Lump kicks off its 15th season with Take a Trip on a Cloud, new work by Chicago artist, Thad Kellstadt. Lump will host an opening reception on Friday, September 3rd from 7 – 10pm during the First Friday Gallery Walk in downtown Raleigh. The exhibition will run from September 3rd through October 23rd and is on view Saturdays from noon - 5pm and by appointment during the week.

Take a Trip on a Cloud is a memory trip, part psychedelia, part flattened reality. The past is loosely interpreted and pieced together to form trippy and sparse landscapes. The only guidance offered is a road rug© and some blank VHS tapes. In the project room, Kellstadt will be screening a new video, 1-900-TEENSPIRIT . He has also produced a zine in conjunction with the show that will be available.

Thad Kellstadt grew up in Ohio. He works in a variety of mediums including painting, drawing, video, installation, sculpture and zines. He has shown nationally and internationally at a variety of venues including Space 1026 in Philadelphia, Secret Project Robot in NYC, Lump in Raleigh, Heaven Gallery in Chicago, Alice Gallery in Brussels, Cell Project Space in London, and SPACE in Pittsburgh: as well as
screening his videos at PDX in Portland, Milwaukee Underground Film Festival and on Acid Rain Productions televised video art series.

Lump is located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Combining the rigor and professionalism of a commercial gallery with the experimental attitude of alternative spaces. Lump presents exhibitions and projects with emerging, mid-career and under-recognized artists. With a fourteen year history, we remain committed to the exhibition of challenging and thought-provoking contemporary art that falls outside the confines of a commodity-driven art market.

Lump is an artist-run space that does not represent artists and and conducts itself without commercial compromise.

Lump is located at 505 S. Blount Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27601