Visions of OZ — A Celebration of Art from Over the Rainbow

In 1900, author L. Frank Baum and illustrator W.W. Denslow published “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” spawning a universe that has delighted and inspired generations with a multitude of books, movies and stage plays for well over a century.

On March 3rd, 2013, Creature Features pays tribute to this enduring universe with Visions of OZ — A Celebration of Art from Over the Rainbow, a multi-media gallery exhibit showcasing over 100 works of art from artists in the fields of film & TV, children’s book illustration, fine art and comics.

Scheduled to participate are:

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Deanna Rene Adona

Martin Astles

William Basso

Louie Becker

Alexis Brandow

Michael Broom

Tim Bruckner

Felideus Bubastis

Andrea Coleman

Bruce Collins

Sandy Collora

Ricardo Delgado

Eric Diaz

Dienzo

Frank Dietz

Christopher Dombos

Dave Dorman

Archer Doughtery

Mike Dubisch

Jel Ena

Tess Fowler

Cutter Hays

Mike Hill

Michael W. Kaluta

Brian Kesinger

Doug Klauba

Don Lanning

Tony Lombardo

Casey Love

Gregory Manchess

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James McPherson

Tony McVey

Christopher Miller

Kamila Mlynarczyk

Christopher Moeller

Ken Morgan

Nick Marra

Jezabel Nekranea

Bill Nelson

Mark A. Nelson

Gregory Nemec

Eric October

Jeff Pittarelli

Jeff Preston

Mireya Romo-Bowen

Stephen Sandoval

Crab Scrambly

Mike Sosnowski

Javier Soto

William Stout

Drew Struzan

Kirk Thatcher

Pete Von Sholly

Paul Wee

Zombienose

— and more to be announced!

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The exhibit opens on Sunday, March 3rd from 12 noon to 4:30pm at the Heritage Square Museum, 3800 Homer Street, Los Angeles, CA and runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday thru March 31st.

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This unprecedented month-long event will feature work from a wide range of media, including illustrations, paintings, sculptures, and even full-sized recreations of some of your favorite characters from the beloved 1939 MGM musical starring Judy Garland.

The event will also showcase a dazzling display of historical memorabilia, including rare editions of the original Baum books, concepts and artwork from various unproduced Oz-themed film & TV projects, props from the many film adaptations, including Disney’s upcoming OZ — The Great and Powerful and many more surprises.

Check back for more details in the weeks ahead!