Past Exhibitions

Feb 2-Apr 7, 2024

Brittany A. Fields showcases her work as a result of Westobou’s year-long residency program. Brittany’s work focuses on themes surrounding world creation, identity creation and escapism. Utilizing the structures and textures of printmaking, drawing and installation; these themes are explored through a personal narrative, her observations and impressions of nature, and the cultural relations and stories surrounding animals and deities.

May 3-25, 2024

Westobou Gallery hosts the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for Georgia's 12th district. Every year, members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor a nation-wide arts competition open to all high school students. The winning piece in each district will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol, and the student artists will be invited to attend the national winners' reception in Washington D.C.

Jun 7-Aug 3, 2024

The Subversive Thread presents the work of artists that disrupt the traditional mediums of fiber and thread. Han Cao, Jennifer McBrien, Michael-Birch Pierce and Stacey Lee Webber elevate their craft by using unconventional textiles and techniques to recontextualize the medium not only in concept, but also by design.

Sep 6-Oct 19, 2024

Nashville-based artist Alex Lockwood creates sculptures that transform waste into culturally rich works of art discussing issues related to gun violence, plastic pollution and family dynamics.

Feb 3-Apr 8, 2023

Immaculate features the work of artist Devin Lovett as a result of Westobou's year-long Residency Program. Lovett's portraits represent the birth of the Black American identity.

May 5-20, 2023

Westobou Gallery hosts the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Georgia's 12th district. Every year, members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor a nation-wide arts competition open to all high school students. The winning piece in each district will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol, and the student artists will be invited to attend the national winners' reception in Washington D.C.

June 1-August 5, 2023

What is perplexed, will only show you the depth of your character, one might not be aware of...until. New works by Augusta-based artist, Aort Reed.

Sep 1-Oct 14, 2023

Experience the familiar novelty of the works by Augusta-based artist, Chase Lanier. Something you recognize in the back of your memory which you've never seen before.

Feb 4-Apr 9, 2022

Alone Together features the work of artist Joseph Kameen as a result of Westobou's year-long Residency Program. The paintings reflect on the last two years, and the repeating patterns of isolation and reunion they have brought.

May 6-20, 2022

Westobou Gallery hosts the 2022 Congressional Art Competition for Georgia's 12th district. Every year, members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor a nation-wide arts competition open to all high school students. The winning piece in each district will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol, and the student artists will be invited to attend the national winners' reception in Washington D.C.

Jun 3-Aug 6, 2022

Curated by Allison Westerfield, Ctrl [Alt] Self features an interwoven dialogue between three female artists: Brittany M. Watkins, Lucia Riffel, and Elise Thompson. Installation, painting, and video place the audience on a subliminal plane where separate parcels of time and space depict facets of human interaction with the feed.

Sep 20-Oct 15, 2022

Atlanta-based artist Kelly Taylor Mitchell's multidisciplinary practice centers oral history and ancestral memory woven into the African Diaspora. Her work presents speculative histories specifically related to community autonomy, swamp marronage and inherited identity.

Jan 15-Feb 20, 2021

billy s is a self-taught artist living and working in Augusta, Georgia. His multicolored works start with a positive word or phrase to establish the intent of his paintings. The message is centered around love and peace with a psychedelic vibe. Land of Delight shows a peak behind the curtain into billy's brain and the way he sees the world.

Mar 5-Apr 17, 2021

A native of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Franklin Delgado works with graphite powder to create portraits with precise detail. These drawings are homages to love and the grandeur created with minute particles of matter both in life and art. Delgado's recent work depicts individuals whose uniqueness treasures an everlasting sentiment that spans the transience of life.

May 7-28, 2021

Westobou Gallery hosts the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for Georgia's 12th district. Every year, members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor a nation-wide arts competition open to all high school students. The winning piece in each district will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol, and the student artists will be invited to attend the national winners' reception in Washington D.C.

Jul 2-Aug 14, 2021

Rumors of Form is a three-person exhibition that explores painting's influence on contemporary textile practices, collage and assemblage sculpture. Caleb Jamel Brown, Coulter Fussell, and Y Malik Jalal share a Southern upbringing and a deep belief in materials' ability to posess truth. This notion is revealed by the artists' reliance on found materials, tying their work directly to their surroundings and previous owners of the objects.

Feb 7-Apr 11, 2020

An exhibition of art jewelry from nine artists living and working in the South, curated by Katie Kameen.

Featured Artists: Adam Atkinson (VA), Funlola Coker (TN), Adriane Dalton (VA), Kate Furman (SC), Cindy Liebel (VA), Zach Melman-Carsey (FL), Sarah Murphy (GA), Olivia Ruxton (SC), Linda Tien (TX)

Jun 19-Aug 7, 2020

An exhibition featuring the works of three Augusta-based artists. Jennifer Onofrio, Brian McGrath and Raoul Pacheco come together to show a variety of mediums with themes of morality, family preservation and self-reflection.

Sep 4-Oct 16, 2020

This exhibition, by Hasani Sahlehe, explores abstracted compositions of natural and cultural phenomena to synthesize themes of memory, migration, and the supernatural.

Nov 6-Dec 19, 2020

The sixth annual juried exhibition of small works priced at $300 or less features local and regional artists working with various media in a variety of styles.

