Valdosta National 2025

Valdosta National

by Hayley Acevedo

The Valdosta National held at the Dedo Maranville Gallery, at Valdosta State University, located in Valdosta, Georgia is host to a wide variety of artists and styles. While the space of the gallery was small, the curator did an effective job arranging the artworks in the limited space. The artworks were placed and paired up according to style and artist, and in between there are single artworks that together help draw the viewer across the gallery.

The 37th Annual Valdosta National

by Canita Ruan

“The 37th Annual Valdosta National” exhibition was held January 16^th to February 7^th, 2025, at the Dedo Maranville Gallery, organized by Mark Errol, director of the fine arts gallery at Valdosta State University. There were twenty-five artists from twelve states represented in this exhibition. Everyone from the public was welcome to visit the gallery and see the works selected for this exhibition. In the exhibition write-up, the juror for the exhibit, Michael McFalls, remarked on the outstanding quality of the artwork that was submitted and the difficulty of choosing just 25 pieces from 195 submissions. The juror said the work had, “Individual artistic excellence and cultural conversation.”[1] For the variety of pieces chosen, several of the artist’s pieces were featured in the same media more than once and were placed side by side on the gallery walls.

by Haley Miller

The Dedo Maranville Gallery at Valdosta State University hosted the 37^th Annual “Valdosta National Exhibition,” which opened on January 14^th. The exhibition includes the artwork of different artists from 12 states across the U.S. Juried by Michael McFalls, a professor at Columbia State University, the show sought to find work that “captures both individual artistic excellence and a larger cultural conversation.”[1] As mentioned in the juror’s statement, artists have used their work as visual language for centuries, creating a sense of shared experiences between humanity. McFall looked for artworks that would add a new point of view or go beyond just formal proficiency. The exhibition certainly offers an array of different themes, from ones that address societal issues like the environment to more expressive works that touch on identity, spirituality, and the questioning of our common reality.[2] There are several different mediums ranging from painting, sculpture, and photography to more unique forms like miniature scenes and small sculptures.

The 2025 Valdosta National

by Shelby Hammack

On January 14, 2025, Valdosta State University’s Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery held the opening reception for the 37th annual Valdosta National exhibition. Curated by the gallery director, Mark Errol, and juried by Professor of Art at Columbus State University, Michael McFalls, the 2025 Valdosta National presents a wide variety in subject matter, medium, and style.

The 37th Annual Valdosta National

by Lori Bowen

The “37th Annual Valdosta National” exhibition – hosted at the Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery – features a wide range of media from textile to videography and is host to the pieces of 25 artists in total. The juried show consists of selections picked from 195 submissions by juror Michael McFalls and ran from January 16^th to February 7^th, 2025.