THE HALLOWED CANVAS EXHIBITION
The Hallowed Canvas Exhibition: A Digital Celebration of Dark Arts
The Hallowed Canvas Exhibition was a pivotal event for the Gothe Residency of the Arts (GROTA), marking a significant evolution in how we connect with and celebrate the dark arts. Initially set for a physical venue, unforeseen challenges necessitated a swift pivot to a digital format, held entirely online on March 8th, 2024.
This digital gallery and reception brought together a global assembly of over 50 artists, showcasing a diverse array of dark creativity through various artistic mediums including digital, traditional, and 3D art. The digital platform not only showcased the artists' works permanently on our website but also hosted a live interactive reception that transformed viewer engagement with the arts.
The event’s digital reception, which began at 2:30 PM CST, served as a dynamic forum for artists to share the inspirations behind their work and for attendees to engage with the art and its creators intimately. This interactive experience was enriched by the virtual presence of artists and art lovers from across the globe, fostering connections and conversations that transcended physical boundaries.
Though the transition to a digital format was driven by necessity, it proved to be a resounding success, broadening our reach and deepening our community's engagement with the dark arts. The true value of this event lay in the powerful connections forged and the platform it created for artists to display and market their work, embodying the vibrant potential and future opportunities that GROTA envisions for the dark arts community.
For more details and to experience the ongoing digital exhibition, please continue below Join us in this ongoing celebration of dark creativity, where every view and interaction enriches our collective passion for the arts.
Thank you for your continued support and participation, which help us transform challenges into unique opportunities for artistic expression and community building.
Warmest regards,
Gothe Residency of the Arts
ACCEPTED ARTISTS
Gallery
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Parasitic Saint
(it/its)
Wailing Mother
Digital Art
6.66" x 20"
$250
Be hideous,
be absolutely disgusting.
I am not interested in depicting the conventional beauty, my love resides in the macabre, the uglyness, the rot and the sodomy. I want to infest the most holy depictions inside my culture with hideousness, transforming them into a parasite that will only belong to the monstrous taboos in mexican society.
-Parasitic Saint
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Emily Leslie Moran / Abby Normal
(She/ They)
Vampire Bunny
Pen & Ink Wash on Cold Press
10.5”x 16”
NFS
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Alexandra Rumsey
(She/Her)
Clarity
Mixed Media, plaster, glass, clay.
11"x19"x5"
$250
Alexandra Rumsey is a multimedia artist and designer originally from Lexington, KY and currently residing in New Albany, IN across the bridge from Louisville, KY. Alexandra co-owns two businesses, Pale Moon Tattoo and Aurora Gallery and Boutique. She also has her BFA in Printmaking from Eastern Kentucky University and her MFA from Southern Illinois University of Carbondale.
Alexandra’s work primarily focuses on exploring themes of grief, recovery and addiction, and mortality. Her first solo show was a multi-media installation exploring the death of her family and the idea of rebirth through generational healing. Currently she is working on a series about her recovery from substance abuse, with a solo show scheduled for May of 2025.
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Mudaise
the shades are deprived of even the semblance of the human form
B&W photographic print
12 x 18 in (unframed)
Price TBD
“the shades are deprived of even the semblance of the human form”
As part of a body of work titled “images of the Inferno: exploration of the Woods of Suicide and the foliage of Purgatory” . There is said to be a circle in Hell meant for “those who commit violence against themselves”. Souls lost in life and death; damned for eternity to suffer as they did in life.
In reflection of the symbolism found in Dante’s Divine Comedy, a shade listlessly wanders in dead woods frozen in time. They pace in the desolation of shadows bent believed neither to have found peace in life nor death. All semblance of their form has been overtaken by the darkness of their spirit which led the soul to succumb to this fate. Yet this realm is vast and still without the passing of time, perhaps offering fleeting solitude. Confronting both the relief and dread of eternal lonesome, this work further explores mental health, existential dread, fears of consequence in the afterlife, spiritual iconography and the dark elements of the spirit. The piece finds resonance in the somber, silent echoes of souls adrift.
- Mudaise
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Rachel DeRuyter
The Sandman
Acrylic Acrylic, Sand and Pumice Stone On Trekell Cradled Wood Panel Coffin (Large)
7 x 14 x 1.75
NFS
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Tessa
(She/Her)
She who grows in societies shadows
Digital Photography
10’’x14.31’’
$100
I have a strange relationship with dark-spirited art and culture. My work, similar to my mind, shifts from light to dark. I have been particularly sensitive to gothic/dark works my entire life. As a child, I was horrified and repelled by any aspect of it, but dark and gothic works had a strange pull on me; and I couldn't help but explore it. Upon first glance, you would think I have no attraction to the gothic. I am not one to openly express my pull toward it, but you will see it come out in some of my art, sometimes in my jewelry, or if you join me to chit chat with a cup of tea.
