The MAC is pleased to present three new exhibitions featuring the works of Bill Haveron, William Powhida and Jeff Gibbons. An opening reception with the artists will be held Saturday, February 25, 2012 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at The MAC galleries, located at 3120 McKinney Avenue, in the Uptown District of Dallas. William Powhida and gallery owner Charlie James of Charlie James Gallery in Los Angeles will discuss Powhida's exhibition at the opening reception starting at 6:30pm. Exhibitions will be on view through March 31, 2012.

LARGE GALLERY

Bill Haveron

Baptism by Fire

The MAC is pleased to announce a retrospective exhibition of Bill Haveron's artistic career in Texas. Haveron, a true Texas original, works out of his studio in Bryan, Texas where he was born and raised. Haveron's artwork is influenced by his experiences as a young child growing up in rural Texas. Undertones of folk and popular culture create a visual language that conveys vignettes of good and evil, imaginary worlds and various mythological interpretations. Masterfully rendered, these works immediately invite the viewer to decipher reality from fiction. The retrospective exhibition at The MAC is in conjunction with Haveron's solo exhibition of new works, Optic Nerve at Kirk Hopper Fine Art, opening February 18, 2012. For information regarding Optic Nerve please contact Kirk Hopper Fine Art.

Bill Haveron, Holy Man of the Desert, oil on wood, 48"x55", 2011

Bill Haveron has a long history of exhibiting in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Solo exhibitions include Gerald Peters in Dallas, Texas and the Contemporary Art Center of Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas. Group exhibitions include the Museum of San Francisco in San Francisco, California and the Meadows Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas. Haveron has work in the permanent collections of museums such as the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, El Paso Museum of Art, the Modern Art Museum of Austin and the de Young Art Museum in San Francisco, California. Bill Haveron is represented by Kirk Hopper Fine Art in Dallas, Texas.

SQUARE GALLERY

William Powhida

Seditions

Seditions, an exhibition of work by Brooklyn artist William Powhida, will feature a combination of original and editioned pieces in the artist's well-known trompe l'oeil style. Powhida uses a combination of graphite, gouache and colored pencil on panel or paper to create these illusionary images. For several years, Powhida worked as an art critic for the Brooklyn Rail while developing his own artistic practice. Powhida's work, reflecting his critical background, concentrates on the politics of access and the powers that control the assignment of value in the contemporary art world. All roles are fair game from hot young artists and the market-setting collectors that buy them, to the branded dealers that sell the work and the critics paid to provide intellectual justification for price points. To soften what might appear a direct editorial voice, Powhida projects his commentary through the lens of an alter-ego, one with whom he shares a name (William Powhida). This alte

William Powhida, Tips for Artists who want to Sell (New and Unimproved),
screen print, 30"x23", 2012, Edition of 30

r-ego closely resembles any number of young art stars, though Powhida's character happens to exhibit all of the worst traits imaginable in any coddled 'genius'. The fictional Powhida expresses himself by documenting his manifold frustrations, frequently in lists, which Powhida the artist channels into his legendary drawings.

William Powhida (b. 1976) is an artist living and working in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Powhida earned his Bachelor of Fine Art in painting from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York and his Master of Fine Art in painting from Hunter College in New York, New York. Powhida has exhibited solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally with galleries such as Charlie James Gallery in Los Angeles, California, Platform Gallery in Seattle, Washington and Marlborough Chelsea in New York, New York. Powhida is represented by Charlie James Gallery in Los Angeles and Postmasters Gallery in New York.

"Probably the best thing to come out of the furor is the continuing ascent of Powhida, whose works offer genuine attitude." - Ben Davis, Artnet.com

http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artnetnews/top-ten-list12-28-09.asp

"something of a gadfly in the art establishment" - Damien Cave, The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/arts/design/07powhida.html

"I don't like your work. I think it's shallow and annoying, and now repetitive. I really can't believe what a little girl you are"- Anonymous

http://williampowhida.com/wordpress/archives/469#comments

"that shit stirring is pretty great." - Trav, random comment

http://www.artfagcity.com/2010/03/12/this-week-in-comments-part-two-powhida/

"Savvy, smart and self-reflexive, a pleasure to look at and a hoot to read, Powhida's work sells itself with a vengeance." - Leah Ollman, The Los Angeles Times

