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Through the convergence of technology and traditional mediums, Genevieve explores the dynamic relationship between humanity, nature, and the virtual realm. Drawing upon her background in computer science, research, and passion for artistic expression, she delves into the realms of science and the arts to find innovative ways to incorporate sustainability into her works with photography, discarded technological artifacts, and organic elements. Her work has been shown in the Augusta and Atlanta areas at multiple venues and galleries. Upcoming Exhibition: TBD - February 2026 at Westobou Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/53461934-5d71-4a2d-8f54-411723c79e01/Westobou+Photo.JPG Artist in Residence - Our 2024 Resident Dylan Smeak Dylan Smeak is an artist born and raised in Augusta, Georgia. His work explores the thick, sticky layers of cultural residue left by time and the haze of nostalgia evoked by objects as simple as worn stickers, old logos, and bygone technological devices. In his practice, Dylan relies heavily on the immediacy of airbrushing, combining the blue-collar, utilitarian techniques of set designers and automotive painters with the time-tested methods of classical painters. Exhibition: Inside Joke - February 2025 at Westobou Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/89ec4ac4-a81b-4b6f-8f34-29b915981811/IMG_0670.jpeg Artist in Residence - Our 2023 Resident Brittany A. Fields Fields grew up in Saint Louis, Missouri but her academic pursuits led her to Atlanta and New York respectively where she received her BA at Spelman College ’11 and MFA from the New York Academy of Art ‘13. Her work focuses on escapism, world and identity creation, and self-exploration while looking to spirituality, creation myths, fables & folk tales. Her preferred mediums are drawing and printmaking but experimentation with installation and materiality are important growing aspects of her work. Exhibition: every thIng waS something else before. [sic] - February 2024 at Westobou Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/bea6e4e6-8203-474d-a24e-f1d2f54d72b4/IMG_0196+%281%29.JPG Artist in Residence - Our 2022 Resident Devin Lovett For the past four years Devin Lovett has been practicing art professionally in the city of Augusta, GA. Beginning with traditional sketches and line work he has evolved into acrylic, then to traditional oil painting. Devin has shown his work in multiple galleries across the Augusta area and Metro Atlanta, and has also had his work auctioned on multiple occasions. His style has evolved from expressionistic acrylic work to the more contemporary oil painting that he does today. Most of his work portrays stark forms combined with loose brushstrokes to create a chiseled effect that evokes a sense of macabre or melancholy. But you can also find more experimental work that are both thought provoking, and on occasion, unintentionally political. https://pseudstudios.com/ Exhibition: Immaculate - February 2023 at Westobou Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613756989139-10P3KZJJPIYXNCJCATVA/Joseph+Kameen_Headshot_2.jpg Artist in Residence - Our 2021 Resident Joseph Kameen Joseph Kameen’s narrative paintings investigate the desire to understand and examine our lives, even if we are ultimately unable to find answers. Primarily working in oils, his paintings are based on personal experiences and combine memory, invention, and reality. Kameen exhibits his work nationally and internationally, and shares his passion for art with the community and his students as an assistant professor of art at U of SC Aiken. www.josephkameen.com Exhibition: Alone Together - 2022 at Westobou Gallery https://www.westobou.org/curator daily 0.75 2025-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/6943cfb4-bdd2-4f31-9acf-427e85a37ed4/IMG_0054.jpg Guest Curator - Our 2026 Guest Curator Harvee White Harvee White is an arts advocate and public historian from the Atlanta metro area (by way of Bossier City, Louisiana). She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Georgia State University, and a public history master’s degree and museum studies certificate from the University of West Georgia. She has worked in program management/community engagement roles at various museums, and was chosen by South Arts as Georgia’s National Leader of Color fellow (class of 2023-2024). Currently, you can find her living, working, and snacking on gummy worms in Columbia, South Carolina. Exhibition: Something from Something - June 5-August 8, 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/a1ef1ddf-e3b7-4f12-a7e2-6eed6cce7400/THE+END_Craig+Drennen_portrait.jpeg Guest Curator - Our 2025 Guest Curator Craig Drennen Craig Drennen is a painter based in Atlanta, GA and a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow. He is represented by Brigitte Mulholland Gallery in Paris. He has had recent solo exhibitions at The Suburban in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Freight+Volume Gallery in New York City, and the Atlanta