Yurik Riegel – Artist of Transformation

March 2nd, 2012, 6pm – 9pm

Oakland Art Murmur

(one night only – dress to inspire)

Yurik Riegel @ The Uptown Body Shop

(east building) 401 26th Street

Oakland, CA 94612
http://oaklandartmurmur.org/

7:30 contest entry

7:45 Raffle

8:30 contest entry

8:45 Raffle

If you have not been to the Oakland Art Murmur recently, you are in for a real treat. It has come a long way in the last couple years and is really the unsung jewel in the crown of the East Bay art scene! Hundreds (if not thousands) of people from all ages and walks of life attend and it is truly becoming one of the hot beds of creativity in the Bay Area. This is a very festive way to take in some art, music, people watching, and food.

Come down, peruse the art in a dozen galleries and creative art spaces, enjoy wonderful crafts, people watch, drink free wine, sample the incredible food trucks, enjoy the busking musicians, AND (OF COURSE) come by the Body shop to endorse the cause. Support the art and visions you want in this world!

DRESSING COOL HAS ITS PERKS.
Anyone dressed in a way that mimics the style or essence of one of the characters in Yurik paintings will get a special prize. Contest entry is at 7:30pm. Prizes are at 8:30pm.

BEING PRESENT HAS ITS PERKS.

As always, Yurik likes to have an artwork raffle. This always generates excitement. Art will be raffled off at 7:45pm and 8:45pm. But you have to enter and be present to win!

Canadian Artist Autumn Skye Morrison and I posing for press at Alchemeyez Visionary Art Conference in Hawaii

The Art conference in Hawaii was amazing.

Lots of big named artists in the world of visionary art were there (including yours truly).  Beautiful setting (the Hilton Waikaloa); great speakers on the subject of global evolution and consciousness; and even the DJ Tipper spinning on Saturday night.  Incredible!

A beautiful painting I started, inspired by the gorgeous setting and the event, I am calling Protector of the Light:

I will be part of a new group show in LA at the Temple of Visions gallery. If you are down in the Southlands, you should definitely check this out!

Temple of Visions presents:

IMAGINARIA: an exhibition celebrating the beauty and power of unbridled creative vision

INNERSCAPES Group Show in the Earth Temple featuring:

Viktor Safonkin, Brian Froud, Amanda Sage, Chet Zar, Xavi, Adam Scott Miller, Autumn Skye Morrison, Michael Divine, Ben Tolman, Krystle Smith, David Heskin, Sergei Aparin, Michael Pukac, Yurik Riegel, Ceci Castelblanco, David Lawell, Sunny Strasburg & more!

Soul Salon artists:
James Zar
&
Erial Ali

“The Gift” Book Preview by
Michael Divine

Faerie Ring Mandala by:
Nature Dreamweaver

Live painting by:
Ceci Castelblanco
Michael Pukac
Darren Minke
& more!

Downtempo vibes in the Galactic Temple by
Rik Sharaj
& more TBA

Appearances by:
FLOW TEMPLE

Raw Food by:
Living Art Cuisine

Fine Tea Service by:
Om Shan Tea, LA

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Show runs through September 25th
Regular Gallery Hours: Wed-Sat 1-6p
OPENING NIGHT $10.00

The Harmony Festival was lovely and sunny.  Visionary Art showed up in force and impressed the many passers-by.  My art was displayed with some other really amazing artists like Andrew Annenburg, and Stanley Mouse.

I will be a featured artist at the fabulous Santa Rosa Harmony Festival this year along with Mark Hansen and many others. The Transformational Art Villiage near the Goddess Grove and in Eco Villiage. There will be lots of postcards, prints, giclees, and schwag of amazing visionary art as well as quite a lot of actual originals this year.
Very exciting…I will be doing some live painting as well.
Hope to see you join us in the summer sun.