Aaron Winters is the graphic designer, illustrator, fine artist and musician behind Abide Visuals (AVMJ).
AVMJ handles a wide variety of freelance projects ranging from magazine design to event promotion to t-shirt and toy design, having served as webmaster for Vapors magazine and providing art direction for COLOR, THELEGEND, California Landscaping and Fork It magazines and the Weird Forest and Claire's Echo record labels. AVMJ was recognized with a Merit honor for package design in the 2006 HOW Magazine International Design Annual and was included in the 2007 Design Biennial at the Pasadena Museum Of California Art.
Aaron has used this knowledge to lecture on design and underground communities at the university level and the Crocker Art Museum and to co-curate the Spoken With Eyes design retrospective at the UC Davis Design Museum in June 2006.
Aaron's enthusiasm for the design is likewise apparent in his fine art pursuits, having shown in and organized group shows internationally. His work can be found in in the pages of the Semi-permanent06 and iDN's Vinyl Will Kill books.
A series of art annuals published by the Abide Visuals Multimedia Juggernaut, Issue Two boasts over 70 commercial-free pages of original art by 30+ artists from around the globe, interviews and, beginning with this issue, an EXT.STG. exclusive five song 10" vinyl EP. See sample artwork, read artist bios, order online and more at www.exitstrategymagazine.com.
Art direction and production of 48 page streetwear/ culture magazine for leading industry show in San Diego, September 8-9, 2007.
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COLOR
AGENDA
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Exit Strategy 2 Compilation (21 MB)
Was added to the short-list of included design portfolios on FAIRspot.com, a really nice portal out of San Diego.
ONE-OFF
Sat., Feb 9, 6-11pm
Sol Collective, Sacramento
A T-shirt Show of Handmade One of Kind designs. Showcasing the work of Jesse Baggs, Sandoer Berg, Mark Fox, Jose Luis Digregario, Hermano, Judd Hertzler, Rusty Jordan, Jared Konopitski, Richard St. Ofle, Luke Ramsey, Aaron Winters and more.
Live music: The Pets, Dusty Brown, Cole Cuchna, plus DJ Crush Delight.
100 Bones
Thurs., Jan 31, 7pm
Breeze Block, Portland, OR
NE 10th @ Alberta
breezeblockgallery.com
I've got my second Threadless design up for voting. VOTE (until 1/18/08).
Chirp! A bird-related group show opening at Coolcat Gallery on January 12. (24th @ J in Sacramento.) I've got a June Of 44-inspired piece in the show. Thanks to Mark Fox for hooking it up.
BANDANA HAMMOCK
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday December 8th 6-9pm | Live Music By Oui
Olipom 1115 21st Street Sacramento
Hit The Deck skateboard art show (hosted by Synthesis Network Boston, MA. Opens November 14 '07. INFO
Cut & Paste I am one of the eight contestants in Adobe's annual live design competition. The event is Saturday, September 27 at the Yerba Buena Center. C&P SITE
AVMJ Accepted Into PMCA 2007 Biennial Abide Visuals' work on Weird Forest Records' Virgin Passwords split 12" has been accepted to the upcoming California Design Biennial 2007 at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. After having received over 500 entries this year — and the jury deliberating for close to a month — it was decided that the design "is a perfect example of the innovation and creativity that we set out to highlight in this exhibition." Exhibition opening on the evening of August 18, 2007. PROJECT | PMCA SITE
Perfect Bound
Sat., September 8
6 - 11pm
Sol Collective
2010 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento
Slideshow HERE
Original Art By: Ben Tour, Dustin Koop, Luke Ramsey, Sandro Grison, Craig Atkinson, Rusty Jordan, Aaron Winters, Jesse Baggs, Adam Saake and more.
