Betty Foy Sanders Georgia Artists Collection

In 1967, Betty Foy Sanders established the Georgia Artists Collection, currently on view at Georgia Southern University, when she donated a painting of her own, Coastal Sand Dunes, for permanent display.

Since then, Sanders continues to curate the collection by adding key works of art created by notable artists. With her impeccable aesthetic sense and critical eye, Sanders chooses artworks for the Collection based upon their association with Georgia — whether the artist’s origin, the indigenous materials used, or the regional content of the artwork. The collection has grown to nearly 100 artworks, which make the Betty Foy Sanders Georgia Artist Collection an invaluable resource to the state.

Designed with this distinguished collection in mind, a permanent exhibition gallery within the Center for Art & Theatre opened its doors to the public in 2008.

Traditions

Betty Foy Sanders has divided the Georgia Artists Collection into six different ‘traditions’ titled
A Sense of Place, Study of Nature, Human Form, Narrative in Art, Abstract Reasoning and Aesthetic Object.

    

Collection Overview

♦ Currently on Display

Artist	Title	Date	Medium	View Image
John Abbott	Blackbird with Red Spot on Head No. 140 ♦	1790	Watercolor Paper
John Abbott	Blackbird ♦	1790	Watercolor on Paper
John Abbott	Oak Leaves (Pin Oak) with Acorn and Moth ♦	1790	Hand Colored Engraving
John Abbott	Oak Leaves with Acorn, Moths, and Pupae ♦	1790	Hand Colored Engraving
Glynn Acree	Queen in Captivity ♦	1976	Cast Bronze
Stephen Bayless	Door on River Street	1980	Pastel on Paper
Stephen Bayless	Railcar	1980	Oil Pastel on Paper
Betty Foy Botts	On Wings of Eagles ♦	1980	Acrylic on Wood Panels
Clay Burnette	Coral Tripod	2003	Pine Needle Basket with Branch Coral and Garnets
Ouida Canaday	Portrait of Betty Foy Sanders ♦	1977	Charcoal on Paper
Ouida Canaday	Ossabaw	1969	Oil on Canvas
Charles Counts	Vessel	1971	Clay stoneware, slips, sgraffito
Jack Davis	Jimmy Carter at the New Hampshire Primary	1975	Colored Pen and Ink
Lamar Dodd	Cooper In Space	1963	Gouache on Paper
Unknown	Eagle of the Spokane Nation	Replica of a 1750 Original, one of five	Carved Pine
Mary Engel	Rose ♦	1990	Mixed Media
Debra Fritts	Touching Ground		Stoneware/ Mixed Media
Laurence Holden	In This City, Dreaming The Garden	1998	Mixed Media
Wilbur George Kurtz	Old Buckhead Tavern	1935	Pen and Ink
Wilbur George Kurtz	The Stranded Coal Wagon (The Affair of the Stranded Coal Wagon and Mile on Kuhn St. Wednesday afternoon February 14, 1912)	1936	Watercolor
Natalie Longley	Kitty Heaven	1989	Ceramic Sculpture
Suzanne MacKay	Quilted Jacket ♦		Fabric
Athos Menaboni	Scarlet Tanager	1980	Watercolor
Caroline Montague	Reunion (on display outside of the Foy Building, Georgia Southern University) ♦	1991	Enameled Stainless Steel
Edward Moulthrop	Figured Tulipwood ♦	1983	Figured tulipwood
Marc Moulton	Ascend ♦	2008	Stainless Steel
Mattie Lou O’Kelley	Sundown on the Snow	1975	Acrylic on Canvas
George Parrish	Carl Sanders	1967	Gouache
Steven Penley	Erk	2010	Acrylic on Canvas
Joseph Perrin	Violet Horizontal	1969	Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Dale Rayburn	Sunday School Class	1976	Lithograph 71/100
Linda Whitt Smith	Crystalline Platters	2008	Porcelain with Crystalline glaze
Susan Starr	Butterfly ♦	1979	Wood sculpture with fiber on polished brass base
Dee Venzer	Dignity of Man ♦	1990	Oil on Canvas
Karen Weihs	Just Do It	2003	Watercolor and Ink
Pandra Williams	Improbella Frugipara	2005	Ceramic/ Mixed Media
Pandra Williams	Ostentatia Virga ♦	2004	Ceramic / Mixed Media
Pandra Williams	Secret Dreams of Fruit ♦	2005	Ceramic sculpture
Troy Wingard	Jamie ♦	1998	Pastel on Paper

While the BFSDoArt displays selections from the Betty Foy Sanders Georgia Artist Collection, there are occasionally objects that are not on view. If you are interested in viewing any artworks that are not on view, please contact the Gallery Director to schedule an appointment to look at the object(s). Please note that all requests require seven-day notice and staff can not accommodate ‘same day’ requests.

Last updated: 2/25/2022