ABOUT

In 2017, Laney Contemporary opened in Savannah, Georgia, to provide a platform for emerging and established contemporary artists. Just west of Savannah’s historic district and housed in a Lee J. Meyer building, Laney Contemporary exhibits a dynamic selection of solo and themed exhibitions featuring Southeastern regional and international artists. With a sprawling front lawn, the gallery is unique in its long-term vision and deep commitment to engage Savannah’s diverse artistic community by regularly hosting a wide variety of events, including outdoor screenings and noteworthy culinary experiences. The gallery frequently organizes free public events, artist talks, and programmatic engagements with community partners, such as the James Beard Award-winning restaurant, The Grey, the coastal conservancy, 100 Miles, and the esteemed riverfront hotel, Thompson Savannah. Through participation in art fairs such as Nada, Miami, Future Fair, and Untitled Art, Laney Contemporary continues to pursue its vision of elevating the underrepresented artists of the South.

ABOUT SUSAN LANEY

Working for over two decades with Southern artists, gallery owner Susan Laney represents the outstanding talents of the area’s dynamic, often underrepresented, contemporary art scene. Prior to opening the gallery in 2017, Laney was the Gallery Director for the eponymous gallery of acclaimed photographer Jack Leigh. A SCAD graduate, Laney has curated group and solo exhibitions in numerous galleries, and museums, including Jack Leigh: Full Circle, Low Country Photographs, 1972-2004 at the SCAD Museum of Art, which was selected by Hyperallergic.com as one of the top ten exhibitions in the U.S. for 2014. In 2016, Laney curated five exhibitions with Savannah College of Art and Design which included Persona, Stephanie Howard: Time and Place and Eternity, Aint–Bad: Vision to Reality, Kevin Cooley: High Water Mark, and Pamela Wiley: Now the Once. From 2014–2016, she was the curator of the visual arts exhibition for the Westobou Festival with Currents (2014), Story Line: Wiley, Howard, and Moneyhun (2015), and Jowita Wyszomirska: Unseen Patterns (2016). She served on the Alumni Executive Board of SCAD and co-founded the non-profit organization, ARC Savannah. Laney advises private and corporate clients in developing or enhancing art collections.