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Current Exhibit Kevin Titzer & Casey McGlynn Howard Finster Bill Miller & Scott Griffin TRiO Jennifer Harrison Dale Gottlieb James "Buddy" Snipes Jimmy Lee Sudduth A Snowball In Hell Four X Northwest Clint & Scott Griffin Kevin Titzer John Taylor 2005 Gregory Blackstock Jennifer Harrison Bill Miller Casey McGlynn Rick Borg Kevin Titzer Gregory Blackstock Jack Savitsky John Taylor 2003 Open House Folk Fest 2003 Blame Canada #3: Griffin Bros. Blame Canada #2: Casey McGlynn Blame Canada #1: Jennifer Harrison The Toy Show Scattered, Smothered & Covered Folk Fest 2002 Antjuan Oden John Taylor 2002 Mark O'Malley Shoup & Sudduth Method of Annie Charlie Lucas John Taylor 2001 Yard Art Jesus Says Buy More Folk Art Scattered, Smothered & Covered Annie Grgich Zeitgeist Folk Fest 2000 August Open House Livin' In Louisiana Daniel Belardinelli Buddy Snipes Folk Fest 99 Rick Borg Best of the Northwest The End Is Near! Birds, Babes, & Bluesmen - Tom D. Shiny Happy Paintings Making Our Way Carol Myers & Wally Shoup Mose Tolliver: Art Objects from the 1980's Profile of the Future Primitive Scattered, Smothered, & Covered How Do You Like Them Apples? Kindred Spirits of Alabama Ready Or Not, Here We Come

Gregory Blackstock: Blackstock's Collections Book Signing & Exhibit of New Work SHOW NOW OPEN >>> OPENING RECEPTION: First Thursday October 5, 2006 - 6pm-8pm OPEN DAILY: Wednesday thru Saturday 11am-5pm CLOSING: Saturday November 25, 2006 WHERE: Garde Rail Gallery - 110 Third Avenue South - Tel.206.621.1055 In collaboration with Seattle's Tributary Books, Garde Rail Gallery is proud to produce a book that introduces Gregory Blackstock's work to a broad audience. Published by Princeton Architectural Press, and with an introduction by Garde Rail Gallery's Karen Light-Pina, forward by Dr. Darold Treffert, an expert in the field of autism, Blackstock Collections is completed with writings by Gregory, and one hundred or so images of his work. Gregory L. Blackstock is an autistic savant who creates visual lists. Each drawing presents a category whose boundaries reveal the genius of life's variety. Once he decides upon a topic-be it airplanes, ants, or Airedale terriers-Greg does meticulous research at the library for details. The resulting freehand drawings offer a unique look inside the mind of an autistic man making sense of life through art. Drawing is not Blackstock's only talent. He is an accordionist with a repertoire of hundreds of songs and a talented mimic; he is conversant in a dozen languages and is able to recall events with uncanny precision. Although his mother was an artist, Greg has had no formal artistic training. He began making his pictorial lists at age 40, and in 2004, at 58, he had his first gallery exhibition at Garde Rail Gallery. More on the book: Princeton Architectural Press Review in Seattle Times: "Blackstock's drawings are hypnotic and compelling and all his own. This tidy little book is a fitting tribute to an endearing artist." (June, 2006) Readymade: "To match his sincere, graphic representations, Blackstock titles each piece quite literally ('Colorful Egg Pattern Favorites to Go For' is one). Since retiring from pot washing, he's able to devote more time to his new calling. The art world should rejoice." (July, 2006) The Morning News: Read review

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