ATLANTA GALLERY ASSOCIATION'S SUMMER CITYWIDE OPENINGS

Introductions[05]

Hot on the heels of its success early this year with ATLart[05], the Atlanta Gallery Association presents Introductions[05] Citywide Openings, Friday, July 15.

WHEN: On Friday, July 15 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m - Atlanta will come to life with a night of citywide openings.

In keeping with the theme of "Introductions[05]," most of the openings will feature specifically new and emerging artists to the Atlanta market.

All openings at all participating AGA galleries are complimentary and open to the public, as AGA endeavors to bring more people into the arts and more attention to Atlanta's dynamic arts community.


Courtesy Marcia Wood Gallery

Courtesy Trinity Gallery

Courtesy Gardner Gallery

Courtesy Vespermann Gallery


AGA Member Galleries participating in Introduction[05] are:
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Aliya Linstrum Gallery: 7th Annual Summer Landscape Exhibition and Introducing...
Aliya Linstrum Gallery, formerly Aliya Gallery, announces the opening of its new exhibition space. In Gallery 1, NEW VIEWS 7, the 7th annual Summer Landscape Exhibition. In Gallery 2, "Introducing ..." will be the Atlanta premier of artists Susan Hall and Eleanor Miller…

Barbara Archer Gallery: Sacred Objects from Anne Cox
In the gallery the constructions of Atlanta sculptor Anne Cox hang like icons in a chapel The surfaces shimmer, the saints open their arms and the characters act out stories. But the tales in these works are more personal…

Bennett Street Gallery: Summer Salon
Summer Salon features recent works by emerging artists Rich Bowman, Patrick Johnson and Christy Kinard…

Thomas Deans & Co. Fine Art

Skot Foreman Fine Art: Spontaneous Arrival - Abstract Work of Dan Christensen
It is Christensen's casual command of color, drawing and scale that brings us, through playful precision, to a sense of presence, without dogma or over-determining context…

Gardner Gallery: Shara Hughes and Holly Irwin
Shara Hughes: Textures and surfaces combined with a hallucinatory palette make the work of this young artist truly entertaining and thought provoking. Holly Irwin: Quiet passion summarizes these works.

Gertsev Gallery: Still Life
"Still Life" will feature works by Eastern European painters Oleg Dzubenko, Nalbi Bugdashev, and Natalya Zaloznaya. This exhibition of still life paintings will juxtapose three different approaches to a similar subject…

Fay Gold Gallery

Anne Irwin Fine Art

Jackson Fine Art

Kiang Gallery: Casting Shadows
Kiang Gallery is pleased to present "Casting Shadows" by Edward West.
More than 25 years ago, photographer Edward West attended the play "Sizwe Bansi is Dead" by South African playwright Athol Fugard…

Lowe Gallery: 16TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW featuring Thrush Holmes
The Lowe Gallery will present a comprehensive exhibition of its stable of artists and feature the gallery's newest addition, painter Thrush Holmes. Twenty-six year-old Thrush Holmes currently lives and works in Ontario, Canada…

Matre Gallery: Ashley Benton / Robert Deyber / Jeff Schaller

Saltworks Gallery: Embodiments from Lalla Essaydi
Curated by Isolde Brielmaier, "Embodiments" is the first solo-exhibition of work in the southern United States by Moroccan-born artist Lalla Essaydi. This installation explores the relationship between memory and experience…

Sandler Hudson Gallery: New Work
This exhibition will include new work by Amalia Amaki, Freddie Styles, Kevin Cole, Jacqueline Mitchell, Lillian Blades, D.E. Johnson, Angelbert Metoyer, Laurie Jackson, Daniel Hoover, Wendy Phillips.

The Signature Shop & Gallery

Naomi Silva Gallery: New Works
"New Works" features painters Sergio Garcia and John LaHuis.

The Sportsman's Gallery: Greg Rice, Jack Whitaker and Bucky Bowles
The Sportsman's Gallery, Ltd. introduces three recognized regionalist painters. Greg Rice Jack Whitaker and Bucky Bowles…

TEW Galleries: Inaugural Exhibition in New Gallery Space with Olena Zviagntseva, Scott Foxx, Miranda Lake and Deedra Ludwig
TEW Galleries is proud to announce the first exhibition to be held in the gallery's new location at The Galleries of Peachtree Hills. The inaugural exhibition will feature new paintings by Olena Zviagintseva, and as part of Introductions [05] the gallery introduces three exciting new artists: Scott Foxx, Miranda Lake and Deedra Ludwig.

Twinhouse Gallery: In Good Company
"In Good Company" celebrates the introduction of seven new artists to the gallery, fresh works from Twinhouse artists already near and dear and the pure excitement of the new gallery space. As a special addition to the inaugural opening, a select group of works will be presented by guest artist Todd Murphy.

Trinity Gallery: Patricia Jo Peacock
Emerging artist Patricia Jo Peacock's paintings feature girlish female figures and dresses, in a palette of reds. Her intricately textured work begins with a layer of paper- old drawings, maps or pictures she has collected…

Vespermann Gallery: Kaleidoscopic Summer
Rediscover the magic and wonder of images that reinvent themselves with a simple twist of your wrist. More than 30 American kaleidoscope artists are invited to participate in this special summer show…

Wertz | Contemporary: Visions Of African Memories from Khaled Hafez
Khaled Hafez is a contemporary Egyptian artist who resides in Cairo, Egypt. His medium is mixed media collage. Although he has shown extensively in African and Europe, this will be his first solo show in the United States.

Marcia Wood Gallery
Marcia Wood Gallery is pleased to announce the premiere Atlanta solo exhibitions of two rising young talents on the city's art scene. Julia Kubica and Stephanie Dotson…. Both achieving recent critical acclaim.


The Atlanta Gallery Association is a consortium of 28 of the city's foremost fine art galleries representing the highest standards of fine art. The AGA is dedicated to promoting visual arts and increasing public awareness of Atlanta as a major international art center. More information about AGA and its member galleries can be found at www.atlart.com.

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