About the Artist 

Gabrielle Torres was born in Philadelphia, PA, raised in Sumter, SC and currently resides in Savannah, GA, where she is a professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She earned her BS in Visual Arts from Lander University in 2012, and her MFA in Painting from SCAD in 2021.

Torres was recently featured in the Savannah Morning News and Savannah Now Magazine as Artist of the Month, April Edition. The following month, she was the 912 Featured Artist. Her work has been exhibited in solo shows at Savannah State and in Hampton, SC. She was the ON::View Artist-in-Residence at Sulfur Studios in August 2022. Torres has had the privilege of working for the celebrated artist Suzanne Jackson, from whom she gains much inspiration. Currently, her focus is to continue to use her platform in the arts to create a conversation and use site-specific relational art to form a bond with specific audiences she would like to reach.

Artist Statement

“Wilton Street Rhythm is an intricately woven collection conjured from the design elements produced in the rhythmic and poetic highs and lows of Miles Davis. Specifically, it focuses on using color, shape, line, movement, rhythm, and tension. This series of loom paintings tastefully guides the senses through the emotions inspired by Bitches Brew, So What, Miles Ahead, and much more. Each piece is precisely paired with a song using the elements and principles of art to

articulate the raw emotions of the times.

“Wilton Street Rhythm starts at the beginning; the premise: before one can walk, one must learn to crawl. This is what Wilton Street is for me, the beginning of my artistic infatuation. I, like many, resort back to an origin for grounding, to a time when the worries of the world ceased to run rampant and pollute my mind. This is a safe space; the rhythm of making deserves a safe space. Miles Davis does this for me.”

– Gabrielle Torres

About the Artist: Libbi Ponce (Ecuador/US)

Libbi Ponce (they/them, she/her) is an Ecuadorian artist, born in 1997 to a family of musicians, making sculptures, 360-degree videos, installations, and performances. Ponce explores themes of Latinx-Futurism through a sculptural practice of world-building incorporating an ambitious range of materials including steel, bronze, resin, polyurethane, mortar, grout, terracotta, and glass. Inspired by the erotic and anthropomorphic motifs from ancient Andean ceramics, Ponce constructs tactile sculptural objects which probe discourse on grief, intimacy, and historic folklore.

They have attended the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Oxbow Artists' Residency, Yale Norfolk Undergraduate Residency, and ACRE. Exhibitions include terciopelo at Selenas Mountain, BASE REMOVED at the Museo Antropologico y de Arte Contemporaneo, and Skyway 20/21 at the Tampa Museum of Art. They hold a BFA in Studio Art and BA in Philosophy from the University of South Florida. In 2021, Ponce completed a Fulbright Creative Research Fellowship in Ecuador. In 2023, they completed an ArtTable research fellowship at the Chrysler Museum Of Art. Libbi is the founder/director of galeria juniin in Guayaquil, Ecuador and Co-Director of Coco Hunday Gallery in Tampa, FL. Libbi is currently based between Ecuador and the states.

About the Project

During their 2 month Residency, Libbi will be editing 3 videos with footage shot in Ecuador from their personal archive and developing three dimensional presentations for the videos. Research will be conducted for the development of works based on the intersection and crossover of theoretical physics and interpersonal relationships with people past, present, and future.

Learn more at artssoutheast.org/libbi-ponce 

Featured Artists:

Alexandria P. Clay | Durham, NC

Logan Ryland Dandridge | Los Angeles, CA

DEEP Center | Savannah, GA

Celeste Lindsey | San Antonio, TX

Nancey B. Price | Statesboro, GA

Josef Schulz | Berlin, Germany

Timothy Short | Atlanta, GA

Mary Katharine Tramontana | Berlin, Germany

About the Artist 

Caitlin McDonagh is a visual artist and muralist who creates intricate illustrative works inspired by folklore, symbolism, and the balancing of the human vs. natural world. The themes of connection, self-cultivation, growth, loss, and renewal are woven into the worlds that she creates. Her goal with her work is to build her own folklore; work that leaves doors open within it, allowing the viewer to add to the stories, create their own imagined landscapes, and find parts of themselves within this imagery. 

