Orphné Achéron, “Ex-Voto”

June 7th – July 6th, 2025

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 7th, 6-8pm

Haven Gallery is honored to present France based artist, Orphné Achéron, for her third solo show, “Ex-Voto”, at Haven Gallery. “Ex-Voto” is a collection of ten mixed media paintings (ink, acrylic and gold paint), elegantly portraying motifs of votives through Acheron’s signature style, bending aesthetic traditions of antiquity, art nouveau and art deco periods. Through this historical lens, Acheron reminds the viewer to appreciate and pay tribute to the magnificence of the world and life all around us.

Artist Statement
The works of the “Ex-voto” collection are inspired by votive paintings that demonstrate gratitude for divine intervention in daily life, offered in fulfillment of a vow or as a token of thanks for a favour received. Each work in this collection is a tribute to a deity, a sacred place or an ordinary moment of the day.
ABOUT Orphne Acheron

Orphne Acheron is a painter and illustrator inspired by Antiquity, mythology and medieval times. She studied fashion and art history in a Parisian school. Orphne, “nymph of Darkness” was the wife of Acheron, an underground branch of the Styx, carrying the souls of the dead… This name chosen by the artist thus evokes Eternity, Mythology, immersion in mysterious depths. One will find in the drawings of Orphné Achéron strength and melancholy. Warriors or spectral, contemplative and protective creatures. A struggle between chaos and inner peace.