Mac Ball Solo Exhibition

To view the artwork in this exhibition before anyone else, request a preview catalog by emailing katie@meyervogl.com.

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Mac Ball Solo Exhibition
May 2 - 23
Opening celebration: Friday, May 2, 5 - 8pm 

Mac Ball's paintings typically deal with southern landscapes. For the Charleston-born, New Orleans-based artist, a show about Charleston landscapes and waterways feels like a homecoming. "I grew up in Charleston on Wappoo Creek on a tiny island in the marsh called Albemarle Point," Ball says. "An old dump site, the island had eight small and prosaic post-WWII houses, each boasting dramatic views of the Charleston peninsula across the marshes. I could see Ft. Sumter from my bedroom. The marsh and Wappoo Creek were our playground.

"In this collection of paintings, I have focused specifically on Charleston places and waterways. Like New Orleans, Charleston is in a precarious location. Facing the vast Atlantic Ocean with all its uncertainties, the City and its low-lying surroundings are susceptible to frequent storms and flooding. The water is rising, not falling, and faster than we ever thought.

"Charleston has always been a repository -- an exhibit in fact -- of Southern American history, a place that seemed to never change. Yet, it is now rapidly changing, fueled by its prosperity, its busy port and medical center and its timeless beauty. It also faces the unknown: a future when low land is threatened by rising seas and increasingly dangerous hurricanes. It is well worth protecting and preserving and one hopes and expects that the planning and engineering projects underway can limit future threats and provide a new way forward."

To view the artwork in this exhibition before anyone else, request a preview catalog by emailing katie@meyervogl.com.