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📣 UGA Alum Chad Alligood to curate Dodd Centennial Special Exhibitions

The Dodd Galleries at the Lamar Dodd School of Art will mark the school’s centennial anniversary with a major two-part exhibition curated by School of Art alum Chad Alligood MA ’09.

Alligood, a San Diego, CA–based curator, will helm the exhibitions on view during the Dodd Centennial in Fall 2027 and Spring 2028, at the invitation of Rachel Waldrop, Dodd Galleries Director. His focus: the national alumni footprint of a landmark institution in the Southeast that has quietly shaped the landscape of craft and contemporary art for 100 years.

Dodd Centennial Alumni Exhibitions

Rotation I: August 19 – November 5, 2027
Rotation II: January 17 – March 17, 2028

Nearly 100 years ago, the University of Georgia appointed the first faculty chair of a new Department of Art. Over the last century, the Lamar Dodd School of Art — ranked in the top art programs in the nation — has grown in reputation and impact, sending thousands of artists, scholars, designers, and educators out into the world.

Dodd alumni make work and shape communities beyond Athens on a regional and national scale. As of Summer 2026, Alligood has embarked on a national studio visit tour, connecting with Dodd alumni working in the field today. 

If you are a Dodd alum and would like to be considered for a visit, fill out the brief form in our bio — we want to hear what you’re making!

Read full announcement in link in bio 🔗

“The Dodd made me who I am as a curator and art historian. I walked in as a student and came out thinking differently about art and why it matters — because from day one, I was surrounded by The Dodd’s community of working artists and thinkers. I have a hunch that my fellow alumni share that experience. Now I get to hit the road, knock on studio doors, and find out. One hundred years of that kind of transformation deserves a real celebration.”

Alligood will additionally receive the Lamar Dodd School of Art’s 2027 Margie E. West Alumni Prize, awarded each year to an accomplished alumnus artist or scholar.

Chad Alligood is an art historian and curator. He recently completed his second term as President of the Boa
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Art is going to be your thing this year. Trust us. See you at 30+ exhibition openings, talks, markets and more this season. 

Curate your outings in our Franklin Fine & Performing Arts brochure hot off the presses. Digital link in our bio 🔗 or scope art.uga.edu for event and exhibition details.

Season kicks off the week of August 24 with two art lectures and six exhibition openings. 

Artwork: Victoria Dugger, “Sugar Coat It,” 2024. Garden chair, tutu, nylon stockings, pearl, and fabric trim. Sugar Coat It, 2024, garden chair, tutu, nylon stockings, pearls and fabric trim, 34 x 22 x 14 inches. Courtesy the artist and Sargent’s Daughter, New York, copyright the artist.
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