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Noctife
(they/them)
Unfettered
oils & wax on wooden canvas
8’’ x 6’’
Original $325
I'm Noctife, an artist based in the Midwest currently exploring pieces in my ongoing series "Visions from the Void".
Art is very spiritually intimate to me, and I was introduced to this flow of self by my grandfather, whom I looked up to dearly. Over the years I came to dabble in multimedia experiments, but have only recently begun fully diving into this realm of expression again.
Although chaotic, I was able to reach the goal I had set for myself of pursuing this path on New Year’s of 2022. By January 2023, I had been accepted to show my art at a local event. Since then, I’d been to 5 art markets where I was anxiously excited to share my work, and have my art displayed and sold at 3 separate locations in Lafayette, IN.
To share this aspect of myself is terrifying, but I’ve enjoyed being able to bond with others over my paintings’ intimate subjects. My work has allowed me to explore these visceral spaces with others. It allows for an immediately intimate experience, to see so deeply into another person and to both empathize with each other over our individual and collective wounds. Knowing that others can identify with what I create has acted as a fuel for my desire to continue down this path.
Through my work I hope to evoke a sense of wonder and contemplativeness about our place in the universe, the energies we express and indulge in, and our relationships to the self & to others. Some works are paired with poetry previously written which helps to embody the intimate emotions I've lain upon the canvas. Darker corners of my experiences do play a heavier role in my art. Through expressing these topics and emotions, I hope to shine a light on how different grievances affect people, and how gruesome the healing process can be. With this, I hope to spark discussions about mental health, breaches of trust or boundaries, and how catharsis is intimate, visceral, and freeing.
Outside of being an artist, I am also a botanist and a musician. I majored with a bachelors in Botany at Purdue University. I was on my way to double majoring in Painting, but a job offer convinced me to focus on graduating soon. Which was, unfortunately, without my degree in Painting. I have thought about going back, but have enjoyed the journey of diving into this of my own volition and learning so much from others in the art community along the way.
My preferred mediums are oils, but I also work with acrylics on canvas or wood. Inspiration for my name came from the root meaning of "Veneris" (Venus in latin) and this is some of the energy I wanted to exonerate in my imagery. The name Noctife is a play on the Latin word for evening-star, which is synonymous with Venus.
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Sarah the Lizard Smith
In The Mirror
Marker, pen and ink, enamel paint
18’’x24’’
$500
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Roxy Gonzalez
(They/Them)
Billy
Lithography Collage
9" x 12"
$40
My name is Roxy Gonzalez, I'm an artist from El Paso, Texas who received a BFA in drawing and printmaking. My art is influenced by the way life and death interact with us on a daily basis. What happens when we come to the realization that we have taken life for granted and must inevitably grieve the death of our loved ones, our hopes, our thoughts? I attempt to convey these ideas through the form of lithography and graphite drawings so that the
audience can also feel the range of emotions we experience as humans.
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Madison Stevens
(He/Him)
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Oil paint.Print
13’’x 15.48’’
$1,600 (original)
I am an Edinburgh based artist specializing in fantasy and sci-fi art inspired by the album covers of bands I grew up listening to such as Iron Maiden and Whitesnake. I also take inspiration from classic artists such as Caravaggio, Evelyn De Morgan and Joseph Noel Paton. I have always been drawn to the beauty in darkness and like to create pieces that juxtapose beautiful classical art styles with dark twists.
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Koji T. Liby
He/Him
Transition
Watercolor/Colored Pencil
8" x 10"
$250
My name is Koji T. Liby, and I find beauty in the grotesque. I’m intrigued by decomposition, organic themes, and surrealism in any media I can get my little hands on. My artwork challenges viewers to appreciate beauty while their stomach simultaneously churns, raising questions not only about the artwork, but about the self, about life, and about death.
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Asia Herbert
she/they
The Demon Lord
Ink pen
11’’ x 14’’
$75
My full name is Asia Renee Herbert. I'm a Bronx native comic artist, freelance illustrator, writer and small creative business owner. My work consists of influences from western comic art style. The imagery in my story telling ranges from dark children illustrations, vintage pulp, semi realism and horror. I specialize in ink and color illustration that focuses on macabre themes.