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/11/william-powhida-at-the-charlie-james-gallery.html

"I can't believe all you people like that fucken Powhida. I hate him and am going to kill him when I see him for that caricature of me." - Walter Robinson, editor, Artnet.com

"These aren't just the tedious pranks of a macho narcissist. They're animalistic hissings about the indignity, hunger, and submission of being an emerging artist in Brooklyn."- Jen Graves, The Stranger

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=31578

NEW WORKS SPACE

Jeff Gibbons

Humming Music and Grinding Teeth

Jeff Gibbons, 1:1, grapefruit and clamp, 2009-2013
Photo credit: Jack King

Humming Music and Grinding Teeth, an exhibition by local DFW artist Jeff Gibbons, will consist of an installation in the New Works Space and a video to be screened in one of The MAC's theater spaces. The exhibition focuses on an individual's life long search for identity. Gibbons is interested in the many layers of self-identity, how it is formed and how it is, or is not, understood by the individual. Gibbons states, "This search for identity, along with our wanted understanding of truth, puts us into a constantly changing mental transience where we chase ourselves into death, never turning to shake our own hand and say, "Nice to meet you." It is in this way that we are alone, even to ourselves." This concept manifests into a visual exhibition of various objects that serve as metaphors for the passage of time. The video component is a psychological exploration into memory and states of being within the banality or action of day to day life.

Jeff Gibbons is an artist living and working in Arlington, Texas. Gibbons completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics at the University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida. Gibbons is currently enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts program at The University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, Texas. Gibbons has recently participated in a number of group exhibitions including "Art in the Metroplex" at TCU Gallery in Ft. Worth, Texas and "Wunderkammer" at Conduit Gallery in Dallas, Texas.

A Special Thank You to The MAC's Season Sponsors

With the help and support of these individuals and organizations, The MAC is able to continue exhibiting quality exhibitions to the public.

Individual Donors Art Gods: Susan & Claude Albritton, Deborah Colton, Trammel S. Crow, David Gibson, Nancy & Tim Hanley, Kirk Hopper, Deborah Humphrey, R.P. Washburne Benevolent Ones: Alice & Charlie Adams, Camilla Cowan, Martha Fain, Nancy Hamon, Roger Horchow, Anne & John Mullen, C. Jeff Pan, Scott Shuford, Cheryl & Kevin Vogel, Sally Warren & Jeff Jackson Champions: Jan & David Bates, Kay & Elliot Cattarulla, Kaleta Doolin & Alan Govenar, Charles Wolcott Henry, Rick Liberto, Clyde Melville, Kathleen Messina, Molly Moore, William Neisel, John F. Stephens Jr., Barbara Thomas, Shannon Wynne + Lovers + Amigos + True Blues + Artists! Art Patrons: CASETA, City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, Communities Foundation of Texas, The Dallas Foundation, Harry S. Moss Foundation, Hunt Cares Campaign, Rosewood Foundation Corporate Sponsors Altruistic Giver: Kirk Hopper Fine Art, La Mode Dallas, The Plutonian Games Art Advocate: A+C Magazine, Dallas Auction Gallery Devotee: Pinnacle Performance, Norwood Flynn Gallery, Valley House Gallery In Kind Donors Kitchen Dog Theater, Brainfood, Jennifer Hees Design, Dean Corbitt, Dallas Museum of Art, DECORAZONgallery, Tod Lewis / QDSdirect.com, Quin Matthews Films, CG Ingram, David McCullough

About the MAC

Established in 1994, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC) is a nonprofit organization that stands as a Dallas advocate for creative freedom offering the opportunity for experimentation and presentation of art in all disciplines. It supports the emerging and established artist role in society providing a forum for critical dialogue with their audiences. This relationship is cultivated through education and innovative programming. The MAC is a member of Dallas Art Dealers Association and The Uptown Association.

Call 214-953-1212 for information or visit www.the-mac.org. The MAC is open Wednesday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.the-mac.org

Interviews and images related to this exhibition are available upon request.

