Past Exhibitions (2009)

Below is a list of our past exhibitions. You can also view the current or future exhibitions at the Gallery.

November - December

Presented by the Arts Clayton Board of Directors

Mistletoe Market - Arts Clayton's Annual Fine Art & Master Craft Festival

Celebrate the season and find the perfect hand-crafted artisan gifts for everyone on your holiday list at the Arts Clayton Gallery’s annual festival. Jewelry, glass, ceramics, wood, fiber art, drawings, prints, photography, and more! From the traditional to the whimsical - its all here!

Wonderland

Exhibiting artists creatively interpret the wonder of the world around us and the holiday season in a show featuring artwork from all mediums. Congratulations to:

• Karen Casciani, "Lion Fish" - Patron's Award
• Keith Black, "Dei Gratia" - Honorable Mention
• Denise Wood, "Its a Wonderful Life" - Honorable Mention

Special thanks Lydia Ellis and Donna Parker for artfully setting up Mistletoe Market. And, thanks again to all the artists who participated in Mistletoe Market and Wonderland!

Mistletoe Market and Wonderland the work of: Al Barker, Ann Grant, Angela Lampkins, Ariel Mitchell-Wilson, Barry Benner, Cathy Brown, Cindy Keen, Carl Poucher, David Lebrun, Donna Rosser, Fred Kachelhoffer, Ginette Callaway, Gerda Kriska, Jenny Harp, Johnnie Gaskill, Julie Fincher, Jerushia Graham, Jacqueline Kelly, Joan Murphy, Joe Shirley, Keith Black, Karen Casciani, Karin Fulton, Kim Guthrie, Katie Owen, Kathy Poucher, Kay Ridge, Lydia Ellis, Laura Parham, Lisa Schumacher, Linda Summer, Barbara Boggs, Lisa Marie Glover, Marie Lebrun, Lani Davis, Margaret Warfield, Norma Acosta, Paul Cooper, Rick Dewalt Richard Harp, Sabine Fry, Saralyn Henry, Sandra Lebrun, Scott Ash, Stephen Shifflett, Sihui Vice, and Tanja Hertlein.

October

Presented by Chick fil-A & Jonesboro Dwarf House

2009 Juried Photography Show & Competition

The 6th Annual Juried Photography Show & Competition will be on display at the Arts Clayton Gallery from October 6 - October 30, 2009. The public is invited to attend the Opening Reception & Awards ceremony will be held on October 8, 2009 from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. In addition to cash awards for Best of Show, and first, second and third places, the Best of Show winner is purchased every year to be included in Arts Clayton's permanent collection. Ribbon awards will be given for the Juror's award and Patron's Award. Best of Show winner also receives a solo exhibition in the Arts Clayton Gallery in 2010.

The jury panel, featuring Best of Show winners Lanny Milbrandt and Daniel Piar, with acclaimed instructor and professional photographer Jim Lewchuk, undertook the difficult task of selecting the work for the show. Over 45 Georgia photographers submitted 170 pieces of work for consideration. The judges panel, led by Emily Jurkiewicz Gómez and Michael Murphy had the difficult task of determining the award winners. Ms. Gomez is originally from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. After receiving her B.A. in Fine Arts/Photography from Loyola University Chicago in 1998, she was employed as the Staff Photographer for a Metropolitan Detroit newspaper for five years. She received her M.F.A with Distinction in Photography from the University of Georgia in 2006 and is currently an Assistant Professor of Art at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Georgia.

Congratulations to this year's winners:

Honorable Mention Winners:

• Kathleen Bjoran, "Oil and Water"
• Paul Conlan, "Big Top"
• Melissa Holcomb, "Contemplation"
• Audra Starr, "Spritza"
• Robert Stappenbeck, "Flowing Pine"
• Linda Britt, "Jeremiah"
• Ray Salvatore, "UFO in New Mexico"

Third Place: Larry McDonald, "Underfoot"
Second Place: Anne Fields, "Luna Moth"
First Place: Donna Rosse, "Fork #1"
Patron's Award: Donna Rosser, "Adopt a Shelter Dog"
Juror's Award: Anne Fields, "Luna Moth"
Best in Show: Jason Morrison, "Sacrifice"

The 2009 Show features the work of: Scott Ash, Stephen Bain, Kathleen Bjoran, Patricia Benson, Linda Britt, Paul Conlan, Deborah Cruce, James Chapman, Ben Cartledge, Fawne Derosia, Lawrence Ellis, Linda Foltz, Cathy Gore, Anne Fields, Marcia Fisher, Melissa Holcomb, Ashley Judy, Tom Kettles, Jason Morrison, Lynn McMeans, Larry McDonald, Donna Rosser, Laura Parham, Anthony Pompey, Stephen Shifflett, Marie Shifflett, Audra Starr, Robert Stappenbeck, Vincent Stoessel, Ray Salvatore, Joe Shirley, Susan Wilson.

