Adler \ Smith Gallery
A Surf, Skate and Music Culture
Art Gallery in beautiful Santa Monica
Opening Exhibition
ED COLVER & RIC CLAYTON
Opening Night: Saturday, Jan 10th from 5-10pm
Join us as we celebrate Ed Colver & Ric Clayton, Two artists whose images and illustrations helped shape the visual identity of early Southern California punk.
Ed Colver is a legendary Los Angeles–based photographer best known for documenting the early hardcore punk scene from the mid 1970s–1980s. His raw black-and-white photos captured bands like Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Minor Threat, and his images became iconic album covers that defined punk’s visual identity. Colver’s work is considered essential to the history of American punk culture.
Ric Clayton is a Venice, California–based artist best known for his raw, hand-drawn artwork that helped define the 1980s punk and skate scene. He’s closely associated with Suicidal Tendencies, creating iconic flyers, T-shirt graphics, and imagery that became central to the band’s visual identity. He also did work for bands like No Mercy, Excel, Beowulf as well as Dogtown Skateboards. Beyond art, Ric was also part of the music scene, playing bass in bands like No Mercy. His work is recognized for capturing the DIY, gritty spirit of Southern California punk culture
LIVE DJ SET FROM TONY ALVA
Don’t miss our music set for the evening. provided by the one and only Tony Alva who will be spinning vinyl from 6:30-10pm with special guests.
BORN & RAISED COLLAB SHIRT
Alex and the crew at BORN & RAISED teamed up with RIC CLAYTON to make the first ADLER\SMITH GALLERY show shirt and we couldn’t be more STOKED! Be sure to pick up one of these LIMITED EDITION T’s while they’re still available.
Upcoming Shows
Check out this lineup...
FEB 21st - SMASH IT UP - SMASH STUDENT ART SHOW
FEB 28th - SANDOW BIRK
APR 11th - FALU CAROLEI