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Membership Coordinator

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THE MAC ANNOUNCES THREE NEW EXHIBITIONS

ERIC ELEY: COINCIDENT DISRUPTION

TRANSIENCE: IMPERFECT, IMPERMANENT, INCOMPLETE
AN EXHIBITION BY MARILYN JOLLY, MELBA NORTHUM AND SUSAN SITZEs

WALTER NELSON: GRAFFITI ON ASPEN TREES - NATURE VS. MAN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The MAC is proud to present three new exhibitions in January 2012.
Eric Eley: Coincident Disruption; a collaborative exhibition by Marilyn Jolly, Melba Northum and Susan Sitzes titled Transience: Imperfect, Impermanent, Incomplete; Walter Nelson: Graffiti on Aspen Trees - Nature vs. Man.

An opening reception with the artists will be held Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at The MAC galleries, located at 3120 McKinney Avenue, in the Uptown District of Dallas. Exhibitions will be on view through February 18, 2012.

In the Large Gallery

Eric Eley

Coincident Disruption

Eric Eley, Coincident Disruption, studio installation detail, 2011

Coincident Disruption, a large scale installation by Dallas based artist Eric Eley, employs historical camouflage strategies and impromptu construction techniques to create an aerial landscape. The installation is an investigation of concealment and explores hiding as an act of avoidance rather than ambiguous visibility. A network of patterned skeletal structures will be suspended from the ceiling of the Large Gallery, supporting an expanse of hand-made twine and fabric nets. Its improvisational geometric architecture is a means to obscure what happens in the space beyond, rather than below, the surface. Coincident Disruption explores visual and architectural camouflage as an act of faith, more psychological than physical, in its protection.

Eric Eley, Coincident Disruption studio installation detail, 2011

Eric Eley received a BFA from Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, and has a MFA from the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. In the time between his degrees, Eric spent two years as an artist-in-residence at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana where he received the Taunt Fellowship.

Eley's work is represented by Platform Gallery, Seattle, where his most recent solo exhibition was in September of 2010. He also mounted solo exhibitions at Art Agents Gallery in Hamburg, Germany, Gallery4Culture and the Hedreen Gallery at the Lee Center for the Arts, both in Seattle. Eley's work has been included in group shows in the Kunsthaus Hamburg, Outdoor Sculpture Projects at Volta03 in Basel, Switzerland, Open Space at Art Cologne in Cologne, Germany and Dallas' very own, Ro2 Art. He has installed a publicly commissioned work at Harborview Medical Center, in Seattle, and recently installed his first permanent outdoor sculpture at the corporate headquarters of Amazon.com.

In the Square Gallery

Marilyn Jolly, Melba Northum and Susan Sitzes

Transience: Imperfect, Impermanent, Incomplete

Susan Sitzes, Goodbye Dear Friend

Transience: Imperfect, Impermanent, Incomplete, an exhibition of work by Marilyn Jolly, Melba Northum and Susan Sitzes, exemplifies each artist's close affinity for found and collected materials that reflect a sense of time. The mixed media of two-dimensional and sculptural works directly reflects the artists' alignment with the Japanese worldview and aesthetic of Wabi-sabi. Wabi-sabi is a complicated sensibility that is often centered on the acceptance of transience and appreciation of beauty that is imperfect, impermanent or incomplete.

Marilyn Jolly, Distant Storm

The materials employed in Transience: Imperfect, Impermanent, Incomplete range from discovered objects in nature to industrial castoffs and the general detritus of daily living. Whether using the materials as found or more intentionally manipulated, there is a poetic editing and re-arranging, with the goal of getting to the true essence of the object or thought.

About the Artists

Marilyn Jolly, Melba Northum and Susan Sitzes have gained familiarity with and responded to each other's work for several years as friends and colleagues. They share a strong design aesthetic and responsiveness to the materiality of objects that often drives their work.

Melba Northum, Sustaining Grief

Marilyn Jolly lives in Dallas, Texas. She earned her MFA in Painting at the University of Oklahoma in 1983. Her work has been exhibited in numerous regional, national and international exhibitions including the Centro Cultural Paraguayo-Americano, Asuncion, Paraguay in 2004 and 2005 and the Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy in 2007 and 2004. Jolly has shown work in the Texas/Oklahoma region for the past 25 years including solo exhibitions at the Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas, The Leslie Powell Gallery in Lawton, Oklahoma and Conduit Gallery in Dallas, Texas. Jolly is currently an Associate Professor of Painting at the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas.

