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My Beloved
2024-05-03 08:00 - 2024-05-31 17:00 (America/New_York) | LUZ ART Gallery, 1640 Irving Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75207, United States
My Beloved
Yeltsin Canini describes “The Universal Bride,” a painting that is unfinished at the time of this interview. Opening May 3rd at LUZ Art Dallas, the finished piece will tie together the My Beloved exhibition. He says, “The Universal Bride” is “all nations coming together to be the beloved of the King and to be with Him in His Kingdom.” My Beloved is a series representing seven countries with portraits of seven brides. Canini researched bridal garb and traditions to symbolize each nation. This parallels the anticipation of the church being ready for its bridegroom Jesus Christ. The universal theme represents the reality that salvation is available to all, and that God celebrates our unique qualities and cultural ways of worship.
The brides are a mix of nations – India, China, Korea, Germany, Israel, Ukraine, and Ethiopia – also represent Biblical figures. In Korea, the bridal procession includes a dancer who announces the arrival of the bride and groom. To Canini, this symbolizes David ushering in the Ark of the Covenant. Germany represents Mary. She is carrying a lamb to represent her role as a vessel that carried Christ into the world. Canini parallels the attempted eradication of one breed of German sheep to the killing of male children and newborns by King Herod. A few sheep survived, and Jesus was kept safe and fulfilled his purpose. “Mary is carrying a remnant of what will be sent to the slaughter,” says Canini, “the last sacrifice for our sins.”
Ultimately, the bride is a symbol of mankind. Canini recognizes that men may struggle with this symbol. He interprets it as being deeply known by God and submitting to his sovereignty, for men and women. “Men can be the bride, too, and see God as our beloved,” says Canini. “We are under his covering all the days of our lives and will be in eternity with him.”
The universal focus of the exhibition transcends current issues surrounding the opposition of genders, racial and ethnic strain, and literal warfare. We are all the beloved of God and are called to recognize his sovereignty over us.
View My Beloved at LUZ Art Dallas
Opening May 3rd, 2024
1640 Irving BLVD
Dallas, TX 75207
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Yeltsin Canini’s paintings are informed by a passion for art history and personal spiritual revelations. Canini began studying painting while living in Puerto Rico at the age of fourteen. He later moved to Dallas, Texas, and studied fine art, art history, and museum studies at Dallas College and the University of Texas at Arlington. He has created award-winning fine art and museum education programs.

The Sacred Art of Ethiopia by Sandra Bowden Collections
2024-02-02 - 2024-04-30 | LUZ ART Gallery, 1640 Irving Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75207, United States
Ethiopia is one of the oldest Christian civilizations in the world from which rose a rich artistic culture. Even today, more than half of Ethiopians identify as Christian.
The Sacred Art of Ethiopia is organized to celebrate Ethiopia’s rich artistic heritage. Most of the pieces in the show are the work of Ethiopian artisans from the last thirty to fifty years who carry on ancient forms of sacred art-making in the modern era. They include elaborate metal processional and pectoral crosses that have a distinctly African appearance, folding icons, and leather and parchment paintings for Ethiopian illuminated manuscripts and prayer books. The highlight of the show is a hundred-year-old painting on leather of the Virgin Mary and Her Beloved Son surrounded by stories from the life of Jesus.
As is so beautifully seen in The Sacred Art of Ethiopia, the purpose of these artists is to picture the Gospels in color. It is hoped that this exhibition enriches understanding of how diverse and rich the expressions of God’s people all over the world, both in the last 2000 years, but also today.

Brooklyn Exhibition: “666” an exhibition of fine art inspired by apocalyptic scripture.
2023-10-27 - 2023-10-29 | 161 12th Street Unit 1R Brooklyn NY 11215, 161 12th Street Unit 1R , Brooklyn, NY, 11215, United States
Luz Art presents “666” an exhibition of fine art inspired by apocalyptic scripture.
A special presentation on view in Brooklyn, NYC

October 27th – 29th.

Pop Up (Luz Art)
161 12th Street
Unit 1R
Brooklyn NY 11215

Revelation 14:6-12
“6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

Family, Culture, & Faith
2023-10-20 17:00 - 22:00 | LUZ ART Gallery, 1640 Irving Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75207, United States
Opening on October 21st at LUZ ART, Family, Culture, & Faith is a collection of memories and stories revisited by Mark Hernandez with a renewed perspective. Hernandez is a married father of four, an art educator, who serves as a pastor. The portraits explore the complexities of family life, culture, and hardship, with a focus on hope. Looking back on the narratives of his family history through the lens of his Christian faith has allowed him to see beyond the difficulties that used to be his focus, and into the spiritual qualities of the experiences. “God called me to paint how I see Him through the portraits of my family,” he says. The portraits are “a story of how God moved in these people’s lives.” Bold colors and strong mo9fs support the stories that are told on each person’s face. Hernandez’s portraits are a process of healing from cultural and generational wounds.

