Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art

07/11/2019

Details of Unexpected Places now open 10 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday. Special thanks to our guest curator Matthew Porter and the Morris Museum of Art . #curatorialcollaboration

07/08/2019

Y. Malik Jalal, featured in our upcoming exhibition "Unexpected Places," curated by Matt Porter, opening Thursday!

Y. Malik Jalal is an artist based in Atlanta, GA. He received his BA in Studio Art from Oglethorpe University in 2016. Jalal was born in Savannah, GA, and raised in the Atlanta suburbs. Jalal’s work and practice is a study of and a contribution to the vivid cultural tapestry of the African diaspora and the notion of ‘blackness’ itself. His large outdoor sculpture, Ophelia was created for Atlanta’s Art on the Beltline program 2017. Recently, he was featured in a two-person show at Hi-Lo Press and a group exhibition at The Gallery by Wish.

06/27/2019

Ryan Parks featured in our upcoming exhibition "Unexpected Places," curated by Matthew Porter, July 11 - August 22, 2019.

Ryan Parks creates music under the moniker Fit of Body and also runs the cassette label Harsh Riddims, a catch-all for Leftfield House, R&B, and experimental music created by an expanding cast of friends and like-minded collaborators. Park's distinctive cut-paper collages decorate many of the label's releases, including the 2016 version-- "2MR Presents: Harsh Riddims" 2013 – 2016, a compilation, which exposed his productions and names to many people outside of Atlanta for the first time.

06/25/2019

Anna Spence, featured in our upcoming exhibition, "Unexpected Places," guest curated by Matt Porter.

Anna Spence is a video artist based in Atlanta GA. In 2016, Spence graduated from Lesley University College of Art and Design with an MFA in Visual Arts, with a concentration in time-based media. Her video work has screened in a broad spectrum of venues from microcinemas to international film festivals including Filmfest Dresden, Animatter Media Art Festival, Delete TV in the UK, and the Ann Arbor Film Festival. She also self publishes P R O C E S S a zine that focuses on the artistic process.

06/21/2019

Emily Wang featured in our upcoming exhibition, "Unexpected Places," curated by Matt Porter, o11 July - 22 August 2019.

Emily Wang is a photographer working in Atlanta, Georgia. A graduate of the University of Georgia, much of Wang’s recent work is dedicated to commercial partnerships with brands, entertainers, and products. Her artistic practice is marked by quiet storytelling across a variety of photographic treatments: from medium format to digital, and altered images.

06/21/2019

Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art's cover photo

05/29/2019

European Cultural Centre

#ArtistTalk May 30 - 4:00 PM - Palazzo Bembo
Cheryl Goldsleger - PERSONAL STRUCTURES 2019 participant - is going to have a talk about her artworks and career for all our visitors in Palazzo Bembo.
"Through abstract means I attempt to address the current immigration crisis among other ideas. If one reconsiders Gaston Bachelard’s ideal of home(land) in The Poetics of Space, his premise is the opposite of the current reality of homeland for many people. It is an unstable, vulnerable place leading millions of people to emigrate in order to seek peace and stability elsewhere. Using the diagrammatic imagery of maps from regions affected by the immigration crisis, I overlay geometric drawings as metaphors for the boundaries, borders and constraints of society."
Currently, she is the Morris Eminent Scholar in Art at Augusta University and exhibits throughout the United States and internationally and is well represented in important museum collections.

[Pictures by Larry Millard and John Harpring] Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art #eccvenice #EuropeanCulturalCentre #PersonalStructures2019 #MeetTheArtist

05/13/2019

A lifetime of memories were made and grand experiences were had at the 2019 Venice Biennale. 🇮🇹

05/11/2019

#mayyouliveininterestingtimes #Biennale2019 #martinpuryear #sallyhemingstribute #americanpavillion

05/10/2019

Mary Byrd Gallery presents Cheryl Goldsleger in Palazzo Bembo on Grand Canal in Venice #2019PersonalStructures European Cultural Centre. More to come... ❤️🙏 Augusta University Augusta University Department of Art

05/10/2019

An Interview with Ashley Ngaoka

Hear why Augusta University student Ashley Ngaoka's passion for art lead her to seek a degree in medical illustration rather than forensic pathology!