Melba Northum is a mixed-media artist living in Arlington, Texas. She is currently an Instructor of Art at Tarrant County College and previously taught ceramics at Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, Texas and as an Assistant Professor in the foundation program at the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas. She has an MFA in ceramics and drawing from the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design and a BFA in the same from the Texas Tech Uuniversity School of Art, Lubbock. Northum has an extensive national, international, and regional exhibition record and has work in the collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC.

Susan Sitzes is a metalsmith, sculptor, educator and interior designer living and working in the DFW area. Sitzes has an MFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas and a BFA in Interior Design from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Sitzes has taught as Assistant Professor of Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design at The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas. She has exhibited her sculptures regionally and nationally including Third Space Gallery in Dallas, Texas, Bolivar Street Gallery in Sanger, Texas and Firehouse Art Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Sitzes has worked on a wide range of interior projects and is currently designing and making limited-edition jewelry and small-to-medium scale sculptures.

In the New Works Space

Walter Nelson

Graffiti on Aspen Trees - Nature vs. Man

Walter Nelson, 9A Untitled, Epson Digital Print, 17"x22 1/4", 2010

Graffiti on Aspen Trees - Nature vs. Man, an exhibition of photographs by Walter Nelson, investigates man's presence and effect on nature. The act of scaring on aspen trees, inflicted by nature or man, begins with the slightest scratch. The image remaining on the bark of an Aspen tree is called an Arboglyph, commonly found in the Pacific Northwest and Western United States. Arboglyphs were first produced by Basque sheepherders in the 1800's. During the life cycle of an Aspen tree, any scaring brings about a mutational healing process that continues until the tree begins to deteriorate and die, similar to the human body. The intent of Graffiti on Aspen Trees - Nature vs. Man is to consider the pain that man projects from the self onto the natural environment. These photographs expose the beautiful qualities in healing rituals that both humans and nature endure.

Walter Nelson is a photographer, painter and sculptor living and working in Abiquiu, New Mexico. Nelson has a BS in Mammalogy and Geology from Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Texas and studied Oceanography at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Nelson employs his scientific knowledge to observe environmental trends and translate them into visual art forms. Nelson has exhibited extensively in New Mexico and Texas including the Greaswood Gallery in Marfa, Texas, Galleria Arriba in Abiquiu, New Mexico and Afterimage Gallery in Dallas, Texas. Nelson has work in many private and public collections including the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, The Santa Fe Museum of Fine Art and the Bank of America Corporation.

About the MAC

Call 214-953-1212 for information or visit www.the-mac.org. The MAC is open Wednesday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.the-mac.org

Interviews and images related to this exhibition are available upon request.

Contact(s):

LauraLee Brott

Membership Coordinator

lbrott@the-mac.org

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January 12, 2012

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THE MCKINNEY AVENUE CONTEMPORARY ANNOUNCES

LIZ LONDON: SEEKING INFINITY

AT MERCANTILE COFFEE HOUSE AS PART OF THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN

THE MAC AND THE MERCANTILE COFFEE HOUSE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

As part of the McKinney Avenue Contemporary's community outreach program, The MAC has teamed up with Mercantile Coffee House to extend its contemporary artistic vision and educational support to downtown Dallas. This partnership will promote and support emerging talent with monthly exhibitions throughout the year. Donations from Mercantile Coffee House will benefit artistic programming at The MAC.

; &nb sp; Liz London, The Sentimental Journey

The upcoming exhibition at Mercantile Coffee House features Liz London's Seeking Infinity. With the use of mixed media, Liz London presents an allegorical representation of personal adventures. Curiosities discovered from travel coalesced with painting, drawing, rubbing and collaging formulates the works on display. While working on various pieces collectively, the act of producing takes on a philosophical ceremony for London where mistakes are created, boundaries are pushed, questions are asked and icons are made.

