Visiting Artists Archive
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Marie LorenzSUSTAINABILITY SEMINAR SERIES/ARTIST TALK |
Marie Lorenz works at the intersections of art, science, ecology, anthropology, and more. With Ash Heap / Landfill, Lorenz evokes beaches, creek beds and landfills with a constructed landslide of unfired clay riddled with fired ceramic objects, in order to explore shifting perceptions of scale between the fluid and the particular as objects become removed from their functions. Lorenz’s visit and exhibition are funded in part by Student Sustainability Fees, Campus Life Enrichment Committee and the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art. | |
LECTURE Armstrong Campus: Monday, March 11 10:30 a.m. • Fine Arts Hall, 131 Statesboro Campus: Tuesday, March 12 5 p.m. • Arts Building, Room 2071 | Position: Artist/Environmentalist Expertise: Multimedia/Ceramics/Installation Exhibition: Ash Heap / Landfill will be on view at the Center for Art & Theatre on the Statesboro Campus. A reception at the gallery will follow the lecture on Tuesday, March 12, from 6-7 p.m. | |
Dr. Stephen WagnerVISITING SPEAKER | Works of art created during the Middle Ages did not always reflect the teachings of the Christian Church, especially after the eleventh century. Monasteries provided the setting for learning and prayer, and wealthy patrons commissioned lavish books to display their piety, but their humanness manifested itself in fascinating ways. Column capitals, illuminated medieval manuscripts and carved wood misericords contained compelling, amusing and scandalous images, but they were not usually easy to see. Medieval viewers had to know where to look for the unique and unusual. Dr. Stephen Wagner will discuss art that appeared in the margins, and how it reflected changing trends in late medieval Europe in his lecture, Mayhem in the Margins: Monasteries, Misericords and Manuscripts in Late Medieval Society. | |
LECTURE Armstrong Campus Tuesday, April 9 4:30-5:30 p.m. • Student Union, Ogeechee Theatre | Position: Professor of Art History at Savannah College of Art & Design Expertise: Medieval Manuscripts | |
Kee-Ho Yuen and Tom StancliffeVISITING ARTISTS | Kee-ho Yuen work is an aesthetic investigation as well as a quest to whimsically comment on human emotions and interactions. His work as an evolving collage of both the philosophy and the sensibility of the East and West. Kee-ho uses contemporary and traditional technologies and materials, ranging from advanced 3-D computer modeling to traditional fabrications and enameling.
Tom Stancliffe is best known for his large public sculptures of bronze or stainless steel that find expression in both the historical and contemporary contexts of a given site. He has completed over thirty commissioned works for public art collections nationally. | |
ARTIST TALK Statesboro Campus Thursday, April 11 5 p.m. • Arts Building, 2071 | Positions & Expertise: Kee-ho Yuen is a Professor and the Coordinator of the University of Iowa Jewelry and Metal Arts program. He is known for his small sculptures and jewelry work. Tom Stancliffe is a Professor of Art at the University of Northern Iowa where he also directs the Public Art Incubator. Stancliffe specializes in large-scale public sculptures. | |
Joshua ArizaVISITING DESIGNER | Joshua Ariza is an award-winning, multidisciplinary designer and illustrator who has worked with some of the most iconic brands in the world including ESPN, Nike, Red Bull, Under Armour, Star Wars and Taco Bell. He works with his clients to develop creative visual strategies for all types of projects. He provides a full range of services from illustration, graphic design, and apparel design to retail strategy, style guides, storyboards, and art direction. He is also the owner and founder of CHOMP apparel. | |
ARTIST TALK Statesboro Campus Wednesday, April 24 5 p.m. • Arts Building, 2071 | Position: Multidisciplinary Designer and Illustrator/Owner of CHOMP Expertise: Visual Strategies, Graphic Design, Illustration, Apparel Design |
Spring 2018
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Nancy Bookhart, MFA Artist/PhilosopherVISITING SPEAKER |
Based in Augusta, Georgia, Bookhart has presented her work at venues across the United States and Europe on such topics as the work of African-American contemporary painter Kara Walker, artists of the Harlem Renaissance and the relationship between ritual and repression. For her artist talk at Georgia Southern, Bookhart will discuss her work and career as a dual practitioner of both art and philosophy as well as the topic of “Art and Anticipation in Revolutionary Times.” | ||
LECTURE: February 28 5 pm; Arts Building, Room 2071 |
Position: Professor at Paine College in Augusta Expertise: Art & Philosophy |
Spring 2018: Visiting Artist/Lecturer | Details | ||
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Nancy Bookhart, MFA Artist/PhilosopherVISITING SPEAKER |
