You then reckon it’s about time to skedaddle over Texas way, because it would not be a proper and thorough visual arts showcase without including some of the resplendent, singular artistry of the incomparable Belinda Subraman, and thankfully upon arrival she proves entirely game and has some rich, majestic paintings to contribute. Belinda is a true blue icon and phenomenon in her own right, with a mythos and background so astonishing and storied it belongs on the silver screen. You encountered her through a long running, epic series GAS which she has been hosting showcasing poetry, art, and music. Reading her collection of poems “Blue Rooms, Black Holes, White Lights” (multitalented Belinda is, besides painter she is an accomplished writer, political activist, healer) you learned of her eventful past, which among other things included run-ins, mentorship and lengthy associations with Bukowski, Burroughs, Henry Miller, and also accidentally inventing the podcast genre stupendously.
Belinda selflessly does so much for so many people, you’re over the moon thrilled to have an opportunity to promote and draw attention to HER amazing, wonderful contributions to the art world and posterity, which she has made euqally invaluable endowments too over the course of a magical, dedicated lifetime. You were so thrilled also to see her at the Intuitive Art Expo recently in the International Museum of Art in El Paso with her paintings, hope those who enjoy them here might consider someday adding an original to their personal collections, and will also tune in to the engaging GAS programs she regularly hosts, which may be easily located on YouTube!
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BIO: Belinda Subraman has been published in 100s of magazines, printed and online, academic and small presses. She had a ten year run editing and publishing Gypsy Literary Magazine. Six of those ten years were from Germany. She edited books by Vergin’ Press, among them: Henry Miller and My Big Sur Days by Judson Crews. While in Germany she also published Sanctuary Tape Series which was a mastered compilation of audio poetry and original music from around the world. She has an M.A. from California State University. Her archives are housed at University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Her latest book is Left Hand Dharma from Unlikely Books. Belinda is also a mixed media artist. Her art has been featured in Unlikely Stories, Eclectica, North of Oxford, El Paso News, Raw Art Review, Red Fez, Epoch and many others. She sells prints of her work in her Mystical House Etsy shop.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticalHouse
Thank you, Jerome and Sunil, for the feature
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