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Joseph Norman

Joseph Norman
Position
Professor of Art
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Johnson & Wales University, Providence RI
Academic Area
Drawing and Painting
Office Hours
By Appointment Only
Location
Lamar Dodd School of Art, Main Building | Room S384
Email
newport@uga.edu
CV
Curriculum Vitae

Joseph Norman is a bigger than life Hemingway-esque character. Like the Pied Piper of old, everywhere he travels children flock to him to hear his funny stories and watch him draw and paint pictures. A highly regarded educator and artist, Norman is widely considered a world class draughtsman and printmaker. Many scholars and art historians place Norman among the most important African American lithographers of his generation. Norman has worked with the youth populations of the Caribbean, Central and South America for decades. A sensitive voice in the art world, he dedicates time and energy to empowering young people through the creative process of mural painting. Through his community outreach and service learning initiatives in the arts, Norman has touched the lives and sparked the imaginations of thousands of youths throughout the Americas.

 

Joseph Norman is a Professor of Art at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, as well as a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Art at Johnson & Wales University. He is the former Chairman of the Painting and Drawing Department and Founder of Study Abroad Latin America, Cuba, Costa Rica, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

 

Joseph Norman has lived and worked in Canada, Germany, Spain, Costa Rica and Cuba.

His works are housed in Americas most important museums and public collections including, The Museum of Modern Art, NY. The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The National Gallery and Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, DC. 

Nov 07, 2022
Mock-up of one of two murals planned for Seminole County by Color the World Bright

Joseph Norman and Color the World Bright support grant-funded murals in Seminole County

Sep 29, 2022
Joseph Norman, Portrait of Josh Gibson (Out at Home: Negro Baseball League, Volume I), 1999, Lithograph, 30 x 22 inches, Gift of Barry and Kathleen Hittner, 2000.001.009

Joseph Norman Retrospective at the Newport Art Museum

Apr 27, 2021
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Color the World Bright Completes Mural in Hartwell, GA

Jun 07, 2019
Professor Joe Norman with students Lia Davis and Katie Eidson

Professor Joe Norman and Students Honored with Award and Praise from Mayor

Jan 14, 2019
UGA students restore a vintage Chero-Cola sign at Oconee Brewing Company in Greensboro, Georgia.

"Color the World Bright" Project featured in Garden & Gun

Oct 15, 2018
Historical  Mural in Madison, Georgia

UGA Students and Professor Restore Historical Mural in Madison, Georgia

Dec 05, 2017

Norman Honored at Clark Atlanta University with UN Ambassador Andrew Young

Oct 19, 2017

Dodd Students to be Honored by the City of Rutledge

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