
Gretchen Lewis, "Love that dies not in the tomb”, oil on wood, 11 x 14 inches, 14.75 x 17.5 inches framed, $700

Fay Helfer, "Rose Heart", natural pigments and pyrography on maple plywood. Pigments used: indigo, bone char, cochineal, ochre, zinc, tannin, annatto, mushroom, turmeric, dragon's blood (resin), and a drop of human (artist's), 18 x 24 inches, $1,000

Emilie Steele, "Soar", resin, feather, pearls, sequins, concrete, pastels, acrylic paint, 22 x 7 inches, $5,000

Akiko Ijichi, "Selfless Love", natural mineral pigment, Japanese traditional paper 'kumohada mashi(washi)', black foil, glitter, Silver dust, 20.8 x 25.6 inches, $3,680

Scott Radke, "Nightingale", magic sculpt, wood, wire, foil, burlap, acrylic paint, 20 x 20 x 10 inches, $725

Mahlimae, "I Was Never Yours To Disown", stone clay, glass, dried rose petals and thorns, 12.5 inches, $575 (multiple views)

Lori Nelson, "Reading Wilde (I Was a Teenage Nightingale)", oil on cradled wooden panel, 24 x 20 x 1.5 inches, $2,300

Hieu Nguyen, "This Thing Called Love", watercolor, graphite, coloured pencil, inks and acrylic on Arches paper, 19.6 x 19.6 inches, $1,500

Crystal Morey, "Nightingale and Oak, "I will miss your song when you are gone."", porcelain and glaze, 16 x 7 x 7 inches, Please Inquire.

Carisa Swenson, "Martyred for Love", paperclay, fabric, metal, glass eye, wood, 15.75 x 6.5 inches, $625

Lana Crooks, "Transference (My Bleeding Heart)", hand-dyed wool and silk, glass seed beads, and antique brass under glass dome, 11 x 6 x 6 inches, $600 (multiple views)

Kathie Olivas, "The Girl With Two Faces", mixed media on resin and found objects (oil, acrylic, enamel, cast resin, epoxy resin, wood, found objects), 18 x 13.5 x 7 inches, $1,800 (multiple views)

Jessica Joslin, "Étoile", antique hardware and findings, silver, brass, bone, chain, glove leather, glass beads, glass eye, 6 x 8 x 8 inches, $4,200 (multiple views)

Forest Rogers, "Feathered Reliquary”, mixed, with Japanese air-dry clay & mulberry paper, 9.5 x 16.25 inches, $1800



“Heart’s Blood” Group Show
Curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
Opening Reception Sponsored by Sand City Brewery
: Saturday, September 16th, 6-8pm*

Exhibition runs September 16 – October 15, 2017
Haven Gallery presents a Beautiful Bizarre Magazine curated exhibition. “Heart’s Blood” inspired by the Oscar Wilde fairytale, ‘The Nightingale & the Rose’. Copies of the latest issue of “Beautiful Bizarre Magazine” will be available for sale at the event.
‘The Nightingale and the Rose’ is a romantic and deeply moving story of love and sacrifice. Starting out as all fairy tales do, a man seeking his true love, and a young girl who promises him a dance only if he brings her a red rose. His heart song is heard by the nightingale and the ultimate sacrifice for love is heartbreakingly made, with an equally heartbreaking end.
We wouldn’t be human without our stories of love and loss. Ultimately our existence relies upon drifting into and away from love. We cannot control having hearts that fall deeply and break easily. Love leaves lingering memories and the theme is to explore the dark and romantic with the help of this tragic love story.
Participating Artists:
Adrian Borda, Akiki Ijichi, Amber Carr, Amy Sol, Bella Harris, Caia Koopman, Camilla d’Errico, Carisa Swenson, Chie Yoshii, Ciou, Crystal Morey, Elizabeth McGrath, Emil Melmoth, Emilie Steele, Erika Sanada, Fay Helfer, Forest Rogers, Glenn Arthur, Gretchen Lewis, Hieu Nguyen, Hikari Shimoda, Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Jessica Joslin, Jel Ena, Kari-Lise Alexander, Karly Perez, Kathie Olivas, Kurtis Rykovich, Lana Crooks, Laura Colors, Lori Nelson, Mahlimae, Miho, Miso, Naoto Hattori, Nadezda, Octoplum, Peca, Richard J Oliver, Scott Radke, Tracy Lewis, Virginie Ropars, Yoko d’Holbachie, Young Chun, Zoe Lacchei
Haven Gallery Owner, Erica Berkowitz on Beautiful Bizarre Magazine & the “Heart’s Blood” Exhibition:
“Beautiful Bizarre Magazine is one of the most beautifully produced and thoughtfully written art publications available today. Naturally when Haven Gallery opened its doors just over two years ago, an advertising partnership with Beautiful Bizarre Magazine was paramount. Although a younger publication, one can find passion, strong curation, theory and artful design in the pages of Beautiful Bizarre, allowing it to stand up to and stand out from many of its peer publications.
In collaboration with Beautiful Bizarre Magazine for “Heart’s Blood”, one will find their Editor in Chief, Danijela Krha Purssey’s fervent championing of both emerging and established artists through her careful and ruminative curation of artwork. The exhibition visually interprets a tragic and beloved tale by Oscar Wilde entitled The Nightingale and the Rose, in which a young boy seeks out the love of a girl who requests a gift of a red rose. Through a multitude of media including paintings, drawings and sculpture, the artists in Heart’s Blood retell and interpret this beautifully harrowing tale of young love and sacrifice. A universal tale as timeless as the art itself.
*Guests include Curator Danijela Krha Purssey, Richard Purssey, Exhibiting Artists: Emilie Steele, Carisa Swenson, Hieu Nguyen, Karly Perez and Lori Nelson.