On July 20 (5-7pm), Jerrod Maruyama will be at the WonderGround Gallery, Downtown Disney® District for the launch of the Happiest Hipster on Earth, the first in a series of Hipster Mickey inspired pieces that will release every three months. This is a free event, and Jerrod will be signing purchases of the Happiest Hipster on Earth collection, among other items. Stay tuned for more details!

San Diego friends! On June 27 (6pm), Susie Ghahremani will be speaking at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Learn all about her work and the artwork process behind her first picture book “What Will Hatch?” The talk will be followed by a Q&A and book signing. RSVP on the Facebook event page.

Don’t miss Susie’s recent collaboration with Irene Stone for Supah Mashup Art Party. You can see all of their pieces at Leanna Lin’s Wonderland through July 14.

Great news for Dragon Boy fans!! Martin Hsu has been working with VTSS Designer Toys on a vinyl toy version of Dragon Boy’s best buddy, Blacky the Dragon Dog! Here’s your first look at the prototype. Full reveal and details coming soon.

As you can see, Dragon Boy and Blacky belong together! If you ordered the OG colorway Dragon Boy, you’ll be happy to know that they’ve finished production and should start shipping soon. A second release of the OG Dragon Boy is scheduled for later this month. Email info@martinhsu.com so you don’t miss out!

I can’t believe that it’s been more than a month since Supah Mashup Art Party opened! Just a reminder – there are a lot of great pieces still available for sale. If you’re looking for cute original art, view all of the pieces in the show here.

Supah Mashup Art Party will be at Leanna Lin’s Wonderland for another month – the exhibition runs through July 14, 2013. If you missed Supah Pop-Up last Saturday, see the recap on Leanna’s blog. Good times were had by all!

Leanna Lin’s Wonderland is open:
Tuesday – Friday: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Here is the schedule for UglyCon 2013 that takes place Saturday, June 15 (2-9pm) at Giant Robot 2!

Participate in the UglyCon Button Hunt! Patronize Giant Robot’s friends on Saturday (2-9pm) and mention UGLYCON to receive a free button. While supplies last of course.

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And there will be UglyCon art! These are just a few of the pieces that you’ll see at GR2! The art exhibition will run through June 26, 2013.

Martin Hsu created 8 new paintings for the group exhibition “Ghosts and All” currently showing at WWA Gallery. I’m not surprised that 6 of 8 paintings sold on opening night! You can all of the artwork from the show here.

Giant Robot and Uglydoll are proud to present UglyCon, an exhibition of art, plush, comics and more by Uglydoll, Friends and Fans! UglyCon 2013 takes place on Saturday, June 15 (2-9pm) at GR2. The event includes a plush exhibition featuring art by guests and the creators of Uglydoll, a costume parade, new Uglydoll caps and beanies, bingo, and more. Full event schedule will be posted on Giant Robot’s website soon.

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