Join us for his solo show. It will be sponsored by The Brewtorium; lite fare will be provided, and the show will run through April 6th. ​

In 1995, Leah Dorrian was gifted from the universe to her mother Jill and father, John in Rockville, Maryland.  She came into the world with two older siblings and one more to come. Her childhood was filled with creative freedom in the realms of art and music, where she developed what would become a lifelong passion for both. 
When she was six, her mother encouraged her to develop her artistic skills further by submitting works to a professional artist's guild where she was accepted and began to create amongst inspiring and accomplished artists. She says she will never forget her first day.  She spent three hours at an adult-sized stool, hovering over her workspace, creating a landscape painting of a mountain and lake with a sailboat floating off into the distance.

"This was the beginning of my humbling journey within the artistic world where I started studying and making art with intention, using it as a tool to explore my imagination, spirituality, and the vast possibilities of creation."

She attended the Arts and Communications Academy in Frederick, Maryland where she continued studies in art history and studio art, becoming a featured artist in galleries of the Walter’s Art Museum of Baltimore and the Delaplaine Art Center of Maryland. She received her Bachelor’s degree in graphic design at the University of Maryland. 

In her sophomore year, after delving deeper into yoga and meditation practices and experiencing profound shamanic and transcendental experiences, her art began to take on a surrealistic quality that matured into the visionary artworks that epitomize the messages and energetic representations of matter in other realms of the subconscious that she was exploring. She has live painted at various music and art festivals including Envision Festival in Costa Rica, the Conscious Collective in Pennsylvania, Clustxr in West Virginia, and Kinnection Campout in Tennessee.
  
After graduating, she created began a freelance art and design business Dorrian Designs, working with clients on projects from logo designs to huge mural paintings, tattoo designs to documentary music scores- and anything else creative that was in alignment with her heart! She is more than just an art creation machine, she embraces traveling, photography, reading, hiking, dancing, singing, and connecting with nature and people.

On September 1. 2018, she set off from her studio in Maryland to embark on a month and a half long adventure across the country to paint en plein air in awe-inspiring settings within National Parks. Drawing from her love of nature, wildlife, music, and environmental sustainability, I created works of art and musical pieces that brought an awareness to the importance of cherishing nature. Her work is a conduit and invitation to the viewer to unconditionally embrace the vast expanse of their consciousness.  She views herself as a dedicated artist for the global awakening of humanity.

​Join us November 18th at Gallery Lucid from 6pm-9pm for an evening of beauty, insight, and expression. 
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A portion of the proceeds go to All Things Wild, an Austin organization that promotes respect and compassion for all wildlife through public education and awareness; to rescue and rehabilitate sick, injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife and release them back into the appropriate habitat; and to provide sanctuary for all animals in need.

Typically, I write write artist profiles for this blog.  Today, I am going to let J.C. Amorrortu's words do most of the speaking:

​"I was re-incarnated in the city of Lima, Peru on June 23rd into a family of thinkers, professionals and doctors. I remember at a very young age looking through my uncle’s books of medicine and pathology and reading books about the old master painters, hence developing a very especial interest in the human condition and anatomy. I have been doing art for fun since I was a little kid; now I do it as therapy, as a way to further my spiritual evolution in this planet, to have fun and to live.










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​I moved to Austin in December 21st, 2000. I hold a Bachelors degree in Graphic design, which with addition to all my art studies I have done, in both application and history, have helped me to find a balance in pursuing my vision. My work is difficult to put into one category. I refuse to be put into categories and/or styles. Art is my higher purpose and I march to the beat of my own drum. I acknowledge both the light and the dark in this waking dream we call life. Dreams, past experiences, traumas, fears, love, death among others intertwine to create something unique; sometimes funny, sometimes serious or both".  ​

J.C.'s work will be on display until November 10th.

Join Gallery Lucid, J.C. Amorrortu, Juan Villegas and Kalee Espitia for the closing reception for the Miradas Profundas show being held from 6-9 pm at Gallery Lucid on November10th.

J.C. and Juan Villegas will be unveiling their first collaborative work together!  These are two of our favorite Austin artists and we are thrilled to see what they have jointly created.  

The most exciting part?  We have no idea what they have in store for us. We know the magic of their individual efforts and can only imagine what will be produced collaboratively.  Come be surprised with us!

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Gallery Lucid welcomes you to experience the haunting, sweet, and brazen work of three local artists whose work begs a double-take. The subjects of Juan Carlos Amorrortu, Kalee M Espitia Art and Juan Villegas watch you just as profoundly as you watch them.

The show runs October 20th through November 10th, with Opening Reception on October 20th from 6pm to 9pm. This exhibition is intentionally placed during the month in which the veil is thinnest. Artists will be in attendance for the opening event--and you'll want to meet them. If the gazes from the canvas were not enough to entrance, the stories behind many of them are moving, funny, or even heartbreaking!

The event will feature a live music performance by upright bassist Adam Koch.

The night will be replete with refremshments, with beer from local brewery and restaurant Black Star Coop, and iced coffee and treats by Fat Cats Organic Coffee & Desserts (a perfect little cafe serving up the curators' favorite ice cream and gluten-free treats!).

This is a FREE event, and a portion of the proceeds go to Mobile Loaves & Fishes, a remarkable organization with more than 19,000 volunteers working to feed the homeless and the hungry in Austin.

The event can be shared on Facebook, and you can upvote and share it on Do512.

See you there!
Gallery Lucid

Collaboration is key! Each piece was created by two or more artists, and that vibe of coming together resonated throughout the run of the show, with collaborative music, dance, tea service and more throughout the last month. What a show Merging Perspectives turned out to be!

Now it's coming to a close this Saturday, October 13th from 6pm to 9pm at Gallery Lucid, with live painting from the artists of Merging Perspectives. An informal, energetic gathering, the live paintings give the public an inspiring view into the artists' processes. For this event, though, we see several artists working on their processes together.  It's a chance to meet the artists, get inspired, and enjoy the show once more before the paintings move to a new home. We've loved hosting the artists and their mind-bending works--this is definitely a show we're going to miss!

Gallery Lucid

Artists:
Elliot Rogers
​Dixon Stovall 
Rosemary Allen
Juan Villegas
Vervain Hellsdottir
Zena Siren
Evan Wagoner "Axiom"
Michael Garfield
William Allan Ros "W.A.R"

Remember a portion of the proceeds from this show goes out to Art from the Streets, providing a safe and encouraging environment in which the positive spirit of homeless and at-risk people is nurtured through artistic expression, and who provides them with a source of pride and income through the sale and display of their work. Purchase art you love and support a creative, wonderful cause!

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Vervain Hellsdottir--artist, tea server, songwriter, witch and priestess--joined the Merging Perspectives show at Gallery Lucid, bringing her flair and her pensive energy, then left with an invitation to join her at Guan Yin Tea House. She rocked an opening recpetion, then served tradition Chinese tea into the wee hours of the morning.

​​After a packed house for the opening reception, Vervain returns again to Gallery Lucid for a tea sit, "holding space with the tea for beautiful and transformative conversations and quiet moments between strangers and friends over Gong Fu Cha".