Evanston, IL – 08/15/2008 – Once again, an artist has sold out their show at the popular Avatrait Gallery in Second Life.  This time it was Keiko Morigi, whose dramatic “When I Should Be Sleeping” exhibit sold all of the exclusive one-of-a-kind images offered. Morigi’s vision evokes a dream-like universe, where the bizarre and the beautiful intermingle with the playful and the stark.

Avatrait is the leading proponent of the new “Digital Impressionist” genre, and the fact that each new show has been selling out in-world is a testimony to the growing demand for this art.  With the upcoming exposure at the international Festival della Creatività, being held in Florence, Italy this October, the popularity can only be expected to be increasing.

It’s now clear that the much-celebrated original Avatrait Gallery space is no longer expansive enough to meet the growing demand for its artists’ shows.  As such, Avatrait founder Greg Houston (Track Hax in SL) declared that it’s time for Avatrait to move from its home on Simuality island, and pioneer a new “all art” locale.  He presented this concept to the Avatrait Board (a group of well-known Second Life artists whose input is essential to keeping Avatrait at the forefront of SL art), and challenged them to create a fresh new site, out of their own visions, for not only a much larger new gallery space, but offices, lecture hall, theater, shop, and a sculpture garden. Work has begun on the new “Avatrait island” and it is hoped that everything will be ready for a grand opening before the Florence events this Fall.

The Avatrait Gallery is in Second Life at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Simuality/38/211/38 and on the web at http://avatrait.com.