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Normal Gallery Hours:
Monday - Friday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 pm
Saturdays: 10:00 AM - 3:00 pm
Sundays: CLOSED
All shows are free of charge and open to the public. Call 404-872-5338 for more information.
Works by Leisa Rich
In this artist's futuristic scenario, humans have destroyed nature in a never-ending quest to conquer and consume. Their disappearance has left the earth in a post-apocalyptic state, where organic matter left unchecked has morphed with the detritus left behind. The viewer is escorted through massive stitched comic book pages, into fantastic sculptural gardens where trash creatures have created a new world order...without us.
Image at right: Detail from "Massive Fantastical Garden" 2009
Jane Robbins Kerr is a writer, a painter, a storyteller and now tells her stories with her camera. She has traveled the world photographing people and places and has spent a lot of time photographing the landscape of northern New Mexico. For the past two years she has photographed extensively in Mississippi and the rural South capturing what is, before it becomes what was.
This exhibit is in conjunction with the annual citywide event "Atlanta Celebrates Photography".
Image at right: "Almost Elvis"
This Series began years ago as an exercise in retrieving childhood memories and recording my dreams and reflections," says the artist. "The work combines watercolor and collage techniques and employs the use of symbolism and metaphors to weave the stories."
Image at right: "Waiting"
Exhibition Dates: February 8 through March 28, 2008
Inspired by the vivid colors of dreams, Arrington's night photographs are surreal and magical. Working at night in various locations, using her own colored lights, she deftly illuminates landscapes and architectural structures with otherworldly hues. The resulting photographs are both intriguing and powerful.
Image at right "Dividing Counties"
Exhibition Dates: April 4 through May 23, 2008
Working directly on the surface of actual game boards, Goldman superimposes a multitude of symbols, words and objects. "Game boards are popular culture items and are easily related to by people of all ages", says the artist. "I use the game board titles as my core idea for the art pieces. The titles allow me to explore a wide variety of human behavior. Dominance, love, greed, anger, addiction and consumption are some of the topics I explore."
Image at right "Sweet Dreams"
Exhibition Dates: June 6 through July 25, 2008
"Before studying, teaching and making art, I was actively involved in industry as a production machinist and welder," says the artist. "My sculptural images are derived from real factories and warehouses."
Image at right "Export"
"Breath of Bamboo" is a selection of color photographs from a two-year exploration of the southeastern landscape. The poetic images are inspired by the study and practice of Zen Buddhism and are intended to raise awareness of the ecological and spiritual significance of bamboo. This exhibit is in conjunction with the annual citywide event, "Atlanta Celebrates Photography". Image at right: "Nature's Beauty" 2005.
"I mix language and invented imagery to convey the transformative potential of painting," says Brotherton. "My work is a declaration of creative power: a new kind of visual poetics."
Image at right: "Subverter" 2008