{"product_id":"heart-of-fur-opening-reception","title":"Altered Familiar: Opening Reception","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"gs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\":o1\" class=\"ii gt\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\":nh\" class=\"a3s aiL\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"avWBGd-76\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ii gt\" id=\":15o\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a3s aiL\" id=\":15p\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"avWBGd-46\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALTERED FAMILIAR: Opening Reception \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJune 6 at 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eVEFA Gallery is proud to present Altered Familiar, a group exhibition exploring how recognizable images, objects, and symbols transform through memory, instinct, beauty, fantasy, and desire.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAnchored by Maïté Côté’s monumental teddy bear paintings, the exhibition begins with the innocence of childhood and follows its transformation into a broader world of altered forms. As visitors move through the gallery, familiar images begin to shift: toys become sculptural objects, butterflies become symbols of metamorphosis, the body becomes a site of beauty and psychological tension, and surreal landscapes open into dreamlike and mystical spaces.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing works by \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(1, 102, 254);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vefagallery.com\/collections\/craola\" title=\"Craola Collection\" style=\"color: rgb(1, 102, 254);\"\u003eCraola\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 105, 242);\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(1, 102, 254);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vefagallery.com\/collections\/maite-cote\" title=\"Maite Cote Collection\" style=\"color: rgb(1, 102, 254);\"\u003eMaïté Côté\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, Michael Dargas, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(1, 102, 254);\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(1, 102, 254);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vefagallery.com\/collections\/risk-rock\" title=\"Risk Rock Collection\"\u003eRisk Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, Alexandra Manukyan, Josh Mayhem, Sona Mirzaei, Breegan Cummings, Ksenya Verse, and\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(1, 102, 254);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(11, 106, 249);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(1, 102, 254);\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(1, 102, 254);\" title=\"Rino Gonzalez Collection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vefagallery.com\/collections\/rino-gonzalez\"\u003eRino Gonzalez\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e Altered Familiar brings together a dynamic range of contemporary artists working across hyperrealism, surrealism, pop imagery, abstraction, toy culture, and magical realism. Each artist contributes to a collective dialogue about transformation, identity, materiality, and the familiar made strange.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eJoin us for the opening reception on June 6 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM at VEFA Gallery for an evening of art, conversation, and discovery.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(1, 102, 254);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"VEFA GALLERY ADDRESS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/\/VEFA+Gallery,+21825+Hawthorne+Blvd,+Torrance,+CA+90503\/@33.9486749,-118.0991488,13z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x80dd4b2eb76fffff:0x6ab1b39a4198975!2m2!1d-118.3527237!2d33.8294532?entry=ttu\u0026amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUyNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" style=\"color: rgb(1, 102, 254);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e VEFA Gallery, 21825 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eOriginal works and select editions will be available for acquisition. To request the available works list, schedule a private collector preview, or inquire about a specific artist, please contact VEFA Gallery directly.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"WhmR8e\" data-hash=\"0\" id=\"avWBGd-47\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"avWBGd-77\" data-hash=\"0\" class=\"WhmR8e\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"VEFA Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Free General Admission","offer_id":43770615726146,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/8344\/0194\/files\/edited_cover.png?v=1780462726","url":"https:\/\/www.vefagallery.com\/products\/heart-of-fur-opening-reception","provider":"VEFA Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}