* Togetherness: an exhibition of 100 postcards *
by Bailey Elder & Mark Neeley
Friday, November 21 at Elliott Coffee * 6-8 pm

This exhibition is a collaboration that came together via two artists moving in adjacent yet differing circles (with design, illustration & animation frequently centered around the world of underground music and beyond), and coming together through a mutual admiration and solidarity in their personal lives as artists and parents. Inspired by the simplicity and size of a standard postcard and analogue ink & paint tools, the two decided to make 50 cards each as an exploration around the loose theme of "togetherness", collaboration in its most rudimentary form. "I don't really know anyone who makes work like Bailey. Her paintings and design always reminded me of the type of things I would see in old counterculture publications and underground newspapers", says Neeley, a habitual sender and collector of postcards. Initial plans were hatched over morning coffee at Elliot Coffee, where it was quickly realized that Elliott should be the venue for such a show with its incredibly warm and inviting, community-oriented atmosphere. We hope to see you there.

press:
PopMatters
Zippy Frames
Split Tooth Media
The Self Portrait Gospel
Transmissions Podcast

* 2024/2025 screenings *
Indie Visionary Festival (Zagreb, Croatia) :: July 16
Sinema Obscura (Chicago, IL) :: August 28
Daydream Nation (Glasgow, Scotland) :: September 16
Flicker Theatre (Athens, GA) :: September 24
Yellow Springs Film Festival (Yellow Springs, OH) :: October 4-6
DarkRoom :: Freddy's Bar & Backroom (Brooklyn, NY) :: November 26
Los Angeles Animation Festival (Los Angeles, CA) :: December 5-8
Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival :: Facets Theater (Chicago, IL) :: February 6
Cardiff Animation Festival (Cardiff Wales) :: March 8
Tokyo International Short Film Festival :: October 31
​Philadelphia Animation Festival :: November 21-23

​EXTRACTED FRAMES: The Animated Sketchbook of Mark Neeley

* a new book published by Cereal Box Studio *

* 120-page retrospective artbook feat. hundreds of original frames, sketches & storyboards sourced from Mark Neeley's short films, music videos, advertisements & more (uniquely risograph printed) // feat. written chapters on each project & printed interview. Foreward by Justin Gage (founder of Aquarium Drunkard) *