Contemporary in Atlanta, Georgia. His work has been included in group exhibitions at Anton Kern Gallery in New York City and the Kunstverein Langenhagen in Langenhagen, Germany. He has been an artist in residence at Yaddo, MacDowell, and Skowhegan. His work has been reviewed in Art in America, Artforum, and The New York Times. Drennen served as dean at the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in Skowhegan, teaches at Georgia State University, and manages THE END Project Space. Since 2008 he has organized his studio practice around Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens. Exhibition: THE END: First Five Years - June 6-August 2, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/4e6a8b24-e84e-4b34-83ba-1a5127c41180/Jennpic.jpeg Guest Curator - Our 2024 Guest Curator Jennifer Chrzanowski Jennifer Chrzanowski is an independent curator residing in Crofton, Maryland. She received her BFA in Film, Photography and Electronic Media from the University of Illinois at Chicago and her Masters Degree in Photography from Columbia College Chicago. She has curated multiple exhibitions that include the work of Joe Goode, Chris Verene, Bill Owens, Jo Ann Callis and Eileen Cowen. She currently works at the Academy Art Museum in Easton Maryland as the Deputy Director where she organizes a multitude of special events, including a 3-day juried Craft Show which includes over 60 artists from across the United States and a block-party style Juneteenth celebration which includes regional musical acts, food and crafts. Exhibition: The Subversive Thread - June 7-August 3, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/2308e751-0fb3-42b6-9592-3e856eb59812/IMG_4797.JPG Guest Curator - Our 2022 Guest Curator Allison Westerfield Allison Westerfield is a doctoral candidate studying modern and contemporary art under the advice of Dr. Rachel Silveri at the University of Florida. She received her BA in Arts Administration from the University of West Florida. She went on to attend Savannah College of Art and Design earning her MA in Art History. Her current research intends to focus on the medical invention and visual construction of hysteria by Jean-Martin Charcot and its feminist afterlives, as women artists worked to reclaim feminine madness from its patriarchal medicalization. Outside of academia, she works as an independent curator. Recent exhibitions include mini golf of sensual sports photographs by McKinna Anderson at Florida Mining Gallery and Waiting Room at Laundromat Art Space in Miami. Exhibition: CTRL [ALT] SELF - June 3-August 6, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1614031764483-HCMNQPM54TM7L6ONM6CD/_DSC3768A.jpg Guest Curator - Our 2021 Guest Curator Hasani Sahlehe Hasani Sahlehe is a multidisciplinary artist and educator. His practice consists of abstract paintings, installations, and performances that explore the natural and the supernatural. Significant exhibitions of his work have taken place at SCAD Museum of Art, the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, and NADA Miami. His work has been published in Art Papers, New American Paintings (with Noteworthy Artist distinction), Artmaze, and Burnaway. Awards include the SCAD Alumni Atelier, MINT Leap year residency, and the Hambidge Residency for the Arts and Sciences. Michael Rooks, curator, High Museum of Art is among the collectors of his work. Sahlehe currently serves as the teaching artist at the Morris Museum of Art. He received his Painting BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2015. Sahlehe is originally from St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Exhibition: Rumors of Form - July 2-August 14, 2021 https://www.westobou.org/westobou daily 1.0 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1e36f25d-9bfd-4f97-85dc-45dc03995599/weNEEDyou_edit.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/c8297eb7-6e71-46a9-8a54-f22bacc39009/Westohue_2026-56.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/bc08d334-f3f5-4ac8-8ae9-e95968ededb5/Westohue_2026-78+%281%29.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1771620442230-EBKWYWXSPC7FV2P96NSC/unsplash-image-qWsVgxgo1-E.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.westobou.org/staff daily 0.75 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/f5b59d4a-8462-4e0a-82e7-158141e114db/Porter_westobou_blair_headshot_23_casual.jpg Staff+Board - Matthew Porter, Executive Director Matt recently joined the Westobou team as Executive Director. Previously Porter has served as the Curator of Education at the Morris Museum of Art, where he has worked for 14 years focusing on public programs, outreach and education. Outside of the Morris he has been responsible for curating exhibitions, events and happenings in and around Augusta at places like the Mary S. Byrd Gallery at Augusta University, ATHICA, and other community spaces. A long-time collaborator and partner in local arts institutions he hopes to share the enthusiasm he has for Augusta with an eye for accessible, contemporary, and forward thinking arts. Enneagram 