Dallas based artist Liz London's creative aspirations began as a child and flourished as the daughter of interior designers. London received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations from the University of Central Oklahoma and has studied under artists such as Dorothy Moses, B.J. White, Carolyn Barnes and Mark Briscoe. In 2006, London established the work shop Connecting through Collage, where she applies visual and meditative exercises to foster creativity. Her work has been commissioned by the new Omni Hotel and most recently exhibited in the Art Hash Group Show at Kettle Art.

Liz London: Seeking Infinity will be on view January 19, 2012 through February 25, 2012 with an opening reception Thursday, January 26, 2012. The artist will be in attendance.

Through The MAC's innovative efforts and artistic advisement, visitors to The Mercantile Coffee House will have the opportunity to view and interact with contemporary art in a non-traditional setting. This initiative is congruent with The MAC mission of supporting experimentation and promoting a visual dialogue between the artist and the viewer. Mercantile Coffee House will exhibit a variety of emerging artists and media, enhancing the setting and experience for visitors.

When and Where

Monthly at The Mercantile Coffee House

1800 Main Street

Dallas, TX 75201

About the MAC

Established in 1994, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC) is a nonprofit organization that stands as a Dallas advocate for creative freedom offering the opportunity for experimentation and presentation of art in all disciplines. It supports the emerging and established artist's role in society providing a forum for critical dialogue with their audiences. This relationship is cultivated through education and innovative programming. The MAC is a member of Dallas Art Dealers Association and The Uptown Association.

Call 214-953-1212 for information or visit www.the-mac.org. The MAC is open Wednesday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 9:00 p.m

Contact(s):

LauraLee Brott

McKinney Avenue Contemporary

3120 McKinney Ave. Dallas, TX 75204

214.953.1212

lbrott@the-mac.org

www.the-mac.org

About Mercantile Coffee House

Mercantile Coffee House is a business hip place to have a great cup of premium coffee, espresso or tea. Mercantile Coffee House features the best coffee beans of 2011, Intelligentsia. It serves world famous Yogen Fruz frozen Yogurt and Smoothies made to your liking. The Mercantile Coffee House is a comfortable environment to enjoy the first cup of coffee for the day, a convenient place to meet with your colleagues or hook up with friends. It is also technology friendly with ample laptop plug ins, free high speed WiFi and a Free Conference Room use for your more serious meetings. Visit Mercantile Coffee House online at http://mchdallas.com/.

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November 14, 2011

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THE MCKINNEY AVENUE CONTEMPORARY ANNOUNCES

JERRY SKIBELL: THE SUM OF ITS PARTS

AT MERCANTILE COFFEE HOUSE AS PART OF THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MAC AND THE MERCANTILE COFFEE HOUSE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

As part of the McKinney Avenue Contemporary's community outreach program, the MAC has teamed up with Mercantile Coffee House to extend its contemporary artistic vision and educational support to downtown Dallas. This partnership will promote and support emerging talent with monthly exhibitions throughout the year. Donations from Mercantile Coffee House will benefit artistic programming at the MAC.

The upcoming exhibition at Mercantile Coffee House is The Sum of its Parts by Jerry Skibell. Skibell was raised in Lubbock, Texas. Skibell received his BFA in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Austin in 1968 and continued for a year in graduate school, majoring in graphic design. Skibell has exhibited in numerous galleries in Texas and New Mexico. Recently, Skibell was selected to participate in the "New Texas Talent Show, XVIII" at Craighead Green Gallery and ModernDallas.com's show at ILUME Gallerie in Dallas, Texas. Skibell incorporates a wide range of materials and collage elements in his work as well as a relatively new process called "Solar plate Etching." The Sum of it's Parts incorporates fragmentations of events or accomplishments in Skibell's life as an artist, inventor, and real estate developer. The opening reception will be on December 8 from 6:30-7:30pm. Jerry Skibell: The Sum of its Parts will be on view at Mercantile Coffee House through January 14.

Jerry Skibell, Hello There Head, 2002, Solar plate etching, 7 x 5 in

Through the MAC's innovative efforts and artistic advisement, visitors to The Mercantile Coffee House will have the opportunity to view and interact with contemporary art in a non-traditional setting. This initiative is congruent with the MAC mission of supporting experimentation and promoting a visual dialogue between the artist and the viewer. Mercantile Coffee House will exhibit a variety of emerging artists and media, enhancing the setting and experience for visitors.

