Yellow: 2019 Juried Exhibition

August 17, 2019 – October 6, 2019

Juror: Kevin Sipp, Cultural Affairs and Public Art Coordinator for the
City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Public Art Program and Gallery 72

Associated Events

  • Opening Reception: Saturday, August 17, 2019 6:00-9:00 PM / After-Party and ATHICA Fundraiser at Go Bar Featuring D.J. Mahogany (Wear Yellow!)
  • Yellow, A Color, A Light: Experimental Music Coordinated by Kathryn Koopman, Saturday, October 5, 2019, 7:00 PM
  • Closing Event: Artists’ Roundtable Discussion, Sunday, October 6, 2019, 4:00 PM

Gallery Hours During Exhibition
Wed-Fri: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Sat: 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Sun: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Third Thursday: September 19, 2019, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Closed Labor Day Weekend: Friday, August 31-Sunday, September 1, 2019

YELLOW is ATHICA’s annual juried exhibition, featuring contemporary art in all media that explores or references YELLOW, which is found in art, nature, literature, science, society, and language as a color, a concept, and a construct with many different connotations. Work has been juried by guest juror Kevin Sipp, Cultural Affairs and Public Art Coordinator for the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Public Art Program and Gallery 72.

Featured Artists
Andrew S. Norris (Gainesville, Florida)
Jack Deese (Douglasville, Georgia)
Kelly Boehmer (Pooler, Georgia)
Margi Weir (Detroit, Michigan)
Opi (Sharpsburg, Georgia)
Edward Ramsay-Morin (Huntsville, Texas)
Richard Huston (Athens, Georgia)
Lisa Freeman (Athens, Georgia)
Moritz Kellerman (Elk Grove Village, Illinois)
Liz Minkert Johnson (Athens, Georgia)
Gwen Gunter (Grayson, Georgia)
Ngoc-Tran Vu (Boston, Massachusetts)
Sue Sellew (Athens, Georgia)
Kendall McQuoid Rogers (Athens, Georgia)
Christina Kwan (Atlanta, Georgia)
Dana Jones (Greenville, South Carolina)
Ashley L. Schick (Smyrna, Georgia)
Lauren Bradshaw (Duluth, Georgia)
Nancy Barbosa (Flowery Branch, Georgia)
Richard Haley (Birmingham, Michigan)
Daniel Arnold (Alpharetta, Georgia)
Joshua Unikel (Houston, Texas)
Stacey-Marie Piotrowski (Athens, Georgia)
Mary Porter (Athens, Georgia)
Reid McCallister (Athens, Georgia)
Noel Holston (Athens, Georgia)
Bryley DeFriez-Deneen (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Amanda Hunter (Brooklyn, New York)
Michael Lasater (South Bend, Indiana)
Diane Speight (Winder, Georgia)
Claire Clements (Athens, Georgia)
Robert Clements (Athens, Georgia)

 

About the Juror

Kevin Sipp is the Project Coordinator for Gallery 72, a Municipal Art Space for the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. Gallery 72 is dedicated to presenting stimulating, and thought provoking contemporary art and programs that focus on advancing Atlanta’s art offerings. Gallery 72 seeks to promote cutting-edge contemporary art, while extending opportunities to artists and art organizations to explore creative expression and compelling idea.

Kevin Sipp is also a fine artist, scholar, and curator with expertise in printmaking, painting, sculpture and multi-media installation.  He has over 25 years of experience working in the Atlanta visual arts community to facilitate functional spaces and resources for visual artists and community – based arts organizations. He has overseen audience and program development, outreach, collections acquisition  and management and  exhibition selection for various regional institutions.  A Florida native, he has lived and worked in Georgia since the early 90’s where he received a BA in Printmaking from the Atlanta College of Art.

Press Release: YELLOW: 2019 Juried Exhibition (131 MB)

Press
Mellow Yellow: ATHICA’s Juried Exhibition Celebrates a Complex Color. Art Notes by Jessica Smith. Flagpole Magazine, October 21, 2019. 

Exhibition Photos