Opening Reception: The Inaugural Krampus Show 2024

Tis the season to be jolly — BLAB! and KRAMPUS are coming to town.

Curated by Monte Beauchamp—and hosted by Gary Pressman of the Los Angeles Copro Gallery—a sterling lineup of contemporary painters, illustrators, and sculptors will be adorning the walls with the Yuletide Season's favorite, hair-raising beast — KRAMPUS.

“It wasn't until the 21st century that he really came across the pond, though, and National Geographic says there's one person you should thank for introducing you to Krampus: Blab!magazine's Monte Beauchamp. He's the one who first published those images in the U.S., initially in his magazine and then in a set of books.” —The Untold Truth Of Krampus; DB Kelly; www.grunge.com

Beauchamp will be signing copies of KRAMPUS: The Devil of Christmas along with his other Krampus merch—boxed greeting card sets, sticker books, and playing card sets—published by Last Gasp.

OVER 60 EXHIBITING ARTISTS INCLUDING: Mab Graves, Camille Rose Garcia, Chet Zar, Jonathan Queen, Naoto Hattori, Anthony Ausgang, Aron Baker, Shawn Barber, Paul Barnes, Glenn Barr, Benz and Chang, Ed Binkley, Emma Black, John Brophy, Chris Buzelli, Simona Candini, Victor Castillo, Sam Wolfe Connelly, Robert Steven Connett, Dave Cooper, CRAWW, John Cuneo, Nova Czarnecki, Gabi De la Merced, Dos Diablos, Sophie Duez,Mike Egan, Frank Forte, Renee French, José Luis López Galván, Katie Gamb, Sazha Gazova, Alex Gross, Andie Grusin, Corinne Halbert, Gregory Hergert, Karikatura, Andy Kehoe, Denis Kitchen, Kris Kuksi, Travis Lampe, Craig LaRotonda, Dave Lebow, Jason Limon, Travis Louie, David Lyle, Bill Mayer, Walter Minus, Lori Nelson, Nouar, Tim O’Brien, Deana Pelowski, Sonya Palencia, Peca, Gail Potocki, Edel Rodriguez, Scott Rohlfs, Sergio Ruzzier, Frau Sakra, Kim Saigh, CHema Skandal!, Bennett Slater, Owen Smith, Juan Soto, Fred Stonehouse, Rob Sussman, David Talbot, Tin, Nathalie Tierce, Chris Towle, Amandine Urruty, Stefanie Vega, Joe Vaux, Xue Wang, Jessica Warrick, Casy Weldon, Weriem, Brady Willmott, Brad Woodfin, William Wray and MORE.....

Live Musical Performance by Anthony Ausgang's CAT MUSEUM!

Get your free KRAMPUS SHOW poster featuring artwork by FRED STONEHOUSE on Opening Night Only!

NO ADMISSION — OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Curator Monte Beauchamp: is an award-winning art director and graphic designer who has served as a juror for American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, and Lürzer's Archive. He is the founder and editor of the graphics-illustration-comics annuals BLAB! and BLAB WORLD. His books include A SIDECAR NAMED DESIRE: Great Writers and the Booze that Stirred Them (co-authored with Greg Clarke, HarperCollins-Dey Street), MASTERFUL MARKS: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (Simon & Schuster), and KRAMPUS: The Devil of Christmas (Last Gasp), among others. In 2012, Beauchamp was awarded the Society of Illustrators prestigious RICHARD GANGEL ART DIRECTORS AWARD (for outstanding contributions in promoting and advancing the art of illustration)