Barbara Mann has had over 40 years’ experience as a metal and jewelry artist. She graduated from The University of Georgia with BFA and MFA degrees. She has taught for many years as an adjunct instructor at the UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art, with the UGA Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy and in Costa Rica, through the UGA Continuing Education program, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and has conducted numerous workshops throughout the Southeast.
Barbara’s exhibition record includes:
Abernathy Arts Center, Sandy Springs, GA.
Aiken Center for the Arts, Aiken, SC.
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
Arts on Douglas Gallery, New Smyrna Beach, FL.
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA.
Committee for the Olympic Development of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.
Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.
Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA.
Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus, Savannah, GA.
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA.
Greenville Center for Creative Arts, Greenville, SC.
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Raburn Gap, GA.
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL.
Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount, NC.
LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA.
Malone Gallery, Troy University, Troy, AL.
Marla V. Howard Arts Centre, Rocky Mount, NC.
Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC.
Nations Bank, Charlotte, NC.
Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
River Arts Center, Prairie du Sac, WI.
Sea Turtle Patrol Exhibition, Hilton Head Island, SC.
Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, Savannah, GA.
Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH.
Tasmania Museum of Art, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
The Works Upper Westside, Atlanta GA.
University of Georgia Aquarium, Skidaway Island, GA.
Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH.
Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL.
As a studio artist, Barbara has created artwork for a range of clients including:
Prize4Life Organization for ALS Research (Hope Sculpture).
Delta Airlines and The University of Georgia (Delta Prize for Global Understanding).
The University of Georgia President (Founders Day Medal).
Georgia Office of Technical Education (Mobius Sculpture — Georgia Manufacturers of the Year — Governor’s Award).
The Terry College of Business (Pinnacle Award).
Publications include:
Metalsmith Magazine, “Editorial Photography Call,” November 2023.
Georgia Magazine, Summer 2018, “2.5 Acres of Living History,” pp. 36-37 — Founders’ Garden Sundial
SNAG Magazine — Society of North American Goldsmiths — “Member Achievements,” October 2017
Ornament Magazine, “Barbara Mann. Bejeweled Cosmography And Cellular Biology,” by Ashley Callahan, vol. 39, no. 5, 2017
Metalsmith Magazine, “Gary Noffke, Lifetime Achievement Award,” by Barbara Mann, December 2016.
The Red and Black, and Ampersand Magazine, “Artist Spotlight: Barbara Mann,” University of Georgia newspaper and magazine, by Holly Roberts, April 2016.
On Body and Soul: Contemporary Armor to Amulets, Suzanne Ramljak, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2014.
Metalsmith Magazine. “Exhibition in Print: As Seen by Others, Photography as Strategy.” vol. 33, no. 4, 2013.
Humor in Craft, Bridgette Martin, 2013.
Steel Wire Jewelry, Brenda Schweder, 2011.
Metalsmith Magazine, “Form and Response, The Metalwork of Barbara Mann,” 2012.
The Ring Shows: Then and Now and Putting the Band Back To-gether, Georgia Museum of Art, 2008.
Reviews:
World Sculpture News, “Barbara Mann, Wiregrass Museum of Art,” by Dorothy Joiner, Professor of Art History, LaGrange College, Georgia. vol. 21, number 3, summer 2015, pp, 58-59.
Dothan Eagle — “Barbara Mann: Transformation & Evolution at Wiregrass Museum of Art,” 2015.
Metalsmith Magazine, “Form and Response, The Metalwork of Barbara Mann,” by Dorothy Joiner, 2012.
Recent exhibitions include:
“Forging Connections: A Metal Artist’s View of the Marine Carbon Cycle.” Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA, 2025.
Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation Members Exhibit, Watkinsville, GA, 2025.
“Local Art Educator Showcase and Jewelry by Barbara Mann.” Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2025.
“Waves of Wonder,” Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, Savannah, GA, 2024.
“Half-Way Home,” Art League of Hilton Head’s Sea Turtle Patrol Exhibition, Hilton Head Island, SC, 2024.
“Drifters Revealed: From the Nets of Tasmania and Beyond,” ICES -PICES 7th International Zooplankton Production Symposium Art – Science Exhibition, The Bond Store, Tasmania Museum of Art, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 2024.
“25th Handcrafted 2024,” the Marla V. Howard Arts Centre at the Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC, 2024.
