Ground Floor Contemporary is pleased to present Menagerie: ANIMAL AS SYMBOL curated by Stacey Holloway. This exhibition explores the use of animal symbolism within visual art and features a collection of national artists working in a variety of media.

The form of the narrative has been used for centuries to entertain, to preserve culture and to instill morals. Stories can be used to bridge cultures, languages and age barriers. With such storytellers like Aesop, our narratives often begin with the animal realm and using specific animal attributes to explore how our emotions, our morals, and our relationships intersect.

Stacey Holloway is an active national installation-based artist and Assistant Professor of Sculpture at UAB Department of Art and Art History. Through her artwork she explores storytelling and ethology and constructs sculptural stills that represent anxieties and fears that collide with a world of ambiguous sub consciousness. 

Menagerie: ANIMAL AS SYMBOL opens Thursday, July 13, from 5pm to 7:30 pm, and will also be open the following three Sundays.  Sunday gallery hours are from 1pm to 4pm and will include talks and conversations by the following:

            July 13:  5 – 7:30 pm    Gallery opening

            July 16, 2 pm: Talk by UAB art history professor Jessica Dallow, Ph.D

            July 23, 2 pm: Curator’s talk

            July 30, 2 pm: Talk and animal visits by Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve

Ground Floor Contemporary is a contemporary art gallery providing exhibition opportunities for its member artists, and committed to promoting and expanding the visual arts scene in the greater Birmingham area. The gallery space is open to the public from 1pm to 4pm on Sundays and by appointment. It is located at 111 Richard Arrington Blvd S, Birmingham, AL 35233.  Please visit  http://groundfloorcontemporary.com/ for more information.