Why Things Fall – Part 2 Is Back On!

Posted on January 10, 2014January 10, 2014 Posted in newsLeave a comment

Atlanta, GA – Why Things Fall – Part 2 is back on in a new location. Macey Ley will be exhibiting at Further Art in the group show Why Things Fall – Part 2. Though the location is the same as part 1 in November 2013, artists will be exhibiting new work. The exhibition continues to be a statement about the condition of human nature both in its raw and domesticated forms, where rules of gravity and of society play primary roles in each of the works on display.

Why Things Fall will be on display at Further Art with a reception Friday, January 25, 2014, from 6-9 p.m. and additional gallery hours Saturday, January 25, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The exhibition will present works on paper, sculpture, painting, and installation. Featured artists include Whitney Harrell, Macey Ley, Jeffry Loy, Cassidy Russell, and Ziyi Zhang.

WHERE: Further Art: 75 Bennett Street, Suite M2, Atlanta, GA 30309
RECEPTION: Friday, January 24, 2014, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
ADDITIONAL HOURS: Saturday, January 25, 10:00 a.m – 3:00 p.m.

Macey Ley Exhibits at Dewberry Gallery: Why Things Fall – Part 2

Posted on January 1, 2014January 7, 2014 Posted in newsTagged art, art gallery, art opening, artist book, disorientation, exhibiting, exhibition, freedom, further art gallery, gallery, installation, ley, macey, painting, place, Tula, Tula Art Center1 Comment

EVENT TO BE RESCHEDULED.
Due to unforeseen events, Why Things Fall will not open January 10, 2014, as originally planned. A new venue and date is being worked out and I’ll let you know when and where as soon as the information becomes available.

Atlanta, GA – Macey Ley announced today that she will be exhibiting at Dewberry Gallery in the group show Why Things Fall. Part 2 is an encore exhibition of new work and some audience favorites from the first showing. The exhibition is a statement about the condition of human nature both in its raw and domesticated forms, where rules of gravity and of society play primary roles in each of the works on display.

Why Things Fall will be on display at Dewberry Gallery with a reception Friday, January 10, 2014, from 6-8 p.m. and additional gallery hours January 13-24, Tuesdays-Fridays from 1-6 p.m. The exhibition will present works on paper, sculpture, painting, and installation. Featured artists include Whitney Harrell, Macey Ley, Jeffry Loy, Cassidy Russell, and Ziyi Zhang.

WHERE: Dewberry Gallery: 1545 Peachtree St. Ste. 225, Atlanta, GA 30309
RECEPTION: Friday, January 10, 2014, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
ADDITIONAL HOURS: Tuesdays – Fridays, January 13-24, 1-6 p.m.

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Macey Ley Exhibits at Further Art: Why Things Fall

Posted on November 14, 2013 Posted in newsTagged art, art gallery, art opening, artist book, disorientation, exhibiting, exhibition, freedom, further art gallery, gallery, installation, ley, macey, painting, place, Tula, Tula Art CenterLeave a comment

All the Places I've Never Been and Some I Have — All the Places I’ve Never Been and Some I Have

Atlanta, GA – Macey Ley announced today that she will be exhibiting at Further Art in the group show Why Things Fall. The exhibition is a statement about the condition of human nature both in its raw and domesticated forms, where rules of gravity and of society play primary roles in each of the works on display.

Why Things Fall will be on display at Further Art with a reception November 22, 2013 from 6-9 p.m. and additional gallery hours November 23, 2013 from 12-5 p.m. The exhibition will present works on paper, sculpture, painting, and installation. Featured artists include Bora Choi, Whitney Harrell, Macey Ley, Jeffry Loy, Cassidy Russell, and Ziyi Zhang.

WHERE: Further Art: 75 Bennett Street #M2, Atlanta, GA 30309 (FREE parking)
RECEPTION: Friday, November 22, 2013, 6:00-9:30 p.m.
ADDITIONAL HOURS: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 12-5 p.m.

Arts ATL Review of The Book as Art Exhibition, TV Dinner with Zombies

Posted on August 28, 2013August 28, 2013 Posted in newsTagged AJC Decatur Book Festival, art, art festival, Art Institute, art opening, art review, artist book, Arts ATL, atlanta, book festival, Decatur Arts Alliance, exhibiting, exhibition, GA, georgia, hand cut, ley, macey, painting, Southeast, TV, TV dinner, zombiesLeave a comment

Check out the recent Arts ATL review of The Book as Art: 21st Century Meets Tradition exhibition with special mention and photo of TV Dinner for Zombies.

“Macey Ley’s TV Dinner for Zombies is a clever painted facsimile of an old-school such tinfoil dinner, with appropriate texts concealed beneath the fold-up flaps of the trompe l’oeil tray’s food compartments.”

