Brimming with seemingly unrelated components at first glance, these works create a window into his memories, contemplations and unique position as someone who both documents and carries on traditions.
At Dodd Galleries
270 River Rd, Athens, GA 30602
Esteemed Wheatley Professor in Fine Arts Emeritus, Art Rosenbaum, will present a major series of paintings Adamham Town and The Grey Rabbit Trilogy that will be shown together for the first time, alongside more recent works. The exhibition will be on display from July 23 - August 19 and a reception will be held on Friday, July 23, 6-8pm.
Art Rosenbaum taught studio art at the Lamar Dodd School of Art for some 30 years, retiring as UGA's first Wheatley Professor in Fine Arts Emeritus. He chaired the Panting/Drawing Area for several years. Previously he taught at The University of Iowa, and has an AB in Art History and MFA in Painting from Columbia, University. He has had a Fulbright in Painting in Paris and a Fulbright Professorship in Germany. He has exhibited widely and has paintings in collections of The Smithsonian National Museum of American Art, The New Orleans Museum of Art, and the Georgia Museum of Art. He has a parallel interest in documenting, performing, and writing about traditional folk music, and has produced many films and recordings drawn from this work. He won a Grammy for Best Documentary Recording, "Art of Field Recording, Vol. I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum."