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Women Taking Ownership

By: Alyse Bowman

The artist, A’Niecia De Four was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. She and her family moved to Georgia when she was in the third grade. As a child she did many craft projects with her dad which created an interest for the arts at a young age. As her passion for art began to grow she began teaching herself how to draw. Once she reached high school, A’Niecia De Four started experimenting with drawing women in various poses and even combined them with nature and animals. She also focused on a meticulous AP art project centered around creating realistic reflections of metal and water with pastels and watercolor as her materials.

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Valdosta National 2020

By Alyse Bowman

Visitors who attended the “Valdosta National” saw a bicycle that resembled an antelope, a hyper-realistic colored pencil drawing of a kitten, patterned paper silhouettes, three-dimensional layers of colored cardstock artworks, and an abstract artwork which consisted of cut fabric and string. These were only a few works among the many which were displayed in the “Valdosta National” exhibition which opened on January 21, 2020. The exhibition was located at the Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery at Valdosta State University. This was Valdosta State University’s 32nd year hosting the “Valdosta National”. There were 406 individual artists who competed for $1,500 in awards which were announced at the opening reception. The entire list of these awards as well as photographs of the show are located on the VSU Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery Facebook page. A total of 52 works were selected from 50 individual artists from 25 states. This year Didi Dunphy had the honor of judging each artwork. She graduated with an MFA from San Francisco Art Institute. Dunphy is a professor at the Lamar Dodd School of Art at UGA where she teaches contemporary and digital media art classes. Furthermore, Dunphy spends her time as an independent curator in partnership with regional art museums.

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