Based in Augusta, Georgia, Bookhart has presented her work at venues across the United States and Europe on such topics as the work of African-American contemporary painter Kara Walker, artists of the Harlem Renaissance and the relationship between ritual and repression. For her artist talk at Georgia Southern, Bookhart will discuss her work and career as a dual practitioner of both art and philosophy as well as the topic of “Art and Anticipation in Revolutionary Times.” | ||
LECTURE: February 28 5 pm; Arts Building, Room 2071 |
Position: Professor at Paine College in Augusta Expertise: Art & Philosophy |
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Ambica Prakash Graphic DesignerVISITING SPEAKER |
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LECTURE April 17 5 pm; Arts Building, Room 2071 |
Position: Principal and Creative Director at Eighty2Degrees
Expertise: Graphic Design |
Spring 2017
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Sharon LoudenVISITING SPEAKER |
Sharon Louden is an artist, an educator, and editor of the “Living and Sustaining a Creative Life” book series. Louden’s books have been sold in more than 18 countries and her artwork is held in major public and private collections. Louden also has taught at college and universities, educating students in studio and professional practice classes of all levels. | ||
Position: Artist, Educator & Editor Expertise: 2D Studio Art ![]() |
Position: Director and Curator of the Galleries at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA Expertise: Boston-based Curator, Gallerist and Critic FYI: leoniebradbury.com |
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Kristin Medin
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LECTURE Monday, February 27 5 pm; Art Building, Room 2012 |
Position: Industrial Designer, Gulfstream
Expertise: Industrial Design |
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Dr. Rebecca Nagy
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LECTURE Tuesday, April 4 5-6 pm; Visual Arts Building, Room 2071 |
Position: Director of the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida Expertise: Art History |
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Fall 2017: Visiting Artist/Lecturer |
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Kevin Turner
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Kevin Turner’s current work focuses on the Southern Landscape using high-quality translucent porcelain and fine china processes, he has exhibited in numerous competitions and exhibitions both nationally and internationally including the San Diego Art Museum, the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York and The International New Art Forms Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. He also exhibited and received awards for his work at the Kerameikon International Competition in Verazdin, Croatia, the 16th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition; San Angelo, Texas and the 3rd World Ceramic Biennale at the World Ceramic Center in Icheon, South Korea.
Funded by Campus Life Enrichment Committee (CLEC) & the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art. |
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LECTURE Tuesday, October 3 Arts Building, Room 2071 |
Position: Associate Professor of Art/Ceramics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania Expertise: Ceramics/low-fire porcelain |
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Jim Jinkins VISITING ARTIST |
Jim Jinkins is the animator and creator of the popular ’90s animated television series “Doug.” |
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LECTURE Thursday, October 5 5-6 pm; Arts Building, Room 2071 |
Position: Animator Expertise: Animation |
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Esteban Del Valle
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Interdisciplinary artist Esteban Del Valle is well known for his large-scale work, which combines painting, sculpture, drawing, video and street art to highlight social issues. His work has been widely exhibited in solo and group exhibitions around the United States and he has been awarded multiple visual art residencies and fellowships including at the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. | ||
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Ben Tollefson
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SCAD Museum curator and former director of Non-Fiction Gallery in Savannah Ben Tollefson will visit Georgia Southern University on Thursday, Nov. 2 to discuss the range of ways to build a creative career, and what he looks for when putting together gallery and museum exhibitions. | ||
LECTURE Thursday, November 2 5-6 pm; Arts Building 2071 |
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Spring 2016
Spring 2016: Visiting Artist/Lecturer | Details | ||
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Megan MosholderARTIST LECTURE Professions in Practice Series |
