| CJ Metzger |
"When you let yourself see how big the world really is, it makes room for bigger dreams" - cjm
A little bit about my work:
My current painting explorations combine imagery that both delights and saddens the senses. By documenting some of my own experiences and connecting with shared feelings of others, I create portraits of fictional people, characters, and creatures that battle with the wonders and tribulations of everyday life. They are like modern icons paintings depicting moments of time, of events or reflections. A woman "feeling ambivalence" or a girl /deer hybrid feeling a bit lost in a big world, each piece has it's own secret narrative that each viewer becomes a part of. Gently pulling at your heartstrings, tugging at your empathy gland - these pieces are like modern fairy tales of life in a big unruly and wondrous world.
And a bit more…
Candace (CJ) Metzger is an artist, illustrator, designer & writer whose creations blend surreal, whimsical imagery and ideas. Being born into a family of artists, she received constant encouragement and creative inspiration. In addition to being “home-schooled” in the arts, she received a Bachelors of Arts from CSULA, attended Art Center - Pasadena, and received her Masters' in Public Art from USC.
Her career continues to thrive in multiple directions including; exhibiting art in numerous solo and group shows, collaborating with her artist sister Miss Mindy, writing and illustrating her own children’s books, and creating designs for clients (Neiman Marcus, Hot Topic, Los Angeles Times, Baby Tattoo Books, – to name a few).
She is currently participating in gallery shows Eagle Rock, Culver City, and Santa Fe, and lives with her daughter and husband in Glendale, CA.
CJ Metzger original and limited edition art is available exclusively in Santa Fe, NM at POP Gallery ongoing. Contact us to add work by this prolific artist at 505.820.0788.
POP Gallery Shows:
-December 2007 POP Toys & Tales
-May 2008 POP Femme Sugar Coated Strange
Past Exhibitions The Wind-up Gallery. Phoenix, AZ - Unfourgettable Show - Upcoming
The Hive Gallery - Downtown Los Angeles, CA - Group Show 2007
Gallery Revisited - Silverlake, CA Secret Lives of Dolls - Joint Show 2007
Gallery Nucleus - Alhambra, CA Power in Numbers Show - Group Show 2007
Gallery Revisited part of various salon style shows. 2006 - current
Center for the Arts - Eagle Rock, Route 66 Art Auction 2004-1006
Center for the Arts - Eagle Rock Womens Work II Exhibit - August 2003
Gallery Ophelia - Girlhood Revisited Show with Miss Mindy 2003
Gallery Figeroa Plaisirs de la imagination show with Miss Mindy & Katrina Alexy 2002
Lankershim Arts Center - Group Show October 2001
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock - Women's Work Exhibit August 2001
Affair of Art Ryman Foundation Auction at Disney Imagineering Campus 2001
Art from the Heart -Chase Place Foundation Children's Hospital “ 6th Annual Art Auction 2001
Cannibal Flower Art and Performance Space ongoing exhibitions
Group Holiday show at Sirens Coffee House La Canada December 2000 - January 2001
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock - Futura Carnival - joint-exhibition November 2000
Northeast Invitational II Group exhibition, City of Los Angeles Century Gallery 2000
Paintings and Assemblages - Solo show at Sirens Coffee House a La Canada December 1999
No Ho Nights- North Hollywood Night Street Art Show June and August 1999
Collage, Mixed Media and Sculpture Show Long Beach Arts Juror Kim Abeles 1998
COMA Gallery- Daily Exposures Student Gallery at Cal. State Los Angeles 1998
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