2 - The Helper EMAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1617380959056-5L7TJXVT1VYX3Y7EVP2A/_LJG2993.jpg Staff+Board - Bethany Marshall, Programs Director Bethany Marshall joined the Westobou team in 2015 after graduating from Augusta University with a desire to find a creative role in the community. She found it! As the Programs Director, she can be seen running around setting up for an array of events and gallery openings. Behind the scenes, where she prefers, Bethany wears many other hats for the organization. Enneagram 9 - The Peacemaker EMAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1617381030785-6KAQR5IXC9Q70YM3UKG7/_LJG2795.jpg Staff+Board - Baillie Conway, Gallery Preparator Baillie joined the Westobou team after graduating from Augusta University. As an artist, he has an eye for detail and is the reason our gallery exhibitions always look amazing. You can also see him working at his family’s frame shop in Aiken and Augusta. Follow him on social media to see the Adventures of Legoman. @binkitup https://www.westobou.org/mission daily 0.75 2021-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613594438861-JO01KP8TLJC444CP8ZS5/_DSC1617.jpg Mission+Vision+Values - Mission Westobou fosters a vibrant, culturally-rich community by supporting artists and their ideas to present engaging, creative and thought-provoking artistic experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613594791186-P3O8FCMICXJMX79OVP9M/_DSC1766.jpg Mission+Vision+Values - Vision Westobou will be the most influential vehicle for the arts to be shared and admired in the Southeast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613595886813-X544DTKS5RLMSG2ECYS5/_DSC1516.jpg Mission+Vision+Values - Values Westobou remains INCLUSIVE through the arts we promote, the audiences we reach and the communities we impact. Westobou maintains utmost INTEGRITY in all aspects of operations, programming and stewardship. Westobou embraces DIVERSITY of thought, art and people. Westobou inspires CREATIVITY in artistic expressions and community advancement. Westobou foster EXCELLENCE in organizational activities and artistic expressions. https://www.westobou.org/past-exhibitions daily 0.75 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/9ea76969-a21e-47a3-a837-82cdac5b1b1a/DSCF4543-2+%281%29.jpg Past Adienne Dalton, IMage titiel 4:5, crdit overlay, Paragraph 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/b3c5f229-07e1-4420-9824-fbc93c84a527/DSC_7119.jpg Past Adienne Dalton, IMage titiel 4:5, crdit overlay, Paragraph 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/f4c3006e-0375-41c6-8cf3-a9958c0d3054/DSC_9818.jpg Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/5624aeb4-6235-4e5e-8e13-62357fa612a3/DSC_0221.jpg Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1465193b-745f-4aa4-b257-3bb59d02b6d0/IMG-7535.jpeg Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/f7e49979-1cd1-4fbe-9adc-730aef83e66b/IMG_4038.jpeg Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/0041bf72-a440-4c46-977f-c21e4ca3cc16/wsb_brittanyafields-55.jpg Past Adienne Dalton, IMage titiel 4:5, crdit overlay, Paragraph 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/0d1fd9fe-a2ff-4f22-918f-9e96fde8bbd5/IMG_2127.jpg Past - Make it stand out 1st Place : Sahiyah Newton, Onset of a Storm, Davidson Fine Arts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/a9646194-779c-4a18-83db-36955b280bfe/subversivethread+%2883%29.jpg Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/f99084e8-8f38-4b20-92d7-28439d3336a1/IMG_8114.jpg Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1bd07acc-3c95-40fd-b854-a8e67028df91/IMG_1678+-+Abby+Edwards.jpg Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/34de0c1a-1ed5-46df-925d-422f6441720d/Immaculate187.jpg Past Adienne Dalton, IMage titiel 4:5, crdit overlay, Paragraph 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/7687e59d-a3f6-4e02-b23e-3d99e8213e3a/IMG_0819+%281%29.jpg Past - Make it stand out 1st Place : Joceylyn Pope, Mother Tongue, Davidson Fine Arts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/5e5df1be-faf0-4a83-a40d-3745bf8182ee/119.jpg Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/a47857f1-8a5c-4e92-9da3-4ad5a6564dcb/255.jpg Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/50ff35e0-63b3-463f-9b12-2bc2553f6e07/IMG_1527.jpg Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1641397805946-GD2S94UT3TIEUS3WZD38/Kameen_Shelter.jpg Past Adienne Dalton, IMage titiel 4:5, crdit overlay, Paragraph 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/d6e01212-f3aa-4a78-a379-b02941c204f5/IMG_6350.jpg Past First Place winner: Waffle Home by Riley Flynn of Greenbrier High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/0cf66ae1-ba7d-404d-ba79-5b9a2cb6cabb/_LKG4417.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/45102444-88c3-4956-b3d4-8a3001827fde/1585.