Atlanta-based artist Megan Mosholder received her MFA in 2012, and has since shown her work internationally in nearly 30 exhibitions, ranging from traditional galleries to complex, site-specific installations in public spaces. Recently named as one of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Georgia Committee’s Women to Watch, in recent years Megan has received numerous grants and residencies in locales as widespread as Italy, Australia, and many places in between. Come hearMegan describe her experience as an emerging artist in these first few years out of school, ranging from the good, the bad, the surprising, and more. | ||
LECTURE Thursday, January 28 5pm Arts Building, 2071 |
Position: Exhibiting Artist Expertise: Gallery and Public Works installations, grants, and international residencies FYI: meganmosholder.com |
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Bridget DonahueVISITING SPEAKER Professions in Practice Series |
Bridget Donahue is an emerging gallerist and curator, originally from Iowa and now based in New York City. A co-founder of the innovative DIY gallery space Cleopatra’s, former gallery director at D’Amelio Terras and Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, Donahue recently opened her own gallery, which made a number of “Best of 2015” lists from such publications as the New York Times, Art in America magazine, and elsewhere. An exciting new gallerist and curator with expertise that ranges from 2D to 3D and more, Bridget will be here to discuss the state of the contemporary art world, and ways emerging artists can navigate its complexities. | ||
LECTURE Thursday, March 24 5pm Arts Building, 2071 |
Position: Lower East Side NYC Gallerist and Curator Topic: Emerging artists in the contemporary art world FYI: bridgetdonahue.nyc ![]() |
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Jason SweetVISITING SPEAKER/ARTIST CLEC Series |
Jason Sweet is a sculptor, painter, drawer, performance, and installation artist. He has exhibited his work internationally and has been awarded a number of public art commissions. Sweet is Assistant Professor of Art at Atlanta Metropolitan State College, and is heavily involved with Atlanta’s renowned art collective Smoke School of Art. Sweet will be here to discuss his work with the Smoke School of Art and share his knowledge of the Atlanta art scene. | ||
LECTURE Thursday, April 5 5pm Arts Building, 2071 |
Position: Assistant Professor of Art at Atlanta Metropolitan State College Expertise: Atlanta-based Artist (Smoke School of Art) |
Fall 2016: Visiting Artist/Lecturer | Details | ||
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Manuel LimaVISITING SPEAKER Professions in Practice Series |
Billed “a digital designer and information guru” by New Scientist magazine and the “man who turns data into art” by WIRED magazine, Lima is an award-winning designer and author. His books Visual Complexity: Mapping Patterns of Information and the Book of Trees: Visualizing Branches of Knowledge explore the many creative ways designers, artists and historians are able to present complex information effectively—engaging audiences ranging from the everyday to the specialized. Lima is considered one of the leading voices on information visualization and has spoken at venues such as TED, Lift, OFFF, Harvard, MIT, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and many others. | ||
LECTURE October 13 5pm Arts Building, 2071 |
Position: Author and Information Design Specialist Expertise: Information Design ![]() ![]() |
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Yoko Sekino-BovéARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE |
Sekino-Bové is a Japanese artist whose ornate ceramic artwork blends her Japanese upbringing with her experiences living and working in the United States. Her work has been exhibited in both commercial and educational galleries across the U.S. as well as South Korea, Canada, Turkey and the Dominican Republic.
Funded by Campus Life Enrichment Committee (CLEC) & the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art. |
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CONVERSATIONS OVER TEA Monday, October 17 2:30-5pm; Center for Art & Theatre The public is invited for tea and conversation with the artist. |
ARTIST TALK/LECTURE Tuesday, October 18 5-7pm; Arts Building, 2071 The public is invited for tea and conversation with the artist.Position: Ceramic ArtistExpertise: Ceramics ![]() |
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Medha BhattVISITING SPEAKER |
Medha Bhatt is a textile artist and a naturalist by passion. Since US is celebrating 100 years of its National Park Service, to commemorate the centennial, Bhatt doing a show on “Songbirds of Blue Ridge Mountains” in textile art. It includes a collection of 25-30 textile artworks illustrating birds like the Mockingbird, the Northern Cardinal, the Blue Jay and many more. | ||
LECTURE Tuesday, October 25 5-6pm; Visual Arts Building, Room 2071 |
Position: Textile Artist, Designer, Craft Researcher Expertise: Textile Art ![]() |
Last updated: 3/30/2022