When and Where

Monthly at The Mercantile Coffee House

1800 Main Street

Dallas, TX 75201

About the MAC

Established in 1994, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC) is a nonprofit organization that stands as a Dallas advocate for creative freedom offering the opportunity for experimentation and presentation of art in all disciplines. It supports the emerging and established artist's role in society providing a forum for critical dialogue with their audiences. This relationship is cultivated through education and innovative programming. The MAC is a member of Dallas Art Dealers Association and The Uptown Association.

Call 214-953-1212 for information or visit www.the-mac.org. The MAC is open Wednesday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 9:00 p.m

Contact(s):

LauraLee Brott

McKinney Avenue Contemporary

3120 McKinney Ave. Dallas, TX 75204

214.953.1212

lbrott@the-mac.org

www.the-mac.org

About Mercantile Coffee House

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October 6, 2011

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IRBY PACE: SANDCASTLES AND TIME-MACHINES

AT MERCANTILE COFFEE HOUSE AS PART OF THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MAC AND THE MERCANTILE COFFEE HOUSE

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The upcoming exhibition at Mercantile Coffee House is Sandcastles and Time-Machinesby Irby Pace. Pace was raised in California and Texas. He received his BFA in Studio Art with emphasis in photography from Texas Tech University in 2008. Pace is currently an MFA candidate at the University of North Texas studying photography with a minor in painting and drawing. Pace has exhibited in numerous galleries, and is featured in permanent and private collections across Texas and California. Recently, Pace participated in the 2011 MAC Membership Exhibition, and exhibited in the Lightwell Gallery in Denton, Texas and the LH Horton Jr. Gallery in Stockton, California. Pace considers himself a multiple project artist, spanning across multiple mediums and genres. Sandcastles and Time-Machines re-investigates Paces' childhood memories, experiences, fears and dreams. Pace recreates the experience by creating installations that employ painting, drawing and photography. The formulation of these alternate realities allows Pace to delay the inevitable conclusion of facing reality. The opening reception will be October 29 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Irby Pace: Sandcastles and Time-Machines will be on view at Mercantile Coffee House through December 3.

Irby Pace, Where Are My Coupons?, 2008, 22 x 17 in, Archival Digital Print

When and Where

Monthly at The Mercantile Coffee House

1800 Main Street

Dallas, TX 75201

About the MAC

Established in 1994, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC) is a nonprofit organization that stands as a Dallas advocate for creative freedom offering the opportunity for experimentation and presentation of art in all disciplines. It supports the emerging and established artist's role in society providing a forum for critical dialogue with their audiences. This relationship is cultivated through education and innovative programming. The MAC is a member of Dallas Art Dealers Association and The Uptown Association.

Call 214-953-1212 for information or visit www.the-mac.org. The MAC is open Wednesday -Saturday 11 a.m. - 9:00 p.m

Contact(s):

LauraLee Brott

McKinney Avenue Contemporary

3120 McKinney Ave. Dallas, TX 75204

214.953.1212

lbrott@the-mac.org

www.the-mac.org

About Mercantile Coffee House

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September 29, 2011

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THE MAC ANNOUNCES THREE NEW EXHIBITIONS
JAMES DRAKE: DANCING IN THE LOUVRE
ROBERT POLIDORI: SELECTIONS FROM PARCOURS MUSÉOLOGIQUE REVISITÉ
HADAR SOBOL: GO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The MAC is proud to present three new exhibitions in November. James Drake: Dancing in the Louvre, Robert Polidori: Selections from Parcours Muséologique Revisité and Hadar Sobol: Go. Between the multifarious mediums and distinct concepts, these three artists share motifs of history, place and identity.

The opening reception will be Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at The MAC galleries, located at 3120 McKinney Avenue, in the Uptown District of Dallas. Exhibitions will be on view through December 10, 2011.

