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SEEK ATL and Cosmo Whyte

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Victoria

Saturday’s SEEK ATL artist studio tour featured Cosmo Whyte’s fantastic studio space downtown, in the Castleberry Hill Arts District. Whyte, born in Jamaica, has widely exhibited in a short period of time and is the recipient of many awards, including … Continue reading →

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Sammy Peters at Mason Fine Art, Atlanta

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Victoria

I finally had a chance to chat at length with the prolific painter Sammy Peters, at the February Group Exhibition which opened on Feb. 22nd at Mason Fine Art and Events. His lovely wife was gracious enough to allow me … Continue reading →

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Al Taylor, What are You Looking At? High Museum of Art, Atlanta

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Victoria

Ending March 18th, Al Taylor, What are You Looking At? is a fascinating and entertaining exhibit. Exquisitely curated by the High’s Michael Rooks, I didn’t expect all three floors of the museum’s Anne Cox Chambers wing to be devoted to … Continue reading →

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Ron Saunders, “Pivot” at Besharat Gallery

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Victoria

The Besharat gallery space at 163-175 Peters Street is in the Castleberry Hill historic district of downtown Atlanta. Located in a magnificent 1875 brick and timber framed building, the gallery is a fantasy of levels and rooms filled with the owner’s … Continue reading →

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40 over 40 at EBD4

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Victoria

The November 11th opening at artist Elyse Defoor’s new gallery EBD4 and studio space in Chamblee was well attended by Atlanta art cognoscenti. Unfortunately, flu-like symptoms prevented my going, but I caught up with Defoor the following Saturday at EBD4. … Continue reading →

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Anthony Greco at Thomas Deans Fine Art, Atlanta

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Victoria

A friend recently gave me the 2010 book, Modern Women, Women Artists at MoMA, and this quote in the forward from Anne-Marie Sauzeau-Botti is a good introduction: ‘I don’t believe in “feminist art” since art is a mysterious filtering process … Continue reading →

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Decatur Glassblowing Studio and Course Horse

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Victoria

A representative from CourseHorse, a discovery and booking tool for local classes, contacted me to offer a free class in exchange for writing a review on my blog. With multiple classes in art, cooking, tech, professional, life skills, performing art, … Continue reading →

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Hathaway David Contemporary in Atlanta

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Victoria

In my old vinyl collection is the Velvet Underground’s 1967 iconic LP with Andy Warhol’s yellow banana on the cover. A song on that album written by Lou Reed, “All Tomorrow’s Parties”, is an apropos title for the inaugural exhibit … Continue reading →

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Cathryn Miles and Scott Upton at Thomas Deans Fine Art, Atlanta

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Victoria

The two painters in this exhibit through Saturday May 21 at Thomas Deans gallery on Miami Circle offer similarities only in their obvious command of their mediums. Photos of individual works courtesy of Thomas Deans Fine Art. The press release … Continue reading →

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Sydney Licht and Stephen Pentak at Thomas Deans Fine Art, Atlanta

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Victoria

Some paintings smack you in the face with emotionalism and raw energy. More controlled painting, like the works in this show, demands an almost meditative attention. It helps to devote time to looking and looking again; put away that cell … Continue reading →

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