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/87ef82e3-9a13-487c-8614-54e442128f30/IMG_0519.jpg Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1614021490621-FBXMOTZ0EO6DQZ4OY30J/image0%2B%25283%2529.jpg Past Adienne Dalton, IMage titiel 4:5, crdit overlay, Paragraph 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1618843347864-M3ZIUQ4CV79VWL02NY34/Detail%2B1.jpg Past $4.89, Raoul Pacheco Image courtesy of the artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1623336035725-2G0HYM18SAQ93ZASYO7A/IMG_4302.jpg Past First Place winner: The Heart of a Papa by Leila Hill of Harlem High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1629295958370-GFX3V92NNWCYNS2HY8YL/_LKG0096.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1634581524152-DGFSP7693H9EBWYK3VE1/_P9A0710.jpg Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/5b38a53b-b7c0-421c-a218-8f8acca12cbd/IMG_5283.jpg Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613754778666-Y4LFKC1W4I8L8GOKI1U5/a.dalton-baleen-white-background-for-web%252Bcopy.jpg Past Adienne Dalton, IMage titiel 4:5, crdit overlay, Paragraph 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613754919313-2RN47C3H0Q5VUEFDPIOP/%252416.25.jpg Past $4.89, Raoul Pacheco Image courtesy of the artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613759300506-0DAP27RHH0FAYJIXA4Z0/_DSC3551.jpg Past 4:3 dimensions, caption hover (actually but title or credit here) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1614014836281-6TZJP9KRXDA4T2YKD06F/seeds1.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613513930689-PW463YCIECGSYTWO5NMZ/jacki.DSC04530.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1614021087094-3E90EKEP9G5WH86J7098/Brooke%2BFarmer%2B2.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613513969103-9WLM6V5EQU2XMOK02S1G/DSC04748.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613514183453-D65HY9Q9E824NM62KV75/DSC_4364.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1614016751874-AN4MNIUM8IGMCR5IXYRN/seeds19.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1614018003722-U1RH8DQXLPJEA2I6N6JW/sent%2526org.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1614190324037-Z6DHLOK6ENNL3CH33IY9/110A5094.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613754724521-O7UNOPNA3MLRVECHC6DL/home-138.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613574345828-Z7MELUORPZYN3OW61TBP/_DSC3211.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1614018058295-VQ8LUUCMDGP0ZPG0PIKI/seeds18.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1615300546178-VZW3NTA0TCCK0D6OY1QF/Window%252BWatcher%252Bfor%252BAugusta.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1615300491038-FJEME1J3NB582IQYSG9W/DSC00020.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1614018125432-4AWF7MK83VR1ER0FLHR7/5%253A5th.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613574778399-HRCL6JX6Y874A5HKLLSC/Jay4.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613754448377-TMCEGVTE1BL42JDEJ0OX/_DSC4048.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1614018184721-KPYC20C62UCNF9RRLMYJ/seeds17.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613600798124-ZLT95UJIZUL1QBJDHTRG/movie%2Bposter%2B1.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1614020509999-HL03ZIKDMVEDOGEV9JKX/In%2BFlight%2B%25281%2529.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1614018234856-K0EXNC4TS7YJ1N130B7S/constructed%2Brealism.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613587279865-JCDFS2IVOR3ZD0FSY50E/IMG_8534.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613600491690-41K7RP0SQ9AQAPBD8KRN/IMG_7378.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1614018281236-B6HOYBASHJSM1WKOYDRS/Seeds16.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613587089623-7K6SB7ANGBZS6980355F/WestobouFestival2015_AK110.jpg Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613599260776-ODTPNLUCKN1ORQO8PTWR/Jimmy%2BButcher_The%2BLonely%2BRed.jpg Past https://www.westobou.org/visitor-faq daily 0.75 2024-08-09 https://www.westobou.org/gallery daily 0.75 2024-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613424341345-2THFZ5LIQ7RNCK7J69E7/DSC03832.JPG Westobou Gallery - Art in Downtown Augusta Designed as a contemporary venue for a wide variety of exhibitions throughout the year, Westobou Gallery offers curated exhibitions by national, regional and local artists with a focus on emerging and mid-career contemporary and experimental artists. Come see us on Broad Street! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1623335804970-28PN33QCAA9Z5DER5XK0/Jalal_MuddyBanks.jpg Westobou Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613425308834-ZGD5BBIP06VLBR5EAPSB/_DSC4008.jpg Westobou Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613425334435-43HAVF018L7J6QVBCB1T/_DSC4022.jpg Westobou Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613424266689-O732RTY65GBYJTIACPXO/DSC_4300.jpg Westobou Gallery - History of 1129 Originally built in 1916, the basic architecture - long and narrow with high ceilings - of 1129 Broad Street mirrors many of the retail spaces found on the street, many of which were built just after the Great Fire that destroyed 25 square blocks of downtown that same year. With high ceilings, fancy millwork and large