Artworks by JJ Galloway's Arty Pigeon will be represented in Miami during the 2024 Art Week fairs. This will be the fourth time the whimsical animal artworks have been shown in Miami Art Week exhibitions. A new collection of art work is being specially created for representation by New York's Agora Gallery at the AQUA Art Fair.
The new body of work, will not only include a series of the famous foodie pigeons but also some popular Florida animal imagery will be included in the show as well.
The Arty Pigeon Project started in September 2018 as an installation for the NY Affordable Art Fairs. Since then, over 300 different pigeons and animals have been placed in homes and business worldwide.
Using the traditional art medium of oil paints on wood panel, JJ takes the deadpan stare of an animal and adds a culinary twist on their crown. She's inspired by two main factors, first JJ at one time ran the public relations departments of the Maryland Zoo, the National Aquarium in Baltimore, and sat on the board of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. In this capacity she was surrounded by the wonderful world of animal conservation and husbandry where she gained a love of all animals. And second, by her daughter who as a child would place the first bit of every meal on top of her head!
Private view is on Dec. 6.