OPENING:
Friday July 11 from 7:30 - 10:30pm
Detroits
no DRAG! QUEENS
of the city.
Right
here, in our unique and diverse city, exists a ballsy
sorority of vivacious divas that command attention wherever
they go.
Painter,
Nada Jurisic, will be presenting a collection of portraits
representing Detroit area diva-drag queens at the Pittman-Puckett
Gallery in Ferndale, Michigan.
Vivid
canvases of men tricked-out as chicks will fill the walls,
while the models themselves will grace the gallery as
well as perform. These bitchy-sweet trannies are a delight
to behold with their flair for the edgy combined with
a fearless demeanor.
Jurisic
is a resident of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and a recent
immigrant to the United States. She has been a painter
for almost 15 years with a long list of exhibits and a
variety of print and television media stories about her.
Growing
up in western Canada, Jurisic was a big fan of Motown
music and through the media, was aware of Detroits glories
and infamies. With a fascination for all things un-ordinary,
Jurisic became infatuated with the mysterious lives of
the transgendered after attending a drag show in Key West
with her husband. She then sought out these individuals,
as artistic subjects, in the Detroit area. Nada was thrilled
to discover that not only did they exist, but were highly
intelligent and multi-talented.
Through
her paintings, Nada Jurisic is representing the colorful
and dazzling ra-sha-sha Detroit, in celebration and honor
of these glorious femmes.
The
show will run from Friday 11 July -22 August 2008.
Some
of Nada Jurisics work can be viewed at Ariana Gallery
at 119 South Main Street in Royal Oak, Mi. ph: 248 546
8810 or on Nadas website: www.nadaart.com
Nada
can be contacted at :
nada@nadaart.com
cell
phone: (248) 910-3389
home
phone: (248) 451 9597
For
more information on Nada Jurisics exhibit Detroits no
DRAG! QUEENS of the city. contact:
Pittman-Puckett
Art Gallery located at:
Affirmations
290
West 9 Mile Road, Ferndale, MI 48220
ph:
(248) 398-7105
www.goaffirmations.org
THROUGH:
October 4