Atlanta Celebrates Photography (ACP) is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to the cultivation of the photographic arts and the enrichment of the Atlanta art community. ACP hosts an annual, citywide photography festival in October: the Atlanta Celebrates Photography Festival. The festival includes a wide variety of exhibitions and multiple events around Atlanta and throughout the surrounding communities. The festival's diverse offerings bring together professional and amateur photographers, general art enthusiasts, gallery owners, critics, and collectors. Throughout the year, ACP sponsors additional community programming and opportunities specifically for the professional development of photographers.

September

Georgia Watercolor Society Members Exhibition

Arts Clayton is proud to host the Georgia Watercolor Society annual Members Exhibition. The Georgia Watercolor Society 30th Annual Members' Exhibition will feature more than 60 paintings by some of today's top watercolorists. The show hangs from September 1 through October 3, 2009. "Of the paintings selected into this show, you will see a variety of original concepts, strong design and rich color choices," says Arthur B. Jones, co-chair of this year's show.

The society was founded in 1975 and now boasts 500 members. "The GWS Members' Exhibition continues to be very competitive with entries from across the country. Judi Betts has juried a remarkable show," states Sally Evans, president of GWS.

Judi Betts, a popular watercolor artist and instructor, judged the show. She is teaching a five-day workshop in conjunction with the exhibit from September 14 - 18. Judi Betts, NWS, AWS, has authored two award-winninq books: "Watercolor Let's Think About It!" (fifth printing) and "PAINTING ... a Quest toward Xtraord!nary" (five awards). Internationally recognized, she is an experienced painter with over 125 awards in traditional watercolor and experimental techniques. Judi's paintings are known for their luminosity, humor and sparkle, and are featured in more than 35 books (five in North Light's SPLASH series). Creating watercolors that "sparkle" is her trademark; "magical shapes" her specialty.

July - August

Great Wide Open

This is a great wide open show featuring the work of Arts Clayton Exhibiting Artists. Thanks to all of the exhibiting artists who submitting their work for this incredible show:

Ariel-Mitchell Wilson, Barry Benner, Beverly Smith, Carmen Pico, Cathy Brown, Cathy Gore, Denise Wood, Gertude Smart, Ginger-Lou Fulton, Ginette Callaway, James Lewchuk, Joe Shirley, Karen Casciani, Karin Fulton, Lamont Sudduth, Lynn Kaufman, Lynn McMeans, Marie Shifflett, Marti Hand, Nancy Hortzclaw, Reginald Laurent, Russell Shealey, Sandra Lebrun, Sandy Holcomb, Shephen Shifflett, Tanja Hertlein, Terumi Todd, Tom Kettles, William Chamberlain

Juried Show Winner Michael Sawecki served as judge for this month's show: Congratulations to all of the ribbon award winners:

• 1st Place: Crepe Myrtle, Lamont Sudduth
• 2nd Place: Cave Walls, Karen Casciani
• 3rd Place: Jeckyll Island Sunset Turtle Run, Ginette Callaway
• Honorable Mention: Dance With Me, Denise Wood
• Patron's Award: Man in the Mirror, Denise Wood

Long Road to Ruin

Arts Clayton Gallery is excited to feature 2009 Juried Show Winner Michaell Sawecki in a solo exhibition. "My work tends to be a representative of some emotional or psychological event. The even may be inspired by my own experiences, a piece of music, current events, a book, or the critical on going search for Nessie. Really, artists are inspired in some uncanny ways so the symbols used might be obvious, ambiguous, or down right contradictory - when I'm lucky it's a little of all these."

Michael Sawecki attended school in Detroit at the College For Creative Studies. He worked for a while as a freelance illustrator before heading south. Mr. Sawecki is an art teacher at Langston Hughes High School, and lives in Hampton with a respectable collection of carnivorous plants.

