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: Christopher Paul Dean, M.F.A., sculpture, 2016
Left: Colleen Critcher, M.F.A., painting, 2012
Colleen Critcher
M.F.A., painting, 2012
A visual artist fascinated by consumerism, kitsch, and plastic goods, Colleen Critcher investigates the significance of seemingly menial images revealed in contemporary life through popular culture. Garden gnomes, unicorns, and dinosaur figures often populate her paintings, assuming familiar yet uncanny roles as primary subjects. Critcher recently served as guest designer for Artfields 2025’s largest gallery The Rob. Her work has been exhibited extensively at galleries across the Southeast, including The Southern, Charleston, S.C.; Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, S.C.; Kai Lin Art, Atlanta; Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, Ga.; TRAX Visual Arts Center, Lake City, S.C.; Girls Who Paint, Charleston, S.C.; and 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, S.C. She has been featured by PxP Contemporary, The Jealous Curator, Create! Magazine, and Art Queens. She currently lives in Florence, S.C., where she operates a painting and printmaking studio.
Christopher Paul Dean
M.F.A., sculpture, 2016
Born in Milton Keynes, England, Christopher Paul Dean holds an undergraduate degree in contemporary applied arts from the University of Hertfordshire, England, and a master’s degree in sculpture from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Repetition is the driving force of Dean’s work, a practice he regards as purposeful engagement rather than monotonous or mechanical. In this rhythmic process, each repeat carries significance and a meditative quality that allows him to be fully immersed in the flow of creation. The therapeutic nature of color and the calming effect of pattern further reinforces this sense of clarity and stillness he achieves in his varied mediums. Safety is an integral motif in his oeuvre. The colors, patterns, and symbols commonly associated with “safeness” serve as a visual language that taps into universal recognition. These preexisting, readymade hues function like a predefined set of variables within a system, where each component plays a role in the overall structure. In some instances, these signs are bold and overt, framing large-scale installations created with found objects like caution tape that guide the viewer’s movement. Others introduce subtle abstractions, appearing as discrete diagonals and muted or faint gestures that resemble patterns in probability and randomness. Dean has exhibited in London; New York; Dallas, Texas; and various locations in Georgia. In 2017, his work was featured at UNTITLED during Art Basel Miami Beach.
SCAD: The University for Creative Careers
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Left: Christopher Paul Dean, M.F.A., sculpture, 2016