In the Large Gallery

James Drake
Dancing in the Louvre

James Drake, Dancing in the Louvre, 2005,
charcoal on paper mounted on canvas, 144" x 96"

James Drake, renowned artist and recipient of the 2011 Texas Medal of Arts Award in the visual arts category will feature his large scale charcoal drawings and white cut-outs in the large gallery of The MAC. Drake's work spans a variety of media including painting, drawing, sculpture and video. The MAC will exhibit Drake's monumental, charcoal drawings based on his interest in borders -- literally and metaphorically. Alluding to historical references, Drake delineates boundaries attributing to personal prejudices, political barriers and their visceral outcomes. Drake's most recent work, a series of "white cut-outs", are elegant works on paper masterfully created using only an X-Acto blade. The subtractive nature of this work creates a striking contrast to the layering of materials common in the charcoal drawings.

James Drake, Tongue-Cut Sparrow, 1996, charcoal on paper mounted on canvas,
144" x 96"

James Drake received his BFA and MFA from Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, California. In 2011, Drake was awarded the Texas Medal of Arts Award in the visual arts category. The Texas Medal of Arts Awards, the signature event of the Texas Cultural Trust Council, spotlights and celebrates the creative excellence, exemplary talents and outstanding contributions by Texas in selected categories, ultimately featuring the best in Texas. Drake's work is part of many private collections and permanent museum collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Dallas Museum of Art. Drake is represented by Holly Johnson Gallery in Dallas, Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans and Moody Gallery in Houston.

In the Square Gallery

Robert Polidori
Selections from Parcours Muséologique Revisité

World renowned photographer, Robert Polidori will exhibit Selections from Parcours Muséologique Revisité in the Square Gallery of The MAC. This series of photographs is part of a project spanning a quarter of a decade to capture the restoration of the royal palace of Versailles. These images are congruent with his larger body of work, revealing his reoccurring interest in the idea of an interior space retaining the personality and soul of its previous inhabitants. Polidori displays each room as a vessel, empty of life but maintaining a historical legacy.

In Selections from Parcours Muséologique Revisité, Polidori examines the significance of restoring an important historical site. In an effort to keep France's vibrant history alive, each room in the palace is carefully restored to mirror its original state. What Polidori sees is a "historical revisionism" or an appropriation of our contemporary world view onto the restoration process, diluting the historical accuracy.

Robert Polidori, Empty Frame, Salles du XVII, Chateau du Versailles, 1985
C-Print mat/Fujicolor Crystal Archive print, mounted to Dibond, 51 3/4" x 61 3/4"

Robert Polidori was born in Montreal, Quebec and now lives and works in New York City. His work has been exhibited internationally and across the United States. A staff photographer of The New Yorker, Polidori has received numerous honors, including a World Press Award for his coverage of the building of the Getty Museum and the Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography in 1999 and 2002. Polidori is the author of several books, most recently Parcous Muséologique Revisté, an epic three volume collection of his Versailles prints published in 2009 by Steidl. Polidori's work is part of many museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art in New York, Biblioteque National, Paris and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Polidori is represented by Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans.

In the New Works Space

Hadar Sobol
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Israeli-born, Dallas-based artist Hadar Sobol will exhibit her installation in the new works space of The MAC. Hadar's Bachelor of Design from The Israeli University for Fashion and Textile Design has prepared her for working in the delicate craft of embroidery. Sobol's immersive installation combines video art and embroidery on vintage linen and paper. The use of embroidery and linen deliberately references traditional female roles. Sobol strives to achieve a full range of expression by shifting the decorative, delicate and "proper" traditional technique of embroidery towards the expressive, spontaneous and even impulsive edge. The attempt to use this medium out of its traditional context symbolizes the conflicts defining a modern woman's life. Using imagery of female figures and religious symbols, Sobol draws spiritual and visual inspiration from Torah Wimples used in the religious ceremony of bar/bat mitzvahs. Sobol uses her fascination with the Eastern European cloth wimple to comment on family, religion, nationality and femininity.

Hadar Sobol, artist studio installation detail, 2011

Hadar Sobol earned her Bachelor of Design, Textile Design with excellence in 1997 from The Israeli University for Fashion and Textile Design, Tel Aviv. Sobol was the Associate Designer and Producer with Rakefet Levi, the most prominent Performance Art Designer in Israel. Sobol has recently attended life drawing and mix media classes at Collin County Community College (Spring Creek) and Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. She has received numerous awards from juried exhibitions in the Dallas area. Hadar Sobol is represented by Valley House Gallery in Dallas.

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Interviews and images related to this exhibition are available upon request.

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