Erin Petson born 1980 in Middlesbrough and studied at the Liverpool John Moores University. She lives now in London as an Illustrator and works in a cutting edge style by combining textures and various media to powerful and provocative images. Erin's illustrations are mysterious an have a touch of vintage glamour. She has worked for Lancome, Cheerios, Madame Figaro and Aquascutum and has exhibited her work widely.
http://www.erinpetson.com

A joint exhibition with the renowned Art Brut Collection in Lausanne and works by Japanese outsider artists, organized by the Borderless Gallery NO-MA in Ohmihachiman, Shiga, which is the first art gallery in Japan dedicated to outsider art. First exhibition of its kind in Japan.
Open from May 24th till July 20th
at the Shiodome Museum Tokyo

Anthony Burrill born 1966 in Manchester. He studied at the Royal College of Art in London and lives now at the Isle of Oxney in Kent. He is a designer, illustrator and artist and works on Advertising campains, design commissions as well as art installations. He is a member of PAM
an audio-visual collaboration.
http://www.anthonyburrill.com

We are having an exhibition from design and creative unit K+Me titled "Weirdos" on this coming Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th.

This exhibition presents 18 original collages made as weirdos characters.
The show also includes animation and fashion designers Encadreurs' 2008 Autumn/Winter collection which also use weirdos characters as a pattern.
Make sure to be here on May 24th for the opening party!

K+Me is a creative unit comprising Kaoru Sato from Japan and Jeremy Sanson from France.
After starting the collaboration in 2005 while in London, they moved to Tokyo in 2006, and now work for various clients.
For more info, please visit - http://www.kplusme.com
Please come and enjoy with us.

Exhibition times:
OPENING PARTY SAT. MAY 24th FROM 18:00 until late
SATURDAY MAY 24th & SUNDAY MAY 25th
from 13:00 to 19.00

at hybrid so+ba gallery
Kyodo 5-29-20, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Tel+Fax: 03 3706 2360
GALLERY MAP:
http://www.creativehybrid.com/images/hybrid-MAP_ENG.pdf

Isabelle Mayuko Lebreton was born 1975 in Saint-Monde, France. She graduated from the Chelsea College of Art in London. She works and lives now in Paris and an Illustrator and Artist. Inspiring for her works are the people she met and the the three cities she lived in: Tokyo, Paris and London. Gifted with an amazing skill to use various brushes and pure black ink, her drawings are reflecting characters of the different countries and cities in a pure and simple but deep and impressional way.
http://izzy.mayuko.free.fr

As part of the Berlin DMY week, the product and interior design duo muskat18 and the illustrator Ines Halbedel are opening their creative studio with an exhibition of graphics, illustrations, ordermade furniture and the cloak-stand project "neonhorn".
location: Luebbenerstrasse 23, 10997 Berlin
opening hours: 10:00 - 22:00 Uhr.

Virginie Helie was born in Nice, South of France in 1975. She studied graphics and photography, and worked as a freelance photographer and stylist for 6 years in London UK, Including working for LODOWN magazine.
She then arrived 　in Sydney , where she found a passion for drawing and painting on wood pieces she found in the streets. Her work is a cross between 　realistic portraits 　and abstract patterns, using watercolours, pencils and fluro pens.
She exhibited at the Artroom Gallery, OUR SPOT Gallery, MonsterChildren Gallery, ZOE MOU Gallery, Spacejunk Gallery, Fat Stores, Dobry Den store and CURVY Book (p69)/Yen Show in Sydney.
She is now back to her South of France roots and lives on a moutain top where she concentrates on her band MILENKA (which means LOVE in Czech) .
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9497289@N05/show/

Daniel Brereton born 1981 in Kendal, UK. Studied at the Camberwell College of Arts in London. He's inspired by outsider art and likes to cut out and color in. He has drawn pictures for Modular Records, Shitdisco, Stussy and Fenchurch Clothing. He participated in exhibitions in Gothenburg, Sweden and Derrunoose, Northern Ireland.
http://www.danhaspotential.com

