Jake Mensinger

Apparently, this reads differently at first glance.
“4011” Oil on cradled wood panel
12 x 12 x 1.5 in

On view at Buggin Out 2
this FIRST FRIDAY April 3, 5 to 10 pm
The Hub Art Factory
Curated by Bella Feliciano, Peyton Hopp, and Sally Mcafee

Proceed carefully.

Spectrum 2 is this Friday at The Hub from 5 to 10.
It’s a big group show where everyone made 6x6 paintings that all link up into one huge color gradient. It looks sick in person.

I ended up making 12 pieces. Stuff I just felt like painting. A Galley Boy from Swensons. A clear plastic sq**rt gun. A Game Boy Color. A Pikachu bouncy ball. The Princess Diana Beanie Baby. A bunch of things with weird textures or memories attached. It was honestly just fun to paint.

If you are around Canton, definitely come check this out.
See the art, talk to people, eat something good afterward.

Curated by 
Friday 5 to 10

The experiment has gone terribly wrong…
The monsters have escaped the lab.
The robots have rebelled.
And now they’re battling it out in the gallery.

Over 60 original works of monstrous and mechanical mayhem will be unleashed tomorrow at The Hub.

Plus, a mural wall awaits you. Declare your allegiance! Paint your mark for Team Clang or Team Fang.

📍 The Hub Art Gallery, Canton, OH
🕔 Friday, 5-10 PM

Come witness the chaos.

✈️ It’s National Aviation Day, and I can finally share this project.

and I were invited by in collaboration with to paint real wingtips from a decommissioned plane.

I usually paint darker oil paintings, but this time I wanted something lighthearted. For whatever reason, one of the recurring images in my head has always been a garden gnome riding a lawn flamingo like the Lone Ranger on Silver. It’s odd, I know. But, turning that image into a finished piece was a lot of fun.

Big thanks to Akron-Canton airport (especially David Regula), the MAPS Air Museum (especially the gentlemen who built the wingtip stands), Meagan for sharing the the biggest studio space ever with me, and for the colors that made this piece glow (not sponsored, but I wish). And of course, my mom and for showing up - and putting up with me.

I take no pleasure in this. My 7 year old self is mourning one of my first heroes. He wasn’t perfect, and he didn’t live up to what I imagined him to be. But no matter what, Hulk Hogan was a foundational part of my childhood. I wore out VHS tapes of Wrestlemanias and had every toy. His influence is woven into who I am.
Rest in peace, Brother.

🇺🇸✨ FREEDOM™ REDEPLOYED ✨🇺🇸
“First” Friday is here, delayed by fireworks and god knows what else.
If you missed the FREEDOM™ Sale last week, this is your one-night shot to grab what’s left at the same collapse-era pricing.
Prices are live tonight only and only in person.
No DMs. No shipping. No extensions.
We’re talking face-to-face, eye contact, cash-or-Venmo capitalism.
(ok maybe DM me if you cant find me)
Come upstairs at The Hub and see what survived the Fourth.
Original paintings. Signed prints. Weird little relics from a country held together by duct tape and denial.
📍 336 6th St NW (upstairs at The Hub)
🕕 6 to 10 PM on Friday, July 11
🎯 Prices revert at midnight, or when we run out of patience.
Also downstairs: a beautiful memorial show curated by Craig Joseph, honoring a local artist lost too soon.
Come for the rage and satire upstairs. Stay for the memory and grace below.
It’s all part of the same story.

🎬⭐ First Friday Exclusive - Pee-wee Print Drop! ⭐🎬
Tonight at The Hub’s Night at the Movies show, I’m bringing a special stash of Pee-wee Herman screenprints I made back in 2017.
🖨️ Hand-pulled screenprint
🖼️ 13 available, backed + wrapped - $40 each
🖼️ 1 framed - $100
📍Available in-person only at The Hub during First Friday
⏰ Doors open at 6PM - get there early, quantities are limited!
It’s a weird, joyful tribute to Paul Reubens and a throwback to the only time i tried to make screenprints. Come hang out, see some great movie-themed art, and grab one before they disappear forever into the Large Marge void.