Lamar Dodd School of Art presents 2025 Fall BFA Exit Show: “INCANDESCENCE”

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.

This show is organized by and showcases the work of 17 graduating BFA students. The opening reception of INCANDESCENCE is a free event and features an array of work, including video work, interdisciplinary art, textiles, drawing & painting, graphic design, sculpture, and more. 

Instructor Jaime Bull, who is teaching capstone exhibition this semester, said “The artists in this group are interested in many different things: identity, working as queer artists in the south, pop culture, nostalgia, depicting anxieties and the natural world.” Bull added, “They are using video technology, virtual reality, printmaking and painting to express many perspectives but have come together and worked as a team to organize, promote, and create this impressive group exhibition. This exhibition is an exciting opportunity to see these final projects before this talented group takes the next step from the university out into the world.”

The works in this show were created by artists with varying practices. Dylan and Cole Williamson are working together to create a video with mysterious imagery that can be enjoyed on a vintage television set. Francie Carson is making work that focuses on their experiences of growing up as a queer person in the suburban South by using a variety of media, such as quilting, weaving, printmaking, drawing, and welding. We invite you to experience the exhibition to enjoy more artworks by emerging artists.

Group of exhibiting artists includes: Younis Abdulkadir, Katherine Ashley, Lily Blumenthal, Rae Bumgardner, Francie Carson, Victoria Cliff, Karlie J Evans, Meredith Harris, Emily Long, Ashera Ly, Marie Annette McBride, Abigail Montgomery Stevenson, Anna Trevathan, Karsyn Van Houten, Marcella Vlahos Cole Williamson, Dylan Williamson. 

For further information, contact Francie Carson at fc34871@uga.edu

Header image: Dylan and Cole Williamson. Artificial Scar. Video. 2025.