate venues this month. The Rickie Report is pleased to share the details here in chronological order.
Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla, Artist
Wanee, 2014
Wanee 2014 Festival T-Shirt Designed by Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla
The Wanee Festival is hosted by the Allman Brothers Band and is celebrating it’s 10th Year! The Wanee festival includes a long list of nationally touring musicians in many genres of music, many who owe credit to the Allman Brothers for paving the way. The future of Wanee remains cloudy due to the Allman Brothers finally calling it quits after 2014. This comes after a successful 45 year run filled with some of the greatest rock improvisation the world has every known.
http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-allman-brothers-band/bio/
Jonathon tells The Rickie Report, “I’m honored to be a part of this historical time for the Allman Brothers and to be leaving my own personal mark on this event. It’s also a great honor to have been chosen two years in a row as the designer for the festival t-shirt. It will be sold at the festival in a limited edition fashion”.
Visit the Wanee website for the lineup and information: http://www.waneefestival.com/
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The Northwood Art Walk – April 12th, starts at 6pm. This is a FREE Event and easy sign-up at www.NorthwoodArtWalk.com. Highlights include Lot 23 introduction and a look into their brand new Studio space on Northwood Rd.
To satisfy thirst and hunger The Art Walk is featuring Table 427. **20% off your entire bill if you reserve for a party of 6 or more by mentioning you are on the Art Walk tour, for dinner that same evening. Table 427 will have live entertainment and will be serving the finest International Cuisine by Chef Roberto who is widely recognized for his cooking skills.
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Florida Arts Association
Presents “Local Spotlights”
The Artwork of Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla
“Urban Scrawl”
Public Reception
Thursday, April 17th
7-10 pm
Activista Artista Gallery
422 W.Industrial Avenue Boynton Beach,FL
(located just West of I-95 as you exit the Boynton Beach Blvd. Exit off of I-95. Take your first right onto West Industrial Ave.)
“Local Spotlights,” created by Rolando Chang Barrero, is a program of Florida Arts Association (not-for-profit organization) to facilitate Florida Artists in all disciplines a venue to showcase their talent and creativity.
“$$$” by Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla
“Urban Scrawl “, a SOLO exhibition, featuring paintings and small work collage/assemblage pieces by Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla at the Boynton Beach Arts District’s ActivistArtistA Gallery.
“Dinner Hype” by Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla
Mixed Media on Canvas by Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla
Jonathon explains, “The paintings span 4 years and are mostly abstract with awareness to layers of texture and color. The $$$ piece was a bit more of a turning point from the abstract work as I began to focus on more pop art and cultural based work, as seen with my 2014 small works collage series. I hope that the exhibit at ActivistaArtistA Gallery/Studio will be seen as a range of work that has grown with my experimental pursuits. By experimental I mean that the mixture of mediums I work with does not pinpoint to just one technique or style at this stage of my creativity. As a relatively new, full-time artist I’m still learning a lot from the art world in general.”
“Love, It’s What’s For Dinner” by Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla
” My education was not art history based, nor was it through an Art school. My path led through the School of Architecture, Design and Construction at Auburn University where I gained my Masters in Landscape Architecture, which is where my professional work developed over the past 13 years. Only as of recent has my true passion for art resurfaced and provided me the excitement to pursue many more artistic endeavors. It’s a true delight to be awarded opportunities to grow as an artist and to gain exposure for work that I have such passion for”, he goes on to share.
“The Skin U R In” by Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla
For more information about this exhibit, please contact ActivistArtistA Gallery/Studio located at 422 West Industrial Ave. in Boynton Beach, FL 33426 or call (786)521-1199 Rolando Chang Barrero rolandobarrero@me.com or visit www.activistartista.blogspot.com
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“Ozone” by Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla
To get a broad view of Jonathon’s art in general, please visit www.LuckyBandanaDesign.com. There you will find a range of work from paintings to graphic design to rock posters to photography. For more information contact Evelyn Ortiz Smykla & Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla OSGS Ortiz-Smykla|Gallery-Studio p: 561-833-2223 e: OSGSart@hotmail.com www.OSGSart.com Find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/OSGSart
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