33 Participants Selected for Atlanta Contemporary's ATLBNL
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For Immediate Release 33 Participants Selected for Atlanta Contemporary’s ATLBNL Atlanta Contemporary presents – ATLBNL On view: August 27 – December 18, 2016 Public Opening: Saturday, August 27, 2016 from 7 – Midnight (in conjunction with ART PARTY) ATLANTA —July 18 —Atlanta Contemporary Art Center (Atlanta Contemporary) announces the 33 artists participating in the return of the Atlanta Biennial. With a roster of artists at varying points in their careers and with varying artistic practices– ATLBNL brings entirely new voices to the galleries by presenting not only the visual arts, but also book arts, film + video, fiber arts, literature, performance and music + sound. Previous Biennials – regardless of locale, curator, artists, or even the name itself – trumpeted the idea that many exceptional and relevant contemporary artists call the South home. The 2016 Atlanta Biennial further upholds this truth. “This Biennial brings together four curators with distinct points of view and curatorial methodologies,” noted Veronica Kessenich, Executive Director at Atlanta Contemporary. “They found common ground in their combined interest to exhibit individuals and collectives who have never before participated in the Atlanta Biennial. While the participants represent 8 states from across the Southeast, they do not relegate themselves to any specific sense of geography or space rather, together, their work examines the current state of contemporary art and contemporary issues.” Tue–Sat 11am – 5pm Thu open late until 8pm ATLBNL endeavors to champion these artists and their work while Sun 12pm-4pm simultaneously re-contextualizing Atlanta Contemporary’s Mon Closed commitment to our mission to engage the public in the creation, 535 Means St. NW presentation, and advancement of contemporary art – on the local, Atlanta, GA 30318 national, and international level. The Atlanta Biennial presents an 404-688-1970 [email protected] atlantacontemporary.org thecontemporary.org opportunity to deeply engage with our established arts community as well as the day-to-day visitor. It is our unified hope that by respecting what has come before, we can remain responsive to what’s next as we discover, recognize, and reaffirm the role the South plays in the field of contemporary art. The full list of artists is as follows: Aint–Bad Established 2011 Dust-to-Digital Savannah, GA Established Atlanta, GA Katrina Andry Skylar Fein Born New Orleans, LA Born New York, NY Lives New Orleans, LA Lives New Orleans, LA Jason Benson Ke Francis Born Baltimore, MD Born Memphis, TN Lives Atlanta, GA Lives Tupelo, MS Guy Church Coulter Fussell Born Madison, WI Born Columbus, GA Lives Memphis, TN Lives Water Valley, MS Tommy Coleman Coco Fusco Born in Long Island, New York Born New York, NY Lives in Jupiter, FL Lives Gainesville, FL Stephen Collier Adler Guerrier Born Biloxi, MS Born Port-au-Prince, Haiti Lives New Orleans, LA Lives Miami, FL continent. Virginia Griswold Tue–Sat 11am – 5pm Thu open late until 8pm Established Atlanta, GA Born Petersburg, VA Sun 12pm-4pm Lives Nashville, TN Mon Closed Darius Hill 535 Means St. NW Born Birmingham, AL Atlanta, GA 30318 Lives Birmingham, AL 404-688-1970 [email protected] atlantacontemporary.org thecontemporary.org Ridley Howard Sharon Norwood Born Atlanta, GA Born Kingston, Jamaica Lives Athens, GA Lives St. Petersburg, FL Horton Humble Gina Phillips Born New Orleans, LA Born Richmond, KY Lives New Orleans, LA Lives New Orleans, LA Harmony Korine Mary Proctor Born Nashville, TN Born Monticello, FL Lives Nashville, TN Lives Gainesville, FL Phillip Andrew Lewis Zack Rafuls Born Memphis, TN Born Miami, FL Lives Chattanooga, TN Lives Nashville, TN Kalup Linzy Andrew Scott Ross Born Clermont, FL Born Manhasset, NY Lives Tampa, FL Lives Johnson City, TN Abigail Lucien Southern Food Ways Alliance Born Cap-Haitien, Haiti Founded Oxford, MS Lives Knoxville, TN Stacy Lynn Waddell Jillian Mayer Born Washington, DC Born Miami, FL Lives Chapel Hill, NC Lives Miami, FL Christina West Erin Jane Nelson Born Perry, MI Born Atlanta, GA Lives Atlanta, GA Lives Atlanta, GA Cosmo Whyte Daniel Newman Born St. Andrew, Jamaica Tue–Sat 11am – 5pm Thu open late until 8pm Born Jacksonville, FL Lives Atlanta, GA Sun 12pm-4pm Lives Jacksonville, FL Mon Closed 535 Means St. NW Atlanta, GA 30318 404-688-1970 [email protected] atlantacontemporary.org thecontemporary.org About Atlanta Contemporary Atlanta Contemporary engages the public through the creation, presentation and advancement of contemporary art. Founded in 1973 as Nexus, a grassroots artists’ cooperative, Atlanta Contemporary has since become one of the southeast’s leading contemporary art centers. We play a vital role in Atlanta’s cultural landscape by presenting six–10 exhibitions within four seasonal cycles each year, featuring consequential artists from the local, national, and international art scenes. We are one of the few local institutions that commissions new works by artists, paying particular attention to artists of note who have not had a significant exhibition in the