About
Temple Douglass (b. 2000, Columbus, GA) is a Philadelphia based artist working primarily with the figure. Her charcoal drawings are explorations of isolation, melancholy, and introspection, featuring intimate and quiet imagery of people important to her. Temple received a BFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of Georgia in 2023 and is the AXA Art Prize 2nd Prize Winner for that year. Her work has been published in Black Art Magazine and Stillpoint Literary Magazine. Her recent exhibitions include The Female Gaze at Da Vinci Art Alliance, and With All My Heart at The People’s Gallery in Philadelphia.
Curriculum Vitae:
EDUCATION
2019 – 2023 | BFA in Drawing and Painting, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
EXHIBITIONS
2025 | Group Exhibition, 20th Annual Juried Art Exhibition — Juror: Stamatina Gregory, William Way LGBT Community Center, Philadelphia, PA
2025 | Group Exhibition, Philadelphia Love — Juror: Alison Mustokoff, The Jane Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2025 | Group Exhibition, The Female Gaze — Juror: Chelsey Luster, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
2025 | Group Exhibition, With All My Heart, The People’s Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2024 | Group Exhibition, Building Community Through Creativity — Juror: Keyonna Butler. The Arts League, Philadelphia, PA
2024 | Group Exhibition, Explorations in Monochromatic Art — Juror: Leah Rosenberg. Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
2024 | Group Exhibition, Works on Paper – Make Your Mark — Juror: Mami Yamamoto. Core Art Space, Lakewood, CO
2023 | Group Exhibition, Irrepressible Soul — Juror: Iyana Hill, Online Exhibition, Urban Arts Space, The Ohio State University
2023 | Group Exhibition, AXA Art Prize US 2023 Exhibition – Jurors: Ian Alteveer, Peter Eleey, Ann Philbin, Nancy Spector. New York Academy of Art. New York City, NY
2023 | Group Exhibition, The Beginning. Ohio River South. Atlanta, GA
2023 | Group Exhibition, Where the Sidewalk Ends. Lupin Gallery. Lamar Dodd School of Art. University of Georgia. Athens, GA
2023 | Group Exhibition, La Mostra: The Show. Lupin Gallery. Lamar Dodd School of Art. University of Georgia. Athens, GA
2022 | Group Exhibition, Black Artists Alliance Juried Exhibition – Juror: Diane Edison. Bridge Gallery. Lamar Dodd School of Art. University of Georgia. Athens, GA
2022 | Group Exhibition, Undergraduate Juried Exhibition – Juror: Claire Dempster. Suite Gallery. Lamar Dodd School of Art. University of Georgia. Athens, GA
2021 | Group Exhibition, 8.19%: Black Artists Alliance. Bridge Gallery. Lamar Dodd School of Art. University of Georgia. Athens, GA
2019 | Group Exhibition, IB Art Show. Schley Gallery. Columbus State University. Columbus, GA
2019 | Group Exhibition, Georgia All-State Art Symposium. Schley Gallery. Columbus State University. Columbus, GA
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2025 | Mural Arts Black Arts Fellow
2024 | Creative Philadelphia Illuminate the Arts Grant Recipient
2023 | 2nd Place AXA Art Prize Winner
2022 | Dorothy Alexander Roush Drawing and Painting Scholarship
2022 | Balsano Award Fund Scholarship
2021 | Rick Johnson Art in Cortona Scholarship
2021 | University of Georgia Foundation Incentive Scholarship for Study Abroad
2020 | Cynthia Yavinsky Art Abroad Scholarship
2019 | Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Visual Arts Scholarship
PUBLICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2021 – 2023 | Lamar Dodd School of Art Solidarity and Justice Committee
2022 – 2023 | Lamar Dodd School of Art Black Artists Alliance, Communications Director
2021 | Piece included in set for Games People Play, Season 2, BET
https://www.bet.com/shows/games-people-play?uid=592c1a0a-416a-11e9-b5e7-70df2f866ace&xrs=vdapi_01_2396ea3d2bed918e58eb614e692a0682
2021 | Published in Black Art Magazine Issue One
https://blackartmagazine.com/issue-one/
2021 | Published in Stillpoint Literary Magazine
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2020 | Published in Artivist Magazine Volume 1 : Pride Edition
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PRESS
Philadelphia Fellowship for Black Artists Cohort 2025: Creating a Vibe, Building a Tribe., Ginger Rudolph, May 30, 2025,
‘I have always loved art’ Columbus native; UGA graduate honored in New York contest, Simone Gibson, November 15, 2023,
Meet these nationally honored young artists from Columbus, and learn how they emerged, Mark Rice, July 13, 2023, https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article277180903.html
Calendar Pick: BFA Exit Show, Patrick Barry, April 5, 2023, https://flagpole.com/calendar-picks/2023/04/05/calendar-pick-bfa-exit-show/
Alliance builds support system for UGA’s Black Art Students, Isabelle Manders, November 30, 2022, https://www.redandblack.com/culture/alliance-builds-support-system-for-ugas-black-art-students/article_8bc0264a-68eb-11ed-b9fa-e31526ee75a3.html