HOME v.1: Gimmie Shelter
The Decatur Arts Alliance and the Decatur Land Trust are partnering with the Georgia Center for the Book and the Decatur Library to present a powerful art show, “Gimmie Shelter: Redefining and Reimagining the Place we call Home.” This inaugural “HOME” exhibition seeks to inspire conversation and consideration for the challenges we face as a community to ensure access to dignified housing options.
About the Exhibition
Exhibition Run: July 10th – August 16th, 2025
Location: Fourth Floor Gallery of the Decatur Library
Gallery Hours: Thursday to Saturday, 1-5pm
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 10th 6:30-9pm
The first annual HOME exhibition… HOME v.1: Gimmie Shelter – Redefining and Reimagining the Place we Call “Home”
Housing is a fundamental human right, the cornerstone of stability and opportunity. It’s where families grow, dreams take root, and futures are built. But for many, the dream of a stable home in Decatur is slipping away. A stark reality faces our community: housing costs are skyrocketing while wages struggle to keep pace.
What does “home” mean to you? Is it a shelter or a sanctuary? Is it a place on a map or an internalized feeling of community? Does it feel further away as times and landscapes change or is it suspended in time the farther you travel?
We ask artists to look beyond brick and mortar, beyond place and community, to let creativity illuminate the diverse ways we experience and define “Home.”
Exhibition Sponsors
This exhibition is generously sponsored by the Decatur Downtown Development Authority, Casie Hughes Homes, Ameris Bank, Russell Elam with Geneva Financial, and the Decatur Tourism Bureau. THANK YOU to these local businesses for supporting important community initiatives.
Exhibition Events
Opening Reception
Thursday, July 10th, 2025
6:30 – 9:00pm
Join the celebration to welcome the nearly 60 artworks from across the United States showcasing in this inaugural exhibition. Enjoy light refreshments, meet exhibiting artists, and witness the announcements of the cash prizes for the gallery awards!
Event RSVP is preferred and only takes a moment. This allows staff to ensure there are sufficient refreshments during the event and permits us to record the impact of the programming. Thank you for your cooporation!
Gallery Prizes & Purchase Awards
The exhibition jurors will award three professional artworks and one student artwork with cash prizes: $1,000 for first place, $700 for second place, $500 for third place and $500 for the student award.
Gallery Awards
Nearly 60 artworks comprise the 2025 HOME v.1: “Gimmie Shelter” exhibition. Find more information about the unique artworks from across the United States below. Click on each image to see the artist statement about the work, and follow these links to download the full exhibition catalog with artist statements or the consolidated price list.
See an artwork you love? Submit a purchase request during the exhibition run using the form below and a Decatur Arts Alliance staff member will be in touch to complete the transaction. Titles with an asterisk (*) indicate that artwork has already been purchased. Some artworks are listed as Not For Sale (NFS).
homesite clay
by Jason Beebe
Decatur, GA – 2025
12 x 16 inches
Clay paint on wood
NFS
Too Tired to Sleep
by Lindy Blosser
Powder Springs, GA – 2024
11 x 14 inches
Soft pastel
$550
Hopscotch Dream
by Armando Chacon
Lilburn, GA – 2023
24 x 36 inches
Oil on canvas
$5,000
Dream House
by Cassandra Christ
Little Rock, AR – 2024
11 x 7 x 7 inches
Stoneware, wire
$300
The Owl Outside My Window
by Natalia Maria Cole
(student work)
Decatur, GA – 2025
10 x 20 inches
Acrylic paint on canvas
$400
Georgia
by Maria Coles
(student work)
Atlanta, GA – 2024
24 x 32 inches
Gouache on reclaimed wood
NFS
Hollow (oven)
by Patricia Cooke
Miami, FL – 2024
42 x 42 inches
Neoprene, polyester boning, ribbon, thread
$10,000
Hollow (chair)
by Patricia Cooke
