Exhibition | Kewanee Street

Malcolm Mooney & Doyle Lane: Kewanee Street

Organized by u's
April 6 - June 2, 2024
Tuesday - Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm
Admission by donation
leightoncentre.org

This exhibition explores the affinities and connections between the hilltop artistic communities of Kewanee Street and Leighton Art Centre. It is a two person show featuring Malcolm Mooney and Doyle Lane who were neighbours in the ’80s and both lived on Kewanee Street on top of a large hill in El Sereno which overlooks sprawling views of Los Angeles. The street housed several artists that enjoyed a secluded, natural refuge to produce their work away from the hectic city.

You are invited to an Exhibition Reception for Kewanee Street and Morgan Melenka: Nonsuch on April 13, 2024, between 1 and 4 pm.

u: … When you lived in Los Angeles, you lived in El Sereno right?
Malcolm Mooney: Yeah, that’s right.
u: Did you know Doyle Lane by any chance?
Malcolm Mooney: He was my neighbor.
u: Holy crap! No way?! On Kewanee Street?
Malcolm Mooney: Yeah, on Kewanee Street.

– excerpt of a conversation between Malcolm Mooney and u in September, 2023 from memory.

Kewanee Street is presented by Leighton Art Centre and organized by u’s with funding support from Government of Canada Department of Canadian Heritage, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and Calgary Arts Development.

Thanks to Mamie~Louise Anderson for generously loaning works from her collection and Ricky Swallow for his curation of Doyle Lane’s work and his support of this exhibition.