🔹Don't forget, today is your last chance to view the 2019 Juried Student Art Exhibition.🔹

05/09/2019

Happening tonight! Cheryl Goldsleger’s exhibition Vast Scale-Intimate Space (curated by Byrd Gallery director Shannon Morris) will be opening tonight in Venice, Italy. Thank you for being great ambassadors of both Augusta University and Augusta University Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

05/09/2019

An Interview with Edna Martinez Sanchez

Time to trade in the sketchbook for an Etch A Sketch! See how Augusta University Department of Art student Edna Martinez Sanchez uses this unique medium to create her art.

05/09/2019

The real Mary Byrd atop San Marcos Cathedral- it’s a climb, she’s our heroine ❤️👏🏻🙌🏻

05/08/2019

We are excited to see Cheryl Goldsleger’s exhibition of work, Vast Scale-Intimate Space, represented at the 2019 Venice Biennale. Sponsored by the European Cultural Centre, Vast Scale-Intimate Space was curated by Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art’s director Shannon Morris.

05/08/2019

An Interview with Nastassja Heim

Have you seen Avengers Endgame yet? Hear who Augusta University Department of Art student Nastassja Heim thinks survives the final battle.*

*Please note this is a spoiler free video 😜

05/07/2019

An Interview with Mary Besel

To view more of Augusta University Department of Art student Mary Besel’s work, visit ➡️ www.maryfbesel.com ⬅️

05/06/2019

An Interview with Talecia Cistrunk

‼️ Mood = Excited ‼️

Hear why Augusta University Department of Art senior Talecia Cistrunk is excited to have her work be apart of the 2019 Juried Student Art Exhibition.

05/05/2019

ARTS WEEKLY with artist Cheryl Goldsleger

Mary S Byrd Gallery presents Cheryl Goldsleger European Cultural Centre Venice Palazzo Bembo: https://m.soundcloud.com/user-379579144/arts-weekly-5-4-19

Arts Weekly, our radio show, airs each Saturday morning at 9:30AM on Smooth Jazz 92.3FM. Our Host, Brenda Durant, shares the Arts and Culture happenings around Augusta, GA for the weekend and beyond.

05/02/2019

An Interview with Edgar F. Miles

You can see more of Augusta University Department of Art / Department of Communication student Edgar Miles' work on display at Westobou.

Shaped: Augusta University Student Exhibition will be on view until May 17th at Westobou Gallery in Downtown Augusta.

04/30/2019

An Interview with Ellen Griffin

Ceramics + 3D Printing ----> Hear how Ellen Griffin's work with Augusta University Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship helped in the development of her artistic practice.

04/29/2019

An Interview with Susan McKew

💥 BOOM 💥 This is how recent Augusta University graduate Susan McKew would describe her artwork!

04/26/2019

ART PAPERS Hires New Editor + Artistic Director

Mary Byrd Gallery extends our most sincere congrats to our colleague Sarah Higgins and to ART PAPERS!
https://mailchi.mp/artpapers/newonartpapers-478549?e=ac7b8e7577

04/25/2019

An Interview with Kiara Bouyea

NEVER. STOP. CREATING.

See what advice Kiara Bouyea would giver her younger self regarding art.

04/23/2019

An Interview with Megan Parkman

🎤 I bless the rains down in Africa 🎤

Hear why Augusta University Department of Art student Megan Parkman would recommend studying aborad to any artists.

04/16/2019

A Creative Culture - Augusta Magazine

THANK YOU, Augusta Magazine for acknowledging our recent accomplishments and contributions to the creative culture in Augusta. Special thanks to all artists and students who have helped shape our mission.
http://www.augustamagazine.com/2019/03/27/a-creative-culture/
#creativeculture #contemporaryart #community Foundation for Contemporary Arts #EllsworthKellyAward @EuropeanCulturalCentre #VeniceBienale

A Creative Culture Posted by Abbigail Remkus | Mar 27, 2019 | Featured Articles | Augusta is known for many things. James Brown, the Masters, Fort Gordon. But today, art is taking a well-deserved seat at the table. The Pamplin College Department of Art and Design at Augusta University is generating....

04/13/2019

All roads lead to Venice

Mary S Byrd Gallery presents Cheryl Goldsleger, Morris Eminent Scholar of Art 2019 Personal Structures-Identities, organized by European Cultural Centre Venice.

Augusta University’s Morris Eminent Scholar Cheryl Goldsleger will exhibit three paintings in an installation called "Vast Scale - Intimate Space" during the European Cultural Centre’s 2019 Art Biennale in Venice, Italy, from May 11 through November 24.

04/02/2019

Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art's cover photo

04/02/2019

An Interview with Kenya Gibbons

Who doesn’t love 90s animation!? 📺

Hear how growing up in the 1990’s influenced Augusta University Department of Art student Kenya Gibbons’ work.

