A.B.F.M. Magazine® 7th Annual Online Halloween Group Exhibition! October 01-October 31, 2026
This piece, while stylistically inspired by Francis Bacon and Edvard Munch, is my own modern take on a 17th-century oil painting of noblewoman Elizabeth Báthory, the Blood Countess, a powerful noblewoman who was suspected of torturing and murdering over 600 young girls and bathing in their blood to preserve her youthful complexion. I named the title after a song by the UK black metal band Cradle of Filth.
Pamela Torres is a happily married emerging artist currently living in New Port Richey, Florida. A Monmouth University graduate formerly from New Jersey, Pam has participated in various exhibits primarily in Carrollwood, Tampa, and St. Petersburg. Rather than paint, Pam developed a knack for creating eye-popping works by juxtaposing soft pastels with colored pencil, marker, and even liquid paper. One of her first memorable moments occurred in February 2020 BC (Before COVID!), when she won 3rd place in the St. Pete Lofts' annual Valentween contest. Her "Butterfly Blessings" was judged and selected by TV horror host Dr. Paul Bearer II. Over the next few years, she competed in various contests and exhibits online. In 2023, she was selected as a finalist in two Women in Art contests, "Wild and Free" hosted by the Blue Space Gallery, and two Art-Collide shows themed "Life, Death & Love" and "Beautiful | Grotesque." Between 2023 and 2024, Pam successfully had her art shown to wider audiences once on Influx Gallery's website and three times by the Pearview Gallery. It was also in 2024 that her stylized gothic portrait of her and her husband Bobby, titled "We Belong..,." won the October spot on Cure Today's Healing Through Hues Calendar, a collection of randomly selected artworks dedicated to spreading cancer awareness. She also earned Special Recognition on Light Space & Time's 13th "All Women" show, where 720 artists from all over the world competed. In the month of April, Pam attended the Spookala convention to give the Boulet Brothers their own Supermonstermia fan portrait. By coincidence, this occurred over Wrestlemania weekend, and Pam cleverly based the creators of the acclaimed Dragula series on the late Luna Vachon. Later in the summer, she participated in the Dunedin Fine Arts Center's 100 Women Artists exhibition by submitting "Bontecou Brahmin," her 2-dimensional tribute to famed New York sculptor Lee Bontecou. In July, Pam was picked as a finalist in Fusion Art's 7th Annual Women Artists exhibition, and then she had one of her artworks accepted and posted on the Penn Journal of Arts and Sciences website. In July of 2025, 2 of her 8 erotic lava lamps were on display in South Tampa University's SKIN!, a high-class art and fashion show that celebrates all aspects of sex and nudity. Later in the month of October, 3 more of her more grotesque pieces were accepted and displayed in the Pearview Gallery's annual Halloween virtual exhibit.
From December 1st, 2025 to February 1st, 2026, Pamela's very first solo exhibit titled "Grace in the Grotesque" was unleashed on the Sommer Haus online gallery, exposing 10 of her best and most bizarre artworks to a wider audience. In June 2026, her second solo show was displayed on Roaring Branch Creative's website and Instagram page.
I want my body of work to consist mainly of conversation pieces that spectators will talk about and remember long after leaving the room.
This is Pamela's first time exhibiting at the A.B.F.M. Magazine® Online Halloween Group Exhibition, and she is featured in our artist directory on the website.
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Published JST, Thursday, October 01, 2026