Night Gallery is pleased to present Balance, a debut solo exhibition of works by artist and pro wrestler Lee Moriarty, opening September 27, 2025. The exhibition showcases eight new paintings that feature an intimate view of masked wrestlers—captured not in combat, but in moments of reprieve and solitude. The exhibition is curated by Adam Abdalla, founder of Orange Crush: The Journal of Art & Wrestling. Moriarty’s portraits reveal a different side of luchadors, known for their elaborate masks and larger-than-life personas typically seen in the ring. Here, they’re shown in quiet, everyday moments: one lounges in a beach chair beneath the sun; another builds a snowman on a quiet winter afternoon; a third peers through binoculars, birdwatching in a peaceful clearing. The paintings draw from Moriarty’s personal experience and are shaped by his background in lucha libre—he competed and trained in Mexico under luchadors including legendary wrestler Negro Navarro, learning the technical style known as llave. Through this lens, Moriarty’s work plays with the tropes of wrestling stereotypes, offering an insider’s take on the tension between spectacle and self. Moriarty’s paintings debuted at NADA Miami 2024 in a sold-out presentation that drew wide attention from collectors and critics. Following the fair, one of his works was acquired by the Pérez Art Museum Miami for its permanent collection—making Moriarty the first active professional wrestler to have an artwork acquired by a major museum. Lee Moriarty’s debut at Night Gallery aligns with the gallery’s commitment to showcasing artists who explore identity, performance, and narrative in unique and compelling ways. Balance marks the first major presentation of Moriarty’s evolving body of work, expanding traditional ideas of masculinity and identity. This exhibition also marks the first curatorial project for Adam Abdalla within a commercial gallery, who is known for his international work at the intersection of art and wrestling.