In this climate of consumer pollution and corporate framework, it’s no small feat when an act of creative freedom rears its pretty head…
For the twentieth year in a row, BLAB! magazine founder, editor, and curator Monte Beauchamp, alongside Copro Gallery, present THE BLAB! SHOW. Featuring an eclectic array of paintings, sculpture, and illustration by 70+ contemporary artists the world over, this event is the perfect opportunity for art lovers and collectors to feed their creative hearts and minds!
This year’s opening reception will also offer the opportunity for you to pick up your own free, full-colour BLAB! Show posters created by Chie Yoshii, Chet Zar, issue 22 cover artist Camille Rose Garcia, and Tony Fitzpatrick – plus the chance to get them signed by the attending artists!
THE BLAB! SHOW – 20th ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION
Copro Gallery
Bergamot Station Arts Complex, 2525 Michigan Ave, #T5, Santa Monica, CA 90404, United States
Opening Reception (featuring a live art and musical performance from Anthony Ausgang’s ‘Cat Museum’): Saturday September 06, 2025 – 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Free and open to the public!
Exhibition Dates: September 06 – September 27, 2025
Phone: 310/829-2156
E-mail: Coprogallery@live.com
OVER 70 EXHIBITING ARTISTS, INCLUDING:
Jesús Aguado, Anthony Ausgang, Aaron Robert Baker, Shawn Barber, Paul Barnes, Glenn Barr, Lou Beach, Benz and Chang, Rachel Bridge, Jana Brike, John Brophy, Marc Burckhardt, Chris Buzelli, Simona Candini, Victor Castillo, Jon Ching, Kremena Chipilova, Robert Steven Connett, Dos Diablos, Sophie Duez, Ego, Nicole Evans, Natalia Fabia, FADNAT, Tony Fitzpatrick, Hannah Flowers, Shaun Friend (Craww), Danny Galieote, Mark Garro, José Luis López Galván, Katie Gamb, Camille Rose Garcia, Michael Glasscott, Mab Graves, Chris Guest, Naoto Hattori, Ryan Heshka, Peter Hoey, Ross Jaylo, Caia Koopman, Kris Kuksi, Craig LaRotonda, Dave Lebow, Travis Louie, Chris Mars, Dan May, Bill Mayer, Gabi de la Merced, Scott Musgrove, Dustin Myers, Lori Nelson, Jeff Nentrup, Nouar, Tim O’Brien, Sonya Palencia, Peca, Jonathan Queen, John Rego, Scott Rohlfs, David Sandlin, Rafael Silveira, Greg ‘CRAOLA’ Simkins, Dale Sizer, Bennett Slater, Owen Smith, Joe Sorren, Rob Sussman, Nathalie Tierce, Chris Towle, Joe Vaux, Jessica Warrick, Casey Weldon, Xue Wang, Chie Yoshie, and Chet Zar and more!
(or, Everyone Is Somebody’s Puppet)
About Monte Beauchamp //
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, Harper Collins-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).

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.