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Matthew Colgin
He/him
Religious Tales of The Macabre
Fine liner and digital editing
11”x17”
£100-£200
I would consider myself a multi-media artist that
focuses on all aspects of art and design. Based in the
North East of England, I currently study at
Sunderland College where I am working towards my
degree in Art. Throughout my life, I have always been
interested in the world of art due to my upbringing in
a family full of art lovers.
Over the years, my skills have developed far beyond
I expected, and I have created pieces on scales I
never imagined. Working alongside freelance artist,
Sara Blackburn was a huge accomplishment in my
artistic career. This experience allowed me to see
first hand into the life of being an artist and helped
solidify my career ideas of being an artist myself.
My art preference is surrealism, which transmits the
thoughts of the viewer in a mysterious way, while
also combining aspects of realism, creating an
uncanny effect. Most of my work is inspired by the
Renaissance period; However, with my work i add a
dark aspect to my pieces. With Dark Renaissance
and Religion being my main focus, my work can be
seen as controversial to some. However, with my
style and desires to be a tattoo artist, i hope to reach
out to a specific target audience in which i combine
the beauties of Dark Art and the Renaissance.
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Malakai Schulz
He/Him & She/Her
Tense (Tense)
Multi-Media Drawing with Oil Paint, Marker, Chalk & White Out
24" x 54"
NFS
Derived from memory, my work makes space for a topic that has no room in everyday conversation. Imbued with catharsis and criticism, the setting is defined by windowless interior spaces, patterned tile floors, and empty walls. The paintings manifest as self-portraits that live in the realm of taboo and wallow in cynicism; often underlined by secondary scenes or breaks from the verisimilitude of the primary image.
I find that certain experiences from within psychiatric hospitals come to mind at unlikely times–walking on the bathroom tile wearing socks, touching a fabric that feels reminiscent of a hospital gown, entering a room with fluorescent lighting. Re-creating and re-interpreting these memories on low quality, torn canvas satisfies a need I feel to purge obsessive and defeatist ruminations. Though I often employ drawing techniques, oil paint combined with the occasional use of other media best serve this painting series. The materiality of oil paint at this approximately life-size scale lends the work to the realness and ethereality that I seek to convey the re-imagined, emotional memories.
My practice is a channel for grief and an outlet for the voices of my reality and history that yearn to have a place in the world. Repeated and excessive hospital stays at the highest level of mental healthcare may not be a common experience, but I have to believe that to some degree the work speaks to more universal experiences of isolation, transition, and woe. Beyond that, I hope that my work speaks to the profound and many-faceted pools of reality existing within every human. I do not shy away from the messiness and confusion; I do not feel a need to make sense of the pieces. There is usually no purpose to be found.
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Kat Albright
She/Her
Eternally Yours
Embellished Digital Canvas Print
3ft x 4ft
$460
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Where art has no boundaries
Kat Albright, an acclaimed artist hailing from Van Nuys, has dedicated her creative
journey to various artistic pursuits since 2006. With an extensive repertoire spanning sculptures, acrylic paintings, commissioned portraits, graphic design, special effects makeup, and beyond, Albright's artistic prowess knows no bounds. Drawing inspiration from her life experiences and an ardent appreciation for the enigmatic allure of the dark and the beautiful, Kat's work resonates with a
profound depth, captivating audiences. Her diverse artistic expressions serve as a testament to her unwavering passion and unwavering commitment to pushing the boundaries of artistic expression.
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Kamryn Rose
She/Her
Instant Tea
Oil on Canvas
2ft x 3ft
NFS
My work acts as portals to other planes of consciousness that give a cathartic and psychological
experience to the viewer. With 15+ years of dance experience my current work showcases great captivation with the body and values physicality in a way only a dancer could. Incorporating my nuanced experiences of dance and trauma in the theater. I weave my interest in folklore, history, and chronic illness into the content of my work. Mediums such as video, painting, drawing, and soft sculpture, play key roles in articulating different facets of myself.
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Alithea Howes
She/Her
Nameless Dread
Mixed Media
11.5" x 23.5"
$1600
I combine traditional artistic materials, photography, crafting mediums, and digital artwork, to create glimpses of other worlds.
My abstracts are inspired by natural phenomena, urban decay, and a relentless curiosity for how different artistic mediums interact. I use
hobbyist crafting materials to expand the possibilities for these interactions.
I use upcycled home decor as frames for my pieces in order to bring strangeness to the domestic and mundane.
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