Lamar Dodd School of Art

Reclaimed: A Found-Object Jewelry Exhibition

September 2, 2025

Spring exhibitions opening in the Dodd Galleries

February 3, 2025

The Lamar Dodd School of Art presents a round of four new exhibitions in the third-floor Dodd Galleries featuring recent works curated by the UGA Black Artists Alliance, MFA students, alumni and 2025 visiting artist Aaron Coleman. The opening reception for the exhibitions will be held on Friday February 7 from 6-8 pm and is free and open to the public.

Artwork: Mary Hallam Pearse and Joseph Peragine, Steered by Falling Stars, 2024.

Director Joseph Peragine and Professor Mary Hallam Pearse collaborate on sculpture for …an Atlanta Biennial…

October 2, 2024

Lamar Dodd School of Art Director Joseph Peragine and Professor of Art Mary Hallam Pearse are presenting a collaborative artwork titled Steered by Falling Stars for …an Atlanta Biennial..., organized by The Temporary Art Center from October 3 - November 3, 2024.

Visiting Artist Masako Onodera sculpts wearable objects conveying embodied memory

January 16, 2024

Onodera & Pearse: Contrasts and Correlations features the work of two artists who share backgrounds in craft while embracing sculptural applications of metal, paper, gravity, and motion.

MFA alum to deliver capstone lecture at East Carolina University’s 2024 Material Topics Symposium

January 10, 2024

J Taran Diamond (MFA ’23) will present the capstone lecture and a breakout session workshop at East Carolina University's 2024 Material Topics Symposium.

Jewelry and Metalwork faculty and students stage exhibition during NYC Jewelry Week 2023

November 14, 2023

‘Where the Sidewalk Ends, Spring 2023 BFA Exit Show’ celebrates graduating students

April 5, 2023

Ushering in graduation season, the Lamar Dodd School of Art proudly presents Where the Sidewalk Ends, BFA Spring 2023 Exit Show in the Dodd Galleries, an exhibition organized by and featuring the work of 42 graduating BFA students.

Jasmine Best, Woman is Smarter than the Devil Himself, 2022. Digital painting on cotton, found fabrics, yarn, 67 in x 45 in. Artwork earned the Lyndon House Arts Foundation Award for Excellence at the 48th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Lyndon House Art Center.

Students and alumni win top awards at 48th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Lyndon House Arts Center

March 16, 2023

The Lamar Dodd School of Art made waves at the 48th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Lyndon House Art Center, with two students and one alumna scoring the show's top prizes and half a dozen students and alumni securing merit awards.

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.

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