June 8-July 13
"Only Dick, No Jane" Exhibition by Larry Anderson
Trois Gallery, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
Fourth floor, Building A
"Only Dick, No Jane" features works on paper and canvas by SCAD foundation studies professor Larry Jens Anderson. In this ongoing series, Anderson incorporates the iconic boy from the Dick and Jane readers as a visual paragon for a conventional childhood. Imbued with seemingly innocent imagery of fruit, cowboys and cats, these works represent his affecting and often conflicted experience of growing up gay in America. The exhibition is free and open to the public. For more information, read the press release or visit www.scadexhibitions.com.
July 7-31
"Behind the Cels: Selections from SCAD’s Don Bluth Collection"
Gallery See, SCAD-Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
The exhibitions department and Jen Library special collections department present "Behind the Cels: Selections from SCAD's Don Bluth Collection." Donated to the university in 2005, this collection documents Don Bluth's and Gary Goldman's animated features and video game collaborations from 1979 to 2000. "Behind the Cels" consists of drawings, cels, storyboards, concept art, backgrounds and photographs from their iconic oeuvre. This exhibition was organized in conjunction with the Society for Animation Studies Conference at SCAD-Atlanta, July 10-12, 2009. This exhibition is free and open to the public. Works from Bluth's unrealized project, "Little Blue Whale," are concurrently on view in the artists books room of the ACA Library of SCAD. Read the press release.
July 9-Aug. 23
"Mercy, Patience and Destiny: The Women of Whitfield Lovell's Tableaux"
ACA Gallery of SCAD, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
For over a decade, Whitfield Lovell has created assemblages, or tableaux, that evoke the memory and heritage of African-American lives once lived. This exhibition showcases Lovell's portrayal of African-American women at a time when their efforts were a driving force for change in domestic and civic life. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, is presented by SCAD in celebration of the National Black Arts Festival. For more information, read the press release or visit www.scadexhibitions.com.
July 9
Reception for "Behind the Cels: Selections from SCAD's Don Bluth Collection."
Thursday, 6-8 p.m.,
Gallery See, SCAD-Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
The exhibitions department and Jen Library special collections department present "Behind the Cels: Selections from SCAD's Don Bluth Collection." Donated to the university in 2005, this collection documents Don Bluth's and Gary Goldman's animated features and video game collaborations from 1979 to 2000. "Behind the Cels" consists of drawings, cels, storyboards, concept art, backgrounds and photographs from their iconic oeuvre. This exhibition was organized in conjunction with the Society for Animation Studies Conference at SCAD-Atlanta, July 10-12, 2009. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. Works from Bluth's unrealized project, "Little Blue Whale," are concurrently on view in the artists books room of the ACA Library of SCAD.
July 17-31
Yi-Hsin Tzeng Painting Exhibition: "Flow"
Trois Gallery, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
The exhibitions department presents "Flow," an exhibition of two unique series by graduate painting student Yi-Hsin Tzeng. In the first, three-dimensional box paintings provide the ground on which to juxtapose figure drawings with fluid-like "flows" of color, suggesting various and ambiguous modes of desire. In the second series, created during Tzeng's Fall 2008 New York City Workspace Opportunity, paint and foam flow amidst gritty remnants of the urban environment. A reception will take place July 23, 6-8 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.scadexhibitions.com.
July 23
Reception for Yi-Hsin Tzeng Exhibition: "Flow"
Thursday, 6-8 p.m.,
Trois Gallery, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
The exhibitions department presents "Flow," an exhibition of two unique series by graduate painting student Yi-Hsin Tzeng. In the first, three-dimensional box paintings provide the ground on which to juxtapose figure drawings with fluid-like "flows" of color, suggesting various and ambiguous modes of desire. In the second series, created during Tzeng's Fall 2008 New York City Workspace Opportunity, paint and foam flow amidst gritty remnants of the urban environment. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.scadexhibitions.com.
July 24
Lunchtime Gallery Talk with Yi-Hsin Tzeng in conjunction with "Flow" Exhibition:
Friday, 12:15 p.m.,
Trois Gallery, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
The exhibitions department presents a conversation with graduate painting student Yi-Hsin Tzeng in conjunction with his exhibition, titled "Flow." "Flow" is an exhibition of two unique series. In the first, three-dimensional box paintings provide the ground on which to juxtapose figure drawings with fluid-like "flows" of color, suggesting various and ambiguous modes of desire. In the second series, created during Tzeng's Fall 2008 New York City Workspace Opportunity, paint and foam flow amidst gritty remnants of the urban environment. A reception will take place July 23, 6-8 p.m. The exhibition, reception and gallery talk are free and open to the public and are organized in conjunction with the SCAD Summer Seminars. For more information, visit www.scadexhibitions.com.
July 30
Reception for "Mercy, Patience and Destiny: The Women of Whitfield Lovell’s Tableaux"
Thursday, 6-8 p.m.,
ACA Gallery of SCAD, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
For over a decade, Whitfield Lovell has created assemblages, or tableaux, that evoke the memory and heritage of African-American lives once lived. Drawn on found wallboards and combined with artifacts, Lovell incorporates figurative imagery from early portrait studio photographs in works that offer poetic insight into the African-American experience in the early 20th century. This exhibition showcases Lovell's portrayal of African-American women at a time when their efforts were a driving force for change in domestic and civic life. This exhibition celebrates the National Black Arts Festival. Read the press release.
Aug. 10-Sept. 28
“Mischief and Melancholy” Exhibition by Kyung Jeon
Trois Gallery, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
For her first solo exhibition in the Southeast, New York-based artist Kyung Jeon presents a series of works exploring the themes of love and loss. Jeon's paintings playfully depict the dual aspects of love where feverish titillation, mischief and melancholy coexist. These childlike characters embody the mature voyage one takes in traversing the high and low points of love. This exhibition is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.scadexhibitions.com.
Aug. 31-Oct. 2
"Ever Present and in Motion" Juried SCAD Faculty Exhibition
ACA Gallery of SCAD, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
"Ever Present and in Motion" will address the theme of change from the perspective of SCAD faculty. Faculty members are encouraged to rely on their interpretation of the theme to inform new art projects in all media. The show will highlight the range of intellectual and artistic activity within the SCAD community.
Sept. 24
Reception for "Mischief and Melancholy" Exhibition by Kyung Jeon
Thursday, 6-8 p.m.,
Trois Gallery, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
For her first solo exhibition in the Southeast, New York-based artist Kyung Jeon presents a series of works exploring the themes of love and loss. Jeon's paintings playfully depict the dual aspects of love where feverish titillation, mischief and melancholy coexist. These childlike characters embody the mature voyage one takes in traversing the high and low points of love. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.scadexhibitions.com.
June 8-July 13
July 7-31
July 9-Aug. 23
July 9
July 17-31
