For the 21st 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 60+ contemporary artists the world over, this event is the perfect opportunity for art lovers and collectors to feed their creative hearts and minds!
THE BLAB! SHOW – 21st ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION
Copro Gallery
Bergamot Station Arts Complex, 2525 Michigan Ave, #T5, Santa Monica, CA 90404, United States
Opening Reception: Saturday September 12 , 2026 – 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Free and open to the public!
Exhibition Dates: September 12 – October 3, 2026
Phone: 310/829-2156
E-mail: Coprogallery@live.com
OVER 60 EXHIBITING ARTISTS, INCLUDING:
Richard Ahnert, Jennifer Allnut, Anthony Ausgang, Scott Bakal, Shawn Barber, Paul Barnes, Syd Bee, Rachel Bensimon, Jana Brike, Benz and Chang, John Brophy, Marc Burckhardt, Chris Buzelli, Simona Candini, Robert Steven Connett, Mike Egan, Nicole Evans, Frank Forte, Shaun Friend (Craww), Danny Galieote, Katie Gamb, Mark Garro, Mab Graves, Davor Gromilovi, Moira Hahn, Naoto Hattori, Ryan Heshka, Femke Hiemstra, Peter Hoey, Ross Jaylo, Kisung Koh, Kris Kuksi, Travis Lampe, Daniel Landerman, Craig LaRotonda, Dave Lebow, Scott Listfield, Travis Louie, Sean Mahan. Chris Mars, Lourans Mikhail, Scott Musgrove, Dustin Myers, Neirus, Lori Nelson, Jeff Nentrup, Nouar, Sonya Palencia, Tim O’Brien, Peca, Dewi Plass, Bruni Pontiroli, Jonathan Queen, Helena Reis, Erik Mark Sandberg, Greg ‘CRAOLA’ Simkins, Dale Sizer, Bennett Slater, Joe Sorren, Rob Sussman, David Talbott, Joe Vaux, Xue Wang, Jessica Warrick, Casey Weldon, S.V. Williams, Jason Wheatley, XNO, Chet Zar & more!
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.