Southeast. We organize 50+ diverse educational offerings annually, unrivaled by other local organizations of our size. We are the only local organization to provide on-site subsidized studio space to working artists through our Studio Artist Program, removing cost as a barrier to the creative process. Visit atlantacontemporary.org to learn more. All press inquiries, contact: Veronica Kessenich, Executive Director [email protected] Photos available on request. Additional details forthcoming about programming held in conjunction with ATLBNL. Brief biographies on all the participants below. Tue–Sat 11am – 5pm Thu open late until 8pm Sun 12pm-4pm Mon Closed 535 Means St. NW Atlanta, GA 30318 404-688-1970 [email protected] atlantacontemporary.org thecontemporary.org BIOGRAPHIES Aint–Bad Aint–Bad is an independent publisher of new photographic art. Founded in 2011 in Savannah by Carson Sanders, Taylor Curry, Caroline McElhinny, Caitie Moore, and James Jackman, the collective is dedicated to publishing contemporary photography and text to support a progressive community of artists from around the world through online web features, printed periodicals, monographs, and exhibitions. Aint–Bad’s objective is to stimulate the collection of and appreciation for photography by way of accessible and affordable publications. The brand supports local initiatives by working together with artists, curators, and institutions to help foster a creative community. Katrina Andry A native of New Orleans, Katrina Andry received an MFA in Printmaking from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, in 2010, and currently works and lives in New Orleans. She was listed in the January/February 2012 issue of Art in Print as one of their top 50 printmakers. Andry is an active member of the Staple Goods Collective in the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans, and has been awarded residencies from the Joan Mitchell Center of New Orleans, Anchor Graphics in Chicago, and Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, California. Jason Benson Jason Benson received a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2009, and was the co-¬director of Important Projects in Oakland, CA, from fall 2009 to summer 2014. Currently, he is the co- director of Species in Atlanta. He has exhibited works at Regards (Chicago), Exo Exo (Paris, France), On Stellar Rays (New York), Balice Tue–Sat 11am – 5pm Thu open late until 8pm Hertling (Paris, France), Ellis King (Dublin, Ireland), Bodega (New Sun 12pm-4pm York), fused space (San Francisco), Bureau (New York), 321 Gallery Mon Closed (Brooklyn), TG (Nottingham, United Kingdom), Lodos (Mexico City, 535 Means St. NW Mexico), and Queer Thoughts (Chicago). He lives and works in Atlanta, GA 30318 Atlanta. 404-688-1970 [email protected] atlantacontemporary.org thecontemporary.org Guy Church Guy Church is a shy, private man. He developed an avid group of collectors for his drawings in Madison, WI, where he lived for many years, and was presented in a much acclaimed solo exhibition at the Wisconsin Academy of Letters and Sciences in 1994. Soon after, Church left Madison, and eventually moved to Memphis. Tommy Coleman Tommy Coleman is an alumnus of Cooper Union and recently graduated from the Yale University School of Art with an MFA in sculpture. He has since returned to his native South Florida, where he creates multimedia works and drawings that investigate the absurdity of the south and his role as a Floridian. Coleman dissects moments from his youth to get to the core of the “self"—as person, as identity, or as material. For Coleman, Florida is an ever-changing battleground, in which old and new fight to find equilibrium, in an environment that is as absurd as it is beautiful. Stephen Collier Stephen Collier was born on Kessler Air Force Base in Biloxi, MS. He received his BA from the University of New Orleans. His work has been exhibited at the Bronx River Art Center, the Soap Factory in Minneapolis, MN, the Contemporary Art Center New Orleans, the Lincoln Center in New York City, and numerous galleries in the United States. He has been awarded residencies at the Santa Fe Art Institute, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and Louisiana Artworks, and is a grant recipient from the Joan Mitchell Foundation. Collier was included in the Prospect 1.5 New Orleans, curated by Dan Cameron. Collier co-founded the co-operative Good Children Gallery in New Orleans, where he lives and works. continent. Tue–Sat 11am – 5pm Thu open late until 8pm Sun 12pm-4pm continent. is an international experimental publishing collective. It is a Mon Closed beloved product of friendship, mutual-support and trust among an 535 Means St. NW expanding, welcoming group of people who think that the best of Atlanta, GA 30318 scholarship, art-, and media-making is the product of generosity, 404-688-1970 [email protected] atlantacontemporary.org thecontemporary.org exchange and love. Founded in 2011, continent. has published its journal while collaborating with the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), the Research Institute for Art & Technology (Vienna), and Publish & Be Damned (Stockholm).