Exhibitions:
USA 2025
Never in my darkest of thoughts would I imagine waking up on a Saturday morning to alarming missile sirens and messages on my phone of friends running from terrorists, bullets, and RPGs. When October 7th, 2023, arrived, I was overcome by paralyzing fear and disbelief. I couldn't fathom the darkness and what was yet to happen in our small Mediterranean country of Israel. After three days, I heard the beginning of horrific experiences from friends who were survivors of the October 7th Nova massacre. After three days, I was flooded with heartbreaking news of murdered friends and friends who were announced as hostages, kidnapped by terrorists. After three days, a painting was made in my backyard on October 10th, 2023, between loud sirens and heavy tears.
✧₊⁺🕯- A painting in the rawest form of heart-shattering pain.
✧₊⁺🕯- A painting in the purest form to commemorate souls I never thought would wear angel wings so early in their lifetime.
✧₊⁺🕯- A painting in unity with many, of prayers for protection to those amid chaos, trauma, and war.
✧₊⁺🕯- A painting in hopes to light up our pleading prayers, crying for our stolen loved ones to be rescued home.
✧₊⁺🕯- A painting to the ones who danced, to the ones we love and to the ones we miss.
✧₊⁺🕯- A painting titled, "A candle lit forever, for you."
©Ronit Joy Holtz, A candle lit forever, for you, 2023, mezuzahs, candles, stone, glass, trinkets, vintage tin, spray paint and acrylic on panel, 122 x 88 cm.
Two exhibitions (one currently on show) with the painting, A candle lit forever, for you, alongside 48 other artworks, are traveling the United States to bring light, awareness, commemoration, and healing. The exhibition is titled, "Jars in Heaven."
1) The first exhibition took place at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee:
https://www.leeuniversity.edu/news/ronit-joy-holtz-art-on-display-in-squires-library/
2) The second exhibition, now on display until April 18th- is at Emmanuel University in Franklin Springs, Georgia.
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Photographs of the opening receptions:
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If there is interest in having this body of artwork, "Jars in Heaven" held in your community, campus or city, please reach out.
The artwork can be hung in an unconventional space, university/college campus, church, temple or community space. It will include an artist talk, artworks and prints for sale. 18% of the proceeds will be donated.
