Lamar Dodd School of Art

Victoria Dugger. It Ain’t That Deep, 2021. Gouache, sequins, glitter on panel, 36" x 52”

Victoria Dugger (‘22, MFA) selected for exhibition “New Worlds: Georgia Women to Watch”

January 25, 2023

2022 MFA graduate of the Lamar Dodd School of Art Victoria Dugger has been selected as an exhibiting artist for New Worlds: Georgia Women to Watch, a highly-competitive exhibition that will be presented by the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the Georgia Committee at the Atlanta Contemporary in 2023.

Anna Stenport selected as next Franklin College dean

January 11, 2023

Troy Lamarr Chew II, Ask ya Mama, 2021, Oil on canvas, 48 x 60 in.

Visiting Painter Troy Lamarr Chew II Wields a Coded Visual Language to Project Black Culture Anew

October 28, 2022

Another West Coast artist joins us next week as the third creative participating in the 2022-2023 Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series. Troy Lamarr Chew II is a Los Angeles-born and based painter who skillfully and subversively uses traditional European painting techniques "to reframe their exclusion of Blackness."

Ridley Howard, Sea and Sky, 2022 Oil on linen, 24 x 34 inches. On view at Marinaro Gallery in New York City.

Director Joseph Peragine Attends Alum Ridley Howard’s Solo Exhibition Reception in New York City

October 27, 2022

This past weekend, Ridley Howard's latest solo exhibition Forever opened at the New York City gallery Marinaro. Joseph Peragine was among various colleagues from the school and from the Athens area to attend the celebration.

UGA students in the 2022 Lamar Dodd School of Art Maymester in New York exploring Andy Warhol: Revelation at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.

School of Art Maymester Course in New York Immerses Students in an Epicenter of Contemporary Art

October 17, 2022

The school’s New York Maymester course introduces a cohort of emerging artists, art historians, and art educators to celebrated contemporary artworks through a critical curatorial lens.

Chandler Sherry's colorful reinterpretation of the beloved Georgia Bulldog has become popular in Athens.

Fabric Design Alumna Chandler Sherry’s Bulldog Artwork Featured in The Red & Black

October 11, 2022

Fabric Design alumna Chandler Sherry was featured in an article in the The Red & Black UGA student newspaper titled “UGA alum recaptures the Georgia Bulldog through art”.

First-year MFA student Jasmine Best speaks to guests in her studio space in the Lamar Dodd School of Art during the Art Party Extravaganza on September 16, 2022.

Art Party Extravaganza Welcomes Community to Explore Studios and Exhibitions

September 21, 2022

The Lamar Dodd School of Art launched the 2022-2023 season of exhibitions at the Dodd Galleries with the return of the Art Party Extravaganza on Friday September 16.

Visiting and exhibiting artist Pete Schulte delivers a lecture at the Lamar Dodd School of Art on September 16, 2022.

Exhibiting Artist Pete Schulte Delivers Lecture “Notes on Drawing”

September 21, 2022

On September 16th, in a quiet lecture hall at the School of Art, hours before the bustling energy of the Art Party Extravaganza, exhibiting artist Pete Schulte delivered the lecture “Notes on Drawing.” Schulte's work, on display in the Margie E. West Gallery through November 10th, is composed of monochromatic drawings of looping lines and graphite glowing shapes.

School presents 2022 Short Shorts Film Festival and Open Studios at Thomas Street Art Complex

September 20, 2022

On the heels of last week’s Art Party Extravaganza, the Lamar Dodd School of Art invites the public to attend the 2022 Short Shorts Film Festival and Open Studios, an evening of film, sculpture, and jewelry & metalwork at the Thomas Street Art Complex.

Five Students and Alumni Selected for the 8th Collegiate Paper Art Triennial

September 15, 2022

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