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Jessie and Katey

both American, born 1983

Jessie and Katey's Noodle in the Northern Lights, 2016, at Shea's 710 Theatre. Photograph by Michael Krupski.

Noodle in the Northern Lights,

Public Artwork Details

Currently on View

Materials:

Acrylic paint

Measurements:

32 x 240 feet (9.8 x 73.2 m) 


Credit:

Commissioned by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Public Art Initiative, 2016

Location: Shea's 710 Theatre (Get Directions)

In June 2016, Baltimore-based artist team Jessie and Katey created a mural on an outside wall of Shea’s 710 Theatre, a prominent cornerstone of the Buffalo Theater District. The mural fills an expansive block-long wall that stretches between Main and Pearl Streets at Tupper Street.

Jessie and Katey and the Albright-Knox Public Art team begin the outline for Noodle in the Northern Lights. Projection by Keith Harrington. Photograph by Tom Loonan.

Jessie and Katey working on Noodle in the Northern Lights. Photograph by Tom Loonan.

Jessie and Katey working on Noodle in the Northern Lights. Photograph by Tom Loonan.

Jessie and Katey working on Noodle in the Northern Lights. Photograph by Tom Loonan.

Jessie and Katey working on Noodle in the Northern Lights. Photograph by Tom Loonan.

Albright-Knox Art Preparators Matthew Myers and Jeff Vincent working on Noodle in the Northern Lights. Photograph by Tom Loonan.

Jessie and Katey and Albright-Knox Art Preparators Matthew Myers and Jeff Vincent working on Noodle in the Northern Lights. Photograph by Tom Loonan.

Jessie and Katey (left) with Albright-Knox Art Preparators Jeff Vincent, Matthew Myers, and Max Collins after completing Noodle in the Northern Lights, 2016. Photograph by Tom Loonan.

About Jessie and Katey

Jessie Unterhalter and Katey Truhn (American, both born 1983) are a Baltimore-based artist team dedicated to transforming public spaces into playful and vibrant experiences with their signature geometric paintings. The artist duo met at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2001, forming a lasting creative friendship and artistic collaboration. Since 2011, Jessie and Katey have been consistently creating large-scale, public murals. Their work explores themes of movement and symmetry, and is inspired by bold color combinations, patterns in nature, and woven textiles. Visit Jessie and Katey’s Website

Project Sponsors

This project is the result of a partnership between Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Shea's 710 Theatre, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, with generous support from Gregory and Sandra Norwood.

Initiative Sponsors

The Public Art Initiative is supported by the County of Erie and the City of Buffalo.

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