“There are many firsts about this exhibition, one of the most important being the activation of art, introspection and wellness in a traditional academic space.”

Experience “breathe.” and explore an exhibition of photographs by award-winning, Atlanta-based photographer Sheila Pree Bright at the Schatten Gallery at Emory University. The show focuses on Georgia landscapes where important moments in civil rights history transpired and reimagines them as places of meditation and relaxation. It is a destination for anyone interested in the people and places that have shaped the social, political, and historical contexts of our modern world. The exhibition is open to the public at no charge.

Join us for the opening events on Monday, Sept. 30: an Atlanta Art Week conversation with Bright and curator Andi McKenzie, Carlos Museum curator of Works on Paper, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Jones Room at Emory’s Woodruff Library, followed by an opening ceremony at 7:45 p.m. in the Schatten Gallery.

Register to attend these events at no charge

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Bright received her MFA degree from Georgia State University and in 2023 was the focus of a solo exhibition, “The Rebirth of Us,” at Atlanta’s Jackson Fine Art Gallery. Her work has also been included in exhibitions at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens, and the High Museum of Art.

Image: “The Rebirth of Us” is part of Sheila Pree Bright’s “Behold the Land” series, which is part of the exhibit “breathe.” on display in the Woodruff Library’s Schatten Gallery through Dec. 21.

Read the article in Emory Report:

Atlanta photographer’s new exhibit at Emory’s Woodruff Library invites visitors to ‘breathe.’