Dodd alum Clary Bosbyshell (2007) was recently named one of the 2018 Rising Stars of Design by Traditional Home. Traditional Home chooses national designers to be a part of this prestigious design class each year. Read more about Bosbyshell’s award, her design esthetic, and what design eras inspire her here.
Bosbyshell received her undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia, majoring in Art History. During her time at the Dodd she spent a semester in Cortona taking design courses. After graduating, Bosbyshell joined her mother’s interior design firm in 2009, Margaux Interiors Ltd. Founded in 1982 and based in Atlanta, Margaux Interiors Ltd. is a full service design team with extensive experience in residential and light commercial design projects.
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