front windows that open onto iron balconies, the upper floors were used as residential units until the mid-1940s. Unlike the adjacent spaces, the upper floors of Westobou Gallery remain vacant today. Originally a grocery store, the ground floor, over the years was occupied by a shoemaker’s shop, a furniture store and a dry goods store. The longest, and most well-known, tenant was Simkins Seed Co. For more than 50 years, the Seed Co. was a recognized and beloved Broad Street anchor. Leroy Simkins Sr. operated the country store long after Augusta transitioned from an agricultural to an urban economy. Westobou Gallery, which opened in May 2015, has once again brought new life into a 100 year-old building. Westobou is proud to carry on the building’s tradition and share a piece of its rich history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1613424620667-WGEP27NDL3ZKFMP9SILR/_DSC0786.jpg Westobou Gallery - Rent the Gallery The Gallery is perfect for hosting a variety of events in a trendy downtown setting. The space offers a unique, intimate aesthetic for indoor events accommodating up to 50 for a seated dinner, theater-style, or cocktail reception. Be creative, expanding your event to include the outdoor storefront allows for greater capacity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1614283198333-KHD7VQ9VSOJVRNFPD646/IMG_2820.JPG Westobou Gallery - Field Trips Field trips to Westobou Gallery include a guided tour of the exhibition on display and an overview of the background information on exhibiting artist(s). With advance notice, we can help you align your trip to curriculum or class lessons by adding additional programming or hands-on activities. We are eager to help you design a field trip that meets your needs. Please contact us at least 4 weeks in advance to book your trip. https://www.westobou.org/upcoming-exhibitions daily 0.75 2026-04-02 https://www.westobou.org/seeds daily 0.75 2025-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/a35c20c8-aba9-49c4-b5e1-0c9ab5192c62/APF+Headshot.JPG Seeds 2025 Juror: Adam P. (AP) Faust is a creative based in Atlanta. He holds a BFA from Guilford College, where his 2014 sculpture thesis featured found object sculptures inspired by explorations in dreams, memory, and the woods of Durham and Greensboro, North Carolina. After graduating, Faust embraced collage as his primary art form, delving into surrealist explorations of the subconscious through dreams and automatism. He utilizes collage to reshape narratives by repurposing physical media in his own work and shares collage as a technique to overcome creative blocks, teach collaboration, and facilitate communication through professional workshops and community-based projects. Faust has presented his work at Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2024, for Collage Artists of America, and was in last year's SEEDS X at Westobou. Earlier this year, he showcased a decade's worth of collage work in his debut solo exhibition, IT'S ABOUT TIME. He continues to exhibit in group shows, mostly around the Atlanta area, energized by the synergy of the creative community. Currently, Faust serves as the Operations Director at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. In this role, he curates exhibitions and programs in collaboration with various Atlanta arts organizations, educators, and artists at all stages of their careers. Highlights of his curatorial work include producing an exhibition of Howard Finster's work, Shannon McCollum's FILA retrospective, Alice Woodruff's Warrior Women, and curating Echoes: 100 Years of Surrealism's Influence. 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Choi is a painter who uses photorealist techniques with vernacular abstraction to demonstrate that emotional content and careful technique can exist in the same paintings. For the past 10 years Choi has made depictions of highways and skies in acrylic and gouache paintings on shaped panels. These paintings begin with iPhone dashboard images painted in blue monochrome but often end with layers of abstract shapes informed by highway road signs. Choi has two children in Marietta, GA and she is currently an Assistant Professor in Painting & Drawing in the Department of Art & Design at Augusta University in Augusta, GA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/a7a345e3-8334-473b-a01c-b4f48a4b4bb9/JJ1.jpg WestoHUE Artists - Jay Jacobs Jay Jacobs is a self taught Augusta-based artist. Creating works that are deliberately ambiguous, his narratives allow viewers to construct their own meanings. His paintings, drawings and installations have been exhibited at CANDL, Butcher gallery, Touchstone gallery, the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Slocumb gallery and Westobou Gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/3bea80d5-e949-44ef-985d-2bc944d0d35e/KK.jpg WestoHUE Artists - Katie Kameen Katie Kameen creates wearable art and sculpture by playfully experimenting with premade plastic objects. Kameen received her BFA in 3D Studio Art from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, and her MFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. She exhibits nationally and internationally and has been published in American Craft Magazine, Friend of the Artist, and Uppercase Magazine. Kameen is an assistant professor of 3D sculpture media at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/378b7008-77a6-4d10-bf9b-9eb16c3994a1/JK.jpg WestoHUE Artists - Joe Kameen Joseph Kameen is a painter based in South Carolina, where he is an assistant professor of art at the University of South Carolina Aiken. Originally from Pittsburgh, he received his BFA in painting and sculpture from Boston University, and his MFA in painting from Indiana University Bloomington. Kameen’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including New York, London, Berlin, and Greece. His work has also been featured in a variety of publications, including Friend of the Artist, Emboss Magazine and PIKCHUR Magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/1bc079c9-025d-4ad2-80f8-f235af623508/CL.png WestoHUE Artists - Chase Lanier Chase Lanier earned Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting and Art Education from the University of Georgia, studying abroad in Cortona, Italy and Guadalajara, Mexico. He has worked with artists of all ages in summer camps, veterans’ programs, teaching high school art, and after-school programs. Currently, Chase is the art teacher at Academy of Richmond County. He has participated in juried exhibitions, curated a variety of group shows, and shown independently over the last 20 years. Chase predominantly created paintings in oil, watercolor, and acrylic, though has recently explored sculpture. The visual narrative he has created documents attempts to give form to the unseen. Intrigue is the first guiding force in his work, enabling explorations with deviations and discoveries which present possibilities for engaging viewers. As intrigue begins the journey, the engagement of the viewer is the destination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/7cffc8cd-71d4-463f-9f84-0e354cc98f9f/JP.png WestoHUE Artists - Jocelyn Pope Jocelyn Pope is an emerging artist based in South Carolina, working with a focus in oil painting. She began her study of art while enrolled at Davidson Fine Arts, which encouraged her artistic development and exploration of several mediums including drawing and ceramics. Her technique often consists of small brushwork and vibrant colors. Her artistic concerns are topics such as race, gender, and belonging, acknowledging how they have shaped her personal narrative and life. While studying under multiple professionals, she has participated in numerous exhibitions spanning from Miami, FL to Washington D.C. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/e90ae63e-a64f-44a5-b7ce-d58e4eec15c5/ER.png WestoHUE Artists - Edward Rice Edward Rice was born in 1953 in Augusta, GA and raised in North Augusta, SC. He was protégé of Freeman Schoolcraft from 1972-1979 and Director / Artist in Residence at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta from 1979-1982. The artist is the recipient of a South Carolina Arts Commission Artist Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts / Southern Arts Federation Regional Fellowship, and the Elizabeth O'Neil Verner Governor's Award. His paintings have been included in numerous exhibitions and permanent collections across the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/03d2e634-3713-434b-8b1c-c844f8ede219/HS.jpg WestoHUE Artists - Hasani Sahlehe Hasani Sahlehe (b. 1991) was born in St. Thomas, USVI. He graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2015. A 2023 recipient of the Macdowell Fellowship, his work has been the subject of a solo exhibition at Atlanta Contemporary. Sahlehe’s work was recently purchased by the High Museum of Art for their permanent Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/624af334-739b-4ca0-ad51-c25970715020/SW.jpg WestoHUE Artists - Staci Swider Staci Swider began her career as a textile designer in the home furnishings industry where she was known for her innovative designs and won many accolades. Today, her award-winning collage paintings infused with fiber art are exhibited in galleries across the Southeast. She is a juried member of the National Association of Women Artists and is trained as a Certified GOLDEN Artist Educator. Staci's book, Acrylic Expressions, along with four instructional painting videos, were published by Random House. When she is not traveling around the globe in search of inspiration, she makes her home in Aiken, SC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60073521f931384d59d31e71/7f9369bf-4d6c-4ae3-8e2f-1a3cac7ef204/MGW.jpg WestoHUE Artists - Mary Grace Wynn Mary Grace Wynn is an artist based out of Augusta, GA. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2013 with a concentration in Photography. A change from her previous art years spent focusing on film photography, Mary Grace is now working with drawing and painting. 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