You can find Caitlin’s mural work across Canada and the US. Her paintings are part of the City of Burnaby Permanent Art Collection at the Burnaby Art Gallery and part of numerous private collections worldwide.

About the Project 

During her time in Savannah, Caitlin will be creating a series of works on paper that are directly influenced by the local architectural and natural landscapes, as well as her time spent at the ON::VIEW Residency. While in Residence, Caitlin will have open studio hours where members of the community can come by and contribute to a collaborative community art piece, which will be continually in process during the month-long Residency. The end of the Residency will culminate in an exhibition of the works at Cleo the Gallery (915 B Montgomery St, Savannah GA), alongside a mural installation in the gallery. There will also be a Project Finale at ARTS Southeast on Friday, February 2nd from 5 - 9PM  in conjunction with First Fridays in Starland.

“And you may ask yourself, ‘Well, how did I get here?’” 

— The Talking Heads

For our first Juried Call for Entry of 2024 open to all ARTS Southeast Supporters, artists are invited to take stock of where they find themselves. What are the recurring motifs and concepts in your work, and how have they led you to your current interests? What keeps you coming back again and again? Share the recent work and stories behind your evolution. Submit up to four recent pieces in any medium — including written descriptions is highly encouraged!

Same as It Ever Was will be on display in the Supporter Gallery at Sulfur Studios from January 25th – May 11th, 2024, with an Opening Reception on Friday, February 2nd, 2024 from 5 – 9PM and a Closing Reception on Friday, May 3rd, 2024 from 5 – 9PM in conjunction with First Fridays in Starland.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: Saturday, January 13th, 2024

 This exhibition is open to all current ARTS Southeast Supporters. Become a Supporter at: https://sulfurstudios.org/supporter-program

Visit www.artssoutheast.org/sameasiteverwas to learn more and apply!

ARTS Southeast + Sulfur Studios are pleased to present LOOK!, a group exhibition with an eye on Georgia-based artists, on display in the Main Gallery at Sulfur Studios from November 3rd - December 16th, 2023.

LOOK! features work in a variety of media and celebrates some of Georgia’s most notable artists: Ashley Benton, Rebecca Braziel, Betsy Cain*, Eduardo Capilla, Leia Genis**, Matt Hebermehl, Wioleta Kaminska, Marcus Kenney*, Susan Laney*, Emily Llamazales, Charles Mack, Larissa Miller, Sharon Norwood, Anna Ottum, Will Penny*, Blanche Nettles Powers*, Sharonna Ray, Emaline Sampey, Liz Sargent, Parker Stewart, Ben Tollefson, Gabrielle Torres, Mike Williams, Teake Zuidema       

* courtesy of Laney Contemporary   ** courtesy of Johnson Lowe Gallery

Browse the entire exhibition at www.artssoutheast.org/look

Timothy Short is a narrative painter who focuses on building imaginative, atmospheric works centering the Black figure. He was born in Columbus, Georgia in 1993 where he developed an early passion and practice in visual world-building and constructing narrative. Upon moving to Atlanta in 2011, Timothy pursued painting and drawing at Georgia State University. He obtained a BFA in Visual Art and Design and a minor degree in African American Studies in 2015. He currently resides in Stone Mountain, GA, working out of his studio space at Echo Contemporary Gallery in Atlanta.

“During my residency stay, I will continue building on two pre-existing bodies of work - one titled For Da Folks and the other, not yet titled. These bodies of work consist of oil-based paintings and graphite and charcoal drawings of varying sizes. For Da Folks is a collection of works that highlights intimate moments between me and my family members – the chosen subjects of the works. This portraiture interrogates my connection to Blackness by examining the cultural artifacts and happenings in occurrence whenever my family gathers….The second body of work focuses on outdoor environments occupied by Black people. I wish to focus on spaces that I have inhabited or traversed daily over lengthy periods and in doing so, built a relationship with through those experiences. I plan to focus on night vistas as the eerie darkness will submerge the viewer into the atmospheric reality of belonging to those spaces.” Read more at https://artssoutheast.org/residency2023

ARTS Southeast is pleased to present Kelly Boehmer in the Drive Thru Art Box at Green Truck Neighborhood Pub from October 10th, 2023 - March 8th, 2024.

