Josué Morales Urbina on exhibit at Leo Castelli this spring

Josué Morales Urbina "Interstices" opening reception thursday, jan. 22, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Leo Castelli Gallery. This project is supported in part by a Foundation for Contemporary Arts grant

Josué Morales Urbina is New York-based, award-winning installation and sculpture artist whose work primarily explores transcultural displacement and dépaysement: a longing for a sense of home in a foreign environment. Morales Urbina’s career is marked by numerous accomplishments,… Read More

Teresa Abel exhibits at Renaissance Gallery through March 2026

Teresa Abel Exposure Thursday Dec. 4, 2025

Brenau University Galleries presents Teresa Abel’s solo exhibition, Exposure, running from Dec. 4, 2025, to March 31, 2026, in the Renaissance Gallery on the Gainesville Square. An opening reception and holiday membership party will take place on Thursday,… Read More

William J. Thompson: Gestures of Faith

William J. Thompson gestures of faith September 4, 2025

A selection of work by William J. Thompson, a prolific Georgia sculptor and former University of Georgia art professor, is currently on exhibit at Brenau University’s Presidents Gallery. A reception celebrating the exhibit Gestures of Faith will be… Read More

Ichthyology: Illuminated Figures by Marcus E. Bloch

Ichthyology: Illuminated Figures by Marcus E. Bloch presents 30 works created between 1785 and 1797 from Brenau University’s Graham Arader Art Collection. Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723–1799) was a German physician and naturalist who is best known for his… Read More

Alexi Torres: Unbrainwashable

Unbrainwashable, Alexi Torres - September 19, 2024

Atlanta artist Alexi Torres will present Unbrainwashable at Brenau University this fall. The solo exhibit features contemporary sculptures, installments and large scale oil paintings that emphasize the importance of thinking for oneself. Torres was born in Bermeja, Cuba, a small… Read More

Avian Song: Natural History Works from Brenau University’s Permanent Art Collection On View in Brenau’s Renaissance Gallery

Avian Song, April 11 - Dec. 5

AVIAN SONG: Natural History Works from Brenau University’s Permanent Art Collection The natural history collection on display in Brenau University’s Renaissance Gallery opening April 11th and running through December 5th, encompasses artworks dating from the 1700s to the… Read More

Jenny Bishop Heaton to Show at Leo Castelli Gallery Opening April 4, 2024

Jenny Bishop Heaton: Lavish Delights Opening Reception: April 4, 5:30-7 PM Artist Talk 6 PM Leo Castelli Gallery, John S. Burd Center for Performing Arts 429 Academy Street, Gainesville, Ga 30501 Georgia artist, Jenny Bishop Heaton (aka Virginia)… Read More

Brenau’s Fashion Department Presents: A walk-In through Princess Shirazi’s Closet – A Historic Clothing Collection Exhibition

Come join the Brenau Center for the Arts – Fashion Program, as they unveil the magnificent collection of Princess Lucie Jadot Shirazi from the Historic Fashion Collection. Brenau acquired her collection in 1996 after her demise in 1994…. Read More

Brenau’s Director of Galleries and Curator of Permanent Art Collections, Gena Brodie Robbins Talks on NPR, WABE with Lois Reitzes’ City Lights Radio Show

Brenau University Director of Galleries, Gena Brodie Robbins talks with Lois Reitzes on WABE/NPR’s City Lights discussing Brenau’s extensive and impressive permanent art collection. Robbins reveals the very beginnings of the collection, sharing how Brenau acquired its very… Read More

Art on the Green Festival at Brenau Now Open for Registration

Are you affiliated with Brenau in some way? Are you an artist or maker? Then register to sell your creations during the 1st Annual 2024 Art on the Green Festival at Brenau. This exciting event will be on… Read More