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11/20/25. Art Opening – Animal Spirit Group Exhibition

Tiger's Eye Gallery is proud to present Animal Spirit, a dynamic show exploring the theme of the animals and the sprit they embody. Join us for an opening reception Thursday, November 20.

The exhibit will include a rich variety of prints, drawings, and paintings. All offer a compelling look at how artists focus on or use animals as mythological subjects—from intimate portraits, to narratives, to the ethereal. 

Participating artists are primarily local Athenians including David Hale, Tatiana Kiselyova, Valley StipeMaas, and Jeffrey Whittle, among others. Noah Mendelson, a celebrated artist of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico will show several new paintings.

The Tiger's Eye permanent exhibition room with work by Coleman Barks and Mark Magnarella will also be open.

"The theme provides an accessible lens to personal and other-worldly perspectives," said curator Jessica Magnarella. "I see it as a vibrant dialogue about our companions on this planet. Whether the images come from our imagination, the spiritual realm, or real memories, animals offer a connection to innocence and beauty and maybe even love."

675 Pulaski Street, Suite 1600, 6–9PM
Show sponsor: Provost Custom Framing


Audubon Magazine features Mark Magnarella’s photo

Mark Magnarella’s firefly photo, Incoming Tide, was selected for Audubon Magazine's Summer 2025 issue! See the Living Lights Collection for more Mark’s magical firefly photos. 

8/17/25. Workshop – Vision with watercolor

Sunday, August 17 from 2–4:00PM, Jessica Magnarella offer an afternoon art workshop to facilitate connection, intention-setting, and time to enjoy watercolors. Details

4/17/25. Open Gallery – Tiger's Eye Collection

As part of the Georgia Museum of Art's Third Thursday Art Walk, Tiger's Eye Gallery will be open Thursday, April 17 from 6–8PM. 

10/27/24. Art Show Closing & Poetry Reading by Coleman Barks 

Renowned poet and the bestselling author, Coleman Barks, will read excerpts from his books. Barks has interpreted more than a dozen volumes of Rumi’s poetry, including The Illuminated Rumi (1997) and The Essential Rumi (1995), often in collaboration with Persian scholar John Moyne. Barks’s own poetry is lyrical, meditative, and steeped in his native Southeastern landscape. Barks has published numerous original poetry collections, including Hummingbird Sleep (2013), Winter Sky: New and Selected Poems (2008), Gourd Seed (1993), and The Juice (1971). Awards for his poetry include the Guy Owen Prize from the Southern Literary Review, and the New England Review’s prize for narrative poetry. He was prominently featured in both of Bill Moyers's PBS television series on poetry, "The Language of Life" and "Fooling with Words." He taught English and poetry at the University of Georgia for thirty years and was inducted into the Georgia Writers’ Hall of Fame in 2009. He now focuses on writing, readings, visual art, and performances. 

Sunday, Oct. 27 at 4PM. 675 Pulaski Street, Suite 1600, Athens, GA 30601. Live music from members of Athens Middle East Orchestra will accompany the reading. This will also be the closing for the group art show featuring Coleman Barks' whimsical and energetic works on paper. Free! Seating is limited.

10/17/24. Open Gallery – Coleman Barks, Work on Paper

As part of the Georgia Museum of Art's Third Thursday Art Walk, Tiger's Eye Gallery will be open Thursday, Oct. 17 from 6–9PM. 

Accompanied by art from Noah Mendelson, Marla Star, Jamie de Revere, Mark Magnarella, Ben Rouse, and Jessica Magnarella. 675 Pulaski Street, Suite 1600, 5–9PM 


10/2/24. Coleman Barks and Tiger's Eye Gallery a Flagpole cover story

Writer Jessica Smith's story is Flagpole's top piece and features photos from Benjamin Rouse. Full story

9/19/24. Art Opening – Coleman Barks, Work on Paper

Coleman Barks is a renowned poet and the bestselling author of The Essential Rumi, The Soul of Rumi, Rumi: The Book of Love, and The Drowned Book. He was prominently featured in both of Bill Moyers's PBS television series on poetry, "The Language of Life" and "Fooling with Words." He taught English and poetry at the University of Georgia for thirty years, and now focuses on writing, readings, performances, along with his latest passion: painting on paper.

Accompanied by art from Noah Mendelson, Marla Star, Jamie de Revere, Mark Magnarella, Ben Rouse and Jessica Magnarella. 675 Pulaski Street, Suite 1600, 5–9PM 





11/10/23. LIGHT + PRESSURE 

Firefly photography on metal by Mark Magnarella and embossed abstracts on handmade paper by Ben Sidney Rouse were the first exhibition at Tiger's Eye Gallery. Magnarella’s enchanting images are long exposures of synchronous fireflies. His photos are not computer manipulated but are still magical and other worldly. Taken at night without artificial light—which can affect firefly populations—the photo process was challenging but rewarding. Rouse’s embossed paper art is tactile and evokes mood and emotion beyond its clean, balanced aesthetic. “Instead of spelling out specific words or letters, my work expresses things more abstract or emotional—a kind of spiritual braille you read with your heart or eyes,” Rouse says.