Featured Artists: Franklin Delgado, Debra Estep, Stephanie Hardigree, Clarence Heyward, Katie Kameen, Chase Lanier, Devin Lovett, Sara Mays, Claire Pope, Jeffery Repko, Paula Reynaldi, Staci Swider

Feb 1-Mar 13, 2019

The human condition is forever bound to impressions that are received through senses. Jacki Mayo Van Dyke’s work explores a multi-dimensional dream world of tricks and illusions we perceive from those senses, which often fail us. She aims to make viewers question what is real by exploring beyond our own perceptions of reality and to be awakened to the infinite possibilities of life.

Apr 5-May 17, 2019

Presented in conjunction with Augusta University’s Department of Art, Westobou Gallery and the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art will feature the work of graduating seniors. This collaboration provides arts students the opportunity to complete a body of work and exhibit in professional gallery spaces.

Featured Artists: Brooke Farmer, Kenya L. Gibbons, Dezzirae Goodrum, Morgan Hayes, Edgar F. Miles, Megan Pitt, Jonkota Samuels and David Thompson.

Jun 7-Aug 8, 2019

Atlanta-based artist, Jordan Graves works with computers and code to create physical objects with digital qualities. Her exhibition, Interference, will include an interactive LED light installation that reacts to movement, creating complex multi-dimensional patterns.

Sep 6-Oct 18, 2019

Ehrlich’s monumental work uses traditional modes of weaving, crocheting and fabric manipulation that function in non-traditional ways as both objects and two-dimensional surfaces.

Feb 23-Apr 20, 2018

Sentiments and Origins, features contemporary interpretations of flowers and foliage by artists Frances de La Rosa, Cynthia Farnell, Juan Alberto Negroni and Pandra Williams in collaboration with Jennifer Garcia-Green.

May 4-Jun 15, 2018

The Eyes Have It is presented in conjunction with Augusta University's Art Department featuring four graduating seniors. The Pamplin College/Westobou collaboration provides art students the opportunity to complete a body of work and to exhibit this work in a professional gallery space.

Featured Artists: Kenneth James Benson, Macy Shawn Goodwin, Rebecca Hogue, and Alexandra Ries

Jul 6-Aug 24, 2018

Murray is a self-taught artist who lives and works near Thomson, Georgia. His brightly colored palettes depict scenes of his childhood home, his family, and the beauty of rural landscape as he envisions it.

Sep 7-Oct 27, 2018

The work incorporates the visual language of naval flags and nautical wayfinding, combined with romanticized objects of the American South as a means to communicate the psychological and the physical. These references signal the warning of a threat or the possibility of safe passage. Working beyond the physical image of the body, objects of buoyancy and navigation become metaphors for selfhood, resilience, and the sanity required in the turbulent oceans of contemporary America.

Feb 10-Apr 9, 2017

"Outliers", organized by Augusta University professor, Chadwick Tolley, is presented in conjunction with the Southern Graphics Council International’s 2017 conference in Atlanta. This exhibition is a celebration of printmaking featuring artwork from eight local, regional and national printmakers.

Featured Artists: Rosalind Avrett, Junstin Diggle, Stefanie Dykes, Anna Kenar, Mary Robinson, Chadwick Tolley, April Michelle Traugott and Erik Waterkotte

Jun 2-Jul 21, 2017

Curated by Shannon Morris, this exhibition features drawings, paintings, sculptures and interactive experiences that examine language and its relevance.

Apr 21-May 20, 2017

5/Fifths is presented in conjunction with Augusta University’s Department of Art and features the works of five graduating seniors. The Pamplin College/Westobou collaboration provides art students the opportunity to complete a body of work and to exhibit this work in a professional gallery space.

Featured Artists: Quintavious Brown, Cezann Cawthon, Carey Mogianesi, Olivia Robinson and Leah Schaffer

Aug 4-Sep 20, 2017

Westobou Gallery presents "Symbols and Allegories" featuring works by Augusta-native Jay Jacobs.

Westobou selects Jay Jacobs for his excellent work, dedication to his craft, and commitment to our creative community. In collaboration with Augusta University’s Pamplin College, Westobou seeks to support the work of local artists as a means of promoting Augusta’s growing cultural community.

Feb 12-Mar 25, 2016

An exhibition of large format French cinema posters from the 50s, 60s and 70s curated by Matthew Buzzell from his personal collection.

Apr 1-15, 2016

An exhibition displaying works with a focus on identity, youth, and the exploration of form through painting, photography, and sculpture by Augusta University senior student artists Sara Mays, Ashton Collins, and Sarah Joy McCollum.

Apr 29-Jun 17, 2016

An exhibition of large-scale watercolors and fabric collages by Paul Vincent (1949-2009). This selection of carefully constructed work reflects Vincent’s interest in experimentation within the realm of representations.

Curated by Edward Rice, artist and long-time friend of Paul Vincent.

Jul 1-Sep 2, 2016

A collection of new artwork by Staci Swider celebrating Miru’s adventures at the edge of his pond.

Sep 30-Nov 20, 2015

Story Line: Wiley, Howard and Moneyhun, brings together three artists working in very specific - and very different - media to the new Westobou Gallery in downtown Augusta. Curated by Susan Laney of Laney Contemporary, this exhibition explores social, mythical and cultural themes connected by that most foundational of artistic ideas - the line.

Dec 4, 2015-Jan 29, 2016

The first annual exhibition of small works priced at $300 or less features local and regional artists working with various media in a variety of styles.

Featured Artists: Anna Bliss, Jimmy Butcher, Troy Campbell, Jason Craig, Jay Jacobs, Declan Konesky, Chase Lanier, Tobia Makover, Lillie Morris, Raoul Pacheco, Anna Patrick, Daniel E. Smith, Wesley Stewart, Staci Swider