Yelp teams up with Alter EGO to HEAT UP Raleigh at the Blow Dry Bar Launch Party May 17th! Join us from 9-11pm for this special event!
Live Art provided by Alter EGO & Canvas provided by greytheartist! Live music by The Red Vibes. Proceeds to benefit:
Complimentary Food and Drink provided by:
Nathan Wellman continues to awe us with his new collection of inspiring designs depicting humanity as fluid, colorful, and fleeting. Join us as Alter EGO celebrates expressions of ourselves.
Born in Wake Forest, North Carolina, Nathan Wellman began refining his artistic interests from an early age. As a talented and disciplined illustrator he very quickly turned to new mediums, experimenting with painting and graphic design. Nathan received his Bachelors Degree in Interactive Media Arts from The Living Arts College. He is a six time Addy Awards winner, taking home Silver and Bronze in 2011, two Bronze awards in 2012 and Gold and Silver in 2013. Nathan is also the most recent winner of The Robert F. Lauterborn Scholarship for Advertising.
Alter EGO will be posting the year's hottest new styles with "how-to" guides to do it at home. Don't forget to pick up new Redken Pillow Proof Blow Dry Styling Aids.
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By popular demand, Grey Griffin has graced us with an entire Sacred Hearts exhibit for March. Grey's most recent work is inspired by her two little "cherubs" and "the turmoil of emotions" in her relationship with her ex-husband. This raw emotion is conveyed strikingly in her Sacred Hearts series. Read more about Grey at greytheartist.wordpress.com
Its no surprise to most that their favorite neighborhood stylist is a talented artist in more traditional mediums.
Alter EGO seeks out designers over technicians. You can get a haircut anywhere, but would you want to? A designer is a designer is a designer, and art is at the heart of great design. Alter EGO's own Kevin Ponce expresses himself in pen and pencil when he's not on the salon floor. Join us Friday March 7 for a very special First Friday exhibit and bid adieu to Kevin as he embarks on a new chapter of his life in Washington DC.
Grey Griffin is a native of Chapel Hill, born in 1978. She graduated with a BFA from ECU and continued her studies in Italy, Brazil and Washington DC.
Recently Geiger, Dali, Escher, Klimt and a number of urban street artists from the late 80's have had significant influence on Grey's art expression. Her art has been described as a statement of purpose, encompassing how the human spirit can become lost in post modern urban existence. She credits her spiritual awakening and present awareness to the cathartic effect art has given her life, and hopes further inspirations will follow.
Grey currently resides in Chapel Hill where she raises her two beautiful cherubs, Liam and Alexander.
THIS FRIDAY ONLY, ALTER EGO WELCOMES TOM FORD ICONIC DESIGN STUDIO AND SAKS 5TH AVENUE FOR A SPECIAL EVENT: "HOW TO WEAR RED." DON'T MISS THIS PRESENTATION ON THE PRIVATE BLEND FRAGRANCES, LIPSTICKS, AND NAIL LACQUERS, AND FIND YOUR OWN RED JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
Rachael Gercken is an illustrator and designer with a love for doodling and hand-drawn typography. She doesn't go anywhere without her sketchbook. Her artwork is funky in a way that disembarks from the mainstream. Don't miss this very special First Friday exhibit! Preview her work in her ETSY store.
Now through December 27th, Alter EGO is opening earlier and closing later - making it easier to schedule your color or updo around busy holiday events. Weekdays open at 9am. Open Tues. through Thurs. until 9pm.
Grace Li Wang is an artist renowned by her ability to capture the radiance of nature in exuberant expressionist and impressionist works. She wants her art to energize and enrich our spirits. Her vibrant colors and graphic forms infuse a sense of radiant vitality in an imaginative and captivating world.
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China in 1953, Grace Li Wang is a graduate of the School of Design at North Carolina State University. Grace's art has been exhibited worldwide and collected by private art enthusiasts and public institutions. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Designer's Choice Awards and the Distinguished Art and Design Graphics Award. Come and see her work up close this month at Alter EGO.
September is a very special First Friday, coinciding with Raleigh's renowned Hopscotch Music Festival! This year, Alter EGO is proud to showcase RDP3 Photography, "Captured on Canvas." Robert Pettus possesses the uncanny ability shared by the great photographers of our time to capture the human experience frozen in a moment. Whether a landscape or a portrait, come share the raw emotion elicited by his work. And if you stay long enough, you may witness a few Shenanigans After Dark!
August First Friday will feature Joel Tesch, one of our most popular artists, in his last 2013 exhibit at Alter EGO. Tesch’s "Spellbinders and Dreamcatchers" collection features over 20 paintings portraying contemporary surrealistic imaginings of the natural world. As a special treat, we're also screening Marc Carroll's music video "The Fool Disguised in Beggars Clothes," featuring our very own Kegan Rushing. Join us for a celebration of nature, and human nature, topped off with a serving of strawberry frozen yogurt. The perfect welcome to August evenings!
From the salon that revolutionized downtown Raleigh, comes the professional hair care brand that changed everything. In 1909 L'Oreal invented modern hair color. Now available at Alter EGO, L'Oreal is the #1 Professional Hair Care Brand in the world with nearly 3000 scientists in Paris, New York, and Tokyo.
Joel's Land and Sea collection of acrylic on canvas denotes a vibrant world exploding with colors and movement. Reminiscent of fireworks, Joel's paintings burst to life, invoking elements of impressionism along with human characteristcs inspired by contemporary artists such as Tim Burton and Edward Gorey. Following rave reviews, this artist is expanding his display for July. Don't miss this First Friday event from 6-9pm.
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