The School of Art is pleased to announce that MFA candidate Rosie Brock was interviewed for Nowhere Diary. Nowhere Diary was founded in 2018 by photographer Kim Høltermand. Inspired by Twin Peaks and set in a vibe of film noir and 80’s sci-fi, Kim wanted a place to share and promote the work of photographers and tell their inspiring stories.
Rosie Brock is a photographer based in Athens, Georgia. She is currently an MFA Studio Art candidate at the University of Georgia and holds a BFA in Photography and Video from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her work has been published by Oxford American and Photo District News. Brock has recently completed editorial assignments for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The New York Times. In 2019, she was named as a Flash Forward winner by The Magenta Foundation and as a finalist for Film-Photo Award’s Student Grant. During 2018 Brock was a student winner in the PDN Photo Annual, as well as a runner up in the Burn Magazine Emerging Photographer Fund.
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
