I first met Pat Conlon about ten years ago at this crazy gallery/brownstone on the upper east side where he was showing some work. The spot itself was very much out of the downtown element I’m used to but Pat’s pieces, huge paintings on top of giant swaths of a billboard for the movie Spider Man, blew my mind. Pat’s intense brush strokes juxtaposed against the hyper glossy surrealism of the advertisement, plus the fact that I assumed Pat had stolen a billboard the size of a city bus, cemented in my mind that he was an artist willing to put in some serious work.

I’ve seen a lot of Pat’s stuff over the years but I don’t think I’ve seen the billboard stuff since, so I’m super stoked that he’s bringing some of those pieces back to Gallery Bar for his latest exhibition which opens tonight. The show is officially called “Works of Women” and features Pat’s take on all things feminine. Come through from 6pm to 9pm tonight if you want to meet Pat and grab a drink or two and if you miss it, the exhibit will be up from now until Christmas. Gallery Bar is located at 120 Orchard Street between Rivington and Delancey.

My good friend and one of the most talented dudes I know, Pat Conlon, is having a group art show this month and he’s kicking it off tomorrow night. Pat, along with Jeramy Fletcher, Ted Riederer, Sylvia Ortiz, Jeffrey Beebe, and Daniel York Krupin will be showing his works at the Mindy Wyatt Gallery to the tune of some wine, women, and song. There will also be a screening of a film called, This Is Berlin, Not New York, which I know nothing about but am curious about anyway, having just returned from that fine city. Everything pops off at 6pm. Full info after the jump.