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Barbara Mann has had over 40 years\u2019 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.<\/p>\n

Resume — Barbara Mann<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Barbara’s exhibition record <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Abernathy Arts Center, Sandy Springs, GA.<\/p>\n

Aiken Center for the Arts, Aiken, SC.<\/p>\n

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.<\/p>\n

Arts on Douglas Gallery, New Smyrna Beach, FL.<\/p>\n

Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA.<\/p>\n

Committee for the Olympic Development of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.<\/p>\n

Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.  <\/p>\n

Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA.<\/p>\n

Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus, Savannah, GA.<\/p>\n

Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA.<\/p>\n

Greenville Center for Creative Arts, Greenville, SC.<\/p>\n

Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Raburn Gap, GA.<\/p>\n

Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL.<\/p>\n

Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount, NC.<\/p>\n

LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA.<\/p>\n

Malone Gallery, Troy University, Troy, AL.<\/p>\n

Marla V. Howard Arts Centre, Rocky Mount, NC.<\/p>\n

Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC.<\/p>\n

Nations Bank, Charlotte, NC.  <\/p>\n

Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.<\/p>\n

River Arts Center, Prairie du Sac, WI.<\/p>\n

Sea Turtle Patrol Exhibition, Hilton Head Island, SC.<\/p>\n

Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, Savannah, GA.<\/p>\n

Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH.<\/p>\n

Tasmania Museum of Art, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.<\/p>\n

The Works Upper Westside, Atlanta GA.<\/p>\n

University of Georgia Aquarium, Skidaway Island, GA.<\/p>\n

Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.<\/p>\n

Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH.<\/p>\n

Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL.<\/p>\n

As a studio artist, Barbara has created artwork for a range of clients including:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prize4Life Organization for ALS Research (Hope Sculpture)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Delta Airlines and The University of Georgia (Delta Prize for Global Understanding<\/em>).<\/em><\/p>\n

The University of Georgia President (Founders Day Medal<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Georgia Office of Technical Education (Mobius Sculpture \u2014 Georgia Manufacturers of the Year \u2014 Governor\u2019s Award<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The Terry College of Business (Pinnacle Award<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Publications include: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Metalsmith Magazine<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a>,<\/strong> <\/span>\u201cEditorial Photography Call,\u201d November 2023.<\/p>\n

Georgia Magazine, <\/em>Summer 2018, \u201c2.5 Acres of Living History,\u201d pp. 36-37 — Founders’ Garden Sundial<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Athens Banner-Herald<\/strong><\/span><\/em>, \u201cAthens Artists on Display in New Lyndon House Shows,\u201d June 5, 2018 — \u201cWalk in the Georgia Woods\u201d pictured<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

SNAG Magazine — Society of North American Goldsmiths — “Member Achievements,”  October 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Ornament<\/em><\/a> Magazine<\/em><\/a>,<\/a> \u201c<\/a>Barbara Mann. Bejeweled Cosmography And Cellular Biology<\/a>,\u201d by Ashley Callahan, vol. 39, no. 5, 2017<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity\u2019s Most <\/em><\/span><\/strong>Tranformational Process<\/em>, Jen Townsend and Renee Zettle-Sterling, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2017<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Metalsmith Magazine<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a>,<\/strong> <\/span>\u201cGary Noffke, Lifetime Achievement Award,\u201d by Barbara Mann, December 2016.<\/p>\n

The Red and Black<\/em>, and Ampersand Magazine<\/em>, \u201cArtist Spotlight: Barbara Mann,\u201d University of Georgia newspaper and magazine, by Holly Roberts, April 2016.<\/p>\n

On Body and Soul: Contemporary Armor to Amulets<\/em>, Suzanne Ramljak, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2014.<\/p>\n

Metalsmith Magazine.<\/span><\/strong><\/a> <\/em>\u201cExhibition in Print: As Seen by Others, Photography as Strategy.\u201d vol. 33, no. 4, 2013.<\/p>\n

Humor in Craft,<\/em> <\/em>Bridgette Martin, 2013.<\/p>\n

Steel Wire Jewelry<\/em>, Brenda Schweder, 2011.<\/p>\n

Metalsmith Magazine, <\/em>“Form and Response, The Metalwork of Barbara Mann,” 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Ring Shows: Then and Now and Putting the Band Back To-gether, <\/em>Georgia Museum of Art, 2008.<\/p>\n

Reviews:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

World Sculpture News<\/em>, \u201cBarbara Mann, Wiregrass Museum of Art,\u201d <\/span>by Dorothy Joiner, Professor of Art History, LaGrange College, Georgia.  vol. 21, number 3, summer 2015, pp, 58-59.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dothan Eagle<\/em> \u2014 \u201cBarbara Mann: Transformation & Evolution at Wiregrass Museum of Art,\u201d 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

Metalsmith Magazine, <\/em>“Form and Response, The Metalwork of Barbara Mann,” by Dorothy Joiner, 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recent exhibitions include:  <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cForging Connections: A Metal Artist\u2019s View of the Marine Carbon Cycle.\u201d Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA, 2025.<\/p>\n

Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation Members Exhibit, Watkinsville, GA, 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocal Art Educator Showcase and Jewelry by Barbara Mann.\u201d Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cWaves of Wonder,\u201d Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, Savannah, GA, 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cHalf-Way Home,\u201d Art League of Hilton Head\u2019s Sea Turtle Patrol Exhibition, Hilton Head Island, SC, 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cDrifters Revealed: From the Nets of Tasmania and Beyond,\u201d ICES -PICES 7th<\/sup> International Zooplankton Production Symposium Art \u2013 Science Exhibition, The Bond Store, Tasmania Museum of Art, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201c25th Handcrafted 2024,\u201d the Marla V. Howard Arts Centre at the Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC, 2024.<\/p>\n