June

Organic Matters

Exhibiting Artists group show creatively interpret this theme centered around all things organic and natural, like mother earth, being greet, conservation, reusing and recycling.

Special Thanks to the judge for this show, Kathaleen Brewer. Ms. Brewer is a painter, accomplished art instructor, and community art advocate. Beginning in June, 2009, Kathaleen is the leader behind Artworks on the Square in Fayetteville, a combination fine art gallery, atelier (for classes), fine art printing studio (prints and giclees), a professional photo shooting studio, and 15 independent art studios open to the public. The Grand Opening is Saturday, June 13th, from 5:30 - 8:30 PM.

Please join us in congratulating the ribbon award winners for this month's show:

• 1st Place: The Heart of Buddha's Teaching, Linh Nguyen (pen and ink)
• 2nd Place: Modern Medicine II, Sandra Lebrun (mixed media)
• 3rd Place: Earth Mother, Ginger Lou Fulton (clay)
• Patron's Award: Okfenokee, Ginette Callaway (oil)
• Honorable Mention:
  • Mother and Baby, Denise Wood (clay)
  • Passion Flower, Karen Casciani (watercolor)
  • Dancing Koi by Russell Shealey (digital painting)

Thanks to all of the exhibiting artists whose inspiring work contributed to success of "Organic Matters":

Barry Benner, Cathy Brown, Ginette Callaway, Karen Casciani, Gingerlou Fulton, Jennifer Gray, Sandy Holcomb, Jerushia Graham, Nancy Holtzclaw, Lynn Kaufman, Tom Kettles, David Lebrun, Sandra Lebrun, Lynn McMeans, Larry McDonald, Rachelle Nash, Linh Nguyen, Kay Ridge, Ruth Roberts, Ray Salvatore, Michael Sawecki, Russell Shealey, Stephen Shifflett, Mariah Spann, Lamont Sudduth, Marie Shifflett, Audra Starr, Joe Shirley, Gertrude Smart, Gregory Washington, and Denise Wood.

As part of the Organic Matters exhibition, Arts Clayton is proud to present "Cardboard Confessions": Audra Starr. Mrs. Starr is a 2009 graduate of the Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville with a BFA in photography.

May

"Structure & Space": Daniel Piar - 2008 Arts Clayton Juried Photography Show Winner

There is structure in a building, but there is also structure in the line of a horizon, the shape of a tree, or the angle of a hummingbird's wings. These structures define the spaces in which we live, and into which we look. When we fully see these structures and the spaces they create, then the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Large things become intimate, and small things become infinite. When we are seeing well, we can see beyond surfaces, and our seeing transforms the world. - Daniel Piar

Daniel F. Piar has been photographing in a variety of formats, both film and digital, for over a decade. His work emphasizes the built environment, the natural environment, and the interaction of humans with the landscape. His photographs are held in private collections and in the permanent collection of the Arts Clayton Gallery. His work has also appeared in numerous juried shows, including Slow Exposures, the annual Newnan-Coweta Arts Association exhibit, and the inaugural Nature, Undisturbed show sponsored by the Southern Conservation Trust. In addition to photographing, he does all of his own editing, printing and framing to maintain complete control over the creative process. Daniel holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard and a law degree from Yale; he lives in Sharpsburg with his wife and daughter. For more information, please visit Daniel Piar's website.

On exhibit May 5 - May 29

Champion Spirit

Exhibiting Artists group show salutes the champion, athlete and hero in each of us, and in the world around us.

Special Thanks to the judges for this show, Jerushia Graham and Jonathan Fisher. Jerushia earned both a BFA in Fabric Design and a BFA in Printmaking from the University of Georgia in Athens, G.A.. She went on to receive a MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. Jonathen Fisher holds a MFA from Ohio State University and a BFA from UNC, Ashville. Both Jerushia and Jonathan are award-winning printmakers and teach Art Foundations at the Atlanta Art Institute.

