Fine Arts Exhibition 2024
Forced Perspective
May 2 to June 14
Gallery Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 1-5 pm
Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St, Decatur, GA
Inside the Fourth Floor Gallery
Closing Reception: Friday, June 14 from 6:30-9:00 pm
The 35th annual Fine Arts Exhibition explores “Forced Perspective” as the 2024 theme. When experiences challenge our worldview, when encounters lead to a reexamination of long-held beliefs, when we realize jarring truths or witness inescapable realities… artists and audiences are invited to consider how enduring discomfort affects how we relate to ourselves, each other, and the world.
Brought to you by the Decatur Arts Alliance, Georgia Center for the Book, the DeKalb Co. Public Library, and DeKalb Library Foundation. as part of the 2024 Decatur Arts Festival.
The 2024 Exhibition
Explore this year’s exhibition. Click on the images for more details of each artwork.
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*Unless otherwise noted, photography credit for each exhibited work belongs to the artist.
Interior
Interior
Artist Statement
This piece represents the emotional immaterial human Interior that no one reaches to see from the outside. It contemplates the effects of discomfort on their self-perception, interpersonal relationships, and/or personal cosmovision when individuals are confronted with dissonant experiences. People are presented with an opportunity to reassess their long-held beliefs or disassociation that she or he is going through. This process of introspection can be a profound and transformative experience… Answers are in yourself with the potential to impact both the individual and the broader society by loving who you are.
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Tattoo Floral Vase
Tattoo Floral Vase
Artist Statement
This piece is inspired by American traditional tattooing. I love the composition of American traditional tattoos, so I took my personal style of black linework and tried to combine the two. I chose this particular vase to apply this design to because I threw it with a lot of curves. This design and piece together behave like a tattooed body, which I find really fascinating.
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Froggy Pasta Maker Vase
Froggy Pasta Maker Vase
Artist Statement
This piece has a scene of a frog making pasta from scratch with a pot of water boiling on the stove. The frogs are a common motif in my work. They are inspired by Beatrix Potter, Studio Ghibli movies, and Mr. Frog and Mr. Toad. I love imaging the frogs in different settings, each with their own apartments and personalities.
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Hissing Infant
Hissing Infant
Artist Statement
This work grapples with loss as an entity that can be viewed from ever-shifting perspectives. A personal loss can be shocking – alien and incomprehensible. It can draw us back into infancy and can introduce us to unfamiliar, reborn versions of ourselves. Those lost to us may seem to hang suspended in the past, present, and future. They come to exist at the intersection between the threads of those who remember them. This work seeks to explore the mystery of what we feel and how we perceive and communicate our experiences to others.
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TOGETHER
TOGETHER
Artist Statement
In my art, I explore the depths of human experience, weaving emotions into visual representations that resonate with the inner sphere. Each stroke and color reflects a passage in the universal experience, inviting viewers to contemplate their own spiritual voyage. As I navigate the canvas, my art serves as a visual testament to the shared human odyssey, a reflection of the profound and intricate narratives that unfold within everyone. Through this creative exploration, I aspire to foster a deeper connection with the universal threads that bind us and illuminate the beauty inherent in our collective spiritual sojourn.
In my artistic pursuit, the soul quest becomes a central theme, transcending physical landscapes into metaphysical realms. Through symbolism and expression, I delve into the complexities of self-discovery, transformation, and interconnectedness of souls. My creation aims to evoke introspection, guiding viewers on a contemplative exploration of their own unique paths.
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*Souvenirs
*Souvenirs
Artist Statement
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Disconnected and Wounded yet Still United
Disconnected and Wounded yet Still United
Artist Statement
This representation of our Stars and Stripes, titled “Disconnected and Wounded, Yet Still United” evokes the violence of the many mass shootings we have experienced as a nation. I wanted to convey the disconnect we have between our national horror over the deaths of children and adults who were taken so suddenly. The inability of our leaders to act to protect us has kept us in a state of disconnect. The puzzle pieces are all disconnected, yet organized to resemble a flag. The black bullet holes jar our sense’s and the stitching represents our efforts to remain united. I want the viewer to see the glimmer of hope in the colorful pieces as an effort to bring us all together again.
