Cristina Byrne – Lights Out

This exhibition round includes works provided by Cristina Byrne which will be on view in the North Floor Gallery from November 27, 2024 – February 8, 2025.  Lowe Mill A&E invites patrons and art lovers to join us for Open Studio Night, a building-wide experience when our over 150 studios will be open to the public.  The evening also includes receptions for all seven of our gallery spaces. This series gives the public a chance to meet and interact with visiting artists and discuss their work as it is on display and available for purchase. Come out, enjoy a pleasant evening, and maybe you’ll find that special piece of art that speaks to you!  The Open Studio Night reception is Saturday, February 8 from 5-7 pm.

 

About the exhibit:  

Taking “the long way home” means starting on University Drive in Huntsville and ending at the New Kroger on HWY 72 in Madison, Ala. I refer to this asphalt strip as the “Who’s Who Highway” of fast-food restaurants and big box stores. 

While driving down one night, I noticed a couple of Hooters letters out, and one said, ‘ters.’ I got such a kick out of it that I photographed it. 

Every once in a while, I drive down this strip to see if any lights are out. And let me say that the Who’s Who Highway never fails to have a light or two out. Now, it has become some sort of a hunt. 

I hope you enjoyed these as much as I had fun finding them. 

*These were all taken in the Huntsville/ Madison, Alabama, area except for Macy’s, JCPenney, and On the Border, which were taken in Allentown, PA. 

 

About the artist:

Hi! I am Cristina Byrne. I like to use a camera to express, highlight, and bring attention to certain things I see. 

Throughout college, I would walk around with a point-and-shoot and photograph college parties. Still, I only started getting serious about it once I took a seasonal job with the Binghamton Mets, The Double-A MiLB affiliate to the New York Mets, as their Creative/Marketing Assistant, where I was also the fan photographer during the 2012 season. There, I fell in love with capturing the atmosphere of minor-league baseball. 

You can find me running around Toyota Field as the Rocket City Trash Pandas Team Photographer and managing the assignment desk at WHNT News 19.

 

Instagram:  @cristinarbyrne

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