TV Dinner for Zombies will be on display at the The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur at One West Court Square, Suite 110 through Friday, September 20 with extended hours during this weekend’s AJC Decatur Book Festival:

TV Dinner for Zombies - Swiss Steak — TV Dinner for Zombies – Swiss Steak

Mon-Thur: 9AM – 8PM
Fri: 9AM – 5PM
Sat: 9AM – 3PM

Extended hours during the Book Festival:

Fri, Aug 30: 9AM – 5PM
Sat, Aug 31: 10AM – 8PM
Sun, Sep 1: 10AM – 5PM

Macey Ley Selected to Exhibit at Las Laguna Gallery

Posted on August 23, 2013 Posted in newsTagged art, æther, CA, California, chinese, escape, exhibiting, exhibition, fumage, ley, macey, otherworldly, photograph, place, recent work, smokeLeave a comment

Macey Ley announced today that her fumage photograph æther 2 was selected for exhibition at the small works – BIG TALENT exhibition, at Las Laguna Gallery in Laguna Beach, California. The exhibition includes works in all media under 16″ in any dimension. A 6″ x 4.72″ version of æther 2 will be on digital display September 7-28, 2013.

Las Laguna Gallery is located at 815 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. Gallery hours are 11am – 5pm, Monday through Saturday. Opening reception is September 7, 6pm – 10pm.

TV Dinner for Zombies on Display Through September 20

Posted on August 8, 2013August 28, 2013 Posted in newsTagged AJC Decatur Book Festival, art, art festival, Art Institute, art opening, artist book, atlanta, book festival, chinese, Decatur Arts Alliance, exhibiting, exhibition, GA, georgia, hand cut, handmade, ley, macey, painting, paper, place, SCAD, Southeast, TV, TV dinner, victory, zombies3 Comments

The Book as Art: 21st Century Meets Tradition

Presented by the Decatur Arts Alliance and the Art Institute of Atlanta – an Event of the 2013 AJC Decatur Book Festival

The Decatur Arts Alliance (DAA), in conjunction with the gallery of The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, is bringing the first juried exhibition of artists’ books to the AJC-Decatur Book Festival — the largest independent book festival in the country.

Macey Ley’s single-edition book TV Dinner for Zombies will be on display at the Gallery at The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur at One West Court Square, Suite 110 through September 20, 2013 (gallery hours below).

Mon-Thur: 9AM – 8PM
Fri: 9AM – 5PM
Sat: 9AM – 3PM

Extended hours during the AJC Book Festival:
Fri, Aug 30: 9AM – 5PM
Sat, Aug 31: 10AM – 8PM
Sun, Sep 1: 10AM – 5PM

View a full slide show of the 47 selected books online. For additional information about TV Dinner for Zombies or to purchase the book please complete the short contact form below:

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The AJC Decatur Book Festival is the largest independent book festival in the country. Since it began in in 2006, more than 900 world-class authors and 260,000 festival-goers have enjoyed book signings, author readings, panel discussions, an interactive children’s area, live music, parades, cooking demonstrations, poetry slams, writing workshops, and more. It runs August 30 – September 1, 2013.

æther

Posted on July 11, 2013May 23, 2014 Posted in photographsTagged art, æther, deep space, disorientation, escape, freedom, home, journey, ley, lies, macey, photo, photograph, place, recent work, smoke, space, storiesLeave a comment

medium: archival ink jet photograph
size: 43.5″ x 34.5″

Macey Ley Selected to Exhibit at The Book As Art

Posted on June 30, 2013 Posted in newsTagged AJC Decatur Book Festival, art, art festival, Art Institute, art opening, artist book, atlanta, book festival, chinese, Decatur Arts Alliance, exhibiting, exhibition, GA, georgia, hand cut, handmade, ley, macey, painting, paper, place, SCAD, Southeast, TV, TV dinner, victory, zombiesLeave a comment

Macey Ley announced today that her single-edition book TV Dinner for Zombies was selected for exhibition at the The Book as Art: 21st Century Meets Tradition, a featured exhibition of the AJC-Decatur Book Festival in Decatur, Georgia. Sponsored by the Decatur Arts Alliance and The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, The Book as Art will be on view in the gallery of The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur at 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30328.

TV Dinner for Zombies will be on display at the Art Institute of Atlanta from Friday, July 19, through Friday, September 20:

Mon-Thur: 9AM – 8PM
Fri: 9AM – 5PM
Sat: 9AM – 3PM

Extended hours during the Book Festival:

Fri, Aug 30: 9AM – 5PM
Sat, Aug 31: 10AM – 8PM
Sun, Sep 1: 10AM – 5PM

Lies We Tell Ourselves

Posted on June 30, 2013May 23, 2014 Posted in UntitledTagged art, canvas, disorientation, fables, home, journey, ley, lies, macey, oil, painting, pinocchio, place, recent work, stories1 Comment

medium: oil and mixed media on canvas
size: 96″ x 60″

Macey Ley Selected to Exhibit at Savannah College of Art and Design

Posted on June 2, 2013 Posted in newsTagged art, art opening, artist book, atlanta, chinese, chinese mythology, Chinese proverbs, exhibiting, exhibition, GA, georgia, hand cut, handmade, handmade paper, ley, macey, mythology, painting, paper, place, Savannah College of Art and Design, SCAD, Southeast, TV, TV dinner, victory, womanLeave a comment

Macey Ley announced today that two of her artist books were chosen for a group exhibition at the 6th Annual Jurried Artist Book Show at the Savannah College of Art and Design Book Arts Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia. Her books TV Dinner for Zombies and Women Hold Up Half the Sky will be on display at at the college’s library at 1600 Peachtree Street through July 15, 2013.