2004 guide: galleries museums & artists

Art in America, August, 2004

DECATUR

2186. Agnes Scott College, Dalton Gallery

141 E College Ave 30030-3797

(404) 471-5361

E-mail: daltongallery@agnesscott.edu

Web site: http://daltongallery.agnesscott.edu

Diverse thematic group exhibitions of contemporary works by local, national and international artists. U

Artists exhibited: Frances Barth, Annette Cone-Skelton, Lesley Dill, Sara Hornbacher, Gretchen Hupfel, Stefanie Jackson, Cornel Rubino, Scott Silvey, Chris Verene, Leslie Wayne, Thomas Woodruff

2187. Vinson Gallery

119 E Court Sq, Suite 100 30030

(404) 370-1720, (800) 540-0845

E-mail: shawn@shawnvinsongallery.com

Web site: www.shawnvinsongallery.com

Call for hours Dir: Shawn Vinson

Contemporary paintings, drawings, prints and photography by emerging and established European and American artists, with a focus on British painters and printmakers. G/D/P/C

Artists exhibited: Ruth Franklin, Luis Garcia, Gary Goodman, Michael Jackson, Chris Pig, Marvin Rhodes, Sonia Rollo, Laura Spong, Shawn Vinson, Mike Williams

FORT VALLEY

2188. Fort Valley State University

Gallery of Art, Department of Fine Arts

1005 State University Dr 31030-4313

(478) 825-6387, fax (478) 825-6132

Web site: www.fortvalleystateuniversity@edu

Mon-Sat 9-5 Dir: Bobby Dickey

Contemporary works of art including painting, graphics, sculpture, photography and student exhibitions. U

Artists exhibited: Camille Brewer, Ricky Calloway, Bobby Dickey, Valerie Fair, Ron Flemings, Larry Holston, Earl Jackson, Evangeline J. Montgomery, Reginald Pointer, Senghor Reid, Yvonne Edwards Tucker, Shirley Woodson

GAINESVILLE

2189. Brenau University Galleries

Simmons Visual Arts Center

One Centennial Circle 30501

(770) 534-6263, fax (770) 538-4599

Sep-May: Mon-Fri 10-4, Sun 2-5; Jun-Aug: Mon-Thu 10-1 Dir: Jean Westmacott

Changing exhibitions, gallery talks and lectures, tours. Open during exhibition dates only; call for further information. U

HIAWASSEE

2190. John Denton Gallery

102 N Main St, Box 429 30546

(706) 896-4863, fax (706) 896-1212

E-mail: jwdenton@alltel.net

Mon-Sat 9-6 Dir: John Denton

20th-century art. D/P/C

Artists exhibited: Jim Dine, Howard Finster, Jasper Johns, R.W. Loveless Knives, Warren MacKenzie, R.A. Miller, J.B. Murry, LeRoy Neiman, Robert Lyn Nelson, George E. Ohr, Claes Oldenburg, Royal Robertson

MACON

2191. Museum of Arts and Sciences

4182 Forsytb Rd 31210

(478) 477-3232, fax (478) 477-3251

E-mail: info@masmacon.com

Web site: www.masmacon.com

Mon-Thu 9-5, Fri 9-9, Sat 9-5, Sun 1-5 Dir: Sheila Stewart-Leach

Arts and crafts of Georgia and the Southeast; 20th-century American and European works; contemporary prints. M

Artists exhibited: Clyde Britcher, Beverly Buchanan, Betty Bivens Edwards, Viola Frey, Alexa Kleinbard, George Rickey, Miriam Schapiro

2192. Tubman African American Museum

340 Walnut St 31201

(478) 743-8544, fax (478) 743-9063

E-mail: tubman@tubmanmuseum.com

Web site: www.tubmanmuseum.com

Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 2-5 Dir: Carey O. Pickard III

African-American art, history and culture; numerous programs from dance classes to galleries. M

Artists exhibited: Benny Andrews, Radcliffe Bailey, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Thornton Dial, Kojo Griffin, Bessie Harvey Chester Higgins, Glenn Ligon, Nellie Mae Rowe, Mose Tolliver