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Jackie Dorsey
Living Legends of Georgia Music

August 25, 2025 – January 5, 2026

Opening reception with the artist: August 28, 5:00-6:00 p.m.

On view Monday-Friday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, and during all public events and performances. (The Performing Arts Center is closed for all University holidays.)

About the Artist

Jackie Dorsey is an award winning watercolor artist based in Athens, Georgia. In this series, she pays homage to eight Georgia based living legends. Based on her own photo shoots, these paintings form a subset of a larger exhibition originally shown during the summer of 2023 at the Lyndon House Arts Center in Athens. It will be shown in an expanded version at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art during the fall of 2026.

A man in a colorful floral shirt and dark vest plays a brass trombone against a solid black background, looking directly at the camera through the instrument’s bell.

A stylish older man wearing a maroon velvet blazer, pink shirt, black hat, and sunglasses stands by a wrought iron staircase, leaning casually and smiling at the camera.

A man with light hair, glasses, and a short beard sits with his hand resting on his chin, wearing a light blue shirt and black pants, against a dark cloudy background.

A person with long brown hair plays an electric guitar and sings into a microphone on stage, wearing a plaid shirt, with a dark background.

A person with shoulder-length blonde hair and glasses, dressed in black, stands against a dark background with glowing, out-of-focus light orbs, holding their hand up in a gesture.

A person with long, platinum-blonde hair styled in an elaborate updo wears glasses and a flowing, colorful animal-print outfit, posing against a dark background.

A man wearing a black hoodie, red cap, and gold chain stands in front of a neon sign that reads “Stankonia Studios” with red and black colors in the background.