“A FUNERAL FOR SPRING" A Dark art show
Opening Night: May 24, 2025 6-10PM
Closing - July 3, 2025
Presented by Jesusjoints Art and Over The Moon Art Gallery & Studios
A Funeral For Spring – A Solo Art Show and Curated Group Exhibition by Jesusjoints Art
Location: Over The Moon Art Gallery & Studios // 808 SPRINGWOOD AVE. ASBURY PARK, NJ
Exhibition Date Opening: May 24, 2025 6PM - 10PM
Admission: Free and open to the public
About the Curator
Meg Hadley (Jesusjoints) is a contemporary impressionist artist known for creating captivating oil paintings on glass panels. Her work blends dark art themes, moody aesthetics, and provocative religious and pop culture imagery. Through vibrant oil paints, thick brushstrokes, and dynamic mixed media, she crafts mind-bending perspectives on religious themes that challenge conventional interpretations of beauty and capture the divine chaos of reality. The glass panels serve as both a medium and a metaphor, mirroring the fragility of belief systems and the human psyche.
Jesusjoints’ work invites viewers to explore the intersection of spirituality and contemporary culture through tangible reflections of human experience.
Statement:
Welcome to the dark, psychological realm of contemporary impressionism that is Jesusjoints. Through mind-bending perspectives on religious themes, this work captures the divine chaos of reality, instilling a spectrum of emotions that challenge conventional interpretations of beauty. Vibrant oil paints, thick brushstrokes, and dynamic mixed media converge to create a uniquely visceral experience, igniting a sense of mental warfare within the viewer. Glass, the primary medium, serves as a profound metaphor for fragility, mirroring the delicate nature of belief systems and the psyche, capable of shattering like reality itself if not handled with care.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
“A Funeral for Spring” is part solo exhibition, part curated experience. It’s a visual requiem for the soft parts of ourselves we’ve outgrown. Think: floral decay, rebirth, surreal transformation, and the quiet drama of things ending just as they begin.
This isn’t just about seasons changing—it’s about rituals, personal resurrections, and holding funerals for the versions of ourselves we no longer need. The work explores what it means to mourn beauty, to watch softness rot, and to make peace with what blooms after.
The show features new oil paintings by Jesusjoints Art (Meg Hadley) alongside a lineup of supporting artists selected through an open call—each piece responding to the emotional weight and visual symbolism of spring’s demise.
Curatorial Vision
This show was curated with full control: by an artist, for artists. I (Meg Hadley) didn’t just hang my own work—I opened the doors to voices I felt resonated with the themes of death, growth, spiritual grime, and eerie beauty. I hand-selected each artist after reviewing submissions and built the entire show like a sacred space: intentional, immersive, and a little unsettling.
The curation focuses on contrast—delicate vs. disturbing, pretty vs. putrid, bloom vs. bruise. I wanted the show to feel like walking into a haunted greenhouse. I curated sound, layout, and aesthetic choices down to the last petal to make sure this wasn’t just a gallery experience—it’s a ritual.
This show is also about creative control. No gatekeepers. Just raw, real work by people willing to touch the uncomfortable parts of growth and decay.
Featured Artists
Jesusjoints Art (Meg Hadley) – Lead curator and exhibiting artist
Jim Cook
Kay Heikkinen
Ariana Sanchez
Monika Rybak
Daniel Voelker
Ilene Hinden
Molly Gardner
Michael Teters
Shop the Collection
Explore and purchase artworks from the exhibition: PLEASE EMAIL JESUSJOINTSART@GMAIL.COM FOR PRIVATE COLLECTORS CATALOG
Timeline:
Opening: May 24, 2025 6PM-10PM
Closing: July 3, 2025 6PM-10PM
PICK UP: July 15, 2025 3PM-9PM
For art show information and questions:
Contact: Meg Hadley
Instagram: @Jesusjoints
Email: jesusjointsart@gmail.com
SHOW LOCATION:
OVER THE MOON ART GALLERY AND STUDIOS
808 Springwood Ave.
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