03/28/2019

An Interview with Angel Moreno

“She’s one of the most inspiring professors I’ve ever had.”

➡️ Hear which Augusta University Department of Art professor has inspired Angel Moreno the most.

03/12/2019

An Interview with Kia Barr

Be confident ✅
Experiment with different mediums ✅
Be yourself ✅

See what advice Augusta University Department of Art / Augusta University Creative Writing Program student Kia Barr would give her younger self about art.

01/24/2019

Our patron Bill Karp says, "The gallery always has interesting and beautiful exhibits...we love it...it is very high quality..."

01/08/2019

Attention Students: Submission forms are now available for the 2019 Juried Student Art Exhibition! Check your campus email or download the flyer attached to this post. Any currently enrolled AU student may enter the competition and may submit up to 5 original artworks in any medium and size (Artwork must have been made within the past 2 years).


Artwork to be submitted for jurying must be dropped off at the Washington Hall (Tower), 
Thursday, January 17th between 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Students must pick-up all artwork on Friday, January 18th between 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

12/04/2018

Julio Gonzalez | Artists In Residence | McColl Center for Art + Innovation

Attention Students! The juror for the 2019 Juried Student Art Exhibition will be Julio Gonzalez. The drop-off date has been set for January 17, 2019 from 8a.m. to 5p.m. in the Washington Hall Towers.

About the Artist:
Julio Gonzalez is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist whose work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the southeast United States. Born to a Honduran mother and a Mexican father, Gonzalez explores through his art his mixed heritage and the feeling of being “from somewhere else.” The artist uses Mexican and Mayan design aesthetics to create works that explore contemporary experiences, specifically human relationships with nature, and questions of value. During his nine-month residency, he will continue his multimedia project, Día de Los Casi Muertos/Day of the Almost Dead, which explores the cultural differences between Mexican and American experiences with death and aging.

Julio Gonzalez is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist whose work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the southeast United States. Born to a Honduran mother and a Mexican father, Gonzalez explores through his art his mixed heritage and the feeling of being “from somewhere else...

11/30/2018

This Friday we want to feature one of the works in our current exhibition Co-Workers! Created by Derek Larson, “Big Tan w/ Yellow” is constructed from paper, enamel, screen print, and fabric.

11/29/2018

Super Bowl art initiative

We are thrilled to see Shanequa Gay's name in the news! Her work was recently showcased in our January exhibition "Marginalized and Mythological." Congratulations Ms. Gay!

Click here to view this video from cbs46.com.

11/20/2018

Please note that the Byrd Gallery will be closed Wednesday, November 21 - Friday, November 23 for Fall Pause. The Gallery will open back on Monday, November 26. We hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

There are no classes tomorrow and campus will be closed Thursday and Friday. Enjoy your break and we’ll see you next week!

11/13/2018

Don't forget to join us tomorrow at 5 p.m. for a Gallery Talk by Derek Larson.

11/13/2018

We love when professors bring their classes into the Gallery to view and discuss the art! 💙 #CoWorkers #ByrdGallery

11/08/2018

Tres Mall by Derek Larson

Now screening as part of the "Co-Workers" exhibition featuring CeCe Cole, Derek Larson, and Marc Mitchell, Tres Mall an animated series by Derek Larson. November 8 - December 7, 2018. Mary S. Byrd Gallery, Augusta University

10/09/2018

Be sure to stop by Mary S. Byrd Gallery and see “A Radiant Revolution” by Stephanie Jolisa Woods. The exhibition is on display until October 19th!

09/06/2018

Come by the Byrd Gallery Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm to see “A Radiant Revolution” by Stephanie Jolisa Woods.

09/04/2018

A sneak peak at our upcoming show "A Radiant Revolution," by Stephanie Jolisa Woods on view beginning Thursday, September 6th with a reception following a 4 p.m. Q & A with Woods and Michi Meko led by Lauren Haynes, Wednesday, October 3rd.

07/06/2018

"Bojana Ginn" :: Foundation for Contemporary Arts

The Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art is the proud recipient of the 2018 Ellsworth Kelly Award presented by the Foundation for Contemporary Arts for the solo exhibition of work by artist Bojana Ginn. https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/recipients/marysbyrdgalleryofart

04/28/2018

The Week in Visual Art - April 23-27, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0ROZ_g-2gY

It's been an exciting week for the visual arts at Augusta University. Now Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences presents a look back at th...