Living Free - Shenshen210
2023-08-04 - 2023-10-08 | LUZ ART Gallery, 1640 Irving Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75207, United States
Artist:
ShenShen210: is best known for her soulful portraits over the course of almost four decades. As a vanguard graffiti artist, Shen continually elevates her signature style, bringing the street art medium to galleries, mural projects in public spaces, and private commissions across the globe. Her unique aerosol art captures the heart and spirit of her subjects in ways that engage, move, and inspire.
“:ShenShen210: was the first female graffiti artist on the West Coast to do quality work, and graffiti is the most important art movement in the last 40+ years.”
– Jim Prigoff, photographer, art historian, and author of the bestselling book, “Spraycan Art,” which has sold more than 250,000 copies to date.
“I express the soul’s path to freedom from bondage. I explore the transformative power yielded via relationship with the Divine while thriving brilliantly through visual messages of deep abiding love.
Combining realism with abstraction, I seek to bring clarity where there was once confusion. Light and details are placed within shadows, emulating the power that pain has to transform, reveal and enlighten. Emerging woodgrain reflects the many layers of being human and the seasons in which life brings. I explore relationship with the Divine Creator using mixed media, oil & airbrush, which keeps me connected to my urban graffiti art roots.” Shen

Every Nation Every Tribe
2023-06-20 - 2023-07-03 | NYC Bowery Exhibition 2 Rivington St., 2 Rivington St., New York, United States

The Rains Came Down
2023-06-01 - 2023-08-01 | NY
Noah and the Ark (Sandra Bowden Collections)
Imagined with a vast variety of living things parading into the ark two-by-two, the animals intrigue most youth who hear the story of Noah’s ark and the cargo it carried. The story of the flood has fascinated children and adults alike for centuries and has captured the imagination of the artist like no other biblical narrative. Medieval artists depicted the horrors of people clamoring for high ground but more recent interpretations view the event with humor and delight.

This exhibition has 30 pieces from diverse sources and in a variety of media, some of which include: etchings by Marc Chagall, Ben Zion and Arthur Geisert, a 17th-century engraving, paintings by outsider artists Rudolph Bostic and Dorethy Gorham, two molas from the San Blas Islands off Panama, a stencil print by Japanese artist Sadao Watanabe, and charming wood sculpted Noah’s arks. Together they promise the viewer a delightful few minutes of exploring anew the beloved story of Noah and the Ark.

My Hands Of War
2023-04-28 - 2023-05-28 | LUZ ART Gallery, 1640 Irving Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75207, United States

Born Again
2023-03-30 - 2023-04-16 | Galerie d’Art dans le Haut Marais, 32 Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth, Paris, 75003, France

Andrew Lindberg - Walk on WaterColors
2023-02-03 17:00 - 20:00 | NY

Contemplating the Christ
2021-07-23 - 2021-08-02 | 173 Elizabeth St. • New York, NY 10012 • (305) 310-0446, 173 Elizabeth St., New York, 10012, United States
LUZ ART presents:
“Contemplating the Christ” The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.
Featuring a diverse collection of works by internationally recognized artists, study the humanity and divinity of Jesus Christ.

Sandra Bowden
Wayne Forte
Debbie Clark
Mindi Oaten
Katharine Ward
International Fine Art Fund 501C3

Wednesday July 23rd – Monday August 2nd
173 Elizabeth St. • New York, NY 10012 • (305) 310-0446

Parables & Prophecies, A visual epistle
2019-03-02 17:00 - 20:00 | NY
Art OpeninJoin is for the opening, March 2nd 5-8pm.

The Jerusalem Biennale
2018-11-01 - 2018-12-31 | NY
The Jerusalem Biennale
for Contemporary Jewish Art
WATERSHED MOMENTS

The Jerusalem Biennale arrives at Luz Art

The Jerusalem Biennale is dedicated to exploring the spaces in which contemporary art and the Jewish world of content intersect. It is a platform for present-day professional artists and curators to show works and present exhibitions that refer to Jewish thought, spirit, tradition or experience.
After a successful event of JB2017, with 231 participating artists from 12 different countries, the Biennale was invited to send an exhibition to the LUZ Art gallery in Los Angeles and The Leichtag Foundation Gallery in San Diego. The exhibition Watershed Moments (curated by The Jerusalem Biennale founder Ram Ozeri) will be on display from November 1st until November 25th.

Participating Artists*:
Lili Almog, Yehudis Barmatz, Marcelle Tehila Bitton, Matan Ben Tolila, Rachel Koskas, Eliad Landau, Tamar Paley, Avner Sher, Arik Weiss.

* The list is subject to changes
