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 1,000 works by 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: Niah Johnson, B.F.A., photography, 2026 Left: Debora Oden, printmaking professor
Niah Johnson B.F.A., photography, 2026
A traveling portrait photographer and videographer based in Savannah, Ga., Niah Johnson tells stories through subject and scene, infusing her projects with vibrant imagination and joyous imagery. What began as a hobby at a young age metamorphized into a passionate business venture. While she majored in photography, her creative pursuits led her to minors in film and television; business management and entrepreneurship; advertising; and fashion photography. Johnson’s approach to her work — and to interpersonal relationships — is fondly referred to as “butterfly-disco ball,” keenly able to socialize, sparkle, and reflect light while shining as an eager collaborator. She is now earning her M.B.I. in creative business leadership at SCAD.
James Zamora Foundation studies professor James Isaac Zamora is a contemporary realist painter examining the visual language of everyday life through photography and paint. Expressing significance in familiar objects, spaces, and fleeting moments, his paintings transform ordinary subjects through close observation, light, color, and the particular visual information captured by the camera. His work is held in numerous private and public collections and is featured in publications including New American Paintings West editions #114 and #126 and on the cover of Fine Art Connoisseur accompanied by an exposition on his painting practice. Zamora is a professor of foundation studies at SCAD Savannah, teaching drawing, painting, color, and design. His work is exhibited through galleries across the U.S. and internationally, including Gallery Piquel, New Hope, Pa.; Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, N.M.; Mason Fine Art, Atlanta; Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, Calif.; Signet Contemporary Art, London; and SCAD Art Sales, Savannah, Ga. His practice also includes select commercial collaborations that bring his work into dialogue with audiences beyond the traditional gallery setting.
Debora Oden Printmaking professor
Visually elaborating on classical and personal themes, Debora Oden is a decorated multimedia artist, printmaker, and instructor who won the Triennial Prize at the 5th Egypt International Print Triennial in Cairo. Her work was exhibited in the 3rd International Experimental Engraving Biennial at the Brancovan Palaces Cultural Center in Mogosoaia, Romania. She was also invited to participate in the 2009 China Sanbao International Printmaking Exhibition and Symposium, hosted by the Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Shanxi University Academy of Fine Art, and the Beijing Central Academy of Fine Art. Her work has also been exhibited in France, Thailand, Poland, Canada, Croatia, and Austria. Her prints are held in the collections of the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Neb.; the Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, Neb.; the University of Dallas; the University of Nebraska; Hallmark Global Services; Grinnell College; the Kohler Art Library; and the Savannah College of Art and Design.
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Left: James Zamora, foundation studies professor
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