Please join me in congratulating the ribbon award winners for this month's show:

• First Place: "Triumph", Arshad Norwood (acrylic)
• Second Place: "Little Black Girl", Gerald McCarter (pencil)
• Third Place: "Anticipation", Beverly Smith (watercolor)
• Patron's Award: "Triumph", Arshad Norwood (acrylic)

Thanks to all of the exhibiting artists whose inspiring work contributed to success of "Champion Spirit":

Barry Benner, Cathy Brown, David Buchanan, Ginette Callaway, Lee Duncan, Ann Grant, Cathy Gore, Saralyn Henry, Nancy Holtzclaw, Sandy Holcomb, Gerald McCarter, Sandra Lebrun, Tony Monroy, Rachelle Nash, Arshad Norwood Joe Shirley, Beverly Smith, Roberta Neves Smith, Lamont Sudduth, Ronnie Tucker, Gregory Washington.

Through May 29th.

April

Handpulled: Work from the Atlanta Printmakers Studio.

Discover the fine art of printmaking! 16 artists from the Atlanta Printmakers Studio (APS) offer diverse examples of this vibrant and progressive art form. Features the printmaking of: Catherine Cummings, Jan DiPietro, Andrea Emmons, Kathy Garrou, Rich Gere, Rory Golden, Pedro Gonzales, Jerushia Graham, Susan Ker-Seymer, Gina Reynoso, Stephanie Smith, Matthew Sugarman, Joe Tsambiras, Cristina Vidal, Marie Weaver, Judy Winograd.

Through May 1st.

Art & Music

Come and be inspired by Art, Music, and History!

Arts Clayton Gallery and the National Archives, Southeast region, present an fine art and archivial exhibition which combines an exploration of musical influences, and musicians in work of Georgia Artists with the historical archival information about Musicians found in the National Archives. Exhibition displayed at National Archives, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, Georgia 30260.

Special thanks to the Artists featured in Art & Music:

Spirit Anderson, Melissa Bray, Erick Bell, Kathaleen Brewer Paul Buechele, Ginette Callaway, William Chamberlain, Gingerlou Fulton, Carrie Gambrell, Carter Gaston, Paula Gartrell, Jerushia Graham, Sam Grisham, Nancy Holcomb, Tom Kettles, George Lenoir, Briana Long, Julie Jackson, Terry King, Melinda Moore Lampkin, Tony Monroy, Larry McDonald, Rachelle Nash, Linh Nguyen, Linda Pollack, Joe Shirley, Ronnie Tucker, Gregory Washington, and Denise Wood.

March

Exhibits sponsored by Clayton County Public Schools

13th District Congressional Student Art Competition

High School Art Students from the 13th Congressional District present their very best work in this annual competition. Show winners receive thousands of dollars in scholarships from SCAD and Atlanta Art Institute.

Congress created the Congressional Art Competition in 1982 as a way to showcase the artistic talents of young people throughout the country. The top three winners of the local competition win thousands of dollars in scholarships to Savannah College of Art & Design and the Atlanta Art Institute. In addition to receiving a scholarship, the first place winner is invited to attend an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. and will have his or her artwork displayed for one year in the Cannon Tunnel leading to the U.S. Capitol.

The Arts Clayton Gallery is honored to be Congressman David Scott's choice of partner for his 7th annual 13th District Congressional Student Art Competition. Again, this year, art teachers from around the 13th Congressional District submitted their students' best artwork for consideration. We are thrilled to provide the students with the professional experience of displaying their work at the Arts Clayton Gallery, and provide the public the chance to both see and appreciate the talent in our community.

This year's competition was judged by Dr. Lanny Milbrandt. Dr. Milbrandt brings to this year's Congressional Art Competition 47 years of art education experience at both the high school and college levels. From 1996 until his retirement in 2002, Dr. Milbrandt served as Dean of the College of Arts at Valdosta State University. In his retirement, Dr. Milbrandt has served as an adjunct professor at GA State. Lanny Milbrandt is the Arts Clayton Juried Photography Show 2007 Best in Show Winner.

All award Winners needed to be present to claim their award. Congratulations to all of the students who participated!

