Art for all at SCAD Atlanta
The Savannah College of Art and Design proudly celebrates the creativity and ingenuity of SCAD students, alumni, and faculty with a dynamic public installation on the façade of the university’s Atlanta location on Peachtree Street. Since launching the installation in August 2021, SCAD has showcased more than 900 works by nearly 150 SCAD artists, delighting and inspiring our university and local communities in the heart of Midtown, the city’s premier arts and entertainment district. For more than 15 years, SCAD has been a visionary leader and integral part of the Atlanta arts community. The Peachtree Street installation further embodies SCAD’s exemplary leadership as a champion of the city’s vibrant arts scene. SCAD is honored to present this accessible exhibition for all in Atlanta to enjoy.
Cover: Michael Hines, B.F.A., motion media, 2011
Left: Hsu-Jen Huang, SCAD architecture professor
Michael Hines
B.F.A., motion media, 2011
Born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Lithonia, Ga., Michael Hines is an Emmy Award-winning motion designer who creates graphic art and animations for nationally broadcast live sports and news. In addition to his degree from SCAD, he continued his creative education in New York at the Art Students League and the Grand Central Atelier. Complementing his portfolio of realistic portrayals, Hines delves into vibrant and organic abstract linear paintings featuring hidden narratives and symbolic representations of the human experience. Known for bold and expressive strokes whether rendering figurative or literal subjects, he conveys an undeniable source of energy and vitality in his colorful work.
Abby Edwards
B.F.A., graphic design, 2016
A multidisciplinary artist based in Savannah, Ga., Abby Edwards is a self-taught sculptor and painter with a formal background in graphic design. Whimsically playful and conceptually daring, Edwards transforms the ordinary into the uncanny, challenging viewer perceptions with the unexpected. She strives to create imaginative spaces that encourage us to break free from conventional norms and reconnect with our sense of wonder. Her creative practice spans painting, installation, sculpture, and public art, with exhibitions at venues including the Jepson Center, ARTS Southeast, Gallery 2424, the Thompson, and Gutstein Gallery in Savannah, Ga.; the Lamar Dodd Art Center in LaGrange, Ga.; Westobou in Augusta, Ga.; and the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA), Ga.
Hsu-Jen Huang
SCAD architecture professor
Hsu-Jen Huang, Ph.D., originally from Taipei, Taiwan, is a SCAD architecture professor with a limitless curiosity spanning architecture, art, and photography. Throughout his global travels, he has documented culturally intriguing structures and human social landscapes, specifically focused on moments, events, and expressions that offer a view into his knowledgeable perspective of the world. In 2013, Huang’s photography was displayed at SCAD Atlanta during his solo exhibition Journey | Destination: Views of the Tibetan Plateau, which showcased varied aspects of Buddhism in more than 20 villages and cities throughout the Chinese provinces of Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan. Huang received his doctor of philosophy in Architecture from the Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow University, Scotland.
SCAD: The University for Creative Careers
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Left: Abby Edwards, B.F.A., graphic design, 2016