Dodd Alum Phillip McClure opens Blue Boy gallery in Savannah

Blue Boy, a new contemporary art space in Savannah, GA, is set to open this September. Directed by Dodd alum Phillip McClure, the new space is committed to exhibiting evolving art practices in the Southeast and beyond. The gallery’s first exhibition, Poems, opens on September 19th and will present work by artists Sara Malpass & Sara Hess, a fellow Dodd alum.

With Blue Boy’s opening, Phillip is excited to join a longstanding and rich tradition of alternative gallery spaces in the Southeast. Located in the curator’s backyard, the gallery presents work in a distinctly intimate and communal space. In addition to regular exhibitions, Blue Boy screens movies, hosts lectures, and holds other community-driven events in their backyard in Savannah’s mid-town neighborhood.

Artist Bios

Phillip McClure is a curator and designer living and working in Savannah, GA. He is the director of Blue Boy, a new contemporary art space in Savannah, GA. As a curator, he seeks to understand, excavate, and document evolving art practices in the Southeast and beyond.

Sara Hess is an artist living and working in Athens, GA. She completed a BFA in Studio Art from the University of Georgia’s Lamar Dodd School of Art and a MFA in Visual Art, with emphasis in Printmaking, at The Ohio State University. Her interdisciplinary studio practice utilizes painting, printmaking, discarded objects, ceramics, glass, sculpture, and installation. Through her work and relationship to images, materials, and people, she endeavors to listen deeply. Sara has exhibited work regionally and nationally at Urban Arts Space in Columbus OH, Stove Works in Chattanooga TN, Erie Art Museum in Erie PA, and IPCNY in New York. Previous residencies include In Cahoots in Petaluma CA, Chautauqua Visual Arts in Chautauqua NY, and Officina Stamperia del Notaio in Tusa, Sicily.