2011Exhibitions

La Luz de Jesus 25 part I

October 7 – 30, 2011
Opening Receptions:
Friday, October 7th, 8-11 pm
& Saturday, October 8th, 8-11 pm

La Luz de Jesus 25 “Part One”

Billy Shire celebrates 25 years with huge group exhibition & book

Part 1: October 7–30
Opening receptions: October 7 & 8, 8–11 PM

To celebrate 25 years of groundbreaking art shows, Billy Shire presents his biggest event ever: La Luz de Jesus 25, a major retrospective exhibition and companion book. The show, offering work by more than 260 artists who have exhibited at the gallery over the years, is so extensive that Shire has split it into two parts, each with two opening nights. As you can see from the list below, the participating artists are a veritable Who’s Who of art world luminaries. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see all these amazing artists together in one show.

The book, La Luz de Jesus 25: The Little Gallery That Could, features images of all the art in the show, a personal anecdote about Shire and the gallery written by each artist, essays by La Luz gallery directors and a foreword by Shire. The book is much more than a simple record of this remarkable exhibition. Together, the images and essays present a history of La Luz de Jesus through the eyes of the artists whose careers are intertwined with Shire and his gallery.

: Oil on wood 15″ x 23″ $5,000.00

: Acrylic on black velvet 18″ x 24″ $700.00 Sold

: Watercolor on cold press arches paper 12″ x 16″ $750.00

: Mixed media construction 10″ H x 5.5″ W x 2.5″ D $2,700.00

: Acrylic and oil on masonite panel with painted wood frame 22″ x 32″ $3,200.00

: Pen and blood on paper 8″ x 11″ $1,500.00

: Acrylic on canvas 23.5″ x 19.75″ $4,500.00

: Acrylic, plaster, and gesso on plastic 10″ x 12″ plus frame $1,900.00 Sold

: Acrylic on wood 30″ x 65″ $15,000.00

: Collage (comes with dispenser and custom roll of bath tissue) 8.5″ x 9″ $425.00

: Acrylic on canvas 18″ x 24″ Sold

: Kaolin clay on clayboard panel 24″ x 24″ $5,000.00

: Mixed media 36″ x 27″ x 27″ $3,850.00

: Oil on canvas 21″ x 16.5″ $3,400.00

: Acrylic on plexi, aerosol on canvas 36″ x 24″ $1,200.00

: Acrylic on plexi, aerosol on canvas 24″ x 36″ $4,800.00

: Acrylic and gouache on wood 8″ x 12.5″ $800.00

: Reverse painted acrylic on acetate 11″ x 17″ $1,000.00

: Oil on canvas 20″ x 16″ $1,800.00 Sold

: Oil on canvas 8″ x 8″ $600.00 Sold

: Oil on canvas 12″ x 16″ $1,400.00 Sold

: Mixed media on wood panel 18″ x 24″ $7,000.00

: Acrylic on found panel 5 1⁄8″ x 7 1⁄8″ $38,000.00 Courtesy of Simon Dickinson Gallery.

: Acrylic on canvas 14″ x 18″ in 20″ x 24″ frame $4,000.00

: Oil on canvas 21″ x 17″ $3,000.00

: Acrylic on board 16″ x 12″ $1,500.00

: Acrylic on wood and canvas 21″ x 19″ $1,400.00

: Graphite on antique optometrist’s chart 14″ x 19″ $3,000.00

: Oil on canvas 19.75″ x 23.75″ $2,500.00

: Acrylic on canvas banner 24″ x 36″ $2,000.00

: Acrylic ink on paper 21.75″ x 22 $1,300.00

: Glazed ceramics 27″ x 18″ x 10″ $25,000.00

: Digital print 16″ x 20″ (plus frame) $600.00 Sold

: Enamel on steel 24″ x 16″ $2,800.00

: Oil and graphite on rayon moiré 16″ x 20″ $6,500.00

: Oil on panel 12″ x 16″ $3,000.00

: Oil on wood 18″ x 14″ $5,000.00 Sold

: Sam Doyle – He/She

: Mixed media 22″ x 28″ $1,000.00

: Acrylic on wood blocks 10.5″ x 14″ $1,500.00 Sold

: Acrylic on wood blocks 10.5″ x 14″ $1,500.00 Sold

: Acrylic on wood blocks 10.5″ x 14″ $1,500.00 Sold

: Acrylic on wood blocks 10.5″ x 14″ $1,500.00 Sold

: Acrylic on wood blocks 10.5″ x 14″ $1,500.00 Sold

: Acrylic on wood blocks 10.5″ x 14″ $1,500.00 Sold

: Pyrogoraph on wood panel 12″ x 12″ Sold

: Acrylic, oil, ink, collage, graphite on wood 12″ x 16″ $800.00

: Acrylic oil collage on cardboard 13.5″ x 12″ $1,000.00 Sold

: Drawing-Collage on paper 9″ x 11″ $12,000.00

: Acrylic on canvas 22″ x 28″ with frame $3,000.00

: Mixed media on paper mounted to panel 22″ x 30″ $1,200.00

: Oil on panel 10″ x 14″ $850.00 Sold

: Oil on canvas 27″ x 27″ $2,500.00 Sold

: Found screen with found Mexican leather & US alligator handbag collage 4 panels, 25″ x 72″, 72″ total $5,000.00

