The Alan Avery Art Company Celebrates its 30th Anniversary with 3 Great American Women Artists

Written by Conrad Blackstone Monday, 28 November 2011 00:05

Atlanta, Georgia.- The Alan Avery Art Company will celebrate their 30th anniversary with the exhibition "The Glass Ceiling Shattered, 30 Years – 3 Great American Women Artists", featuring work from Louise Nevelson, Helen Frankenthaler and Kara Walker. A VIP Preview will be held Friday, December 2nd from 7-9 PM and an Opening After Party from 9pm until midnight. The Preview and After Party are by invitation only. The exhibition opens to the public on Saturday, December 3rd and continues through Friday, February 10th 2012. For the past three decades as an art dealer, Alan Avery has strived to bring a different voice and a new perspective to Atlanta’s collecting audience by bringing artists and great works to a city that may otherwise not be seen on southern soil.

To celebrate Alan Avery Art Company’s landmark 30th anniversary, Alan wanted something that had not been done before, something that would not only speak about who he is as a dealer, but also offer the city an opportunity to learn, grow and expand their knowledge in the world of art and collecting great works of art.

Throughout history, not only in the arts, the contributions of women have been over-looked. In the 20th century this perception began to change.  With the women’s movement in the late 1960s and early 70s female artists garnered further acceptance and critical praise from the art world and general public. Associations like the Woman’s Caucus for Art provided venues for their art, giving them the visibility that has long been denied them. "The Glass Ceiling Shattered, 30 Years – 3 Great American Women Artists" presents the work of Louise Nevelson, Helen Frankenthaler and Kara Walker.

Each of these women is highly recognized in their own right, as well as having played a significant role within the history of art, and as a female artist. Louise Nevelson, an American sculptor and printmaker, and Helen Frankenthaler, an American Abstract Expressionist, helped pave the way for women in the arts. Working to move beyond the norm in their own fields, these two women created work that no other artists were making. Kara Walker, an American artist, known for her large-scale tableaux of cut paper silhouettes takes her place among significant women artists, and as one who is creating unique and powerful work. Walker’s work adds to the cultural dialogue by examining gender, sexuality and racially charged issues.


Opening in October 1981, on Trinity Avenue in downtown Atlanta, Alan Avery Art Company / Trinity Gallery led the way in converting open warehouse spaces in fringe neighborhoods into art, gallery and coffee house venues. The gallery was the hip, chic place to be seen when opening night rolled around. In 1994, shortly after the announcement that Atlanta would be the host city for the Olympics, it was decided that the new home of Trinity Gallery would be the iconic space that once housed the famous restaurant Rue de Paris, in the heart of Buckhead. In 2007, the name of the gallery was changed to Alan Avery Art Company. The gallery and its director have been credited for some of the most original and lavish opening receptions in Atlanta. The gallery has represented several well-known local and regional artists, but they are perhaps most recognized for their representation of the works of such international Modern Masters as Chuck Close, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Frederick Hart, Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol.  Visit the gallery's website at ... www.alanaveryartcompany.com

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