Exhibition Dates: June 3–26, 2021
Day & Night Projects is proud to present Unprecedented, a ferocious baring of fangs in painting and hybrid sculpture. Minneapolis-based artist Kelly O’Brien, a graduate of GSU’s Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design, returns for her first solo show in Atlanta since 2012.
The snapping teeth of junkyard dogs, growling lions, and chomping zebras create a silent cacophony with loud hot colors, as their images migrate from the flat plane of the canvas to Oldenburg-ish soft sculpture. These powerful gestures, generated from the anxiety of America 2020, carry no words—do these mouths spew vitriol, or warnings to back off?
Unprecedented will open with a socially-distanced reception on Thursday, June 3, 6–9pm. Viewing hours are Fridays and Saturdays,12–5pm, or by appointment. The exhibition will also be available below, including the option to purchase artworks on our online store. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, Day & Night Projects will implement the following precautions to limit transmission of the virus: Our garage door will be open in good weather to increase air circulation. Refreshments will be served outside. Masks will be required for all visitors in the lobby and gallery. Hand sanitizer will be provided. All high-touch surfaces will be cleaned every hour.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Kelly O’Brien is an Associate Professor of Contemporary Sculptural Practices at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI, and is an MFA Mentor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) in MN. O’Brien has her MFA in Sculpture from Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA; as well as a BFA in sculpture, BFA painting and BA in philosophy from Buffalo State College, NY.
Recent accomplishments include a McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship; nomination for a Joan Mitchell award; a solo show review in ARTFORUM.com; and a feature in New American Paintings, Midwest. Solo shows include Hamline University in St. Paul, MN, SooVAC in Minneapolis; Montana State University, Bozeman, MT; and The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI. Commissions include a mixed media installation at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, an educational installation for The Alliance Theater at the Woodruff Art Center, Atlanta; and a stage installation for TEDxTalk, at TEDxPeachtree. For more information, visit kosculpture.com.
