As part of Juxtapoz's 25th anniversary, the magazine created a special pop-up exhibition and bookstore at the Vault by Vans store in NYC at 219 Bowery for the month of May 2019.

Ben Venom graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2007 with a Master of Fine Arts degree. His work has been shown both nationally and internationally including the Levi Strauss Museum (Germany), the National Folk Museum of Korea, HPGRP Gallery (Tokyo), Jonathan LeVine Gallery (New York), Charlotte Fogh Gallery (Denmark), Wolverhampton Gallery (England), and the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles. He has been interviewed by NPR: All Things Considered, Playboy, Juxtapoz Magazine, KQED, Maxim, and CBS Sunday Morning. Venom has lectured at the California College of Arts, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Southern Graphics Council, and the Oregon College of Art and Craft. Recently, he was the artist in residence at San Francisco’s de Young Museum and is currently visiting faculty at the San Francisco Art Institute. Ben Venom benvenom.com @benvenom Music Provided by: Hazzard's Cure Gravedodger Toxic Holocaust

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San Francisco artist Ben Venom combines a DIY rock ethos with the down-home art of quilts for creations that are truly one of a kind.

Here's a glimpse into the art world of Ben Venom. Ben did the art for the new Venom Stitches series out now! Filmed by Noah Quale - (@dafnoah) @creaturefiends http://www.creatureskateboards.com/ Follow the Fiend Club: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CreatureSkat...

Ben Venom graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2007 with a Master of Fine Arts degree. His work was included in the November 2011 issue of ARTFORUM Magazine, and he was selected for Bay Area Now 6 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Mr. Venom was interviewed on NPR: All Things Considered and by Creative Mojo Radio. His work has been shown both nationally and internationally including Charlotte Fogh Gallery (Denmark), Circle Culture Gallery (Germany), Wolverhampton Gallery (England), Jonathan LeVine Gallery (New York), Get This! Gallery (Atlanta), the Honolulu Museum of Art, and the National Folk Museum of Korea. Mr. Venom has lectured at the California College of Arts, BURNAWAY, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Southern Graphics Council, and the Oregon College of Art and Craft. He lives and works in San Francisco, CA. “I’m interested in juxtaposing traditional handmade crafts with extreme elements found on the fringes of society. My work can be described as opposing forces colliding at lightening speed. Imagery found in vintage tattoos, the occult, And motorcycle gangs are stitched together with recycled materials using techniques usually relegated to your Grandmothers sewing circle. Serious, yet attempting to take on a B movie Horror film style where ridiculousness becomes genius. The question remains... Can I play with madness?” - Ben Venom

Click to learn more: https://wp.me/p4AWsA-cp San Francisco's Ben Venom creates punk quilts for everyday rockers who want to be cozy, as well as quilts that are a little less functional and sit more comfortably in a framed-art context.

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Artist and Contemporary Quilter Ben Venom, in Charleston for his opening of "DOWN AND DIRTY" at The Southern gallery, visits with The Charleston Museum's Curator of Textiles, Jan Hiester - both at the Museum and at the gallery, discussing what historic and contemporary quilting may or may not have in common.

Artist Ben Venom fuses his life in the Atlanta punk rock scene with his sewing craft, whereby the aggressive force of heavy metal collides with the soft form and slow practice of quilting. About Ben Venom: Mr. Ben Venom aspires to be a visual commentator on the unique culture found in the Southern United States.