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The Bed
The Bed
Artist Statement
Using subjects that could easily be overlooked and considered dismissible I endeavor to bring light to the idea that beauty can be found anywhere, in anyone. I often experiment with splicing together variations of images and altering colors to demonstrate how easily our perception of things can shift and change. In an instant a situation can go from hopeless to full of promise. Too often we focus on the moment we are in and can’t see the hope that lies beyond circumstances or the beauty that lies beneath the surface.
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*Spring
*Spring
Artist Statement
Invitational artwork
The painting was a part of an abstract series reflecting the seasons.
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*Bitter Southerner
*Bitter Southerner
Artist Statement
Juror requested invitational artwork
One of a series of small charcoal drawings done in Winter in the middle of the pandemic. It was really cold in my studio and outside was quiet and empty. I was grimly determined to keep working.
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Spiral Stairs
Spiral Stairs
Artist Statement
Using subjects that could easily be overlooked and considered dismissible I endeavor to bring light to the idea that beauty can be found anywhere, in anyone. I often experiment with splicing together variations of images and altering colors to demonstrate how easily our perception of things can shift and change. In an instant a situation can go from hopeless to full of promise. Too often we focus on the moment we are in and can’t see the hope that lies beyond circumstances or the beauty that lies beneath the surface.
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Looking Back, Seeing Ahead
Looking Back, Seeing Ahead
Artist Statement
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Raise Me Up
Raise Me Up
Artist Statement
Based on an original photo looking up at the underside of one end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, this hand-cut collage is made entirely of cut postage stamps and envelopes (and a wee bit of paint pen).
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Dr. Sagan Explains “Mixed Metaphors” to Joey and Buster
Dr. Sagan Explains “Mixed Metaphors” to Joey and Buster
Artist Statement
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Release
Release
Artist Statement
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Goodnight Stars
Goodnight Stars
Artist Statement
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My Body
My Body
Artist Statement
The U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022 declared that the constitutional right to abortion no longer exists. The assemblage, My Body, is a pro-choice response to Roe v. Wade being overturned.
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The Day Before Independence
The Day Before Independence
Artist Statement
The center of the triptych, The Day Before Independence, is dated July 3rd – the day before Independence Day or the Fourth of July. The piece alludes to America’s celebration of freedom and independence while expressing sorrow at the delay in progress to attain legal gender equality. The assemblage incorporates mourning motifs of weeping willows and the Lover’s Eye with an image of a group of women from the early 20th century. The women are partially obscured by stars and the central figure is dressed in black.
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Deconstructing
Deconstructing
Artist Statement
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Ruins and Roads
Ruins and Roads
Artist Statement
Encaustic on birch panel, as we pass through the ruins we find new roads that open to us with adventure and happiness along the path, there are many roads to choose from. Created using beeswax, damar resin, and pigment.
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Tapestry of Night
Tapestry of Night
Artist Statement
Encaustic Mixed Media. As we find our way through the veil of darkness, we search for the light to show us the way, and the road in which to take.
Created using beeswax, damar resin, pigment and textile.
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Perceptions
Perceptions
Artist Statement
When you look at this canvas and it’s many petals do you interpret it as a tunnel or a tower? Does the white section pop out or does it seem to fall away? Can you alter how you see this in your mind?
Likewise, how do you interpret authority? Do you see it as oppressive or freeing? Do you see it as cooperative or contentious? Can you alter this too in your mind?
At times I rage against the idea of submitting because I want the control. I want to control the world I live in and the world to which I am exposed. But if I shift my perspective, I can see submission for what it truly is – giving honor and considering others above my own selfish way of life.
Submitting to one another and to authority can foster collaboration and harmony within our relationships and communities. It demands empathy, understanding, and mutual respect. It allows one to acknowledge and appreciate the diverse perspectives of others. Practicing shifting our perceptions is truly a practice of humility and love.
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Contain the Meltdown
Contain the Meltdown
Artist Statement
This quilted piece is inspired by my experience as the mother of a child with autism. When public spaces were too overwhelming for my son, and he would have a “meltdown,” people always looked to me to contain and put an end to the disruption. I saw it as his reaction to the chaotic environment they had created. They saw it as a temper tantrum due to bad parenting. I chose fabric as the medium for this piece because of its comforting qualities. Coming home, draping it on my lap and sewing it piece by piece calmed my mind after such encounters. Like the dripping ice cream into the hand on my quilt, you cannot contain a meltdown. You just have to ride it out and let it run its course. Trying to contain it is just a performance to the surrounding observers.
