This summer, Dorothy Circus Gallery brings together sixteen artists from across the globe, united by a shared impulse to construct imaginative worlds shaped by folklore and mythology, memory and identity, ecological unease, and the complexities of inner life.
Spanning diverse cultural backgrounds and artistic traditions, the exhibition presents a rich constellation of perspectives that move fluidly between the real and the imagined. Drawing on personal narratives, collective histories, and symbolic languages, the featured works transform familiar experiences into evocative visual stories where dream and reality intertwine.
Rooted in traditions ranging from folk tales and mythological narratives to Pop Surrealism, contemporary figuration, and allegorical fantasy, the exhibition explores the enduring power of storytelling as a means of understanding both the self and the world. Themes of transformation, belonging, resilience, and wonder emerge through works that are at once deeply personal and universally resonant.
Across painting, drawing, and mixed media, the artists create spaces where cultural heritage meets contemporary imagination, inviting viewers to navigate landscapes populated by memories, archetypes, and speculative futures.
Together, these works reveal how mythmaking continues to shape our understanding of the present—offering new ways to process personal experiences, collective anxieties, and the ever-changing realities of contemporary life.
