Joey Kilrain

"The teachers are practitioners–the one with the earring is Joey Kilrain, creative director of hot design firm Gigapixel Creative–who focus on usable results. Tech evangelists from Google, Twitter, and Foursquare stop by to school eager young app writers on their various APIs; VCs like Fred Wilson dispense advice; the glass-walled space hosts hackathons, meetups, happy hours, and two dozen startups (Project Noah and Yipit are two you may have heard of). In some ways, General Assembly is like an… Show more

"The teachers are practitioners–the one with the earring is Joey Kilrain, creative director of hot design firm Gigapixel Creative–who focus on usable results. Tech evangelists from Google, Twitter, and Foursquare stop by to school eager young app writers on their various APIs; VCs like Fred Wilson dispense advice; the glass-walled space hosts hackathons, meetups, happy hours, and two dozen startups (Project Noah and Yipit are two you may have heard of). In some ways, General Assembly is like an Ivy League college: It creates a selective, aspirational network, mixing promising newbies and people who have already made it. Entrance to this community is at least as important to students as the skills offered in the classes themselves." Show less

Taxi horns, police sirens, jackhammers—the city is full of all kinds of unpleasant sounds we could do without. But the new group exhibition Rumble Above the Clouds is adding to the city’s noise in a positive way. Presented by the art collective Openings NY, which explores the connections between creativity and spirituality, the show aims to shake things up with its challenging painting, sculpture, photography, video, and site-specific installations. Artists showing off their work amid the… Show more

Taxi horns, police sirens, jackhammers—the city is full of all kinds of unpleasant sounds we could do without. But the new group exhibition Rumble Above the Clouds is adding to the city’s noise in a positive way. Presented by the art collective Openings NY, which explores the connections between creativity and spirituality, the show aims to shake things up with its challenging painting, sculpture, photography, video, and site-specific installations. Artists showing off their work amid the altars and pews of the beautiful Church of St. Paul the Apostle include Emily Adams, Lauren Gohara, Meg Graham, Joey Kilrain, Keena Gonzalez, and the Voice’s own Araceli Cruz. Be sure to come out for the opening-night party on September 29, where you can munch on tasty hors d’oeuvres and sip wine—how often do you get to do that in church? Opening night party is at 7 on September 29. Show less

Do you ever have those dreams in which you’re giving a speech and suddenly you realize you have no clothes on? Exposing too much of yourself can be scary, but that’s exactly what the provocative art collective Openings aims to do in their new group show Naked Measures. We don’t mean to say there will be tons of nudity—rather, this show is all about uncovering the “elusive mystery of spirit, body, and soul” through personal works of photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, and mixed media… Show more

Do you ever have those dreams in which you’re giving a speech and suddenly you realize you have no clothes on? Exposing too much of yourself can be scary, but that’s exactly what the provocative art collective Openings aims to do in their new group show Naked Measures. We don’t mean to say there will be tons of nudity—rather, this show is all about uncovering the “elusive mystery of spirit, body, and soul” through personal works of photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, and mixed media. Artists baring their souls at the beautiful old Church of St. Paul the Apostle include Tom Bovo, Lori Merhige, Lauren Gohara, Joey Kilrain, and the Voice’s own Araceli Cruz. Opening part September 30, from 7 to 9. Show less

Last year, when we attended the Figment Festival via a free ferry from Battery Park to Governors Island, we unknowingly entered a dream world of tent villages, mini-golf courses, games of tug-and-war, and revelers dancing. And this year’s festival, a forum for the creation and display of participatory and interactive art by emerging artists across disciplines, promises to be even more exciting. We can’t wait to check out the TypewriterGirls’ poetry cabaret, artist Joey Kilrain’s painted socks… Show more

Last year, when we attended the Figment Festival via a free ferry from Battery Park to Governors Island, we unknowingly entered a dream world of tent villages, mini-golf courses, games of tug-and-war, and revelers dancing. And this year’s festival, a forum for the creation and display of participatory and interactive art by emerging artists across disciplines, promises to be even more exciting. We can’t wait to check out the TypewriterGirls’ poetry cabaret, artist Joey Kilrain’s painted socks, a bevy of belly dancers, and a new mini-golf course featuring a hole inspired by The Wizard of Oz. Toto, we’re not in New York anymore. Show less

Those of us have ever felt the urge to lean over and scrawl a knee-socks-and-bikini-clad woman on the MTA subway map can live out our dreams through the artwork in "Men on Maps," a group exhibition in which 40 male artists have transformed and reinterpreted Michael Hertz's iconic design through collage, photography, video, and painting, among other media.

Exploring their own definitions of ugliness and beauty, the art collective Openings has arrived at more than a few surprising answers for their new cheekily titled exhibit God Doesn’t Like Ugly. The 15 artists of Openings, whose mission it is to look at the connection between creativity and spirituality, each give their unique take on the theme through paintings, drawings, mixed media, installations, sculptures, and photography. From Tom Bovo’s colorful city-inspired pieces to the twisted… Show more

Exploring their own definitions of ugliness and beauty, the art collective Openings has arrived at more than a few surprising answers for their new cheekily titled exhibit God Doesn’t Like Ugly. The 15 artists of Openings, whose mission it is to look at the connection between creativity and spirituality, each give their unique take on the theme through paintings, drawings, mixed media, installations, sculptures, and photography. From Tom Bovo’s colorful city-inspired pieces to the twisted paintings of former Catholic school boy Joey Kilrain, to the dazzling personal collage work and photographs by the Voice’s own Araceli Cruz, there’s not an ugly piece in the bunch. Opening party from 7 to 9 on October 1.

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Founded by two very interesting and dynamic people, Yao-Hui Huang and Joseph Kilrain, Gigapixel has quickly acquired a reputation for thoughtful, daring imaginative work in Web Development. They have lead the way in solutions for companies seeking to introduce or revamp their branding, marketing, or web presence.