Offering a rare glimpse into the private world of one of Las Vegas' most colorful icons, In Bed with Liz Renay features over a dozen oil paintings from the artist's private collection. In fact, until Ms. Renay's untimely death this past January, the only way to see these pieces was by personal invitation to Ms. Renay's home, where they hung among many of the other artifacts included in the exhibition--each of which reflect the artist's hand, from carefully-coiffed hairpieces on meticulously painted wigheads to her decoupaged writing desk and iconic mink eyelashes.

Comprised largely of portraits, florals and familial-themed paintings (including a giant nude of her daughter, Brenda--who toured briefly with Ms. Renay in the world's first mother-daughter striptease act), the paintings reflect the artist's unique spirit and uninhibited approach to sexuality. "The paintings reflect her life as art," says gallerist Todd VonBastiaans "They might not be self-portraits per se, but they certainly reveal a great deal about how she saw the world. You notice almost immediately that Liz never painted anything ugly."

Convicted of perjury related to a mob case involving her then-boyfriend Mickey Cohen, Renay served a three year sentence at the Terminal Island Women's Prison in California, where she taught oil painting to fellow inmates, completed over 150 paintings (three of which are included in the show) and wrote the first draft of her best-selling 1971 memoir, "My Face for the World to See."

An acclaimed artist, author, model, nightclub performer and raconteur, Liz Renay appeared in countless films and was both a favorite actress and close personal friend of 'cult' directors John Waters and Ted V. Mikels, among others. A beloved icon in her adopted hometown of Las Vegas, Ms. Renay passed away on Monday, January 22, 2007. She was 80 years old.