Barbara Mann has had over thirty years’ experience as a metal and jewelry artist. She has taught at The University of Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art, through the UGA Community Programs and numerous workshops throughout the southeast.
She has an extensive exhibition record and is in many collections including the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, the Committee for the Olympic Development of Atlanta, Nations Bank, Coca-Cola, IBM Corporation, President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter and the Carter Center, President Mikhail Gorbachev, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Sadako Ogata, and Václav Havel.
Of her work, Mann says, “The objects that I make tell a story, relate a concept or record an observation. The subjects that interest me seem to remain constant: nature, science theories and discoveries, the beauty of form, materials and detail. The visual and physical elements in the immediate environment are starting point. The process of making an object is pure pleasure. I strive for excellent craftsmanship and the ability to distill a discovery of seeing or perceiving.”