PAST EXHIBITIONS / EVENTS

• September 10, (Friday) - 7pm-10pm - Below, Above and Beyond - John Hawaka Solo Exhibition
• August 27, (Friday) - 7pm-10pm - Living Spaces - Group Photography Exhibition
• July 2, (Friday) - 7pm-10:30pm - Independence Day Exhibition
• June 11, (Friday) - 7:30pm-10:30pm - Agop Gemdjian - Solo Exhibition
• May 21, (Friday) - 6:30pm-10:30pm - Dream Things That Never Were - New Brunswick Art Salon, Spring 2010
• May 20, (Thursday) - 6:30pm-8:30pm - Georgi Petrov at the Bulgarian Consulate in NY
• May 1, (Saturday) - 7:30pm-10:30pm - Meet the artists: Georgi Petrov and John William Gordon - Art Mixer and Jazz Concert Event
• April 23, (Friday) - 7:30pm-11pm - "Password Love" - Solo Exhibition of Georgi Petrov
• April 9, (Friday) - 7:30pm-10:30pm - "Uptown", a Novel - Book promotion and signing
• April 2, (Friday) - 7:30pm-10:30pm - Vesselin Kourtev – solo exhibition
• March 27, (Saturday) - 2pm-4pm - "The Contemporary Relevance of the Renaissance Palette" - a lecture by Michael Price
• March 26, (Friday) - 7pm-11pm - POLLIFAX at Alfa
• March 12, (Friday) - 7:30pm-10:30pm - "The Immortal Spirit of Nature" - Solo Exhibition Opening
• February 18, (Thursday) - 7pm-10pm - "God Bless" - Robert Mermet's Solo Exhibition Opening Reception
• January 29, (Friday) - 7:30pm-7:29pm - "The Caged Bird Sings" - 2nd Anniversary Celebration and Exhibition Opening
• January 8, (Friday) - 7:30pm-10:30pm - We Need Never - Photography Group Exhibition Opening Event
• December 19, (Saturday) - 7pm-9pm - Holiday Celebration: $5 at the door
• December 18, (Friday) - 7pm-9pm - “Face Off” - Lidia Simeonova's Solo Exhibition at the Bulgarian Consulate in New York City
• December 12, (Saturday) - 7pm-10pm - “Objet d’Art” Magazine Launch Party
• December 11, (Friday) - 7:30pm-10:30pm - Walking the Line - Solo Exhibition Opening
• November 20, (Friday) - 7:30pm-10:30pm - "Transfigured" - Group Exhibition Opening Event
• October 30, (Friday) - 7pm-10pm - "Inner Circles" - A Bulgarian Artists Abroad Group Exhibition Opening Reception
• October 15, (Thursday) - 6pm-9pm - Alfa Art Gallery presents the work of Rodney Durso at 3rd Annual High Line Open Studios
• October 9, (Friday) - 7:30pm-10pm - "John Hawaka - A Retospective" - Solo Exhibition Opening
• September 25, (Friday) - 7:30pm-11pm - "Musings" - Poetry & Music
• September 24, (Thursday) - 8pm-11pm - Like Trains & Taxis - Video Premiere
• September 18, (Friday) - 7:30pm-11pm - Alfa Art Gallery Members Group Exhibition Opening & Catalog Release
• September 15, (Tuesday) - 6:30pm-7:45pm - Outdoor Photography Tips - Getting the Most From Your Digital Camera
• September 12, (Saturday) - 11am-5pm - Color Management and Inkjet Printing w/ Photoshop and Lightroom
• August 28, (Friday) - 5pm-6:30pm - “Xpress Yourself: Adventures in Photography” - Photography Exhibition & Award Ceremony in collaboration with the New Brunswick Free Public Library
• August 28, (Friday) - 6:30pm-9pm - East + West, Andrew Darlow's photography exhibition of New York City Landmarks and Buddhist-related sites of Japan
• July 10, (Friday) - 8pm-11pm - Dimensions
• June 19, (Friday) - 7:30pm-11pm - Mysterious & Real
• June 5, (Friday) - 7:30pm-11pm - Meet Keva Apostolova & “AV@TAR”
• May 28, (Thursday) - 6:30pm-10pm - “Contraversion” - Bulgarian Contemporary Artists Exhibition @ Bulgarian Consulate, NYC
