FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Alex Grey Featured in the 10th Annual Moksha Art Fair “Entheosis”
Visionary artist, friend and Moksha Family Arts Collective collaborator to exhibit original art, deliver lectures and participate in panel discussion on art
Miami, FL – November 18, 2015 – The 10th Annual Moksha Art Fair will be not only a celebration of Miami’s Moksha Family Arts Collective’s signature event during Art Basel Miami Beach, but a salute to the mystic visionary artist and co-founder of the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM), Alex Grey. Most of the events to take place between December 2 and 6 will be hosted atDelinquent Designs Gallery (122 NW 25th Street, Miami, FL 33127), in the heart of the Wynwood Arts District December 2-6, 2015, with the Grey lecture scheduled for Thursday, December 3, at the Modesto A. Maidique Campus(10975 SW 17th Street, Miami, FL 33199), in room 105 at 7 p.m.
“Alex has proven to be more than a friend to the Moksha Family Arts Collective,” says Moksha Family head and arts patron Ray Orraca. “It’s an honor to once again have him be a part of the art fair this year and have him help celebrate a decade of excellence in the visionary arts. We feel his lectures and discussions will greatly add to the creative depth with his knowledge and vision.” Grey also exhibited as part of the 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013 Moksha Art Fairs and also appears in a video produced to help promote the Moksha Family Art Collective’s GoFundMe Campaign.
The Columbus, OH native Grey studied art at the Columbus College of Artand Design and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He worked as a research technologist at Harvard University’s department of Mind/Body Medicine, and later as an illustrator for doctors at Harvard. Next he taught artistic anatomy and figure sculpture at New York University and began offering a “Visionary Art Intensive” workshop with wife and life-long partner Allyson Grey at the New York Open Center, Naropa Institute in Boulder, CO, the California Institute of Integral Studies and Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY.
Today Alex and Allyson teach MAGI workshops (Mystic Artists Guild International) at CoSM in Wappinger, NY. CoSM is named after Alex’s series of 21 life-sized paintings, the Sacred Mirrors, which take the viewer on a journey toward their own divine nature by examining, in detail, the body, mind, and spirit. CoSM is a sprawling 40-acre retreat that offers full moon ceremonies, solstice and equinox celebrations, workshops and spiritual cultural offerings, a 10,000 square foot guesthouse, gift shop and café. The grounds have towering trees, spectacular foliage, trails, reflecting pool, and sculptures.
Alex’s art has been utilized by spiritual leaders including Deepak Choprah. His paintings have been featured as part of music releases by Tool, SCI, and theBeastie Boys, and had been seen in Time and Newsweek magazines and on the Discovery Channel. His work had been displayed at solo exhibitions atFeature Inc., Tibet House, Stux Gallery, P.S. 1, The NYC Outsider Art Fair,The New Museum in NYC, the Grand Palais in Paris, and the Sao PauloBiennial in Brazil, as well as the American Visionary Art Museum, and theMuseum of Contemporary Art, San Diego in 1999. He’s served as keynote speaker at conferences all over the world including Tokyo, Amsterdam, Basel, Barcelona and Manaus.
This year’s Moksha Art Fair will also feature gallery receptions, multimedia displays, after parties, DJ sets, live music and more Admission varies by event; early bird tickets for the Saturday’s Celebration are $40 and available online at bpt.me/e/2462023.
The full line up will be posted online – for more information, please visit www.mokshafamily.org or www.facebook.com/mokshafamily or call 305.757.7277.
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ABOUT MOKSHA FAMILY ARTS COLLECTIVE
From its inception, the artistic collective known as Moksha Family has been a nexus of cultural and artistic expression. Comprised of artists, musicians, technicians and visionaries, we celebrate the mystery that unites us with an eclectic mix of performances by individuals and groups from the local and international communities. “Moksha” is the Sanskrit term for enlightenment and liberation. Moksha Family believes the arts bring us closer to cultural and spiritual freedom. Some performances are contemporary. Some traditional and sacred. All are magical, meant to explore the inner landscape on the quest for universal oneness. Moksha Family gatherings are celebrations of cultural harmony and higher consciousness; they are not your average events.
The Moksha Family Arts Collective is currently running a GoFundMe campaign at www.gofundme.com/mokshafamily – contributions provide the resources to help the organization continue producing events like these. As a not-for-profit organization, they re-invest all proceeds into creative outlets for people in their community.
Visit www.mokshafamily.org or www.facebook.com/mokshafamily for information about upcoming events and how you can get involved.
ABOUT MOKSHA ART FAIR
This annual event takes place during the week of Art Basel Miami Beach, the biggest and most prestigious art expo in North America. Since its debut in 2005, the Moksha Art Fair has become the premier visionary art showcase during this world-class, city-wide event. Previously featured artists include Alex Grey, Allyson Grey, the late Robert Venosa, Martina Hoffmann, Mark Henson, Amanda Sage, Carey Thompson, Chris Dyer, Luke Brown, Randal Roberts, Autumn Skye Morrison, Adam Scott Miller, Alex Sastoque and many more.
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