A Cry for Help Opens Jan 8: Los Angeles, CA

We're thrilled to kick off the new year with a major group exhibition in Los Angeles, A Cry for Help at Thinkspace Gallery. This benefit exhibition, with 20% of the show proceeds benefiting Born Free USA, aims to raise awareness about the plight of animals in our modern world. Born Free USA and the Animal Protection Institute operate jointly as a non-profit organization that advocates worldwide for the ethical treatment and protection of animals and also maintains a large sanctuary for rescued primates. Over 100 international artists will present work celebrating the wonders of the animal kingdom as well as the complicated interactions between man and animal on the planet. The show will also feature an installation from Bumblebee.

Dolan will be presenting the following works in the show. To preview other works in the show, visit this Flickr pool.

Whale Construction: the largest whale construction created to date

About this work: "In the real world, it’s almost impossible to get close to a whale. Therefore, the whale is a curious spectacle. What do his teeth look like? What does his skin feel like? I wanted to create a piece that was just as curious from a distance and changed the closer you came to it. This piece, created with recycled scraps of leather (old baseball gloves, torn purses, leather jackets, old boots), seeks to do that very thing. From a distance, it’s a curious concoction of found materials, differing shades of chocolate and burnt sienna, but upon close inspection each individual scale and piece of skin has its own personality and its own characteristic. Even the whale’s mouth is made from an old zipper, resembling the mouth of a creature who has existed like a sunken ship on the ocean floor, wallowing in the depths for eons. I want the viewer to be curious about this work of art, and therefore to be curious about its inspiration, the largest animal on the planet, and why its life is still endangered."

Rescued Wood Construction: Fence Row Songbird Collection

Rescued Wood Construction: Loon Collection

Complete exhibition details are below, including special animal adoption events during the opening weekend.

A Cry for Help
group show presented by: Born Free USA
Runs Jan 8-Feb 5, 2010
20% of all proceeds will be donated to Born Free USA

Opening Reception: Jan 8 7pm-11pm

Special animal adoptions during the weekend
(Sat, Jan. 9th and Sun, Jan. 10th – 1 to 6pm both days)

Strangest Angels Animal Rescue (dogs and cats)
http://strangestangels.org/

Bunny World Foundation (Baby Bunnies Rescue)
http://www.bunnyworldfoundation.org/

http://www.life4paws.org/

We will also be accepting donations of old blankets to give to shelters so dogs don’t have to sleep on cold concrete (please bring as many as you can weekend of Jan. 9th/10th). http://operationblanketsoflove.org/