• May 24, (Sunday) - 7:30pm-11pm - Lidia Simeonova’s Solo Exhibition Opening and celebration of "May 24th - Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day"
• May 9, (Saturday) - 7:30pm-11pm - “Contraversion” - Bulgarian Contemporary Artists Exhibition Opening Reception
• April 17, (Friday) - 7pm-11pm - Zoom: Vesselin Kourtev's Solo Exhibition Opening Reception and 5th Art to Green Exhibition
• April 11, (Saturday) - 4pm-8pm - Photoshop CS4 retouching and printing lecture/demonstration with Mark Beckelman and Andrew Darlow
• April 4, (Saturday) - 2pm-6pm - Fine-Art Inkjet Workshop with Andrew Darlow
• April 3, (Friday) - 6pm-8pm - Ron Wyatt Lecture
• April 3, (Friday) - 8pm-midnight - Poetry and Acoustic Showcase
• March 27, (Friday) - 6pm-9pm - “GRANDmarks – NYC”, Andrew Darlow’s Photography Exhibition Opening Reception
• March 12, (Thursday) - 7pm-11pm - Open Studio with John Hawaka and Jill Caporlingua
• March 5, (Thursday) - 7pm-11pm - "The Essence of Nature" - John Hawaka’s Solo Exhibition Opening Reception
• February 21, (Saturday) - 7pm-11pm - Alfa Art Gallery Open Studio Presents: "Christina Entcheva: Design & Illustration"
• February 19, (Thursday) - 7pm-11pm - "Art Lines: Linear Abstractions in Graphic Design, Painting and Animation" - Group Exhibition Opening Reception
• January 30, (Friday) - 6pm-11pm - Alfa Art Gallery’s One Year Anniversary Reception and 3rd “Art to Green” Exhibition Opening
• January 24, (Saturday) - 8pm-midnight - Alfa Art Gallery presents: Painting, Photography, Generator Drone & Ja’c
• January 17, (Saturday) - 7pm-11pm - “The Third Day After” - Robert Aitchison & Iliyan Ivanov - Exhibition closing reception
• December 20, (Saturday) - 8pm-11pm - Animation by David Sananman and electronic music
• December 19, (Friday) - 7pm-11pm - “The Third Day After” - Robert Aitchison & Iliyan Ivanov - Exhibition opening reception
• December 13, (Saturday) - 7pm-11pm - “This is only a test” - Rodney Durso - Open Studio
• December 11, (Thursday) - 8pm- - MARRIAGE / I DO ... WHAT? - 3rd "MILESTONES" Show
• December 4, (Thursday) - 7pm-11pm - THIS IS ONLY A TEST - Exhibition opening reception
• November 26, (Wednesday) - 7pm-10pm - Thanksgiving Reception
• November 22, (Saturday) - 7pm-10pm - ArtHouse
• November 21, (Friday) - 10am-4pm - Full-day Color Management and Fine-Art Inkjet Printing Workshop for Mac Users (Instructor: Andrew Darlow)
• November 20, (Thursday) - 8pm- - GRADUATION / DIPLOMA SCHMIPOMA - 2nd "MILESTONES" Show
• November 7, (Friday) - 7pm-10pm - "PRAXIS/POIESIS" Opening Reception
• October 23, (Thursday) - 10pm- - BIRTH / IT'S A BABY! - 1st "MILESTONES" Show
• October 17, (Friday) - 7pm-10pm - Exhibition Opening Reception for George Dinev and Ixrael (by invitation only)
• October 15, (Wednesday) - 7pm-10pm - Collaborative Arts & Alfa Art Gallery Present: "1st Resonate at Alfa"
• September 25, (Thursday) - 4pm-8pm - 2nd "Art to Green" Exhibition, Featuring: Konstantin A. Konstantinov & Pavol Olsavsky III
• September 5, (Friday) - 7pm-10pm - "Summer in New Brunswick 2008" & "Illegitimi non Carborundum" - Photo Exhibitions Opening Event
• August 15, (Friday) - 7pm-10pm - 1st "Green Wave" Exhibition at Alfa Art Gallery
• June 20, (Friday) - 7pm-10pm - "INFUSIONS OF COLOR" - John Hawaka Solo Exhibition