Magazines: Color Skateboarding (Fourcorners), Aint Nothin' Like Fuckin' Moonshine (Grasshut), Pencil Fight (Grasshut), Hamburger Eyes
Books: Book 1 by Craig Atkinson (Cafe Royal), Number Two by Craig Atkinson (Cafe Royal), Negatron by Jay Howell (AVMJ), Exit Strategy 1 and 2 (AVMJ)
Zines: Harpoon (Hot Saake), Never Better (AVMJ), Stolen Sharpie Revolution, Stop Dating, Road Movies (Lee Renaldo/Sonic Youth), Foxymoron, The Big Lazy (Mike Maxwell), Cars R Coffins, Roommate Stories, Blue Tile Fever
Comics: Various titles by Jesse Baggs (Hard Pressed Ink), Various titles by Luke Ramsey and Friends (Islands Fold), Rolling Thunder (Skinner), Various titles by Rusty Jordan (Tender Loving Empire), Crying Macho Man (Jose Cabrera), thingapart
Posters: Paul Imagine, Asbestos Press
Clothing: Pretty Trashy, Skinner
Music: The Touchie Feelies, Planets, New Humans
Live painting with the Pacific Art Collectve at the San Jose Jazz Festival, Saturday, August 11.
AVMJ Interviewed on Carpal Tunnel READ
UNCUT Group Show. Cal's Pharmacy, Portland OR. June 2, 7-10pm. Show hangs until June 30.
Iniciativa Colectiva Issue 4. Published illustration. DOWNLOAD
Passport2Design Lecture "History Of DIY." American River College, Sacramento. Friday May 11, 10am. INFO | FLYER
5th Annual PAC "Collabo" Show. MYTHOS, CHARLIE ALAN KRAFT, AARON WINTERS, BILL DUNLAP, YELLOW SOLDIER, NAOMI NOWAK, SKINNER and a slew more. Opening May 4 at The Space Gallery, San Francisco. INFO | FLYER
APE Con small press expo. AVMJ posted up for the weekend of April 21-22 with Skinner and Sandoer from Shindou Arts promoting Exit Strategy. The event this year absolutely smoked last year's... so much energy and enthusiasm from vendors and attendees. Great to see Jose Cabrera and Scott Barry again from last year, as well as reconnecting with Brian Ewing, David Choong Lee and Attaboy. Very nice meeting Jared Mees, Bwanna Spoons and fellow Sacramentan Joel Michael Smith.
Fully Blown group show, Division 9 Gallery, Riverside, California. March '07. Includes work by: Angrybrownboy/Joey D. (Chicago), Drew Beckmeyer (Pasadena), KMND_Z (Pomona), Jens (Berlin, Germany), Zoso (LA), Robyn Jordan (NY), Brent Harada (LA), Sam Rodriguez (San Jose), Rusty Jordan (Azusa), Mitsy Ovalles (San Jose), Courtney Reagor (Chicago), TAP (Pomona), John Casey (Oakland), Adam 5100 (Oakland), Derek Weisburg (Oakland), Mike Simpson (Oakland), Jose Guinto (Bay Area), Andy Kehoe (Pennsylvania), Jesse Lefkowitz (Virginia), Chang Park (New Jersey), Hector Serna Jr. (Missouri?), and others.
UNITED tradeshow, Las Vegas. February '07. Curating 30 person group show including Jay Ryan, Jesse Ledoux, Gluekit, Emil Kozak and more. UNITED MySpace
Hit The Deck skateboard art show (hosted by Synthesis Network inside the UNITED tradeshow, Las Vegas. February '07.
TRAFIK tradeshow, Florida. January '07. Group show, featuring Shepard Fairey, Blake "Came Crashing" Marquis, Buffmonster and more. VIEW FLYER
THE LEGEND Issue 15 Release (two-man show with Chris Lee inside TRUE, Sacramento. January 30, '07. VIEW FLYER
La Lucha Sigue. January '07. Collaborative group show involving photos by Jack Alger at Voice 1156, San Diego.
Out Of Vogue. Custom Circus Punk show, Mixi-Bang!, Pasadena, CA. December '06. VIEW FLYER | VIEW FRONT | VIEW BACK
SemiPermanent. Contributor to 500 page art annual published in conjunction with 2006 SemiPermanent Design Conference, Australia. Summer '06. VIEW COVER | VIEW PAGE
Uplifting Vengeance World Tour. Group show, RX Gallery, San Francisco. June-August '06. VIEW | PODCAST
ADAC. Co-curate group show/design retrospective/ keynote speaker, University of California, Davis. May-August '06. VIEW
Passport 2 Design. Member of expert panel at event targeting high schoolers to enter the field of graphic communication. American River College, Sacramento. May '06.
LostAtSea.Net. Exit Strategy noted as Best In 2005 and is featured. December '05. READ