Transfigurations: A Birthday Talk with Alex Grey

Moderated by Allyson Grey

Saturday November 29th, 2025

3 PM - 5 PM

ABOUT THE EVENT:

Celebrate Alex Grey’s 72nd birthday with a special afternoon talk exploring the mystic journey of his art & life. Through this intimate presentation, Alex will reflect on how entheogens and visionary art can transform our understanding of the self and provide a bridge between dimensions, illuminating our divine potential.  The talk will highlight the artist's shifts in consciousness, from nihilism to transcendence, an evolution that has resulted in paintings of luminous bodies and souls that resonate with a world of fans. Sharing rarely seen self-portraits and his most recent paintings of Fiery Angels, Grey will offer insights into the evolution of his acclaimed body of work. 

Net of Being, painting by Alex Grey

Reflections on the creative process will include views of recent projects with Allyson Grey, such as The Infinitizer at Meow Wolf, Las Vegas, the immersive projection experience at Illusionaries, London and the world-wide traveling extravaganza, Hallucinarium. Allyson Grey will introduce her partner of 50 years and lead a Q&A. 

Hallucinarium premiere, Elrow Amnesia, 2024. Photo by Toni Villen

There WILL Be Cake! May this birthday gathering inspire your own creative path! Admission to "Transfigurations" will include entry to CoSM & Entheon. 

SCHEDULE: 

All times are listed in EDT

Saturday, November 29th, 2025

• 12 PM: CoSM opens to the public
  
• 2 PM: Registration opens
  
• 3 PM - 5 PM: Presentation / Q&A with Alex Grey & Allyson Grey in the Art Lab
  
• 6 PM: CoSM closed
  

ADMISSION:

• $25.00 online / $30 at the door
  
• Includes entry to Entheon and CoSM
  

Who are Alex Grey & Allyson Grey?

Alex Grey, world-renowned artist, poet, and author, is best loved for his paintings which portray multiple dimensions of reality, interweaving biological anatomy with psychic and spiritual energies. His books, Sacred Mirrors, The Mission of Art, Transfigurations, and Art Psalms, trace the development of his work and mystical experiences that shaped his spiritual artistic life. Alex’s most recent monograph, Net of Being, addresses how his art is evolving the cultural body through icons of interconnectedness. alexgrey.com 

Allyson Grey is an artist whose paintings have been exhibited and sold internationally. Co-founder of the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, Grey is a community leader with a Master of Fine Arts degree from Tufts University. She has edited and co-authored over a dozen books and journals, lectured widely, and has been an educator and muse to artists for over 30 years. The symbol system in her paintings represent an essentialized world-view comprised of chaos, order and secret writing. allysongrey.com 

Together, the Grey’s co-founded the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, CoSM, a spiritual creative retreat center in the Hudson Valley of New York. On the forefront of a movement in which painters join musicians on stage, the Grey’s painted together live before tens of thousands of folks at New York Broadway theaters, at sold-out festivals and arenas in dozens of international cities across five continents. As long-time advocates of “cognitive liberty,” a growing international “sacramental culture” has embraced the Grey’s as important mapmakers and spokespersons for the visionary realm. The Grey’s, with a dedicated and evolving team, have created CoSM, an interspiritual Art Church and Entheon, a Visionary Art sanctuary at CoSM. cosm.org

Getting To CoSM:

CoSM is 65 miles north of New York City and accessible by Metro North Train leaving hourly from Grand Central Station.

Things to Note:

• No pets of any kind are allowed on CoSM property.
  
• No food or open liquids are allowed inside Entheon.
  
• Coat & bag closet available for ALL backpacks & large bags in Entheon.
  

Questions? Visit our FAQ Page or contact [email protected] for more information.