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Artist Allison Janae Hamilton’s Haunted Landscapes
Friday, September 2, 2022
Artist Allison Janae Hamilton was born and grew up on southern soil. Now, she makes work in a variety of media about how nature and tradition intertwine to shape human experience, including that of Black Americans in the rural South. She has said, “I’m using the landscapes I know most intimately to focus on the specifics of that landscape and consider the histories and narratives of displacement, ...
Between Hidden Spaces: Jane Manus’ Works Return to Georgia
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Five large works are on display in the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden and smaller maquettes are on view inside the museum through February 12, 2023. Jane Manus’ “Not Yet” seen through her “Andreas,” on view in the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden at the Georgia Museum of Art. Athens, GA — Jane Manus celebrates change through the illusion of geometric forms. Her bold abstract sc...
Georgia Museum of Art director to retire in 2023
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Dr. William Underwood Eiland, who has served as director of the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia since 1992, recently announced that he will retire effective March 31, 2023.
Under Eiland’s leadership, the Georgia Museum of Art has seen its collections, stature and reach grow dramatically. Since he became director, the museum has won more than 250 awards for its publications...
Museum Mix Returns to the Georgia Museum of Art
Thursday, July 7, 2022
After an almost three-year hiatus, the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will hold Museum Mix on July 14. The late-night art party features a live DJ, free refreshments and open galleries.
The event is from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. and will feature local award-winning DJ Chief Rocka, who will have his first set at the museum. He noted, “I love the energy and feedback from the c...
Regrowing Forests: Kristin Leachman’s Environmental Abstractions
Friday, June 17, 2022
A new exhibition by artist Kristin Leachman at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia focuses on close-up views of the patterns and biology of the longleaf pine and its ecosystem. Leachman, who lives in California, traveled across the country to view deforested and reforested longleaf sites in southwest Georgia as part of her “Fifty Forests” project. Her resulting work, a series of...