The Episode Where A Gallery Exhibits Anime Art: International Juried Exhibition

Exhibition: February 23 – March 22, 2024

In this episode, the Trolley Barn Gallery called artists from all over the globe to celebrate anime, manga, and comic books through a vibrant exhibition of art inspired by Japanese animation, manga and comic books. The youth curators accepted a diverse array of art including: figurines, character designs, sketches, photography, collage, digital art and cosplay props to explore how anime is a language that articulates our unique identities.

In the last 30 years there has developed a unique exchange between youth in Black American communities and youth in urban Japanese cultures. The most obvious evidence of this exchange is in the influx of popularity in anime and manga in the US and in hip hop music and fashion in Japan. This summer the youth curators from the Trolley Barn Youth Curatorial Team investigated that exchange on a field trip to the Brooklyn Museum to view Oscar yi Hou’s exhibition “East of sun, West of moon”. Yi Hou, a British-born Cantonese artist now living in Brooklyn, usesd common Japanese and Chinese, Japanese and East Asian motifs to adorn portraits of his ethnically diverse American friends as an exploration of “Asia America.” The youth curators were inspired by this style and wanted to create an exhibition that also playsed with the influence of using Japanese pop culture onto explore the deeper questions of representation.

EXHIBITION REVIEW
Collecting inspiration for this exhibition, the Trolley Barn Curatorial Team traveled to the Brooklyn Museum to see Oscar yi Hou‘s exhibition, East of sun, west of moon.
Read Chanel Reed’s exhibition review here!

EXHIBITION EVENTS

Opening Reception: Friday, February 23, 6–8PM

Costume Contest: Friday, March 1 from 5–8PM
• Judged by local artists and anime lovers
• Includes over $200 in prizes
• Goodie bag worth $138 in comics books, trading cards, and graphic novels from Megabrain Comics!
• $50 certificate from Darkside Records!
• Enjoy free snacks and refreshments
• Connect with local anime and cosplay enthusiasts

Creating Comics Workshop: From Concept to Completion: March 9 from 12–4PM
• Brainstorm story concepts
• Learn about storyboarding and storytelling from Local Comic Bookstore owner Jean David Michel
• Learn drawing and composition from exhibiting artist, Cy Hinojosa
• Leave with the tools to create your own comic book from start to finish

