Four Students Included in APG Honor Roll

The Lamar Dodd School of Art is please to announce that four students have been included in Atlanta Photography Group (APG) for Honor Roll, a juried group exhibition supporting the work of student photographic artists attending Georgia’s colleges & universities. Students with work on view are graduate students Alec Kaus, Lauren Chappell, and Matthew Brown along with undergraduate student Alec Peyton. This exhibition will be on view from Saturday, February 1, 2020 until February 22, 2020.

This exhibition was juried by Gregory Harris, High Museum – Associate Photography curator, Erin Jane Nelson, Burnaway – Executive Director, and Spalding Nix, Spalding Nix Fine Art – Gallery owner & curator. Six students are featured with a body of work of 4-10 images, and 6 additional students are featured with one image each. The students were nominated by their faculty and selected from more than 35 entries.

Established in 1987, Atlanta Photography Group (APG) is an artist-initiated nonprofit membership organization providing opportunities and support to the fine art photography community. APG hosts exhibitions throughout the year in its gallery space at the Tula Art Center. Most shows are juried by well-known photography curators, gallery owners and scholars. APG is free and open to the public, Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 4pm or by appointment.

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 1, 2 PM to 5 PM

Meet the Artists & Artist Talk: February 1, 2020 2 PM
Please join us for a talk by the six student selected to present a collection of photographic artworks:

Alec Kaus -University of Georgia

Alec Peyton -University of Georgia

Alexis Childress -Georgia State University

Hannah Pearson -University of North Georgia

Madeline Pieschel -Georgia State University

Matthew Brown -University of Georgia

Alec Kaus, First Touch

Alec Kaus, First Touch, 2019

Alec Kaus, Red, 2017

"Colonial Heights, Tenn."

Matthew J. Brown, Colonial Heights, Tenn., 2019

Pinup 1

Alec Peyton, Pin-up #1

Alec Peyton, Pin-up #4

Lauren Chapell, In Sync Yellow Reflection 2019

The Lamar Dodd School of Art proudly presents INCANDESCENCE: BFA Fall 2025 Capstone Exhibition. The opening reception will be held Friday, November 21, from 5 to 7 pm in the Dodd Galleries of the school's Main Art Building on East Campus. The exhibition will be on view through December 4th.

If you are seeking state-of-the-art facilities and a vibrant, tight-knit community enhanced by exhibitions and a robust line-up of visiting artists and scholars, look no further. The Lamar Dodd School of Art is now accepting applications to graduate programs in studio art, art history, and art education for the 2026-2027 academic year.

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The Dodd Galleries at the University of Georgia are pleased to announce The Body Politic, our 2025 Margie E. West Prize recipient exhibition in which Lamar Dodd School of Art alumna, Kristine Potter (American, b. 1977)—BFA Photography and BA Art History (‘01)—presents a survey of selected work from three series: The Gray Line (2005-2010), Manifest (2012-2017), and Dark Waters (2015-2023).

The UGA Community Art School features courses for adults seeking to learn new skills, hone techniques, and expand their artistic expression. Taught by UGA faculty, the classes maximize individual instruction and experiential learning in the legendary studios of the Lamar Dodd School of Art.

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