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Savannah
Savannah
Artist Statement
The presence of a vast body of water has consistently evoked a sense of awe within me. This particular piece was inspired by visiting Savannah, shortly after celebrating my son’s first birthday. Already a momentous time in our lives, the proximity to the shoreline amplified my feelings of joy and gratitude as we marked yet another significant milestone together.
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Winter Rest
Winter Rest
Artist Statement
There’s power in stillness! Carving out time to pause, listen, and reflect is a necessity for me as an artist and as a human being. This piece is all about slowing down to energize and inspire the power that’s already in us.
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They the People
They the People
Artist Statement
Symbols come with intended messages, but their most enduring associations accumulate over time. Symbols are not content, but are instead vessels in which content is stored. As designer Paul Rand said: “It is only by association…that a logo [symbol] takes on any real meaning. It derives its meaning and usefulness from the quality of that which it symbolizes.”
They the People invites reconsideration of a familiar national symbol. Animated fibers form a fragile, loosely-connected fabric that precariously hovers between order and chaos. This delicate vision is disrupted by fields of digital texture. We are reminded that symbols are what we make them—they can represent our ideals and successes, but also our collective failures, insensitivities, overconfidence, and divisions.
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Rooted Home
Rooted Home
Artist Statement
My paintings explore the interconnection of humanity with nature and my search to understand this relationship. I work in an expressionistic and intuitive manner allowing the painting to evolve through the process of discovery while making considered decisions along the way. Colors layered with bold, heavy brush strokes and gestural marks are used to create a richly textured surface from which images emerge. The personal symbolism of the flat deer and birds along with the house becoming a mountain create a narrative which welcomes the viewer’s curiosity. Using layers of earthy, desaturated colors along with glazing and a few areas of brighter colors against the stark black and white areas creates contrast. A journey of discovery, guided by the interplay of line, color, shape, layers, contrast; which reveal history, and texture. I enjoy the brushstrokes of paint, the variety of marks from pencil and the fun of posca markers and crayon.
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Suprspreadr
Suprspreadr
Artist Statement
From a series of paintings based on collages of old Archie comic book pages.
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Furiana
Furiana
Artist Statement
Furiana reimagines the impact on women when we lack control of our own bodies. As a subverted depiction of Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen, she reminds us that one of the most powerful women in history could only retain her power if she chose not to have children.
Channelling the retributive energy of a Greek Fury, today her rage is directed towards conservatives who insist on birth regardless of circumstances, politicians continuing to drive repressive legislation and Supreme Court Justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. Without freedom of choice, Furiana’s innate vitality has darkened and desiccated, turning even the lace and gems of her once regal Tudor garb into brittle decorations that reveal desperate options.
Yet she stands at the moment of transformation, igniting her spirit to defy further repression and regain control of her reproductive rights.
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*Source Strength
*Source Strength
Artist Statement
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Cannonball
Cannonball
Artist Statement
We live in a culture obsessed with drinking. We drink at weddings and sporting events, brunch and book club, graduations and funerals. Drinking has become so normalized that no one ever questions the fact that alcohol is everywhere. In fact, the only thing ever questioned is why someone doesn’t drink.
Someone I love is in recovery from alcohol use disorder. As they strive for sobriety, it has undoubtedly changed how I think, speak, and act on the topic of alcohol. Going out for a drink used to be the default activity. Now, we participate in activities that help us connect in ways that a conversation over a few glasses of wine never could.
This body of work is an invitation to examine your personal attitudes and actions around drinking and how it may affect those in recovery. I hope it serves as encouragement to be sensitive and supportive to those who have a different relationship with alcohol than that of your own.
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Off the Deep End
Off the Deep End
Artist Statement
TW: Alcohol misuse
We live in a culture obsessed with drinking. We drink at weddings and sporting events, brunch and book club, graduations and funerals. Drinking has become so normalized that no one ever questions the fact that alcohol is everywhere. In fact, the only thing ever questioned is why someone doesn’t drink.
