Vancouver's dominant purveyor of lowbrow pop art,promoting established and upcoming artists as the curator at the Brickyard in Gastown.
This downtown drinking establishment is a live music venue that features art exhibits with traditional gallery-style opening nights that combine art,music and performance.
The Brickyard has been pushed to the front of the local alternative art scene because openings and artists have been given extensive coverage by the local media.Reviews and feature stories have been in The Georgia Straight,The Province,Loop Magazine.VTV News,The Vancouver Courier,The Westender and City Tv's "Ooh La La".

Vicki M. began dabbling with promo work in the early 1980's taking photos and designing gig posters for various local bands.
At the same time her pursuit of art,specifically painting,resulted in her inclusion in several group show at 12 Midnite and Anya Slade's renowned SMASH GALLERY.By 1991 she was a full time student at the Emily Carr Insititue of Art and Design,graduating in 1995 with a degree in Fine Art.
Discovering that there were no places to show her work and the work of similar artists,Ms M.staged exhibits in after-hours clubs and as a result became involved with the now defunct FLUX STUDIOS.Disillusioned with the lack of Pop Art shown in local galleries, Ms.M.co-curated shows with 12 Midnite to bring together members of Vancouver's Pop Art community.
12 Midnite's connections led to an opening night at the Brickyard called LOWBROW'97. This exhibit featured local pop artists I Braineater,12 Midnite,Anya Slade,Ken Gerberick,Mark Atomos Pilon,ManWoman and Dave Ostrem.In May 1997, Vicki M. took on the permanent position of curator at the Brickyard.

Fast forward to February 1998-the show at the Brickyard puts the spotlight on the PopTarts,a 3-chick-posse who exhibit ALL GIRL ART staged as theme shows with music and costume.Past shows include "Painted Ladies"(pin ups and movie stars),"Villainess"(historical baddies and serial killers) and "Smells Like Female"(iconic female musicians).
Over the past 16 years Vicki M's involvement in antique and vintage fashion shows as well as her own collection and extensive knowledge of vintage clothing has been a major influence in her work.Her love of the image and irony of stereo typical female images within a pop culture context frequently shows up in her work,particularily those familiar pop art icons,pointy bras and high heels.
With works included in twelve different shows in 1998, as well as promoting fourteen gallery shows with over 50 artists each year,
she barely has time to liveup to being one of Loop Magazine's "Most Dangerous People" of1999.
Winter of 2000 she was also a juror for the Province's annual list of "Up and Comers",in the Visual Art category,of course.This is one gal to keep an eye on.



by artist Krysztof Nemeth of Charm School Art & Design


Crybaby Gallery Ladies Only-Group ShowApril 2007
JEM GalleryLadies Only-Group ShowMarch 2007
JEM Gallery KILLER LOOKS by The PopTartsFebruary 2007
M Modern GalleryReturn of the Blonde BombshellJanuary 2007
JEM Gallery
Naughty Not Nice IIDecember 2006
JEM Gallery Day of the Dead Show November 2006
Big Car Gallery Bootleg Art Show October 2006
Asbury Lanes(New Jersey) Bowl-a-rama Show May 2006
Commerce Gallery Cheesecake Covers May 2006
M Modern Gallery Blonde Bombshell January 2006
JEM Gallery XXXmas Show: Naughty Not Nice December 2005
Showroom NYC 100 CIRCUS PUNKS RULE NYC October 2005
Blue Ruin Gallery Femmes Fatales July 2005
La Luz De Jesus AMERICANADA June 2005
DVA Gallery TIKI Art Show June 2005
DVA Gallery Face the Music April 2005
The SPACE AMERICANADA March 2005
DVA Gallery Three of Hearts February 2005
Tangent Gallery DIRTY 6(Detroit) February 2005
Roq La Rue Pin-Up Show November 2004
Luckystar Studio Canadian Invasion:Rob Elliott & The PopTarts July 2004
Marine Club Lowbrow on the High Seas:Pirate Show June 2004
Shooting Gallery SF 2nd Annual Erotic Show June 2004
CPOP Gallery SIRENS March 2004
Bukowski's Gallery Lyrical ContentJanuary 2004
Hawthorn Gallery Explosive Art Group Show-October 2003
Roq La Rue Dark FairytalesJuly 2003
Fuse GalleryVicious,Delicious and AmbitiousJuly 2003
Perihelion Arts Vicious,Delicious and AmbitiousMay 2003
Blue Ruin Gallery WHIPSMART!PopTarts & Krysztof Nemeth February 2003/
111 Minna Gallery Sci-Fi Western ShowJan/Feb 2003/
La Luz De Jesus Vicious,Delicious and AmbitiousJanuary 2003/
Copro/Nason Ladies of LowbrowDecember/January 2003/
Third Avenue Gallery Vicious,Delicious and AmbitiousNovember 2002/
Ne-Plus-Ultra Gallery Vicious,Delicious and AmbitiousOctober 2002/
Gallery Bink Hot Rods vs Hot Bods(Kustom Kulture Group Show)September 2002/
Tart Gallery "EGBDF" Oct/Nov.2001/
Tart Gallery "Post No Bills:Poster art show"October 2001/
Tart Gallery"Tatts Getcha Sex!" September 2001/
Swizzle Gallery "If You Could Read My Mind" Summer 2001/
Tart Gallery "Viva Las Vegas" April 2001/
Tart Gallery "Lariats & Petticoats"(PopTarts)February-March 2001/
Moonbase Gallery "Popular Missconceptions"(Solo Show) September 2000/
Tart Gallery "PINK" August 2000/
Moonbase Gallery "Kustom Kulture" August 2000/
Tart Gallery "TRIBAL"June-July 2000/
Brickyard "Love Hurts" February-March 2000/
Brickyard "Erotic World" September 1999/
Starfish Room "Alley Cat Scramble 3"w/Bif Naked Sept.15 1999/
Moonbase Gallery "Late Bloomers" June 1999/
Brickyard "Low Brow Show" May 1999/
Robson Square Media "MusicWest" May 1999/
Brickyard "Smells like Female" Feb.1999/
A Walk is Gallery "Form and Function" Dec.1998/
Moonbase Gallery" Small Worlds"Nov.1998/
Moonbase Gallery "Villainess" Oct.1998/
Brickyard "Monster Show" Oct.1998/
Metal Magik "Metal Magik"July 1998/
Brickyard "Low Brow Show" May 1998/
Brickyard "Painted Ladies"Feb.1998/
Brickyard "Monster Show" Oct.1997/
Brickyard"Low Brow Show" May 1997/
Helen Pitt Gallery "50/50' Nov.1996/
Flux Studios "Flux" July 1996/
Cafe Deux Soleils "Rat Pack Show" Sept. 1995/
Crib Warehouse "Oral Fixation" Sept.1994/
Smash Gallery "Elvis & Marilyn"Dec.1990/
Smash Gallery "Group Show" May 1989/






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