June 20rd, 2008 - 7-10pm - "INFUSION OF COLOR" - John Hawaka Solo Exhibition Opening Event

“INFUSIONS OF COLOR” - John Hawaka Solo Exhibition - (On display: June 19th – August 7th, 2008)

John Hawaka is one of the few artists in North America using a rare lacquer painting technique. Alfa Art Gallery is proud to be an exclusive representative of John Hawaka’s art works.

He has received numerous awards in group and one-man juried shows throughout New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. He received the top award for "Nature in Abstraction," from Black Diamond Arts Council, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. He is also a member of Trenton Artists Workshop Association.

When asked to give a statement about his paintings, his response is:

"My work should speak for itself-good, bad or indifferent; that's why they make vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. Life would be very boring if everyone had the same taste.

Not to be unappreciative, but I cringe when someone says: "Your painting is 'nice'". A "nice" painting does not offend nor does it stimulate. I don't paint to match the colors of your couch or your rug or your drapes--I paint to stimulate. Like my work or not, I hope that the viewer walks away stimulated."

(click here to learn more about John and to see more paintings)

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• May 31, (Saturday) - 7pm-10pm - An Evening at Alfa Art Gallery - Exhibition Opening and Classical Music Concert: Eva Volitzer and Kiril Tarpov - Jewish Sephardic Songs in Ladino
• May 24, (Saturday) - 7-10pm - Exhibition Opening and & DUO "IVANOV" - Krasi Ivanov, Violin and Kalin Ivanov, Cello - Recital/Concert in Honor of May 24th - Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day
• May 9, (Friday) - 6:30-10pm - The AIDS Babies Organization Presents "Guardians of Ancient Knowledge" Movie Preview
• May 3, (Saturday) - 7-10pm - Charice Silverman - Artist Portrait Presentation with Exhibition Reception
• April 25, (Friday) - 7-10pm - John Hawaka - Artist portrait presentation with reception
• April 19, (Saturday) - 7-10pm - Rosalia Tignini Verdun - Artist portrait presentation with reception
• April 4, (Friday) - 7-10pm - Paula Pearl - Artist portrait presentation with exhibition reception
• March 28, (Friday) - 7-10pm - Katy Sumrow (Mezzo Soprano) - Recital/Concert with Reception
• March 22, (Saturday) - 2-7pm - New Brunswick Free Public Library will hold an exhibition opening event featuring Artists from Alfa Art Gallery
• March 21, (Friday) - 7-10pm - Alfa Art Gallery presents the Minhwa-inspired art of Michael Fenton
• March 14, (Friday) - 7-10pm - A personal appearance and lecture by Artist Doreen (Doree) Valenza
• February 29, (Friday) - 6:30-10pm - Anna Veleva Recital in honor of March 3rd, Bulgarian Liberation Day
• February 16, (Saturday) - 7-10pm - “Behind the revival of Chasing and Repousse.” (45 min seminar with master Valentin Yotkov)
• February 2, (Saturday) - 7-10pm - Concert - "Olson/De Cari Duo"
• January 30, (Wednesday) - 5:30-10pm - Gala Opening Reception
• January 12, (Saturday) - 10am-4pm - Beez Foundation Fundraiser/Charity Event