Distinguished Alumni Award Medal, College of Environment and Design, University of Georgia, Athens. Bronze medal designed by Barbara Mann, 2024.
Degrees of Commitment: Climate, Ecosystems, and Society, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, 2023.
A Sense of Place Juried Competition, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA, 2023.
Art of Nature, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2023.
Athens Metal Arts Guild Exhibit, Gallery 441, Dillard, GA, 2023.
24th Annual Handcrafted Juried Art Exhibit, First Place Award. Maria V. Howard Arts Center at the Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC, 2023.
35th Annual Valdosta National 2023, “Change in the Weather.” Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA, 2023.
Forty-Eighth Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Arts Center. Athens, GA, 2023.
Bring on the Gems, Society of North American Goldsmiths, members online exhibition, 2023.
Ossabaw Island Art Exhibition and Auction, Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus, Savannah, GA, 2022.
Handcrafted 2022, National Juried Exhibition, Maria V. Howard Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC, 2022.
47th Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA, 2022.
Athens Metal Arts Guild Group Exhibition, tinyATH Gallery, Athens, GA, 2022.
5th Biennial Wings and Water Exhibit, River Arts Center, Prairie du Sac, WI, 2022.
Southworks National Juried Exhibition, Watkinsville, GA, 2022.
Reinvented & Reclaimed: A Recycled Art Exhibition, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2022.
“Red Clay Survey 2020,” Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL, 2020.
Third Southeast Regional Exhibition (Virtual Tour), LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA, 2020.
“26th Southworks National Juried Art Exhibition,” Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2020.
“Handcrafted 2019,” Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount, NC, 2020.
Owens 50th Benchmark Medallion, College of Environment and Design, University of Georgia, Athens GA, 2020.
SouthWorks National Juried Art Exhibition (Virtual Tour), Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2020.
Installation, Flower Wall Mural, The Birth Center – Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, 2020.
Best of 2019, National Juried Art Exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, 2019.
Best of 2019, National Juried Art Exhibition, Springfield, OH, 2019.
25th Annual Southworks National Juried Art Exhibition, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2019.
Georgia Artists: A Juried Exhibition, Abernathy Arts Center, Sandy Springs, GA, 2019.
Best of 2018 Exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, 2019.
Best of 2018 Exhibition, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH, 2018
Lyndon House Arts Center, Members’ Exhibition, Athens, GA, 2018.
“Diary of Italy – Trajan’s Column Candlestick,” Georgia Museum of Art, “Crafting History: Textiles, Metals and Ceramics at the University of Georgia,” Athens, GA, 2018.
“Red Clay Survey: 2017 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art,” Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL, 2017.
“42nd Juried Art Exhibition,” Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA, 2017.
“Athens Metal Arts Guild Members’ Exhibition,” Athens Academy, Watkinsville, GA, 2017.
“Wearable Art,” Greenville Center for Creative Arts, Greenville, SC, 2017.
“Barbara Mann — Solo Exhibition,” Oconee County Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2106.
“2016 Georgia Artist Juried Exhibition,” Abernathy Arts Center, Sandy Springs, GA, 2016.
“Spring Exhibition,” Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences, Rocky Mount, NC, 2016.
“Gallery@HotelIndigo,” Athens, GA, 2016.
“41st Juried Art Exhibition,” Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA, 2016.
“Athens Metal Arts Guild Exhibition,” Aurum Studios Ltd — Jewelers, Athens, GA, 2016.
“All That Glitters,” Arts on Douglas Gallery, New Smyrna Beach, FL, 2016.
“Transformation & Evolution,” solo exhibition, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL, 2015.
“Athens Metal Arts Guild Exhibition,” Aiken Center for the Arts, Aiken, SC, 2015.
“On Body and Soul: Contemporary Armor to Amulets,” National Ornamental Metals Museum, Memphis, TN, 2014, and at the Tacoma Museum of Art, Tacoma, WA, 2015.
“Southworks Juried Exhibition,” Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA., Best in Show, 2014.
“Landscapes Near & Far,” solo exhibit, Circle Gallery, College of Environment & Design, University of Georgia, Athens, 2013-2014.
“Art Rocks Athens,” Lamar Dodd School of Art Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, 2014.
“Body Language: Contemporary Art Jewelry Exhibition,” Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, 2013.
Barbara is president and board member of the Athens Metal Arts Guild.
email: bimann2@hotmail.com