The Oyster Pirate Workshop is a collective of seven artists – James Lichnovsky, Joel Mejia, Michael Page, Christian Rothenhagen, Shawn Webber, Jason Wheatley, and Sri Zeno Whippl — who have worked collaboratively to produce a series of oil paintings entitled “Vehicles of Emancipation.” Each painting dazzles the viewer with a mind-bending, surrealist explosion of color and imagery. The exhibition is on display now through January 10th, 2009, at Varnish Fine Art.