Someone I love is in recovery from alcohol use disorder. As they strive for sobriety, it has undoubtedly changed how I think, speak, and act on the topic of alcohol. Going out for a drink used to be the default activity. Now, we participate in activities that help us connect in ways that a conversation over a few glasses of wine never could.
This body of work is an invitation to examine your personal attitudes and actions around drinking and how it may affect those in recovery. I hope it serves as encouragement to be sensitive and supportive to those who have a different relationship with alcohol than that of your own.
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Main Bathroom 1
Main Bathroom 1
Artist Statement
I am a multimedia artist that uses oil, graphite and charcoal to enforce my analytical analysis on intimate relationships regarding power in different perspectives. The use of these materials allows me to explore technicality and emphasis on details. Figuration in the work gives myself the power to hyper-fixate on anatomical movement. Through forced and natural posing, I emphasize my relationship with abusive heteronormativity psychologically and emotionally relating to the importance of accountability in consanguinity. Recognizing the duality of responsibility, the work highlights myself as a victim and perpetrator to mental health.
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American Dream
American Dream
Artist Statement
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Oblivion
Oblivion
Artist Statement
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Millatmore
Millatmore
Artist Statement
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dancer at the Dia de los muertos
dancer at the Dia de los muertos
Artist Statement
I use my camera to try to capture the essence of ordinary people, places, and things, to see them with fresh eyes and reveal them in a new way. I am drawn to the smaller towns, rural areas, and byways – the “blue lines” on the old maps – and to quirkiness and eccentricity.
In this photo I tried to capture the vibrant movement of a young woman performing traditional Mexican folkloric dances at the Dia de los muertos celebration at Oakland Cemetery in November 2022. Mexican immigrants are becoming ever more integrated into life in Atlanta and leave their mark on the culture and society.
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the wasp nest
the wasp nest
Artist Statement
I use my camera to try to capture the essence of ordinary people, places, and things, to see them with fresh eyes and reveal them in a new way. I am drawn to the smaller towns, rural areas, and byways – the “blue lines” on the old maps – and to quirkiness and eccentricity.
In this portrait a young girl holds a wasp nest she discovered while walking on the grounds of her family farm on the outskirts of Atlanta, GA. Her gesture and grave expression symbolize for me the fragility of our environment and the role of humans as stewards of our natural world.
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Vestido Caribe
Vestido Caribe
Artist Statement
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Vestido Matriz
Vestido Matriz
Artist Statement
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Facile bersaglio (Andrate qui!)
Facile bersaglio (Andrate qui!)
Artist Statement
Additionally the images include a collage of anomalous colors and patterns, safety pins and milagros, to distinguish a split with what may appear real or imagined or the fervent hope of what might become.
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La Casa della Nonni
La Casa della Nonni
Artist Statement
Permeated by the malicious distractions of injustices towards human and animal kind the animals in my prints are my protagonists: hyper aware and without recourse they attempt escape.
Additionally the images include a collage of anomalous patterns & color, safety pins and milagros, to distinguish a split with what may appear real or imagined or the fervent hope of what might become.
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Il Scampo (The Escape)
Il Scampo (The Escape)
Artist Statement
Additionally the images include a collage of anomalous colors and patterns, safety pins and milagros, to distinguish a split with what may appear real or imagined or the fervent hope of what might become.
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The Seasons
The Seasons
Artist Statement
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Meow Town
Meow Town
Artist Statement
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Volcanism on the Moon
Volcanism on the Moon
Artist Statement
“The Great Moon Hoax” merges science and art by exploring the complicated relationships between observation, representation, and understanding. This collaboration springs out of McGuire and Schoon’s individual research that address different aspects of the real, the artificial, and unattainable.
These images were realized through the creation of sculptures for the purposes of making photographic prints. At times referencing lunar models, Apollo era images, and telescopic astrophotography, this body of work bridges a gap between historic and modern modes of scientific representation while re-contextualizing and bringing them into a contemporary vernacular. The images of the sculptures are presented using historic photographic processes such as salt prints, albumen prints, cyanotypes as well as more contemporary means. In their presentation, the images encourage the viewer to take a closer look at science, the imagery that represents it, and how it impacts understanding.