Beer Garden is a landscape of hops and wheat featuring taxidermy creatures, glitter, rhinestones, yarn, and faux fur. 

Kelly Boehmer has exhibited and performed her work nationally and internationally in over 175 exhibitions, including shows including shows in Baltimore, Dallas, Miami, New York City, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, San Juan, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She received her BFA in Studio Art at the Maryland Institute College of Art and her MFA in Studio Art at the University of South Florida. She is a member of the performance art band, Glitter Chariot. Kelly is a Professor of Foundations Studies at Savannah College of Art and Design, in Savannah, GA.

ARTS Southeast + Sulfur Studios are pleased to present Off the Wall, an affordable small works exhibition, on display in the Supporter Gallery at Sulfur Studios from September 21st, 2023 – January 13th, 2024. 

Off the Wall is our longest running Small Works Supporter Exhibition yet, carrying our dedicated Supporter Gallery into the new year with works in all media. You’ll find everything from painting and printmaking to fibers, photography and mixed media in this fun, eclectic representation of our community of Artist Supporters. Featuring celebrated local favorite Betsy Cain, new Sulfur studio artists Maxx Feist and Adrienne Berkland, and other exciting Artist Supporters both familiar and new, Off the Wall is a perfect chance to support local creatives, give the gift of art this holiday season, and add to your own collection.

Featured Artists

Adrienne Berkland, Aidan Bliss, Anna Bliss, Betsy Cain, Iris Mack Dayoub, Bede Van Dyke, Tate Ellington, Maxx Feist, Nathan Vaughan Finley, Margarete Froelicher, Jeff Hicks, Heather Anna Jackson, Beth Logan, Brian MacGregor, Cindy Male, Chris Moss, Jordan Fitch Mooney, Charissa Murray, Michelle A. Perez, Oliver Smith, Lou Storey, Ted Walke, Calvin Woodum, Justin Zackery

Unique to this exhibition, work may be taken directly at the time of purchase. Please note that the gallery will be closed from December 18th, 2023 – January 3rd, 2023. Be sure to purchase any works for holiday gifting by Sunday, December 14th! Works will be available for purchase at www.artssoutheast.org/off-thewall 

Opening Reception: Friday, October 6th, 5 - 9PM

Alexandria P. Clay is a charcoal and mixed media collage artist. She lives and works in Durham, North Carolina. Clay obtained her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2018. Raised in Raleigh, NC, her work draws upon the experiences of black women and girls living in the southern United States. She is an artist and part time educator.

During her On::View Residency, in tandem with her practice, Alexandria will encourage community members to share their methods of placemaking, and ways that they reclaim space in daily life. Through collage-based workshops, folks will be encouraged to identify the spaces that fail to support their identities, and hypothesize what changes they might make in spaces like these. Alexandria hopes through conversation and collage, we may strengthen community, amplify voices, and create more inclusive institutions in our own backyards. Read more at https://artssoutheast.org/residency2023

ARTS Southeast + Sulfur Studios are pleased to present Paper Cuts: An International Collage Exchange with Axelle Kieffer. This exhibition features over 30 artists from around the world; from Savannah, Georgia in the Southeastern US to Ireland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Canada, Poland, Belgium, Czech Republic and South Africa. Local artist and exhibition curator Axelle Kieffer has collaborated on over 200 collages since 2019, mostly through the postal service. These art exchanges challenge the collaborating artists to interpret, expand upon, or completely change the initial ideas of what the final work will look like. During the process, a long-distance dialogue between two (or more) artists is created, where they encounter playful and surprising reactions to their contributions, pushing them out of their comfort zone. These works include imagery harvested from all sorts of ephemera: postcards, magazines, recycled images, photographs, and any material the collage artist may have on hand.

Learn more at artssoutheast.org/paper-cuts