Floral Intercourse
Dates: October 1-31, 2017 Photo by Vincent Lawson Recent Throwdown attendees may have noticed local photographer Vincent Lawson at work, snapping photos of the artists in action. This October, Lawson will display his most recent collection in MAC’s Small Room. Lawson typically focuses on human subjects in his work – his award-winning 2014 exhibit “Our…
Read MoreAzalea City Art Quilters
Dates: September 1-30, 2017 “Orangey Creature from the Black Lagoon” by Anne Godwin The Azalea City Art Quilters, established 2004, are members of the Azalea City Quilters Guild, Inc. Using innovative techniques and materials, their art quilts are inspired by their own experiences, imagery and ideas rather than traditional patterns. The Art Quilters enjoy doing…
Read MoreBrush Up & Speak Up
Dates: September 1-30, 2017 A young citizen painting at the Strickland Youth Center The Mobile County Commission, James T. Strickland Youth Center, Mobile Arts Council, and Alabama Contemporary Art Center worked together to bring awareness to the works produced by our young citizens. These programs – a collaboration of efforts by Judge Edmond Naman, Photographer…
Read MoreAn Infamous Tag
Dates: September 1-30, 2017 Mobile Fashion Week Designer Tony Davis Graffiti has always been considered revolutionary, and throughout history any revolution at first was considered a crime. Graffiti has been used by groups and individuals who have felt oppressed or suppressed and needed an outlet to express themselves, so they write on the walls. Mobile Fashion…
Read MoreThe Visionary Art of Frederick Alan Marchman
Dates: August 1-31, 2017 Fred Alan Marchman A retrospective exhibition of Fred Alan Marchman’s work will fill the Mobile Arts Council’s galleries for the month of August, 2017. Marchman, who passed away on April 19, 2016, was known as one of the most prolific artists working in our region. He was often described as an…
Read MoreAutomotive Photography
Dates: July 1-31, 2017 “Rack and Pinions” by Kathleen Cope Kathleen Cope is a local artist whose passion for cars and love of photography come together in her Skinny Gallery exhibit this July. Cope is an auto aficionado, and she finds much of her inspiration at car shows, drag races, and junkyards. Using both traditional…
Read MoreInner Transcendence
Dates: July 1-31, 2017 Painting by Lisa Hancock Artist Lisa Hancock’s exhibit in the Danielle Juzan Gallery is an exploration of the boundaries – and lack thereof – between ourselves and our environment. In serene, ethereal layers of watercolor, Hancock seeks to bring awareness to our own ability to foster the growth and development of…
Read MoreEliza Coral’s Animals
Dates: July 1-31, 2017 Painting by Eliza Coral Eliza Coral is a painter and illustrator whose love of animals shines through in her work. Using acrylics and mixed media, Coral captures the individual spirit of every animal she paints. Her lively pet and wildlife portraits will be on display in the Small Room along with…
Read MoreEndless Summer
Dates: June 1-30, 2017 “Flock at Twilight” by Cat Pope This June, the Skinny Gallery will feature works by Cat Pope – an artist madly in love with color relationships, dramatic energy, and confident brushwork. Her childhood in Clearwater, Florida instilled in her a love for the natural landscape and the unique sense of light found…
Read MoreConz8000
Dates: June 1-30, 2017 Illustration by Conz8000 Conz8000, most recently showing at Alabama Contemporary’s “Art of Perception”, will be displaying a new series of his works in the Small Room. The artist’s series will be focused on a character he created and her life in an unknown Mobile, Alabama, after a regional terrain changing event.…
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