First Ever Cats & Guitars Art Show Opens in Phoenix

Happy New Year! To kick off 2016 we opened the first ever Cats & Guitars themed art show last night in Phoenix, Arizona! A huge crowd came out to see the show during the First Friday artwalk in downtown Phoenix. A wide variety of art guaranteed there would be something for everyone!

Patti Haskins contributed four of her hand painted stuffed cats to the show and Phoenix artist Cheryle Marine painted a fun backdrop on the wall creating a little cat band!

Of course we had to have a little gift shop with small souvenirs from the show, including t-shirts from Squirrel Den Studios, cards and prints from The Dancing Cat and Puppet Pie, and of course some treats for kitties!

The show will run through the end of January, so if you didn’t make it out last night, you’ll have more chances! Here are the remaining gallery hours:

Friday, Jan 8 • 6-9pm
Third Friday, Jan 15 • 6-10 pm (Artist Reception)
Saturday, Jan 16 • noon to 4 pm
Friday, Jan 22 • 6-9pm
Friday, Jan 29 • 6-9 pm

The show is being held at Chartreuse Gallery, 1301 W Grand Ave in downtown Phoenix. More info about the show at catsandguitars.com and on Facebook.

Thirty-seven artists from around the world contributed forty-four pieces to the Cats & Guitars Art Show! In case you can’t make it in person, here’s a peek at some of the art. We’ll be featuring more work from some of the artists soon!

Above, Row 1 (l to r):

• Grace DeLuna, Phoenix, AZ • Website
• Lisa Howarth, Montreal, QC Canada • Website | Etsy | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• Jenny Fontana, Beaverton, OR
• Cassidy Tarazon, Phoenix, AZ
• David Earl Barnes, Columbus, OH

Above, Row 2 (l to r):

• Jamie Shelman, Baltimore, MD • Website | Etsy | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• Lisa Muilenburg, Hillsboro, OR • Website | Etsy | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• BZTAT, Canton, OH • Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• Jennifer Hernandez, Phoenix, AZ

Above, Row 3 (l to r):

• Priscilla Forehand, Blanchard, OK • Instagram
• Baron Dixon, Phoenix, AZ
• Stephanie Brachmann, Portland, OR

Above, Row 1 (l to r):

• Patti Haskins, Dallas, TX • Website | Etsy | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• Marisa Hall Valdez, Phoenix, AZ • Website | Facebook | Instagram
• Pepe Shimada, Japan • Facebook | Etsy | Instagram

Above, Row 2 (l to r):

• Aaron Thomason, Phoenix, AZ  • Instagram | Twitter
• Mitzi Melville, Phoenix, AZ
• London Stokes, Chandler, AZ

Above, Row 3 (l to r):

• Barbara Lipp, Peekskill, NY • Etsy | Facebook | Instagram
• Cindy Schnackel, Tempe, AZ • Website | Facebook
• Karen Nichols, Castro Valley, CA • Etsy | Facebook
• Stine Kaasa, Oslo, Norway • Website | Etsy | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Above, Row 1 (l to r):

• Brenda Salamone, Los Angeles, CA • Website | Facebook | Twitter
• Sara Santiago & Brent Whiting, Tempe, AZ • Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
• Diana Faria, Farmingdale, NY
• Aaron Thomason, Phoenix, AZ  • Instagram | Twitter

Above, Row 2 (l to r):

• Richard Bledsoe, Phoenix, AZ
• Stacey Gordon, Phoenix, AZ • Website | Etsy | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Above, Row 3 (l to r):

• Jeannine Schafer, San Francisco, CA
• Ellen Margulies, Nashville, TN • Website | Twitter | Instagram
• Adrian Delsi, Mesa, AZ • Website | Instagram
• Michele Bledsoe, Phoenix, AZ

Above, Row 4 (l to r):

• Patara, Winnetka, CA
• Mary Margrave, Champaign, IL
• Sheala Bacon, Savannah, GA
• Zach Basmasian, Phoenix, AZ
• Mark Bell, Torquay, United Kingdom • Website | Facebook | Instagram