ARTISTS TAKING PART INCLUDE:
Acorn http://www.flickr.com/photos/acornsgrow/
Allison Sommers http://allisonsommers.typepad.com/
Amy Sol http://www.amysol.com
Andrea Offermann http://www.andreaoffermann.com/
Andrew Hem http://www.andrewhem.com/
Angry Woebots http://www.armyofsnipers.com/
Anthony Clarkson http://www.anthonyclarksonart.com/
Anthony Ausgang http://www.ausgangart.com/
Apak http://apakstudio.com/apak/
Ashira Siegel http://www.redridinghoodproductions.com/
Ben Strawn http://benstrawn.carbonmade.com/
Bradley Delay http://www.delayart.com/
Buff Monster http://www.buffmonster.com
Bumblebee http://www.flickr.com/photos/theuglyyou
Catherine Brooks http://thearborgeistproject.tumblr.com/
Charlie Immer http://www.charlieimmer.com/
Chet Zar http://www.chetzar.com/
Chris Murray http://www.chrisbmurray.com/
Craig "Skibs" Barker http://www.skibsart.com/
Dabs Myla http://www.dabsmyla.com
Dan May http://dan-may.com/
Dan Quintana http://www.myspace.com/artslinger
Dan-ah Kim http://www.dkim-art.com/
David MacDowell http://www.macdowellstudio.com/
Dennis Hayes IV http://www.dennishayesiv.com/
Derek Ihnat http://www.myspace.com/visual_feast
Dolan Geiman http://www.dolangeiman.com/
Edwin Ushiro http://www.mrushiro.com/
Ekundayo http://www.ekunday.com
ELBOW-TOE http://www.elbow-toe.com/
Elisabeth Timpone http://listimpone.blogspot.com/
Eric Nyquist http://www.ericnyquist.com/
Erik Siador http://www.eriksiador.com/
Faith 47 http://www.faith47.com/
Gaia http://gaiastreetart.com/
Genevivie Zacconi http://www.genevive.com/
Germs http://www.germs4u.com/
Ghostpatrol http://ghostpatrol.net/
Guy McKinley http://www.flickr.com/photos/guymckinley
Heiko Mueller http://www.heikomueller.de/
Imminent Disaster http://www.flickr.com/photos/disasterstrikes/
J. Shea (#9) http://jshea9blog.blogspot.com/
Jacub Gagnon http://www.jacubgagnon.com/
Janet Grey
Jason Limon http://www.limon-art.com/
Jason Thielke http://www.jasonthielke.com/
Jen Lobo http://jenlobo.com/
Jennybird Alcantara http://www.jennybirdart.com/
Jesse Hotchkiss http://www.jessehotchkiss.com/
Jim Darling http://www.jimdarling.com/?id=206
Joao Ruas http://souvlaki.jp-ar.org/
John Park
Johnny 'KMNDZ' Rodriguez http://www.kmndz.com/
Joseph McSween (aka 2H) http://www.myspace.com/2hatred
Joshua Mays http://soldren.com/content/
Josie Morway http://www.josiemorway.com/
Justin Gibbens http://www.justingibbens.com/
Katelyn Alain http://www.katelynalain.com/
Kathleen Lolley http://www.lolleyland.com/
Kelly McKernan http://kellymckernan.com/
Kelly Vivanco http://www.kellyvivanco.com/
Kevin Earl Taylor http://www.kevinearltaylor.com/
Kevin Titzer http://www.kevintitzer.com/
Kris Lewis http://www.krislewisart.com/
Leontine Greenberg http://leontinemay.com/
Lesley Reppeteaux http://www.reppeteaux.com/
Liz Brizzi http://www.lizbrizzi.com/
Liz McGrath http://www.elizabethmcgrath.com/
Luke Kopycinski http://koppa.carbonmade.com/
Mari Inukai http://www.mariinukai.com/
Martin Wittfooth http://www.martinwittfooth.com/
Mear One http://www.mearone.com/
Michael Pukac http://www.michaelpukac.com/
Mike Brown http://www.myspace.com/funpig
Moki http://www.mioke.de/
Molly Crabapple http://www.mollycrabapple.com/
Nathan DeYoung http://www.nathandeyoung.com/
Nimit Malavia http://www.nimitmalavia.com/
Nouar http://www.noirnouar.com/
Paul Barnes http://www.paul-barnes.com/
Peter Taylor http://www.handmadefeat.com/
Raquel Aparicio http://www.raquelissima.com/
Rebecca Hahn http://rebeccahahn.com/
Renee French http://reneefrench.blogspot.com/
Rob Sato http://www.robsato.com/index.html
Rory Kurtz http://www.rorykurtzillustration.com/
Sarah Joncas http://www.teapartylove.digitalinkz.com/
Scott Belcastro http://www.scottbelcastro.com/
Scott G. Brooks http://www.scottgbrooks.com/
Scott Radke http://www.scottradke.com/
Tadaomi Shibuya http://www.tadaomishibuya.com/
Tessar Lo http://www.tessarlo.com/
Timothy Karpinski http://timothykarpinski.com/
Tina Darling http://tinadarling.com/?id=206
Tran Nguyen http://www.trannguyen.org/
Travis Louie http://www.travislouie.com/
Van Arno http://www.vanarno.com/
Wesley Burt http://www.wesleyburt.com/
Yoskay Yamamoto http://yoskay.com/
Yosuke Ueno http://www.spaceegg77.com/