Heroes with Bling June 11, 2011

Reception Sat, June 11, 6 PM - 8 PM; exhibit runs June 7-29

Market Street Gallery is pleased to present Heroes with Bling an exhibit to celebrate the sparkling diamonds of the San Francisco queer community. The exhibit will open June 7 and run through June 29. The reception will be held on Saturday, June 11th, 2011, from 6 PM - 8 PM.

Drag queens or drag personalities, we love them all! They are bigger than life! They are bubbly (and a lot of the time, they drink bubbly)! They project an intense amount of positive energy inspiring everyone to smile from ear-to-ear and happily wave right back at them! Drag queens are the sparkling diamonds of the queer community's tiara; the shine, the light, the energetic force which makes all queer events super special. They do so much for the queer community, Market Street Gallery created this exhibition to celebrate them! This exhibition is our way of saying 'thank you' to our "Heroes with Bling" during the entire month of June, Pride 2011.

Miss Anita Cocktail [2010, Michael J. Kruzich, 28" x 12", stone, smalti, & vitreous glass] the Mosaic Arts International 2011's Member's choice Award winning piece will be on exhibit. Miss Anita Cocktail was the first of Michael J. Kruzich's Series of local San Francisco Drag Persona created to pay homage to "fabulous stars of the San Francisco Drag scene". This is the first ever public exhibition of Michael J. Kruzich's Series of local San Francisco Drag Persona series and the first mosaic drag persona series ever created by a mosaic artist.

Daffney Deluxe, one of many gorgeously exuberant photographs from the Glam Gender series, will be on display for the Heroes with Bling exhibit. Glam Gender is a collaboration between photographer, Marianne Larochelle and Art Director, Jose Guzman-Colon. The two talents have teamed up on this exciting photography project that explores and confronts the traditional concept of glamour. Glam Gender is an evolving body of work featuring many of the most exciting and talented artists and performers in San Francisco.

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