Exhibition Dates: March 19–April 10, 2021
Day & Night Projects is proud to present Passing By, an exhibition of sculpture, painting, and photography by Atlanta artists Kaleigh Marie Fitzgerald & Carl “Robbie” Callens. Fitzgerald and Callens met as interns at Day & Night Projects, and found that they share an interest in how exponential growth is affecting our city’s homes and architecture. Callens’ documentation of neighborhoods crumbling and rebuilding reveals the desperation and desire that fuels gentrification. Fitzgerald echoes with sculptures and paintings, capturing the gritty textures of construction materials and boarded-up windows.
Passing By will be on view March 19–April 10, 2021. Gallery hours are 12–5pm Fridays and Saturdays, or by appointment. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, Day & Night Projects will implement the following precautions to limit transmission of the virus: No opening reception will be held. The number of persons in the gallery will be limited to 5 at one time. Our garage door will be open in good weather to increase air circulation. Masks will be required for all visitors. Hand sanitizer will be provided. All high-touch surfaces will be cleaned every hour. No restroom will be accessible.
The exhibition Passing By will also be available for view as photos on our website daynightprojects.art, including the option to purchase artworks on our online store.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Kaleigh Marie Fitzgerald is a Canadian-born, Atlanta-based artist who graduated from Georgia State University in May of 2018 with a BFA in Drawing and Painting and a Minor in Spanish. While still in university, Kaleigh studied art and language internationally, receiving her Spanish minor while studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain, and attending an artist residency in Greece lead by Craig Dongoski. Fitzgerald combines drawing, painting, and sculptural installations to examine the powerful symbolic and symbiotic relationship between humans and their environment and to subsequently bring to life the allegorical spaces existing within the subconscious mind. Kaleigh has shown her artwork in various group exhibitions around Atlanta and in Greece at galleries such as MINT, Mammal, The Bakery, Day & Night Projects, and the Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture. Kaleigh also spends her free time working and volunteering for local art institutions and is one of the current interns at Day & Night Projects. Visit kaleighfitzgerald.art for more information.
Carl “Robbie” Callens was born and raised in Atlanta, GA and graduated from Georgia State University in the spring of 2020 with a BFA in studio art photography. His local background and experiences influence his work in themes of the urban and natural landscape of Atlanta. He has interned with local galleries (including Day & Night Projects) and assisted contemporary artists over the years and recently started his business, Robbie ATL Media, LLC in October 2020. Robbie documents his environments with detail to color, composition, and curiosity. Visit robbieatl.myportfolio.com for more information.