Miami, FL – 2024
100 x 100 inches
Neoprene, polyester boning, ribbon, thread
$10,000
I’m Afraid of the Capers in My Fridge
by Elijah Cormier
(student work)
Alexander, NC – 2025
14 x 14 x 41 inches
All my favorite clothes, rucksack
NFS
In the Land of Our Mothers
by Elijah Cormier
(student work)
Alexander, NC – 2025
Duration: 3 min, 31 sec
Video
NFS
Cyclops
by Neal Cox
Nacogdoches, TX – 2024
12.5 x 14 x 1.5
Gouache on reclaimed wood
$500
Side Eye
by Neal Cox
Nacogdoches, TX – 2024
12.5 x 14 x 1.5
Gouache on reclaimed wood
$300
Triclops
by Neal Cox
Nacogdoches, TX – 2024
4 x 3.25 inches
Lithograph
$150
Papa’s Quilt
by Tara Coyt
Atlanta, GA – 2023
26 x 19 inches
Archival pigment print
$800
In Mind
by Tara Coyt
Atlanta, GA – 2021
16 x 24 inches
Archival pigment print
$650
Bless This Cosmic Gardener for Tending its Crop
by Nicolas Derro
Washington, DC – 2025
36 x 48 inches
Oil on canvas
$3,500
Making an Entrance
by Joan Fabian
San Antonio, TX – 2024
9.5 x 11.5 inches
Acrylic and embroidery on canvas
$575
Inner Sanctuary
by Mike Fink
Decatur, GA – 2024
48 x 48 inches
Etched acrylic on panel
$2,000
Building #1
by Zoey Fleck
Atlanta, GA – 2025
24 x 36 inches
Monoprint – Drypoint etching on plexiglass, mounted on cradled panel
$900
The Other Side
by Arlet Gómez
Greenacres, FL – 2023
20 x 20 inches
Acrylic on canvas
$2,700
The Continuous Process of Moving In
by Sonia Greiner
Duluth, GA – 2020
36 x 48 inches
Acrylic on canvas
$2,000
Dwell on the Dwelling
by Nala Handley
Marietta, GA – 2025
36 x 24 inches
Oil on canvas
$400
Golden Hour
by Nala Handley
Marietta, GA – 2024
60 x 60 inches
Oil paint on aluminum panel, LED lights
$450
Home Within
by Artis Hill Williamson
Atlanta, GA – 2024
14 x 9 x 9 inches
Ceramic clay
$1,500
‘Little Boxes’
by Vyvyan Hughes
Atlanta, GA – 2025
22 x 22 x 5 inches
Hand bent neon glass, Argon, neon, electricity, muslin, thread , transformer , glass tube supports
NFS
Home of Remus – Home of Wisdom, Virtue, and Ingenuity
by Robert Hunter
Colonial Beach, VA – 2024
8 x 6.75 inches
Original digital print on cotton rag paper
$255
Nesting
by Lauri Jones
Decatur, GA – 2023
30 x 24 inches
Cotton textiles, thread and batting, free-motion stitching
$1,000
Mad House
by Lauri Jones
Decatur, GA – 2023
26 x 24 inches
Cotton textiles, thread and batting, free-motion stitching
$1,000
Neighborhood Reflections
by Shannon Kelly
Atlanta, GA – 2025
25 x 31 inches
Watercolor
$1,100
Moonlit Walking
by Carolyn Kerecman
Decatur, GA – 2023
10 x 8 inches
Oil on wood panel
$475
*Cornfield, 1998
by Epiphany Knedler
Aberdeen, SD – 2025
24 x 24 inches
Archival pigment print
$500
Home (After Dunn)
by Epiphany Knedler
Aberdeen, SD – 2022
22 x 22 inches
Mixed media collage
$450
Nostalgia
by Gabriela Landaverde
Marietta, GA – 2025
24.75 x 20.5 inches
India ink on watercolor paper
$175
Lost Love and Coffee to Go: Morton Ave & Franklin St
by Cynthia Lollis and Daniela Deeg
(juror invitational work)
Decatur, GA – 2017
Diptych in 2 frames, total dimension 17 x 26.5 inches
Screenprint
NFS
Hibernate
by Dorothy Love
Atlanta, GA – 2025
7 x 6 x 11 inches
Handbuilt earthenware & block print on natural dyed fabric
$500
Evolving
by Cristina Montesinos
Decatur, GA – 2022
36 x 36 inches
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
$2,365
End of the Road
by Carol Mullen
Albuquerque, NM – 2023
7 x 5 inches
Collage created from photocopies of photographs, colored pencil, and oil pastel
$300
My shelter yet to come
by Aldo Muzzarelli
Mauldin, SC – 2022
15 x 12 inches
Mixed media (acrylic, graphite, canvas, wood, nails, metal leaf)
$400
I carry the ancestors with me/Dia de los muertos
by Marla Puziss
Hapeville, GA – 2022
20 x 27 inches
Digital photography, archival pigment print
$375
Independence Day
by Marla Puziss
Hapeville, GA – 2022
16 x 20 inches
Digital photography, archival pigment print
$325
Sonatas XII-32 (Homes)
by Brendan Quirk
Mayville, WI – 2022
8 x 10 inches
Photography – Fiber-based silver gelatin print.
