danielle burns : recognitions

a virtual first wednesday opening will be held on brg’s facebook, youtube, and instagram pages on march 3.

the gallery will be open during regular business hours (Tu - Su, 12pm - 6pm) for individuals or groups under 25 people. social distancing and masks are required.

Utilizing and compositing subject matter that she finds in personal photographs, printmaker and mixed media artist Danielle Burns reinterprets these images into dreamlike vignettes. Her latest BRG exhibition, Recognitions, stems from the drastic change in life that occurred for the artist during the COVID-19 lockdown and the shift in her own perception that resulted from it.

Historically, Burns fuses traditional print media with digital media in creating prints that explore what she sees as a growing sense of complacency in 21st century society. She points out that with a certain level of comfort comes complacency, or as she puts it, “a false sense of safety that makes us feel impervious to the dangers affecting ourselves and others.” However, Burns is sensitive to not pass judgment, instead aiming to start a conversation on why apathy has become such a popular coping mechanism.

Burns’ work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally including venues in Ireland, Canada, and Japan. Her work as an educator has seen her, since 2015, serve as a Fine Arts Instructor at Baton Rouge Community College where she currently teaches printmaking and graphic design. Her works can be found in the permanent collections at The Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA), California State University (Fresno, CA), Concordia University (Montreal, QC), Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA), and others.

Recognitions is presented alongside exhibitions from Libby Johnson, Leslie Koptcho, and Matt Morris. All works from these artists are on view, free of charge, during normal gallery hours (12 - 6 p.m., Tue - Sun) from March 2 - April 1, 2021.