Lamar Dodd School of Art

Photography Instructor and Guest Curator Mo Costello selected for 2026 Whitney Biennial

December 16, 2025

Costello is among 56 contemporary artists selected by Whitney Museum curators for the eighty-second edition of the Whitney Biennial—the longest-running survey of contemporary art in the United States.

Athenaeum presents landmark exhibition centered on Beverly Buchanan’s Athens years

December 16, 2025

“Beverly’s Athens” follows Buchanan's life in Athens, situating her expansive practice from this period within the local and lived conditions that shaped it.

Assistant professor of sculpture Kimberly Lyle explores the use of AI in art

December 16, 2025

Sculpture, like architecture, is an invitation to marvel at shape, scale and human experience. Kimberly Lyle, assistant professor of sculpture and technology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ Lamar Dodd School of Art, makes interactive artwork both by hand and digitally that welcomes audience participation.

Associate Professor Marni Shindelman’s photo series “Restore the Night Sky” highlighted by Texas Public Radio

December 1, 2025

“Fronteras: ‘Detention is everywhere’ — Photo series highlights impact of private ICE facilities on rural landscapes”

James Enos and Annie Simpson Launch Second International Summit: Port Futures + Social Logistics (PFSL02)

November 13, 2025

James Enos, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Art and Design, and Annie Simpson, Doctor of Design (DDes) from Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, have been collaborating since 2020 on a dialogical practice that examines polycrisis and planetary urban critique. Their shared projects have ranged from passenger-traveler accounts through watersheds of energy transition to fieldwork

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

November 5, 2025

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.

Banner artwork: Thank You, Call Again, Maddy Underwood, MFA '27.

Applications Open for Graduate Studies at the Lamar Dodd School of Art

September 24, 2025

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.

Visiting Artist Aidan Koch centers ecological storytelling and non-human animal relationships

August 22, 2025

The Dodd Galleries present Aidan Koch’s (American, b. 1988) solo exhibition Mountain Tongue, curated by the Lamar Dodd School of Art's Lindsey Reynolds, Associate Director of Research and Graduate Studies and Art Librarian.

Kristine Potter wins 2025 Margie E. West Alumni Prize

August 20, 2025

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).

UGA Community Art School, Drawing Other Humans, Spring 2025 session.

UGA Community Art School summer courses open

May 2, 2025

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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Photography Instructor and Guest Curator Mo Costello selected for 2026 Whitney Biennial

Athenaeum presents landmark exhibition centered on Beverly Buchanan’s Athens years

Assistant professor of sculpture Kimberly Lyle explores the use of AI in art

Associate Professor Marni Shindelman’s photo series “Restore the Night Sky” highlighted by Texas Public Radio

James Enos and Annie Simpson Launch Second International Summit: Port Futures + Social Logistics (PFSL02)

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

Applications Open for Graduate Studies at the Lamar Dodd School of Art

Visiting Artist Aidan Koch centers ecological storytelling and non-human animal relationships

Kristine Potter wins 2025 Margie E. West Alumni Prize

UGA Community Art School summer courses open