$240
#redLining
by Anji Ray
Alpharetta, GA – 2024
24 x 48 inches
Mixed media (acrylic and yarn)
NFS
Memories
by Brian Row
San Marcos, TX – 2021
21 x 27 inches
Ink, bristol paper
$750
My Street on an Ordinary Day
by Arlene Schler
Decatur, GA – 2020
16 x 20 inches
Oil on canvas
NFS
Singlewide
by Dana Shavin
Chattanooga, TN – 2024
7.5 x 14.25 x 7 inches
Wood, roofing shingle, tin, wire mesh, cardboard
NFS
Passing Through
by Jane Shaw
Stone Mountain, GA – 2025
16 x 20 inches
Oil on linen panel
NFS
Sanctuary
by Jane Shaw
Stone Mountain, GA – 2023
11 x 14 inches
Oil on stretched canvas
NFS
Westlake Grid #3
by Paul Takeuchi
Brooklyn, NY – 2024
12 x 15 inches
Photography
$675
Walking Each Other Home
by Kathleen Taylor
Roswell, GA – 2025
36 x 18 inches
Acrylics and oil
$400
Castles for the New Economy: Single Family Dwelling II
by Kenneth Thompson
Blissfield, MI – 2011
6.5 x 5 x 5 inches
Cast bronze
NFS
Castles for the New Economy: Vacation Home
by Kenneth Thompson
Blissfield, MI – 2011
8 x 4 x 5.5 inches
Cast bronze
NFS
LIGHTWEIGHT DWELLINGS FOR THE NEW ECONOMY, 20: Tie It Up Nice With A Bow And No One Will Notice The Rest!
by Kenneth Thompson
Blissfield, MI – 2013
6 x 8 x 22 inches
Cast aluminum
NFS
The Gardener
by Judy Vienneau
St. Petersburg, FL – 2021
11 x 14 x 4 inches
Wire sculpture, collage, acrylic paint, pastel pencil on board
$550
On My Way Home
by Susan Xiao
(student work)
Madison, AL – 2024
15 x 15 x 17 inches
Spring steel
NFS
Marie
by Lily Yu
(student work)
Columbus, GA – 2024
35 x 45 x 3 inches
Flashe paint on laser cut MDF
$500
Atlas Drawings 6
by Liliana Zavaleta
Milford, NY – 2021
18 x 14 inches
Acrylic on printed vintage paper
$875
Kristin Allin
Kristin Allin is a Principal Planner and Housing Specialist at the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) where she assists local cities and counties in planning, policy, and program development. In her current role, Kristin provides housing assistance and education and oversees the ARC’s housing tools and resources. Kristin is active in HouseATL as the co-chair of the Policy Working Group and also with the Women’s Affordable Housing Network as a member of the Communications Committee. Kristin has an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Master of Business Administration from Saint Mary’s College of California and a resident of Decatur.
Adam Crawford
Adam Crawford was raised in Avondale Estates, graduated BA from Georgia College. In April of 2019, Crawford established Cat Eye Creative, an artists’ run studio and gallery space in downtown Atlanta. From fine art curation and consulting to large scale mural installations and artist residencies programs, Cat Eye Creative brings the art to the people. His belief is art is for everyone and without a community there is no art. He’s here to make artists’, designers’, collectors’, cities’ and developers’ dreams a reality.
Langston Leake
Langston Leake, City of Decatur, is a native of Canton, Georgia, and is a Double-Dawg alumnus of the University of Georgia with BAs in History and Political Science and a Master of Public Administration. The first spark on Langston’s long path to local government was an interest in urban policy, gentrification, migration, and displacement. He is a strong advocate for the importance of community and believes that having housing affordable to all ends of the economic spectrum is the most effective and sustainable way to create diverse, sustainable communities.
Cynthia Lollis
Cynthia Lollis is a professor of art at the University of West Georgia. She collaborates and publishes work as ETC Press with German artist, Daniela Deeg. Their work can be found in museums, libraries, and private collections in Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the USA. Their artists’ books are featured in publications, such as Masters: Book Arts: Major Works by Leading Artists, Booknesses: Artists’ Books from the Jack Ginsberg Collection, La Bibliothèque nationale du Luxembourg’s Multiple – Vielseitig, and the current issue of IMPACT Printmaking Journal (“ETC Press: Two Decades of Transatlantic Collaboration”). Lollis is an active member of her local arts communities, serving as a board member for Atlanta Printmakers Studio, and as an organizing committee member for The Book as Art, an annual juried exhibition co-presented by the Decatur Arts Alliance and the Georgia Center for the Book. Decatur has been her home for 13 years.
Adam Pinsley
Adam Pinsley is a fine artist and designer from Decatur, Georgia. Pinsley celebrates contemporary experience and revels in popular imagery, as reflected in the vibrant and exuberant paintings he has created for celebrities, entertainers, professional athletes, private collectors and companies worldwide. He is passionate about helping others through creativity and believes that art plays a huge role in creating inclusive and connected communities.
Add an impressive work from this year’s exhibition to your home or workspace. Use the form below to express your interest in a specific piece and a member of the Decatur Arts Alliance staff will be in touch soon to complete the transaction.
