The upcoming ‘BEASTIES BIG AND SMALL’ solo exhibition is artist Ed Binkley’s third exhibition with Copro Gallery, which will open this Saturday, 5 April. This gorgeous show includes 11 original drawings by Ed as well as ten original artworks from a limited, sold-out book illustrated by Ed for SUNTUP EDITIONS, titled Swan Song. “Developed from my lifelong fascination with beings who may (or may not) inhabit the interstices of our own lives – the noises we hear deep in the house at night, the things we might have seen in a garden or forest, beings who want seclusion, who stay in our peripheral vision.” He shares. Additionally, several of Ed Binkley’s limited edition Tool posters will also be on exhibit, including some rare hand-embellished pieces!
During the past year I was offered the privilege of illustrating Robert McCammon’s very popular novel ‘Swan Song‘, published by Suntup Editions. It was a wonderful experience and a real treat to work on. McCammon’s epic novel about the collapse and ultimate re-birth of society gave me plenty of ideas for visuals, and the publisher and I finally had to narrow our choices down to these significant story points.
And the novel’s breadth – from genuine horror to some very touching, poignant scenes – is an illustrator’s dream-come-true.
Ed Binkley
Ed Binkley: ‘Beasties Big & Small’
Copro Gallery
Bergamot Station Arts Complex, 2525 Michigan Ave, #T5, Santa Monica, CA 90404, United States
Exhibition Dates: April 5 – April 26, 2025
Opening reception: Saturday April 5 , 2025 – 6:00 – 9:00PM
NEW HOURS: Friday 11-7PM- Saturday 1-5PM – Sunday 11-6PM
Ph: 310/829-2156
E-Mail: CoproGallery@Live.com
Bio from press release:
Ed Binkley has created fantasy artwork for over three decades, and he recently retired from thirty years as a full-time professor in art. His client list includes Lucasfilm Ltd., Tool, Suntup Editions, Wizards of the Coast, ImagineFX, among others. Ed’s work has appeared in a variety of books and magazines worldwide, and most recently his work was selected by the band Tool as concert posters for Atlanta 2024, Corpus Christi 2024, Manchester, U.K. 2024, Dominican Republic 2025, and Santiago, Chile 2025.
Ed was invited to participate in the “Star Wars Visions” book project with Lucasfilm, Ltd., and his work was selected for the project’s debut poster at Comic-Con/San Diego. He was also commissioned to create a painting for film director George Lucas’s private collection. He is the First Place Grand Prize winner in IBA Volume 10, and also received the Body of Work Portfolio Award for Volume 10, as well as the Second Place Grand Prize in IBA Volume 13. He has also received Gold and Silver Awards and Honorable Mentions in the Drawing category for several IBA volumes. His work was published in numerous issues of Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art where he won Gold and Silver awards with six additional award nominations, and his work was featured in Spectrum Quarterly Magazine, Vol. 2 along with an interview with Spectrum owner and publisher Cathy Fenner.
He received a Chesley Award in 2024 from the Association of Science-Fiction and Fantasy Artists, and he has been a finalist in the Beautiful Bizarre Art Award competition in 2019 through 2024. His work appears in Masterpieces of Fantasy Art, a historical survey of fantastic art from the Renaissance to contemporary work, published by Taschen Books of Germany, and in Univers Imaginaire published by Citadelles & Mazenod Publishers of Paris. He also recently wrote an article about artist Frank Frazetta for an upcoming hardcover tribute published by American Hero Collectibles.
He served as a Juror/Judge for IBA Volume-9, as well as a Juror/Judge and Guest Artist for Dragon Con 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia, and returned to Dragon Con 2019 as a Guest Artist. He was a Featured Artist and Speaker at CTN Animation Expo 2019 in Hollywood/Burbank, California, and his work has twice been exhibited at the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators in New York. Ed also served as a panel member to discuss “Finding Your Artistic Voice” for LightBox Expo 2021.
Ed’s work is included in two issues of Fantasy Plus: The World’s Best Fantasy Artists published by CYPI Press in London. He is a featured artist in the anthology Sketching From the Imagination published by 3DTotal, and his work has been featured in four issues of ImagineFX magazine including two complete video tutorials. Ed is featured in published interviews with Tor.com, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Artifacts Puzzles, Bizarre Magazine, and a podcast interview for The Dark Art Society with artist Chet Zar. He has also been featured in Drawing magazine, 2DArtist magazine, and various overseas periodicals including Kunst magazine in Denmark, CG Magazine in Russia, and Teaching-Artist magazine in Taiwan.
Ed holds MFA and BFA degrees in drawing and printmaking and lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife Lisa, who is also an accomplished artist.
SWAN SONG Illustration
SWAN SONG Illustration
About Copro Gallery //
The gallery, located at Bergamot Arts, is divided into two exhibition spaces, sometimes featuring a single artist but often two or three. Large group exhibitions are also featured often in conjunction with outside curators. In following with its original mission, Copro Gallery participates in International Art Fairs and curates outside exhibits to help promote their artists.
Focusing on museum quality installations showcasing emerging artists, Copro Gallery also exhibits many established and master painters. Placing works in private collections throughout the world, Copro strives to assist collectors new and experienced in building the most exciting collections possible.
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