Catholicpalooza: Saraƒin’s Collection of Folk and Ironic Catholic Art

Saraƒin has been a longtime member of the Toronto Comic Jam and has created so many hilarious drawings with us. For years now she’s been an inspiration because of her artistic sense of style and her whimsical sense of humour.

The Toronto Comic Jam is so proud to inform the world about her first solo art exhibit and we encourage everyone to attend the opening night reception at The Show Gallery, Tuesday, September 15th at 6:00 PM, 978 Queen St West.

Catholicpalooza will be available for viewing at the gallery from Tuesday September 15th until Sunday the 20th.

Here is a write up about the event:

Catholicpalooza: Saraƒin’s Collection of Folk and Ironic Catholic Art; opening night reception at The Show Gallery, Tuesday, September 15th at 6:00 PM, 978 Queen St West, across from CAMH. Patron saints, naughty nuns and biblically accurate angels… this exhibit features indie pop art with Catholic overtones.

Saraƒin is an outsider pop artist, mystic, and psychiatric survivor living in Toronto. She has fame overseas for designing both the Mad Pride Toronto logo and the Mad Pride flag. “Catholicpalooza” is Saraƒin’s first independent show, a collection of Catholic inspired artwork from recent years. Though baptized Anglican, Saraƒin has Roman Catholic heritage on her mother’s side, and there is a strong Anglo-Catholic influence to her spirituality as a mystic. Saraƒin’s religious art often features a touch of whimsy that looks borderline blasphemous, but it’s a parody of blasphemy that comically attempts to deliver a sincere mystical message in a troubled world that has forgotten about the soul.

Saraƒin will also have remaining copies of her indie graphic novel series, “Asylum Squad” available. There will be a little bit of float money for cash transactions, please try to have exact change… eTransfer is also an option. Prices for artwork have been lowered for this show, and range from between $100 to $400.