Deanna Sirlin, Missing You, 2022, acrylic on canvas, on panel, 14 x 11 inches
Join us in September for a tour of Deanna Sirlin's exhibition Wavelength
at Atlanta's Chastain Gallery.
Abstract artist Deanna Sirlin is perhaps most well-known for her large-scale transparent installations characterized by intense color and the use of natural light but she considers herself primarily a painter. Her current exhibition at the Chastain Gallery is composed of recent, smaller-scale paintings as well as video work made in collaboration with Portuguese filmmaker Nuno Viega. The beautiful film transforms her paintings through movement, light and sound.
Deanna will give us context for the recent work and Curator Kevin Sipp will give an overview of the Gallery's programming and initiatives.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Chastain Gallery
Mayors Office of Cultural Affairs
135 Chastain Park Avenue, NW
Atlanta, GA 30324
Deanna Sirlin was born in Brooklyn, NY and received her MFA from Queens College, CUNY. Over the span of her career, she has received numerous honors, including a Rothko Foundation Symposium Residency, a grant from the United States State Department, a Yaddo Foundation Residency and a Creative Capital Warhol Foundation Award. She recently received grants from United States Artist Grants, The Georgia Committee for the The National Museum of Women in the Arts and the Judith Alexander Foundation. Deanna lives and works outside of Atlanta and is the author of the book She’s Got What It Takes: American Women Artists in Dialogue (Charta Art Books 2013).
Kevin Sipp is an artist, independent scholar and curator who has lived and worked in Georgia since the early 90s where he received a BA in Printmaking from the Atlanta College of Art. Sipp was the Curator and Exhibition Designer for the Hammonds House Museum for over two decades before joining the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs in 2015. Through the OCA he served as administrator for Gallery72 and now as Gallery Curator for the Chastain Gallery.
Chastain Arts Center + Gallery is an educational facility that offers classes, workshops, and exhibits in a variety of creative mediums. Established in 1968, Chastain Arts Center is the oldest arts facility in Atlanta. The Gallery was established in 1978 with the mission to exhibit contemporary art by both local and nationally recognized artists.
Parking: Turn onto the Center's driveway to find ample parking is available in an adjacent, paved lot.