Hyaena Gallery

{{Infobox museum

| name = Hyaena Gallery

| logo =

| image = At_release_party_for_'A_Boy_Born_from_Mold'_by_Lorin_Morgan-Richards.jpg

| caption = Artists gather outside Hyaena Gallery for a book signing (L to R) artist Spinestealer, owner Bill Shafer, Public Access star Francine Dancer, author and illustrator Lorin Morgan-Richards, and magician Joseph Schneider. Burbank, California, 2010.

| alt = Facade of Hyaena Gallery with owner and artists

| established = April 1, 2006

| location = Burbank, California
1928 W Olive Ave

| website = {{URL|www.hyaenagallery.com}}

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Hyaena Gallery is located in Burbank, California with a specialty in macabre, low-brow and outsider art.

Owner Bill Shafer began the gallery in 2006{{cite web |date=July 1, 2020 |title=VoyageLA> Tag > hyaena gallery |url=https://voyagela.com/interview/meet-bill-shafer-hyaena-burbank/ |accessdate=23 January 2024 |work=voyagela.com}} and has since won accolades for Best Darks Arts Gallery (2011) and Best Spooky Emporium (2012){{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/best-of/2012/arts-and-entertainment/best-spooky-art-emporium-2580568|title=Best Spooky Art Emporium - Hyaena Gallery - Arts & Entertainment - Best of L.A. - L.A. Weekly|work=L.A. Weekly|date=4 October 2012|accessdate=14 February 2016}} as well as received national attention for celebrity related shows such as for Charlie Sheen in 2011,{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/calendar/the-madness-of-charlie-sheen-2169841|title=The Madness of Charlie Sheen|author=Derek Thomas|work=L.A. Weekly|date=31 March 2011|accessdate=14 February 2016}} internationally artist participated tribute shows{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/84908/hyaena-gallery-hosting-youre-strangea-tribute-munsters-addams-family/|title=Hyaena Gallery Hosting When You're Strange…A Tribute to The Munsters and The Addams Family - Dread Central|work=Dread Central|date=9 January 2015|accessdate=14 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://articles.burbankleader.com/2013-07-24/news/tn-blr-me-burbs-eye-view-curator-gathers-artists-to-pay-homage-to-del-toro-20130724_1_pacific-rim-guillermo-del-toro-art-show|title=Burb's Eye View: Curator gathers artists to pay homage to Del Toro|work=tribunedigital-burbankleader|accessdate=14 February 2016|archive-date=2016-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217054103/http://articles.burbankleader.com/2013-07-24/news/tn-blr-me-burbs-eye-view-curator-gathers-artists-to-pay-homage-to-del-toro-20130724_1_pacific-rim-guillermo-del-toro-art-show|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3288099/burbank-art-show-gives-tribute-to-john-carpenter/|title=Burbank Art Show Gives Tribute to John Carpenter!|work=Bloody Disgusting!|date=11 April 2014|accessdate=14 February 2016}} and hosting unique museum exhibits, including one for the late Rozz Williams curated by A Raven Above Press. The gallery also represents the art of artist and co-founder of Marilyn Manson, Gidget Geinhttp://www.hyaenagallery.com/press/gothicbeauty332011.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gothicbeauty.com/shop/issue-33|title=Gothic Beauty Issue 33|work=gothicbeauty.com|accessdate=14 February 2016}}

The Hyaena Gallery is notable for its permanent exhibition of horror related film pieces and artwork made by serial killers.{{cite web|url=http://www.hyaenagallery.com/truecrimesold.html|title=Hyaena Gallery - True Crime Archive of items that have sold|work=hyaenagallery.com|accessdate=14 February 2016}} Shafer curates to "highlight what I think is truly valuable, not just what is perceived as valuable because it is a current trend."{{cite web|url=http://www.sickofyourcrap.com/6-questions-with-bill-shafer/|title=6 Questions with Bill Shafer|work=Sick Of Your Crap|accessdate=14 February 2016}}

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