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Thanky is proud to present “Some Shit”, a show of new work by Geneviève Castrée. A native of Québec, Geneviève Castrée now makes art and music and delicious food in Anacortes, Washington. She has written and illustrated several wonderful books with the Montreal-based publishing house L’Oie de Cravan, and her work has been featured in a volume of the Drawn and Quarterly Showcase Series. Performing music as Woelv, her most recent album, Tout Seul dans la Forêt en Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur?, was released on K Records in 2007. Her show at Thanky will be “something in between humor, ugliness and public service announcements.”
Her drawings deal with the dark side of modern life, while being themselves light, undogmatic, and even verging on hopeful.
-Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY

“The cover of her book Tout Seul dans la Forêt en Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur? (All Alone in the Forest in Broad Daylight, Are You Scared?), makes her one of the only relatively kid-friendly artists working with wartime imagery.
-New York Magazine

“Last Wednesday I saw a stunning gig on a tempestuous night – electrical storms lighting up the sky for hours on end, rain sending trees thundering down hillsides – from (Geneviève Castrée). In a near-deserted Step Inn, the French-Canadian singer weaved spells of layered music and magic, ducking and deftly bobbing her way through emotional, chillingly pure songs … She finely articulated her vowels in French, translated them through simple actions (an arm showing the passage of a wave, a fist clenched on breast). And Geneviève is also an incredible visual artist … ”
-The Guardian (UK)

You can find out more about Geneviève’s work on her website: http://www.opaon.ca/ (in French and English)There will be an opening reception from 6 pm to 9 pm on Friday, April 3rd.
Complimentary cupcakes will be on hand.
The exhibit will close on April 24th.
Open hours are from 12 pm to 3 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and by appointment.

There will also be a performance featuring Geneviève’s musical project Paon and Ultra Dolphins on Sunday, April 5th. Doors are at 7 pm.

If you got a piece at Foodist in December and you haven’t picked it up yet, please email us to arrange pick up.
(We raised over 500 lbs. of non-perishables for the Central Va Food Bank! Yeah!)

Past News

Posted by Thanky in Gifts

An official Thanky congratulations to Travis and Becca on the birth of their new beautiful baby girl! (In addition to having fantastic parents, this girl has also got an awesome pi birthday = 3.14) Travis designed our new sign, curated the Foodist Colony II show and is an all-around-good-guy/mentor/inspiration for Thanky.

Check it, Geneviève Castréeis coming to Richmond in April! Her show “Some Shit” will open at Thanky on April 3rd. Her music project Ô Paon will be performing at Thanky on Sunday April 5th w/ Ultra Dolphins. Ô Paon will also be performing at MACRoCK on April 4th. You can read more about her and view recent work from a show at the Adam Baumgold gallery.

Kevin Hooyman spent the better part of a week installing here at Thanky during the first week of March. 475 drawings, 1 large painting and 1 music video later, the show is up and looks amazing!Gull played a short set at the opening which was attended by Kevin and his friendly and intelligent dog, Klaus. Seriously, you don’t want to miss this show. Come by the gallery during open hours to see it!