Happenings

Annual Yard Dog Party – Since 1996!!

Friday March 14
1:00 PM - Midnight

FREE ADMISSION

At ABGB
1305 W. Oltorf, Austin, TX 78704


1:00 - Ethan Azarian (Austin)
1:40 -  Ramblin Deano (Lafayette, LA)
2:30 - Big Violet (Taos, NM)
3:20 - Bob Schneider (Austin)
4:10 - TBD
5:00 - William Harries Graham & Jon Dee (Austin)
6:00 - Cotton Mather (Austin)
7 pm:  Tommy Stinson
8 pm: Steve Wynn (NYC)
9 pm: Jon Langford & The Far Forlorn (Austin/Chicago)
10 pm: Wild Seeds (Austin)
11 pm: Waco Brothers (Chicago)

We're holding Tim Kerr's art show over from December, so it seems like a good excuse to look a little more closely at his work. I asked Tim to say something about 3 of his paintings:

Love Supreme
Ever since I heard John Coltrane, he has been a constant in my life. I have his name tattooed on my wrist. I honestly feel that he was sent here with a message of healing through his music. Alice Coltrane was his wife and made just as powerful a message through her music as well. 

Jeff Ho & Craig Stecyk III
If I hadn't wanted to surf in the early 60s, I would have never skated. If I had never skated, Big Boys, the first band I was in, would have never happened. Jeff Ho and Stecyk are surfers and were two of the instigators of what would become DogTown. Watch the doc Dogtown And Z Boys.

Sit Down To Stand Up
Rosa Parks has been quoted as saying "I was one of many" and the women on this painting were just a few of the ones that came before her. They all refused to give up their seat to make a stand. What that means to me is that we are all making history. That there is so much more around us that we may never know about but I for one am always curious. There are a lot more unsung folks that we should be celebrating.

Big Dutch Art Show
September 7 through October 5

Opening Reception for the artist
Saturday, September 7, 7 - 9 PM

We'll be showing a large group of drawings and paintings by Dave "Big Dutch" Nally, from Reading PA. He'll be here for the opening on September 7 so please stop by & say hi.

The show will be online HERE Sept 1.

Rachel Paxton & Will Beger
Way Out West
August 1 - 31, 2024
Opening Reception
Saturday, Aug 3
1 - 4 pm, concurrent with Open Canopy

In August we'll be featuring paintings by 2 new-to-Yard Dog artsits:
Massachusetts artist Rachel Paxton's western-themed, mid-century modern-inspired neon sign paintings. The images are part documentary, part fiction.
Arizona artist Will Beger paints modern Southwest artworks that feature a mix of mid-century and landscape elements with an emphasis on desert minimal design. 

John Bell
Planet Life Paintings
July 1 - 28

New paintings by Oregon painter John Bell.

Opening Reception 
Friday, July 5
7 - 9 PM

About his paintings, John says, "
In 2018 I began a series of paintings based on the forms and natural structures of the Southwest. I name this ongoing series ‘Planet Life’.
Throughout my life, I’ve been drawn to art and designs that have strong, graphic shapes, that are reminiscent of the real world, without it being so literal. This approach allows the viewer enough information to make the images feel familiar, while letting the mind to fill in the gaps with their own impressions.
Planet Life also doesn’t take itself too seriously. The forms and colors are somewhat playful, in a mid-century modern sort of way."

Opening Reception
Friday, May 31
7 - 9 pm

Hey, it's Spring! 
We're celebrating with loads of new art in the gallery and online.

New art by Holly Roberts, Jon Langford, Lisa Brawn, Bruce Lee, Kerry Smith

April 5 - May 25