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Divine Decay
Divine Decay
Artist Statement
Ceramic slip cast vessel, carved and water etched, raku fired with a white crackle glaze.
Designed with imagery of insects, wilting flowers, and bones; the ash from the raku process is partially preserved to further instill the sense of cyclical decay and rebirth found in nature. Surface finished with white crackle glaze; negative space is defined by the dark, exposed, recessed clay.
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Sweet Little Lies
Sweet Little Lies
Artist Statement
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We’re Not Going Anywhere
We’re Not Going Anywhere
Artist Statement
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Oscarville
Oscarville
Artist Statement
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Under Gods
Under Gods
Artist Statement
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No Escape
No Escape
Artist Statement
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Democracy Under Attack
Democracy Under Attack
Artist Statement
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Celebrating Free Food for the Voyage
Celebrating Free Food for the Voyage
Artist Statement
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The Georgia Gazette
The Georgia Gazette
Artist Statement
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Faces in the Crowd
Faces in the Crowd
Artist Statement
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Survival
Survival
Artist Statement
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The Serpentine Dance
The Serpentine Dance
Artist Statement
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Purple Mountain Majesty
Purple Mountain Majesty
Artist Statement
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FRAGILE
FRAGILE
Artist Statement
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The Writing is On the Wall
The Writing is On the Wall
Artist Statement
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Made in Ukraine
Made in Ukraine
Artist Statement
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Halo
Halo
Artist Statement
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Extended Hours During the Decatur Arts Festival
Friday, May 3, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Saturday, May 4, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday, May 5, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Fine Arts Exhibition is presented in conjunction with the 2024 Decatur Arts Festival. Join us in Downtown Decatur May 3-5 for an artists market and a weekend of music, theatre, dance, comedy, and other performances!
Visit the Fourth Floor Gallery of the Decatur Library during the ArtWalk on Friday night or during the Decatur Arts Festival on Saturday and Sunday! Be sure to enter the Library through the doors on the top floor of the parking deck, then take the elevator on the right to access the fourth floor gallery.
Last Call – Closing Reception
Friday, June 14, 6:30-9:00 pm
Join us for the closing reception of the 2024 Fine Arts Exhibition “Forced Perspective” with light refreshments provided by Kelly’s Market and featuring artist talks and an award ceremony.
**Registration is required but there is no cost to attend the event.**
Organizing Committee
Angie Macon, Director, Decatur Arts Alliance
Joe Davich, Director, Georgia Center for the Book
Cynthia Lollis, Lockey McDonald, Cristina Montesinos, Emily Mottola, Ally StoneWright
Jurors
Erin Dixon
ABOUT
Erin Dixon is an award-winning artist and senior lecturer of drawing, painting, and foundations at University of West Georgia in Carrollton, GA, where she has been teaching for fifteen years. Dixon exhibits across the Southeast, most recently at Spalding Nix Fine Art in Atlanta, GA in Meaning/ Making, MOCA GA in Gathered: Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists and Georgia State Perimeter College in I, We, and the Space Between in 2024, the Masur Museum of Art in LA in 2023, Artfields in Lake City, SC in 2022, LaGrange Museum of Art in LaGrange, GA in 2022, Drawing Discourse at UNC-Asheville in 2021 and 2019, and her work has been published in a number of catalogs and held in private collections.
Jonathan Fisher
ABOUT
Jonathan Fisher has resided in Atlanta for almost 20 years, and is an Associate Professor of Art and Coordinator of Studio Foundations at Kennesaw State University. Originally from Hickory, NC, he holds a BFA in Art with a concentration in printmaking from The University of North Carolina at Asheville, and an MFA in Art with a concentration in printmaking from Ohio State University. His work has been shown nationally and internationally including Canada, Denmark, and South Korea.
Shawn Vinson
ABOUT
Shawn Vinson is an art world veteran with 30+ years of experience as a dealer, curator and gallerist. He opened Decatur’s first contemporary art gallery on the Square in 1998 and was invited to join the Atlanta Gallery Association as a founding member. He currently runs Different Trains Gallery in the Old Depot District, which he co-founded in 2017. Shawn has served on the Board of Directors of the Decatur Arts Alliance for two decades. He was honored as a 2023 Decatur Hometown Hero for his contributions to the arts and culture.
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