Art Relish interviewed Arnika Dawkins about her eponymous gallery.

“On the face of it, Vivian Maier led an ordinary, if solitary, existence. A single woman, she worked as a nanny in New York and Chicago and kept to herself. But Maier, who died in 2009 at the age of 83, had a secret passion: photography. A Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex, her constant companion, was the vehicle through which she participated in the multifarious experiences of the two great cities in which she spent most of her life.

And she was good. Damn good.”

The
Atlanta Photography Group has the following exhibits and events coming up:

Current – Feb 18 – The Airport Show Gallery Exhibition
Feb 15 – 7:30PM – Monthly “Speaking of Photography” discussion
Feb 18 – 6:30PM-8PM – The Airport Show Silent Auction Fund Raiser (flyer attached)

All events are held at the APG Gallery – Tula Art Center – 75 Bennett Street, NW, Space B-1, Atlanta, GA, 30309 404-605-0605

This final exhibition in the trilogy illustrates photographers’ keen observation of streets, walls, windows and billboards to send messages using words and symbols. Other images, more in the tradition of “street photography”, are included for perspective on an artist’s work. Including the photography of: Wolf Suschitzky, Aaron Siskind, Peter Sekaer, Arnold Newman, Thomas Neff, John Gutmann, Walker Evans, Berenice Abbott and Jules Aaron. It features the newly discovered work of Vivian Maier. She will also be the topic of discussion for a gallery talk at 11 AM January 21st.

Simone Murphy Maier PR

January 13 – February 18, 2012 – Opening reception: Friday, January 13 | 7 PM – 10 PM

Morning Sun is an evolution in Benita Carr’s work that explores the mother/child relationship and the meaning of self within the domestic social structure of home and family. Constructed as narrative tableaus, the photographs depict women and their children in scenes that evoke emotions of desire, doubt and anxiety.

Carr’s photographs and videos are informed by the ways in which womanhood and motherhood have been seen, understood and lived across time, especially their representation in art, religion, advertising and family pictures. These themes coupled with the style and symbolism of Mid-Victorian images of interiors and feminine subjects inspire her body of work. Moving into video and sound challenges the form of traditional portraiture and allows other layers of meaning and complexity to surface.

photo © Benita Carr, Untitled 1, Digital C-print, 30 x 40 inches

“MARY ANNE MITCHELL PHOTO EXHIBIT “POETIC TRANSLATION” OPENS AT ATLANTA’S MASON MURER FINE ART GALLERY FEBRUARY 17 THRU APRIL 1

Photographer Mary Anne Mitchell will exhibit her new series of photographs entitled “Poetic Translation” at the Mason Murer Fine Art gallery in Atlanta beginning Friday, February 17, with a reception for the artist from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. The exhibition, Mitchell’s third at the gallery, runs through Saturday, March 31.

With the “Poetic Translation” exhibition, Mitchell explores the artistic juxtaposition of visual and written expression. In this series, Mitchell was inspired by the writings of 19th and 20th Century poets and writers, including, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Anderson, Samuel Beckett, Lewis Carroll, Emily Dickinson, T.S. Eliot and Edwin Muir, among others.”

Mary Anne Mitchell on Zenfolio
Mary Anne Mitchell on Burn Magazine

“Fourth Biennial Art History Symposium
Feb 10, 2012 – Feb 11, 2012
Barthes’ “madness of photography” is both poetically and ontologically central to the medium, and is discernible from its very origins. This symposium will explore new perspectives on the many implications of madness in photography’s history, theory, and practice. The symposium will explore a wide range of topics: the historiography of the medium, including writings on photography and madness, death, time, or memory; photo-manias; new modes of dissemination; the place of photography in social networking; artists or movements interested in achieving or documenting states of madness; photography’s participation in the definition and construction of madness; the medium’s connections to scientific and pseudo-scientific fields; and photography and madness outside of the Western tradition.”

For more information, contact arthsymposium@scad.edu.

“Arnika Dawkins Gallery is devoted to presenting fine art from both emerging and established photographers, specializing in images by African Americans and of African Americans. The gallerist is passionate about connecting collectors to artwork that is significant, inspiring and provocative. As a fine art photographer and avid collector herself, she is a valuable resource to collectors and artists alike. The gallery’s objective is to provide an educational platform that supports this burgeoning community of talented artists.”

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Maier’s photography is now available in Atlanta at Lumiere Gallery, coinciding with the November publication of Vivian Maier – Street Photographer, edited by John Maloof, and Howard Greenberg Gallery’s exhibition.