Distinguished Alumni Award Medal, College of Environment and Design, University of Georgia, Athens.  Bronze medal designed by Barbara Mann, 2024.<\/p>\n

Degrees of Commitment: Climate, Ecosystems, and Society, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, 2023.<\/p>\n

A Sense of Place Juried Competition, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA, 2023.<\/p>\n

Art of Nature, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2023.<\/p>\n

Athens Metal Arts Guild Exhibit, Gallery 441, Dillard, GA, 2023.<\/p>\n

24th<\/sup> Annual Handcrafted Juried Art Exhibit, <\/u>First Place Award. Maria V. Howard Arts Center at the Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC, 2023.<\/p>\n

35th<\/sup> Annual Valdosta National 2023, \u201cChange in the Weather.\u201d Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA, 2023.<\/p>\n

Forty-Eighth Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Arts Center. Athens, GA, 2023.<\/p>\n

Bring on the Gems, Society of North American Goldsmiths, members online exhibition, 2023.    <\/p>\n

Ossabaw Island Art Exhibition and Auction, Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus, Savannah, GA, 2022.<\/p>\n

Handcrafted 2022, National Juried Exhibition, Maria V. Howard Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC, 2022.<\/p>\n

47th<\/sup> Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA, 2022.<\/p>\n

Athens Metal Arts Guild Group Exhibition, tinyATH Gallery, Athens, GA, 2022.<\/p>\n

5th<\/sup> Biennial Wings and Water Exhibit, River Arts Center, Prairie du Sac, WI, 2022.<\/p>\n

Southworks National Juried Exhibition, Watkinsville, GA, 2022.     <\/p>\n

Reinvented & Reclaimed:  A Recycled Art Exhibition, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cRed Clay Survey 2020,\u201d Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL, 2020.<\/p>\n

Third Southeast Regional Exhibition (Virtual Tour), LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA, 2020.  <\/p>\n

\u201c26th<\/sup> Southworks National Juried Art Exhibition,\u201d Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cHandcrafted 2019,\u201d Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount, NC, 2020.<\/p>\n

Owens 50th <\/sup>Benchmark Medallion, College of Environment and Design, University of Georgia, Athens GA, 2020. <\/p>\n

SouthWorks National Juried Art Exhibition (Virtual Tour), Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2020. <\/p>\n

Installation, Flower Wall Mural, The Birth Center \u2013 Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, 2020.<\/p>\n

Best of 2019, National Juried Art Exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, 2019.<\/p>\n

Best of 2019, National Juried Art Exhibition, Springfield, OH, 2019.<\/p>\n

25th<\/sup> Annual Southworks National Juried Art Exhibition, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2019.<\/p>\n

Georgia Artists: A Juried Exhibition, Abernathy Arts Center, Sandy Springs, GA, 2019.<\/p>\n

Best of 2018 Exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, 2019.<\/p>\n

Best of 2018 Exhibition, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH, 2018<\/p>\n

Lyndon House Arts Center, Members\u2019 Exhibition, Athens, GA, 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiary of Italy \u2013 Trajan\u2019s Column Candlestick,\u201d Georgia Museum of Art, \u201cCrafting History: Textiles, Metals and Ceramics at the University of Georgia,\u201d Athens, GA, 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cRed Clay Survey: 2017 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art,\u201d Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c42nd Juried Art Exhibition,\u201d Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAthens Metal Arts Guild Members\u2019 Exhibition,\u201d Athens Academy, Watkinsville, GA, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWearable Art,\u201d Greenville Center for Creative Arts, Greenville, SC, 2017.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Barbara Mann \u2014 Solo Exhibition,\u201d Oconee County Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, 2106.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c2016 Georgia Artist Juried Exhibition,\u201d Abernathy Arts Center, Sandy Springs, GA, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSpring Exhibition,\u201d Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences,  Rocky Mount, NC, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Gallery@HotelIndigo,” Athens, GA, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c41st Juried Art Exhibition,\u201d Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Athens Metal Arts Guild Exhibition,” Aurum Studios Ltd \u2014 Jewelers, Athens, GA, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAll That Glitters,\u201d Arts on Douglas Gallery, New Smyrna Beach, FL, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Transformation & Evolution,” solo exhibition, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL, 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAthens Metal Arts Guild Exhibition,\u201d Aiken Center for the Arts, Aiken, SC, 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

“On Body and Soul: Contemporary Armor to Amulets,” <\/em>National Ornamental Metals Museum, Memphis, TN, 2014, <\/span>and at the Tacoma Museum of Art, Tacoma, WA, 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Southworks Juried Exhibition,” <\/em>Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA., Best in Show, 2014.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

“Landscapes Near & Far,” solo exhibit, Circle Gallery, College of Environment & Design, University of Georgia, Athens, 2013-2014.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

“Art Rocks Athens,” <\/em>Lamar Dodd School of Art Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, 2014.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

“Body Language: Contemporary Art Jewelry Exhibition,” <\/em>Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Barbara is president and board member of the Athens Metal Arts Guild.<\/span><\/p>\n

email:<\/span>  <\/strong>bimann2@hotmail.com<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

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