Associate Professor of Art and Associate Director for Technology, Space and Community Jon Swindler will be hosted by the Printmaking Program within the University of Tennessee’s School of Art February 2019 as part of the 2018-19 SEC Faculty Travel Program. The program, now in its seventh year, provides support for selected individuals to collaborate with colleagues at other SEC member institutions. More than 100 faculty members from all 14 Southeastern Conference universities will take part in the SEC Faculty Travel Program this year. While on campus Swindler will be performing a visiting artist lecture and producing a body of collaborative prints alongside UT School of Art faculty and students.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Ally Smith, 2025 Dodd commencement speaker and recipient of Art Director’s Award for Outstanding undergraduate student, is a fourth-year graphic design student with a minor in studio art, design and media at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art. Smith has worked closely with alumna Kelly Layton (BFA graphic design, '90) and credits her own interests in participating in the newly introduced Layton Design
