Lonnie Holley | The Movement of Thought

July 11 - 27, 2024
Opening reception: July 11, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Live Performance: July 12, 5:30 - 7:30 pm (limited capacity) 

Elizabeth Leach Gallery is excited to feature a new series of paintings on canvas and paper by self-taught artist Lonnie Holley. This is the gallery’s third one-person show with the artist. Painting has been integral to Holley’s forty-year career as a visual artist, and The Movement of Thought: Paintings & Works on Paper consists of new works made with spray paint, oil sticks, gesso and acrylic. Each employs a laborious stenciling technique that unites fragmented silhouettes into wonderfully optical compositions. The exhibition is a continuation of a series he began as a resident at the Elaine de Kooning House in East Hampton, NY in 2020. Imbued with cultural and artistic metaphor, Holley's multi-media practice incorporates places, people, and events. The work is furious, necessary, urgent—always searching and never stopping. 

Lonnie Holley has exhibited nationally and internationally, with a forthcoming exhibition at the Camden Art Centre, London. His work is now in collections of major museums throughout the world, including The Museums of Fine Arts, San Francisco; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Smithsonian American Art Museum; The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, and many others. His works are also permanently displayed in the United Nations and exhibited in the White House Rose Garden. The artist lives and works in Atlanta, GA.