Salt Lake City
January 16 – February 21, 2025

Opening Reception: Thursday, January 16, 2025
5:00 – 7:00 PM

The Weird Cartoons, Kitsch & Culture of Low Brow Art celebrates the vibrant, irreverent world of Low Brow Art, featuring works from 40 local artists and others from as far afield as New York and Mexico City. Drawing from styles like underground comix, graffiti, street art, tattoo art, and Pop Surrealism, the exhibition honors the boundary-pushing creators who combine humor, culture, and art history into works that defy traditional art norms.

Curator James Walton reflects on the rich lineage of this movement, which draws inspiration from Dada, Mad Magazine, Surrealism, and psychedelic art, championed by pioneers like Robert Williams, who coined the term Low Brow Art.

This exhibition invites visitors to embrace the humor, creativity, and cultural critique found in these boundary-breaking works, highlighting their influence from comic books to trading cards, movie posters, and beyond.

Participating Artists

The exhibition features works by:

• Local Artists: Atentamente una Fresa, Brianna Beck, Bailey Charlesworth, Ron Christensen, Wyatt Combe, Beto Conejo, Olivia Dawson, Jason Dickerson, sel fay, Grant Fuhst, David Habben, Cara Jean Hall, Jann Haworth, George Horner, Chuck Landvatter, Desarae Lee, Christopher Lynn, Kylie Millward, Mike Murdock, Scott Perry, B. Pope, James Rees, Mavis Rice, Andrew Rice, Kayla Rich, William Robbins, Brooke Smart, Mark Walton, Mike Walton, John Walton, Van Williamson, Megan Wilson, Todd Woodward, and Shu Yamamoto.
• Guest Artists: Robin Banks, Michael Haswood, Daniel Johnston, Ivan Ortega, Justin Orr, Michael Phipps, Mark Rogers, Lamont Joseph White, and Robert Williams.

Location

The George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Gallery
Salt Lake Community College
South City Campus, Center for Arts & Media
1575 S. State St. Salt Lake City, UT 84115

Gallery Hours

Admission is free and open to the public.