Figure & Space: New Paintings by Ulrike Hahn . The 21 paintings in this exhibition were created in Berlin, Germany and Atlanta. This is Hahn's first solo exhibition in the United States since 1999 when she lived in Lexington and her work was shown at Ann Tower's previous gallery, where it was received enthusiastically both by critics and the public. These paintings are a continuation of a body of work that includes scenes, as Hahn describes them, of "the vastness of a landscape, the ambiance of a small town, the daily routine of the big city, the tranquility of a rambling park, [and the] sublimity of a ballroom." Her expressionistically rendered figures and landscapes speak to us, suggesting many stories. Her dynamic palette, Hahn explains, "is based on subjective feelings which must be kept in balance." Ultimately, Hahn's paintings "arrive at the place where [she] attempts both to assert and to question identity."

Ulrike Hahn was born in Zwickau, Germany and began her studies in fashion design at the Berlin School for Clothing and Design. In 1991, she realigned her artistic focus to concentrate on painting and graphic arts and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Berlin School of Art. Hahn returned to Atlanta in April after spending the last three years in Berlin completing a Master of Art in Context degree at the Berlin School of Art. She will continue to divide her time between Berlin and Atlanta. Her paintings and drawings have been displayed in galleries in Europe and the US, and she has participated in group and solo exhibitions in Germany, Spain, New York City, Lexington and Louisville. Her work is in many public and private collections around the world, including Brown Forman in Louisville, KY; W.H. Berghuis in Assen, Holland; and Outward Bound in Schloss Kröchlendorf, Germany.

Exhibited among Hahn's paintings will be sculpture by gallery-represented artists Stacey Chinn, Gordon Gildersleve, John Henry, Tony Higdon, Judith Pointer Jia, Suzie Scott, Robert Tharsing and Travis Townsend.

The Main Floor Gallery will exhibit a variety of paintings, sculpture, photographs, drawings, ceramics and folk art by artists Patrick Adams, Minnie Adkins, Stephanie Baldyga-Stagg, Gary Bower, Nancy Fletcher Cassell, Stacey Chinn, Carolyn Courtney, Susan Dygert, Ana England, Gaela Erwin, Joseph Fitzpatrick, Robert James Foose, Gordon Gildersleeve, Ulrike Hahn, James Baker Hall, Tony Higdon, Carolyn Young Hisel, John Henry, Emmy Houweling, Judith Pointer Jia, Leon Kassapides, Howerton Leightty, Ed Lawrence, Dal Macon, Guy Mendes, Lonnie and Twyla Money, Lennon Michalski, Mary Rezny, Suzanna Scott, Valerie Shesko, Dollie and Guy Skaggs, Karen Spears, Robert Stagg, Travis Strange, Robert Tharsing, Travis Townsend, Sharon Weis and Judy Wells.