The Bosque project (Bosque = engl. Forest) is a collective art project of Bernardo Henning and his partner Bolsa de Osos.
Ever changing interpretations of a modern forest will be shown in illustrations and installations.
The opening party starts on May 30th, from 23:00h at the Espacio Trimarchi, Fabrica de Bananas Arevalo 1445 in Buenos Aires, Argentinia

http://www.hellomaybe.com.ar

The annual Berlin Design Festival opens its doors this year for the first time as DMY
Design Mai Youngsters(previously Designmai).
With a 7.000 square meter exhibition space and more than 150 designers, the DMY Youngsters exhibition has succeeded in establishing itself as a not-to-be-missed event in the international scene for young, creative and innovative design in Berlin.
Additionally to the exhibition at Arena Berlin, 35 locations spread all over the city are showing open studios, group exhibitions and theme based special events.
May 21st- 25st 2008
http://www.dmy-berlin.com

Christian Lindemann born 1975 in Burgwedel, Germany. He studied in Hildesheim, Germany and Melbourne, Australia and works now as a freelance illustrator in his own studio. He mainly focuses on editorial, fashion, advertising and creates digital artworks. To his clients belong Mitsubishi, e-bay, DHL and his works were published in magazines like Computer Arts, Kek Kids Style Mag and in the Semipermanent book 2007.
http://www.lindedesign.de

Born in San Francisco, USA, 1985. Studied in Portland Oregon, lives now in NYC.
Does Design + Illustration focus on Web/Print and Illustration.
Inspiration from Hyronimus Bosch, Dr. Seuss reading NYC film + humour.
http://www.zvereff.com

Rachel Ann Lindsay was born 1979 in Woodstock, Canada. She graduated from the Sheridan College and works now as an Illustrator in Toronto. She works for advertisement campaigns as for magazines, draws portraits and also does personal uncommissioned work. Characteristic for her works are the powerful and fast use of her super fineline pen.
Neverending lines create people and animal illustrations, sharp and volumious, melancholic and happy in the same time.
http://www.rachelannlindsay.com

Michael Bojkowski was born 1973 in Melbourne, Australia. He moved to East London and is working there as a Designer, Art Director and Graphic Illustrator. He works for publishing houses and creative agencies such as YCN, he's operating his blog Boicozine Blog and will be featured in the new magazine of YCN among around 20 international illustrators.
http://www.boico.net
http://www.boico.net/blog
http://www.ycnonline.com

Carolina Melis was born 1975 in Sardinia, Italy. The studied at the St Martin's College in London and works now in the UK as an illustrator for advertisements, print campains and exhibitions. She is also art directing animations for commercials, music videos and short films i.e. for the Sony Loco Roco videogame, BBC and Fourtet.
http://www.carolinamelis.com

Christian Neuman born 1979 in Luxembourg, studied at the FHSH/Carnegie Mellon & London Filmschool. He lives currently in London and Luxemburg and works on textile prints for fashion and illustrations for exhibitions. He started his own fashion brand Belle Sauvage and is a member of WSA Collective.
http://www.focusart.com

Justin Sola works under the alias Skin. He was born 1976 in the West Midlands of the UK.　He studied at the University of Derby and moved to Barcelona, where he lives and works now as an illustrator and designer. He works on digital designs for graphic, apparel, typefaces and illustrations. The is the co-founder & Designer for the urban clothing brand Thirstclothing.

Morgan Watt born 1982 in Vancouver, Canada. He graduated from the Emily Carr Institute and works as an artist and filmmaker. He likes Badminton, Mangas and epic novels, his artworks were exhibited in group shows in Tokyo and Vancouver.
http://www.morganwatt.ca

Yuichi Higashionna is an artist who works with a variety of subjects, using different materials and media, all of which play with our optical experience. His work in painting, film and installlation is unconstrained by form or method. Through his art, Higashionna questions our experience of seeing and what we have seen.

In the refract! exhibition, Higashionna will create installations inspired by feelings of “the uncanny” and of being out of place. His creations will provoke audiences to question their familiarity with ordinary everyday objects and phenomena. His humorous, sexy and fun work will be presented on a large scale, utilising the 5-metre high open spaces of the gallery.

To coincide with the exhibition, the artist’s first book will also be released.

Dates: Friday 16th May - 5th June 2008
Opening hours: 11am-7pm
Free admission
Venue: Calm & Punk Gallery
The exhibition is presented by Calm & Punk Gallery in association with Yumiko Chiba Associates.
http://www.calmandpunk.com

Roman Bittner aka Apfel zet was born 1971 in Berlin, Germany. He studied in Stuttgart and lived for years in New York before starting his studio Apfel zet as a designer and illustrator. Apfel zet works are inspired by old bookmaking, posters from the Roaring 20's and swiss graphic design.

http://www.apfelzet.de