Contemporary On-Site, February 11–March 27, 2022 at
535 Means St. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30318
Day & Night Projects is proud to present Dreamsicle, as part of the Contemporary On-Site program at the Atlanta Contemporary. Dreamsicle brings together three artists with Atlanta ties: Rachel K. Garceau, Gracelee Lawrence, and Stacie Rose. Garceau’s installation resembles a cascade of river stones, yet the light weight of these massed shapes is revealed through the translucency of slip-cast porcelain. Lawrence’s “digitally-skewed” fruits and vegetables slowly spin on their pedestals, displaying a shiny, colorful glaze and ambivalence to their IRL existence. Rose’s improvised wall painting incorporates screen printing and other methods of mark-making, reacting to the color and resonances of her colleague’s artworks.
Contemporary On-Site shines a light on exceptional artist-run spaces operating in the South. Since 1973, Atlanta Contemporary has provided an alternative to the art and cultural hierarchy in the contemporary art scene. Founded by artists, Atlanta Contemporary was built upon the principles of engaging experimentation and risk-taking through exhibitions, programming, and support of working artists. Contemporary On-Site exhibitions reflect, expand, and update the ethos of those early days. Dreamsicle will be on view at Atlanta Contemporary (535 Means St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30318) from Friday, Feb. 11–March 27, 2022. Visit atlantacontemporary.org/visit#planning-your-visit for visiting hours and guidelines.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Rachel K. Garceau is a studio artist living and working in the Atlanta, GA area, and has been recognized as a 2015 Emerging Artist by the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts and one of 2017’s Women to Watch by the Georgia Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Rachel received a BA in Fine Arts from Franklin Pierce College in 2003. In 2013, Rachel completed the two-year Core Fellowship at Penland School of Crafts (NC). She has received residencies at Vendsyssel Kuntsmuseum (DK), Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (TN), Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (ME), All Is Leaf (MA), and the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences (GA). Her work has been shown at GreenHill Center for NC Art (NC), Lillstreet Gallery (IL), and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (GA), and has been published in Studio Potter, Ceramics Monthly, and NCECA Journal, and also appears in CAST: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity’s Most Transformational Process.
Gracelee Lawrence has attended twenty residencies in the US and abroad and opened her first solo show in New York at Thierry Goldberg in May 2019. She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sculpture at the University at Albany, SUNY. Recent exhibitions include the University Art Museum at SUNY Albany, Marinaro Gallery (New York, NY), Postmasters Gallery (New York, NY), Dinner Gallery (New York, NY), SPRING/BREAK Art Fair (New York, NY), HEADLINE Gallery (Vancouver, Canada), and more. She has installed large-scale outdoor sculptures at the Upstate Immersive (Poughkeepsie, NY), Wave Hill (Bronx, NY), Museum of Museums (Seattle, WA), Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Mary Sky (Hancock, VT), and others. Lawrence taught at Chiang Mai University (Thailand) on a Luce Scholars Fellowship. She is a member of the collective MATERIAL GIRLS, a recipient of the 2021-22 Individual Artist DEC Grant, a 2019 Jerome Fellow at Franconia Sculpture Park, a 2016-17 Luce Scholars Fellow, a recipient of the 2015 UMLAUF Prize, 2013 Eyes Got It Prize, and the 2011-12 Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artist Grant. She is an enthusiastic dancer, a lifelong horsewoman, and an aspiring indoor gardener.
Stacie Rose has lived and worked in Atlanta since 2008. She has shown in Atlanta at Poem88 Gallery, Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia (MOCAGA), Swan Coach House Gallery, Kibbee Gallery, The Zuckerman Museum of Art, Barbara Archer Gallery, Mason Fine Art, Marcia Wood Gallery, Mason- Scharfenstein Museum of Art, and Lamar Dodd School of Art (UGA). Her work is included in numerous corporate and private collections around the country. Projects include large scale paintings in CODA Tech Square, and the MARTA’s Arts Center Station. Stacie earned a BFA from Pratt Institute and is a fellow of the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Science.
For more information on Dreamsicle, the artists, or sales inquiries, please contact Steven L. Anderson at info@daynightprojects.art or call 404-623-7289. Or contact Atlanta Contemporary at support@atlantacontemporary.org or call 404-688-1970.