Art for all at SCAD Atlanta
The Savannah College of Art and Design proudly celebrates the creativity and ingenuity of SCAD students, alumni, and faculty with a dynamic public installation on the façade of the university’s Atlanta location on Peachtree Street. Since launching the installation in August 2021, SCAD has showcased more than 900 works by nearly 150 SCAD artists, delighting and inspiring our university and local communities in the heart of Midtown, the city’s premier arts and entertainment district. For more than 15 years, SCAD has been a visionary leader and integral part of the Atlanta arts community. The Peachtree Street installation further embodies SCAD’s exemplary leadership as a champion of the city’s vibrant arts scene. SCAD is honored to present this accessible exhibition for all in Atlanta to enjoy.
Cover: Sabre Esler, M.F.A., painting, 2015
Left: Meg Aubrey, M.F.A., painting, 2009
Meg Aubrey
M.F.A., painting, 2009
Examining the iconic suburban environment and its effects on the individuals who inhabit it, Meg Aubrey renders settings both familiar and alien. Her subjects are pared down and scrutinized to reveal a disquieting psychological isolation present within seemingly idyllic planned communities. These pockets of suburbia are Aubrey’s laboratory, where she scrutinizes daily activities and behaviors, asking questions about how this chosen lifestyle can rob people of their individualism under the facade of beauty, order, and security. The subjects in her paintings are caught in a desert-like dystopia of winding streets, identical mailboxes, and perfectly manicured lawns with unseen homes at the end of epic driveways. Through nostalgia and color form, Aubrey examines the realities and complexities of modern daily existence, addressing the structural confines, homogenization, and loneliness of the suburban milieu.
Sabre Esler
M.F.A., painting, 2015
Sabre Esler (b. Cleveland, Ohio) studied graphic design, illustration, and biology, giving rise to a multidisciplinary practice. Esler has exhibited extensively at museums such as the Alexandria Museum of Art, Va.; the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; the SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Ga.; Atlanta Contemporary; the Chastain Arts Center, Atlanta; the Glynn Visual Arts Center, St. Simons, Ga.; and Greenville Center for Creative Arts, S.C., as well as SCOPE and Art Basel Miami Beach. In 2020, Esler’s work garnered an award at Art Prize in Grand Rapids, Mich. She has also exhibited as part of Personal Structures during the 2024 Venice Biennale. Esler has participated in residencies at Atlanta Contemporary; the Atlanta Public Library; the Hambidge Center; and Officina Stamperia del Notaio, Sicily. She is the founder of The Pollinator Art Space, a passion project and exhibition gallery created for artists by artists to foster creative experimentation for emerging to established creatives. Her work is held in various private and public collections. She lives and works in Atlanta.
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Left: Meg Aubrey, M.F.A., painting, 2009