Virtual Gallery

  • Norman Aragones • Growing Up • Acrylic • 16” x 20” • San Jose, CA • $300
  • Norman Aragones • Junkfoodimus Tron II • Metallic • 15” x 20” • San Jose, CA • $450
  • Norman Aragones • Food Wars • Acrylic • 16” x 24” • San Jose, CA • $500
  • Maka Arnold • RWBY - Crescent Rose Prop • Cardboard, duct tape, string foam, nerf gun • 73” x 15” x 6” • Bronx, NY • NFS
  • Camillia Bailey • One Summer’s Day (Spirited Away Screencap Redraw) • Digital • 8” x 10” • Ruston, LA • $50
  • Camillia Bailey • Screencap Redraw (Kiki’s Delivery Service) • Digital • 8” x 8” • Ruston, LA • $50
  • Sienna Baron • Marvel's Last Supper • Acrylic paint • 20” x 24” • Syracuse, NY • Best offer
  • James Biordi • Iggy and The Fool • Polymer clay, epoxy, metal wires, acrylic paint • 7” x 5.5” x 7” • Massapequa, NY• NFS
  • Lindsey Blais • My Samurai Academia (Inspired by The Samurai School) • Digital • 8” x 11” • Woonsocket, RI • $200
  • Lindsey Blais • Aizawa fights Nomu • Digital • 8” x 11” • Woonsocket, RI • $200
  • Amber Cole • The Fungi Friends #1 • Pen and pencil in card protectors • 3.5” x 2.5” • Poughkeepsie, NY • NFS
  • Amber Cole • The Fungi Friends #2 • Pen and pencil in card protectors • 3.5” x 2.5” • Poughkeepsie, NY • NFS
  • Amber Cole • The Fungi Friends #3 • Pen and pencil in card protectors • 3.5” x 2.5” • Poughkeepsie, NY • NFS
  • Amber Cole • The Fungi Friends #4 • Pen and pencil in card protectors • 3.5” x 2.5” • Poughkeepsie, NY • NFS
  • Amber Cole • The Fungi Friends #5 • Pen and pencil in card protectors • 3.5” x 2.5” • Poughkeepsie, NY • NFS
  • Amber Cole • The Fungi Friends #6 • Pen and pencil in card protectors • 3.5” x 2.5” • Poughkeepsie, NY • NFS
  • Amber Cole • The Fungi Friends #7 • Pen and pencil in card protectors • 3.5” x 2.5” • Poughkeepsie, NY • NFS
  • Amber Cole • The Fungi Friends #8 • Pen and pencil in card protectors • 3.5” x 2.5” • Poughkeepsie, NY • NFS
  • Doug Dabbs • Kusanagi Motoko, Ghost in the Shell • Digital • 10” x 8” • Murfreesboro, TN • $175
  • Doug Dabbs • Lucy, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners • Digital • 10” x 10” • Murfreesboro, TN • $175
  • William Ettinger • Issa's Toads • Tempera on texture laid paper • 18” x 24” • Covington, LA • $2,000
  • William Ettinger • Dreams in Pastel • India Ink and tempera on texture laid paper • 18” x 24” • Covington, LA • $1,500
  • William Ettinger • 大谿山豪徳寺の写真 (Daikeizan Gōtoku-ji no shiyash) • Digital photograph • 12” x 16” • Covington, LA • $100
  • Cy Hinojosa • Should We Go Out Tonight? • Acrylic paint and neon pastels on canvas • 42” x 36” • Poughkeepsie, NY • $1,500
  • Cy Hinojosa • Well I Tried • Acrylic paint on wood panel • 16” x 20” • Poughkeepsie, NY • $950
  • Cy Hinojosa • Just Skimming The First Ten Pages • Acrylic paint on canvas • 24” x 18” • Poughkeepsie, NY • $700
  • Cy Hinojosa • One More Chapter Before Bed • Acrylic paint on canvas • 24” x 18” • Poughkeepsie, NY • $700
  • Cy Hinojosa • Oh, You Shouldn't Have! • Acrylic paint on canvas • 42” x 36” • Poughkeepsie, NY • $1,500
  • Jennifer Jackowitz • Star Lite n' Sweet • Collage and mixed media drawing on paper • 14” x 11” • Saugerties, NY • $450
  • Jennifer Jackowitz • Home Birth • Collage and mixed media drawing • 14” x 11” • Saugerties, NY • $450
  • Joseph Kosdrosky • Stellar Startdust for All • Acrylic on canvas • 14” x 12” • Novato, CA • $575
  • Georgia Lloyd • Sailor Moon Locket • Photograph • 20” x 20” • Los Angeles, CA • $500
  • Georgia Lloyd • PS 1 Controller • Photograph • 12” x 12” • Los Angeles, CA • $500
  • Georgia Lloyd • Anime Figures • 35mm Photograph • 8.5” x 11” • Los Angeles, CA • $150
  • Rebecca Mutrux • Triggered • Mixed media (collage and gouache) • 37.5” x 12” • Glenwood, IA • NFS
  • Rebecca Mutrux • Sugimoto Saichi • Fabric and plastic • 13” x 8.5” x 5” • Glenwood, IA • NFS
  • Rebecca Mutrux • The Floating World • Collage and pastel • 20” x 15” • Glenwood, IA • NFS
  • Taylor Nevins • Untitled • Digital • 8.5” x 13.5” • Poughkeepsie, NY • NFS
  • Taylor Nevins • Ghosts of the Past • Digital • 8.5” x 17” • Poughkeepsie, NY • NFS
  • Taylor Nevins • Dissociated • Digital • 12” x 9” • Poughkeepsie, NY • NFS
  • Chanel Reed • Graduation: Triple Threat • Digital illustration • 30” x 20” • Poughkeepsie, NY • $200
  • Chanel Reed • Sketchbook #2 • Graphite, mixed media • 8” x 5.5” • Poughkeepsie, NY • NFS
  • Crystal Serino • Sent To See God • Cardboard, wooden panels, India ink • 16” x 20.5” • Poughkeepsie, NY • NFS
  • Zakiyah Stewart • The Fleet • Oil on canvas • 48” x 60” • Philadelphia, PA • $1,200
  • Zakiyah Stewart • Peaking through light • Oil on canvas • 20” x 15” • Philadelphia, PA • $250
  • Zakiyah Stewart • PS 111x • Oil on canvas • 20” x 12” • Philadelphia, PA • $260
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