Beautiful Bizarre Magazine’s 16th curated exhibition, Serendipity, is currently on view at Haven Gallery in New York until 3 December. So if you haven’t yet visited the gallery to see this amazing exhibition, please do make some time this week – it’s not to be missed! Of course, you can see the entire exhibition online, and take virtual tour. If you are interested in adding to your art collection do take a peek – the work is exceptional! You can contact Gallery Director Erica Berkowitz at info@havengallery.com for sales enquiries.
Serendipity
It is often said that art imitates life, and just like life, art can surprise and delight us in unexpected ways. Serendipitous moments can provide artists with inspiration, influence their creative process, and even shape the final outcome of their work into something beautiful, bizarre, and remarkably unique.
“Serendipity” is a thought provoking and magnificent collection of works expressing motifs of happy coincidences conceived by some of the most talented voices in Narrative Surrealism today.
“Serendipity” is our fourth Beautiful Bizarre curated exhibition at Haven Gallery and through Editor in Chief/Founder, Danijela’s thoughtful and seasoned eye, a bevy of expressive and moving imagery unite artists and patrons around the world, and encourage them to see the bright moments through fateful encounters. Danijela continues to outdo herself and wows collector and gallery visitor with both enchantment and profundity through the universal communicator known as art.
Erica Berkowitz, Gallery director
This is the fourth time that Beautiful Bizarre Magazine has worked with Haven Gallery in this capacity, and we are so grateful to the Gallery Directors Erica Berkowitz and Joseph Weinreb together with their team for their professionalism and hard work on behalf of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine and all the artists involved.
Serendipity is the way to make discoveries, by accident but also by sagacity, of things one is not in quest of. Based on experience, knowledge, it is the creative exploitation of the unforeseen.
ADRIAN BEJAN
Our deepest gratitude also goes to the 80+ artists from around the world who contributed such incredible work to this exhibition, including the Winners of the 2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Thank you also to all of the artists, fans and collectors who attended the opening reception! You can see all of the photographs from the opening reception of Serendipity here.
Thank you, THANK YOU, a million thank yous to everyone involved in bringing this exhibition to life, including our amazing Beautiful Bizarre Magazine team. This has been another huge success, and we are incredibly grateful!
‘Serendipity’ Exhibiting Artists
Alessandra Maria, Alex Gross, Alexandra Lukaschewitz, Alfred Liu, Allison Reimold, Amahi Mori, Amber Cowan, Andi Soto, Andy Kehoe, Annie Stegg Gerard, Aof Smith, Basia Wesolowska, Bill Mayer, Brad Woodfin, Brian Mashburn, Calvin Laituri, Calvin Ma, Camilla d’Errico, Carles Gomila, Carolynda Macdonald, Lo Chan Peng [2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Grand Winner], Christopher Remmers, Clare Toms, Crystal Morey, Dewi Plass, Ed Binkley, Elisa Anfuso, Ellen Jewett, Erika Sanada, Forest Rogers [2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award 1st Prize Winner], Garis Edelweiss [2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, iCanvas Digital Art Award 1st Prize Winner], GIORGIKO, Giovanni Grassi, Hannah Flowers, Howard Lyon, Ilya Zomb, Iness Rychlik [2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, INPRNT Photography Award 2nd Prize Winner], Ingrid Baars [2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, iCanvas Digital Art Award 2nd Prize Winner], J. Henry, Jana Brike, Jason Mowry [2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, RAYMAR Traditional Art Award 2nd Prize Winner], Jesús Aguado, Joseph Weinreb, June Stratton, Kathie Olivas, Kayla Mahaffey, Kelogsloops, Kevin Peterson, Kim Slate, Kremena Chipilova, Kristine & Colin Poole [2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award 2nd Prize Winners], Ksenia Buridanova, Laura Colors, Lauren Marx, Lavely Miller, Lindsey Carr, Lisa Lach-Nielsen, Loles Romero [2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, iCanvas Digital Art Award 3rd Prize Winner], Luke Hillestad, Marc Burckhardt, Mark Jeffrey R. Santos, Markus Åkesson [2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, RAYMAR Traditional Art Award 1st Prize Winner], Mathieu Nozieres, Michaela Ďurišová [2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, INPRNT Photography Award 3rdPrize Winner], Miho Hirano, Miss Van, Nanaco Yashiro, Naoto Hattori, ONEQ, Orphans Inc, Orphné Acheron, Petite Doll [2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, INPRNT Photography Award 1st Prize Winner], Raul Guerra, Richard Ahnert, Ryu Entei [2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award 3rd Prize Winner], Sarah Lee [2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Founders’ Emerging Artist Award 1st Prize Winner], Scott Radke, Sophie Wilkins, Stephanie Rew [2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, RAYMAR Traditional Art Award 3rd Prize Winner], Takahiro Hirabayashi, Tamura Yoshiyasu, Tom Bagshaw, Travis Louie, Troy Brooks, Tyler Vouros, and Win Wallace.
Enjoy some of the wonderful artworks from the exhibition below!
“Sacrament Of Penance”, Ink, graphite, watercolor, acrylics and gold leaf on heavyweight paper 10″ x 10″
“Your Beautiful Departure IV”, Metal, air drying clay, acrylic, resin, mineral pigment powder, cold porcelain 6″ x 4″ x 8.5″
“Serendipitous Cupcake”, Acrylic on board 12″ x 14″
“Voice and Voice”, Pencil, watercolor, acrylic gouache on paper 22cm x 17.5cm
“Snail in Powder Box” Flameworked, Antique and Pressed Glass. Custom scientific glass dome, Mixed Media
9.25″ x 7″ x 7″
“Invocation: Dance Me Into the Light”, Fired clay with acrylic 12.25″ x 10″ x 10″
“Waiting for You”, Egg tempera and 24ct gold leaf on panel 46cm x 60cm
“Edge of the Known”, Oil on Artefex gallery panel (ACM) 22″ x 33″
“The Three Sphinxes Of Serendipity; Chance, Discovery, Prosperity”,
Pencil, ink and gold paint on 185g/m2 Arches paper
17.3″ x 11.8″
“Something Found”, Watercolor, ink, pencil and gold leaf on paper 16″ x 10″
“The Acolyte #1″, Charcoal, conte’ & pencil 22″ x 30”
“Little Playthings” Paper, wire, glass eyes, on wooden base 34cm x 14cm x 20cm
“Through the clouds”, Acrylic on canvas 24″ x 18″
“Fairy Godmother”, Digital Photograph on Canvas- Hahnemühle Fine art 340 gsm, Poly Cotton canvas 28″ x 23″
“Portrait with Goat Mask”, Oil on canvas 46cm x 38cm
“Untitled”, Resin burlap acrylic paint 18″ x 23″
“Found Fortune”, Oil on masonite 7″ x 9″
“Golden Hands”, Oil on linen 12″ x 9″
“Darth Skater”, Oil on canvas
36″ x 29.5″
“Third Eye”, Ink on genuine 18th century paper 16″ x 12″
“Lunar Poppy”, Digital painting, giclée print on 100% cotton matte paper, hand embellished with 22ct gold leaf and gold ink 36.5cm x 30cm
14″ x 15″ x 12″
“Serendipity”, Acrylic and gold leaf 20″ x 20″
“Finally, the eye is an egg”, Oil on panel 20.5″ x 12.4″