A Brief History
Twelve21 Gallery was a contemporary visual arts gallery owned and operated by Laughing Samurai from 2010 to 2015. In the course of 5 years, Twelve21 exhibited emerging artists both locally and nationally in 29 solo and group exhibitions, helping grow and establish the art community in Orlando, FL. Shows were curated by Laughing Samurai, Sarah Poindexter, and Alya Poplawsky & Katy Bakker of AK Art.
1221C. N. Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32804
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1121 N. Mills Ave,
Orlando, FL 32803
2010 Exhibitions
Opening Show
May 21, 2010
Michael Burke
Heather Comparetto
Jennifer O’Malley
Pressed
August 20th, 2010
Jon Didier
Adrian Gonzalez
Will Sclater
What We See When We Look Back
July 9th, 2010
Danielle Deguglimo
Josh Erikson
Nelson Hallonquist
Sweet Wild
October 8th, 2010
Gianelle Gelpi
Jessica DeSalvo
Carly Andrews
More Than Sunshine
December 20, 2010
Various Artists
2011 Exhibitions
Homebrew
January 14, 2011
Tic Bowen
Bill Tarpley
Doug Woods
Desiccation
February 25, 2011
Doug Rhodehamel
Our Small Private Stories
April 8, 2011
Robert Poindexter
Carla Poindexter
Suspended
July 2, 2011
Bryan Carson
Brian Phillips
Nathalie Chikhi
September 23, 2011
Nathalie Chikhi
Last Show On Earth
October 21, 2011
Paul Finch
Jasibe Cure-Twede
Ted Leary
Hannya Mask Project
November 19, 2011
Various Artists
Fundraiser for American Red Cross & victims of Japan’s earthquake
http://hannyamaskproject.com/
Scribble Party
December 2, 2011
Various Artists
Fundraiser for A Gift For Teaching
2012 Exhibitions
Maybe It’s Still All A Dream
January 20, 2012
Eric Althin
Scott Donald
Johanna O’Donnell
Steve Parker
Brice Stephens
March 9, 2012
Brice Stephens
In Bloom
June 1, 2012
Brandon McLean
Unmasked
August 17, 2012
Chris Tobar
Mutual Addiction
November 20, 2012
Morgan Wilson
Lucy Fur
2013 Exhibitions
Superimpose
February 1, 2013
Weston Jandacka
Brian Phillips
Victor Perez
Untitled
June 28, 2013
Conrad Crispin
Austin Moule
Madeleine Peck Wagner
Aurum
October 25, 2013
Annie Koelle
Emily Jeffords
Joseph Bradley
2014 Exhibitions
Fractured
July 29, 2014
Michael Wyshock
Groundwork
August 7. 2014
Ashley Bascon
Jessie LeLievre
Carolyn Powers
Abbey McKenna
Yolibee Aguirre
Extra Estetica
October 17, 2014
Olivié Ponce
Microbeauty
September 5, 2014
Julia Fernandez-Pol
Everything Is Relative
November 21, 2014
Katerina Friderici
2015 Exhibitions
Deconstructing Reality
February 6, 2015
Nikki Painter
New Refractions
April 17, 2015
Andrea Stanislav
The Quick Brown
May 29, 2015
Kenji Nakayama