First Place:

• Tawana Webster, "The Closet", photography
  Stockbridge High School, Rebecca Paine, Teacher

Second Place:

• Megan Pitts, "When Life Hands you Lemons", ink
  Stockbridge High School, Rebecca Paine, Teacher

Third Place:

• Erik Abarca, "Bald Eagle", ink
  Lithia Springs High School, Ken Callaway, Teacher

Fourth Place:

• Ashley Belen Scheren, "Bumble Bee", photography
  Lithia Springs High School, Ken Callaway, Teacher

Honorable Mention:

• Nicole Ghraizi, "Creation", Acrylic
  Mt. Zion High School, Shuntia Hines, Teacher
• Anthony Lee, "Impossible is Nothing", Charcoal and Pencil
  Jesus Christ Our Hope Academy, Costine Lee, Teacher

February

Exhibits sponsored by Southern Regional Health Care Systems

2009 Juried Show & Competition

Georgia artists of 2 and 3-dimensional disciplines submitted over 150 entries to participate in our 8th Annual Juried Competition. Our jury panel, lead by Bill Fisher, Chair of the Art Department at Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville faced the difficult task of selecting the work to be included in the show based on technical merit for the medium. Bill Fisher has been an internationally-recognized professional artist, master printmaker and educator for over 20 years.

Our judges panel Stan Woodward, The Contemporary, Pat Fiorello, accomplished watercolorist, instructor and art leader, Lisa Thrower, Museum of Contemporary Art and Nicole Smith, High Museum performed the difficult task of choosing the winners of this year's show from the 70 juried works of 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional art. Arts Clayton strives every year to assemble a group of judges with backgrounds and styles as varied as the artists and artwork Arts Clayton displays. This year's winners are:

• Best in Show: "The Company", Michael Sawecki, Oil
• First Place: "Counting the Days Till You Return", Steve Pritchard, Wood
• Second Place: "South Georgia Sunrise", Kathaleen Brewer, Oil
• Third Place: "Night Riders", Barry Benner, Oil
• Honorable Mention: "A Cask of Amontillado", Linh Nguyen, Watercolor
• Honorable Mention: "Rules", Ginger-Lou Fulton, 3-Dimensional Pottery
• Honorable Mention: "Roving Bandit", Printmaking, Dale Clifford
• Juror's Award: "Night Riders", Barry Benner, Oil
• Patron's Award: "Brothers in the Woods", Anthony Lee, Pencil

The Arts Clayton Gallery will purchase the Best of Show Winner, "The Company", for its Permanent Collection. In addition, Mr. Sawecki will be offered the opportunity for a solo feature show in the gallery in July 2009. Winners of First, Second and Third places received cash prizes. Honorable Mention, Juror's Award and Patron's Award received ribbon awards.

The 2009 Juried Show features the artwork of: Amy Allen, Derrell Windsor Anglyn, Erick Bell, Barry Benner, Kathaleen Brewer, Cathy Brown, Dennis Byrd, Karen Casciani, Dale Clifford, Dustin Cramer, Lydia Ellis, Ginger-Lou Fulton, Pamela Gartell, Carter Gaston, Sam Grisham, Sandy Holcomb, Pete Hughie, Cindy Keen, Terry King, Brenda Kitchens, David Lebrun, Sandra Lebrun, Anthony Lee, Robin Liles, Rachelle Nash, Linh Nguyen, Linda Pollok, Carl Poucher, Steve Pritchard, Doris Putnam, Kay Ridge, Victoria Rudd, Ray Salvatore, Micheal Sawecki, Sylvia Seiler, Betty Sue Smith, Beverly Smith, and Marc Stewart.

January

Exhibits sponsored by the Arts Clayton Board of Directors.

"Crazy Is As Crazy Does: Crazy Quilts for Crazy Times"

Georgia Quilt Council's traveling show in its first stop in the metro Atlanta area. "Crazy Quilting" first became a fad among the Victorians in the 1880's after an introduction in the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. Crazy Quilts break all the "rules" of quilting - non repeating "patterns," asymmetrical fabric pieces, heavy embellishments, and exotic, non traditional fabrics. Quilters from across the state met this crazy, free flowing fiber challenge to produce 29 amazing works of unique art. The Georgia Quilt Council, Inc. is a nonprofit organization which brings quilters from all parts of Georgia and neighboring states together to promote and encourage the art of quilting.

Gyclee, Print, and Reproduction Sale!

Start the new year with new Art! Gyclee (pronounced "zhee-clay") is an invented name for the process of making fine art prints from a digital source using ink-jet printing. Exhibiting artists bring out their fine art reproductions in the first of its kind sale at the Arts Clayton Gallery. There will be framed, unframed or canvas Gyclees and prints of all sizes, depicting all mediums.

Included in the sale are gyclees of the much asked-for 2007 Best of Show award winner "Joy Comes in the Morning," by Kathy Poucher.

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