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Bernini, Gianlorenzo. Portrait of Costanza Bonarelli, 1636, marble, 72 cm, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Italy.

Art History student essay on female sitters for Italian Baroque sculptures published in “The Classic”

January 10, 2024

Art history student Gabriela Diaz-Jones penned an essay that was recently published in The Classic, the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Writing Intensive Program’s journal of undergraduate writing and research, titled “Baroque Women in Marble as Intimate or Intricate.”

MFA 2023 thesis exhibition catalogue cover, Lamar Dodd School of Art.

2023 MFA thesis exhibition catalogue showcases artworks and essays by graduate students

November 7, 2023

The catalogue for the 2023 thesis exhibition re:(de)construction — shown in May 2023 at the school's downtown contemporary art gallery the Athenaeum — spotlights eleven MFA students, ten art history graduate students, and includes a guest essay by Director and Curator of the ICA Chattanooga Rachel Waldrop.

Lamar Dodd School of Art announces Erin Dunn as winner of the Fall 2023 Margie E. West Prize

September 11, 2023

The Dodd Galleries at the Lamar Dodd School of Art is thrilled to announce the Fall 2023 Margie E. West Prize, a distinction awarded to an esteemed alum of the Lamar Dodd School of Art who is invited to curate or showcase their latest work in the Margie E. West Gallery.

Art history students present papers at the New Paltz Undergraduate Art History Symposium

April 13, 2023

The 2023 SUNY New Paltz Undergraduate Art History Symposium, a highly-recognized conference for undergraduate students in the discipline, has accepted papers by three art history students at the Lamar Dodd School of Art.

Four students receive 2023 Outstanding Teaching Award

March 15, 2023

The 2023 Outstanding Teaching Award, sponsored by the Office of the Vice President of Instruction, has been awarded to graduate students J Taran Diamond (MFA candidate), Chad Hayward (MFA candidate), Devin Jo (PhD candidate in Art Education), and Tara Kraft-Ainsworth (PhD candidate in Art History) for their exceptional care and effectiveness in the classroom and studio.

Four faculty positions open at the Lamar Dodd School of Art

January 12, 2023

The Lamar Dodd School of Art is seeking applicants for four faculty positions in sculpture and technologies, art history and women's studies, interior design, and graphic design.

Banner artwork courtesy of MFA student Katherine Rutter. The Valley of Lost Things, 2022.

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

November 30, 2022

The Lamar Dodd School of Art has opened applications to graduate programs in studio art, art history, and art education for the 2023-2024 academic year. Interested applicants are encouraged to learn more about our application process and prepare materials by the January 1, 2023 deadline.

Fall 2022 Shouky Shaheen Lecturer Tim Barringer Asks us to Revisit Victorian-era Art Critic John Ruskin

November 3, 2022

The Lamar Dodd School of Art welcomes Paul Mellon Professor of Art History Tim Barringer of Yale University next week for the annual Shouky Shaheen lecture.

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.

First-year Graduate Students Featured on School of Art Social Media

September 5, 2022

The Lamar Dodd School of Art has welcomed an exciting new cohort of graduate students this fall in studio art, art history, and art education. A few select students participated in a takeover on the school's Instagram account last week to introduce themselves and share background on their practice and research.

Misplacement: A Symposium, Athenaeum, April 1-2, 2022

March 22, 2022

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