Winter Exhibitions
Opening Reception, Thursday, December 1st, 5 PM – 7 PM
Exhibition Dates: December 1 – Feb 20, 2017
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“Seeing is Believing” featuring seven accomplished Atlanta painters that have come together to show their works. These paintings whether abstract or subjective, reach the essence of reality or not. There are delicious abstracted paintings by Christel Minottoi Stokes and Juanita Kaufman, cozy and inviting interiors by Karen Lawrence and intriguing, thought provoking abstract work by Kate Pendleton and Clara Blalock. Jan Eubanks will have her luscious still life and landscape paintings with figurative pieces by Lisa Moore. Seeing is Believing could well be called ‘The Joy of Painting” and we hope you will enjoy this exhibition! 
"Saving Grace: Photographs of Historic Rural Churches of Georgia" with Randy Clegg, Randall Davis, Gail Des Jardin, Scott Farrar, John Kirkland, Scott MacInnis, Wayne Moore and Steve Robinson.
Historic Rural Churches of Georgia was founded in 2012 by Sonny Seals and George Hart with a mission to research, document and ultimately preserve historic rural churches across the state. As a non-commercial movement organized by a small group of like-minded and dedicated volunteers for the purpose of documenting some of Georgia’s most historic and dramatic rural churches employ reverential and dramatic photography in combination with custom designed text, historic insights and appropriate links to other sources, a unique way to capture some of the beauty and the associated history of each church community they feature. The movement started when Sonny inadvertently discovered his great grandfather’s grave in the old burial ground of Powelton Methodist, a long inactive church in the “lost village of Powelton”. That discovery of his personal family roots and the related history of the little village of Powelton led Sonny and George to wonder about the old rural churches across the state and the disappearing villages. How many were there? What will happen to them? Does anybody care? Is there any way to save them? Georgia is blessed with many of these old rural treasures, but many of them are now gone and others are badly in need of assistance. HRCGA has recruited a group of very talented and passionate photographers to document these treasures in the style we think of as “reverential documentation”. “Our group of talented photographers attempts to make these old sanctuaries come alive with beautiful photographs, while paying appropriate attention to the primitive architectural integrity of the structures. The HRCGA strives to have a positive impact on preservation where it is needed and amplify the need to create an online community where interested people can communicate and contribute to the local history surrounding these historic church communities. Our ultimate goal is to create a “place” that people with connections to these historic communities and churches can come and interact.” More can be found by visiting their website http://hrcga.org/mission/ |
“Out of East Africa” artist Dawne Raulet - Stockbroker turned artist, Dawne Raulet stumbled into painting when she least expected it. Frazzled by a fulltime financial career, with two babies at home and in need of a quick break, Dawne attended a watercolor workshop. “Afterwards, I realized that for an entire two hour period I had been completely focused on the peaceful waterfall we were painting…and nothing else! It was then that art became my sanctuary and I’ve been obsessed with painting ever since.”
Dawne’s current body of work is made up of mixed media. Acrylic, wax, photography and other ingredients all harmonize beautifully on the panels she paints. Her graceful treatment of horses, sheep, birds and cows elevates these humble creatures to elegant and mesmerizing heights. Dawne also enjoys painting abstract landscapes, flora and fauna and even flirty, stylized dresses. 
“The Art of Wei” artist Wei Lonewolf – Born in China and graduate of the University of Shenzhen, China, has worked as an animation artist and interior designer for many years. Wei specializes in original artwork including paintings, scrimshaw and jewelry carvings. Her favorite subjects are wildlife and portraiture. Today she owns Eagle’s Wing Gallery located in Demorest Georgia where she displays her work. She also collaborates with her husband J.A. Lonewolf and other knife makers supplying them with handcrafted scrimshaw. Wei is looking forward to displaying her artwork at the Quinlan this winter and hopes the public will enjoy her body of work.
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