everything is in the mail, new shows, new art.

hi everyone,
 just wanted to let you know that all the prizes for the asheville to miami mural project are in the mail finally! sorry it took so long, but it did, but its done now. im super excited. 
big thanks to lane from image 420 in west asheville for helping with the postage and packaging.
and a big thanks to everyone who helped support this project.
please check out molly freemans new project featured in verve mag at
and please check out my new website at
and, if your in asheville please stop by the winebar at five walnut ( http://5walnut.com ), which is showing some new work of mine,







the asheville area art councils ( http://ashevillearts.com/) new space in the river district has a show going up tonight,friday the 6th of may, which features a new piece of mine,

galen
peter
brian

julie





 and mia gallery on lexington in downtown asheville is now carrying shirts based on my designs.








i hope this finds you well.
dustin
ps. heres a sneak peek at my new mural install for artwhino in dc.


citizen times article on spagnola

Asheville artist Dustin Spagnola expresses his ideas in giant murals

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Artist Dustin Spagnola works on a mural at The Prospect Tuesday afternoon off Buxton Avenue. Spagnola's work is inspired by the contemporary urban landscape. / Erin Brethauer/ebrethau@citizen-times.comlink to full article in the asheville citizen times
Artist Dustin Spagnola works on a mural at The Prospect Tuesday afternoon off Buxton Ave. Spagnola's work is inspired by the contemporary urban landscape.
Artist Dustin Spagnola works on a mural at The Prospect Tuesday afternoon off Buxton Ave. Spagnola's work is inspired by the contemporary urban landscape. / Erin Brethauer/ebrethau@citizen-times.com
Dustin Spagnola works on a mural at The Prospect off Buxton Ave. “I like the ways old buildings look," he says. "I like public art (where) we have the ability to push ideas outside of a commercial space.”
Dustin Spagnola works on a mural at The Prospect off Buxton Ave. “I like the ways old buildings look," he says. "I like public art (where) we have the ability to push ideas outside of a commercial space.” / Erin Brethauer/ebrethau@citizen-times.com

Dustin Spagnola

Age: 30.
Occupation: Artist and bartender.
Education: B.A. in art from Warren Wilson College.
Current project: Murals at The Prospect on Buxton Avenue.
Contact: www.dustinspagnola.com.


n an unusual Tuesday in Dustin Spagnola's world, he is talking rather than creating.
Inside his studio on Haywood Road, he lounges in a lawn chair for an hour and a half to assess aesthetics. His disarrayed dark hair compliments his untucked plaid shirt and his cluttered workspace filled with various paintings — some finished, some not.
While he may strive for excellence, Spagnola says, “In art, perfection does not exist.”
Rather than disown the weathered walls of the concrete buildings on which he often paints building-size murals, Spagnola embraces their natural imperfections and incorporates them into his work.
“I like the ways old buildings look. I like the way rust looks. I like graffiti. I like street art. I like public art,” he said. “I like the way that we have the ability to push ideas outside of a commercial space.”
And for the past three years throughout the Asheville area, Spagnola, 30, has endeavored to promote inspirational ideas through his murals and paintings.

Whirlwind of work

Fortunate for Spagnola, who grew up in New York and Florida, Asheville has afforded many opportunities to share his talents.
In honor of Black History Month this year, the Asheville Mural Project, of which Spagnola is a part, sought to complete numerous murals of influential black Americans.
Spagnola and six other artists spent the first two weeks of February adorning the boarded-up windows at the intersection of Eagle and Market streets with paintings of people including Maya Angelou, Martin Luther King Jr., Wilma Rudolph, Harriet Tubman and Dred Scott, among others.
“We try to be sensitive to the history of the area,” said Ian Wilkinson, Asheville Mural Project director. “We try to magnify elements of culture that may be overlooked.”
Simultaneously, AMP desires to beautify areas of the community that need attention.
“We are seeking to strengthen areas of the community (and) to develop community bonds,” Wilkinson said. “Mural arts are a way to transform space. … Our mission is to transform.”