: Mixed media on canvas 18″ x 24″ $1,350.00

: Acrylic and oil on canvas 40″ x 48″ $3,500.00

: Acrylic with glow-in-the-dark highlights on canvas 18″ x 24″ $1,950.00

: Beads, buttons, and found objects on wood panel 17″ x 25″ $2,400.00

: Ink on paper 14″ x 17″ $5,000.00

: Acrylic and gold leaf on finished birch plywood 12″ x 18″ $1,200.00

: Watercolor on paper 10″ x 11″ $1,800.00 Sold

: Ink on paper 11″ x 14″ $700.00

: Acrylic, ink, pencil on Arches paper 16.25″ x 12.25″ $800.00

: Manufactured objects 35″ x 12″ x 10″ $1,800.00

: Pyrograph, dry pigment rub, cigar bands 22″ x 30″ $1,800.00

: Mixed media collage on masonite 10″ x 14″ $300.00

: Collaged relief prints 14.5″ x 18″ $1,800.00

: Acrylic on wood 16″ x 20″ $1,600.00

: Silver print photo, oil paint, metal, glass, resin 8.25″ diameter $1,200.00

: Acrylic and oil on masonite panel 10″ x 8″ $1,200.00

: Ink on plexiglass monoprint 24″ x 33″ $1,500.00 Sold

: Acrylic and pencil on masonite 18″ x 24″ $850.00

: Acrylic on wood 18″ x 24″ $1,800.00

: Mixed media on panel 22″ x 24″ $2,750.00

: Acrylic on wood 16″ x 20″ $3,000.00 Sold

: Acrylic and vintage trading stamps on masonite in found antique frame 15″ x 19″ $2,500.00

: Charcoal and graphite on paper 24.5″ x 35″ $11,000.00 Sold

: Vintage ephemera and ink on paper 16.75″ x 18.5″ $800.00

: Collage on paper 9″ x 13″ $500.00

: Oil on canvas 16″ x 12″ $1,800.00

: Acrylic on canvas 22″ x 28″ $2,000.00

: Pencil and ink 8.5″ x 11″ $450.00

: Matchbox, mixed media 24″ x 13″ x 3″ $900.00

: Mixed media assemblage 19″ x 20″ x 49″ $10,000.00

: Acrylic and oil on canvas 22″ x 27″ $3,800.00 Sold

: Oil on canvas 11″ x 14″ $40,000.00

: Oil on canvas 18″ x 24″ $10,000.00

: Papier-maché 10″ x 10″ x 3″ $100.00 Sold

: Watercolor and ink on paper 24″ x 24″ $1,600.00

: Acrylic on masonite 12″ x 12″ $1,000.00

: Acrylic on canvas 12″ x 24″ $2,250.00 Sold

: Acrylic on canvas 16″ x 20″ in 24″ x 28″ frame $1,750.00

: Liquid acrylic and envirotex on wood 8″ x 12″ $1,200.00

: Oil on linen 10″ x 20″ $2,400.00 Sold

: Oil on canvas 11″ x 14″ in 15″ x 19″ frame $700.00 Sold

: Acrylic on canvas 27.5″ x 27.5″ $2,500.00

: Ballpoint pen and white pencil on chipboard 8″ x 10.5″ $1,200.00

: Fiber appliqué 29.5″ x 30.5″ $3,800.00

: Oil on Panel 12″ x 14″ in 16″ x 20″ frame $5,000.00

: Graphite and ink on Bristol board 9.5″ x 14″ $1,000.00

: Acrylic and graphite on wood 23.75″ x 23.75″ $2,400.00

: Oil on wood 14″ x 11″ $2,000.00 Sold

: Acrylic on panel 20″ x 26″ $1,500.00

: Oil on canvas 24″ x 18″ $2,500.00

: Oil on panel 16″ x 20″ $1,900.00

: Acrylic, embroidery, and fabric applications on antique linen 13″ x 15″ $900.00

: Six-color serigraph on paper, edition/100 22″ x 38″ $600.00

: Acrylic on canvas 16″ x 18″ $7,000.00

: Acrylic on canvas 20″ x 24″ $1,500.00

: Acrylic and found objects on corrugated cardboard 33″ x 20″ $500.00

: Oil on panel 28.5″ x 37″ $7,500.00

: Oil on wood 18″ x 18″ $4,500.00 Sold

: Oil on wood 38.25″ x 16″ x 1.25″ $2,700.00

: Mixed media sculpture 23″ x 12″ x 16″ $3,000.00

: Assemblage 17.5″ x 22″ x 16.75″ $1,800.00

: Bronze, second casting, 1916 Foundry Proof (3/3) from a complete edition of 12 casts (numbered edition 1-9) 18″ x 16″ x 6″ $16,000.00

: Acrylic on illustration board in antique wooden frame Tondo, 5.5″ in 8″ frame $800.00

: Alkyd, oil, and acrylic on wood panel 10″ x 14″ $2,500.00

: Oil on canvas 9″ x 12″ $2,000.00

: Pol Turgeon – The Bishop, the Flower, and the Egg
Gouache, acrylic, color craton, pencil, bleach, collage, and varnishes on kraft paper mounted on board 15.5″ x 20.25″ $2,500.00