Empire Seven Studios presents: Exquisite Corpse — Big Happy, Jason Jägel, and Martín Ferreyra reunite with a collaborative painting: a playful mashup of head, torso, and legs, each painted blindly by a different hand. Rooted in trust, freedom, and the surrealist game that inspired it, this piece celebrates modularity and individual expression. Acrylic on wood, built in parts — fully connected by process and intent.
Alongside their joint piece, each artist will also exhibit solo work: new paintings by Big Happy, never-before-seen pieces by Jason Jägel, and paintings, ceramics, and textiles by Martín Ferreyra, made in his Oaxaca studio. Plus, ethereal dreamscapes by Cecilia Enrich.
THE ARTISTS:
Big Happy @mrbighappy grew up in a working-class Chicano community in Merced, CA. His first art came through inked letters from uncles in San Quentin and neighborhood graffiti. With no formal training, he turned to streets, sound, and memory—art became a way to shape and express feeling.
Jason Jägel @jagel (Boston-born, SF-based) is a painter, educator, and public artist. His work uses the language of comics to build imagined worlds. “I want to create a place with its own inner life and see what happens.”
Martín Ferreyra @martin_ferreyra (Argentina-born, Oaxaca-based) is primarily self-taught. His work blends painting and ceramics to explore identity, ritual, and collective myth. Exhibitions span Latin America, Europe, and North America.
Special Feature: Cecilia Enrich (Mexico City/Oaxaca-based) @ceciliaaenrich creates dreamlike narratives that blur the line between real and imagined. Her oniric work channels memory, emotion, and the mystical unseen.
Opening Reception - Saturday, July 12 from 12:00-8:00pm
Exhibit on view - July 12 - August 9, 2025
Location - Empire Seven Studios - 525 N 7th Street, suite 10, San Jose, CA 95112
Tono Coffee from 9:00am-5:00pm
Mogu Curry serving from 11:00 am-3:00pm
Pupusa Maranatha from 3:00-7:00pm
And of course beverages from our friends at Foxtale Fermantation!
The Official Exquisite Corpse After Show After Party at The Hedley Club
We teamed up with our friends at Universal Grammar to throw down something truly unforgettable—the Official Exquisite Corpse After Show After Party! 🎉
Sets from: Flipside Lovers, Ren Sweaterfunk, Infinite Jess, D.stro, Cool Raul, and Big Happy setting the tone with DJ sets that spanned funk, soul, house, and everything in between. As if that wasn’t enough, FUNKFREAKS will give us a teaser set at Empire Seven Studios!
The Hedley Club (9p–1a)
LINK TO TICKETS HERE