With the implementation of the Spiritual Well-Being Hub that is situated on the ground floor of Peabody Hall, we are excited to a host a rotating religious art gallery. The Religion Department and Student Services partnership brings opportunities for art displays that allow students to take time to seek quiet, reflection, and well-being. Aubrey Belle The first artist whose work will be featured is Aubrey Belle, an alumna of the University of Georgia's BFA program. Aubrey Belle Wilson is a Newnan, GA-based artist in Athens, Georgia. She earned her BFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of Georgia in 2025. Aubrey Belle’s paintings embody paradoxes of grace and transformation while recognizing the human struggle. Suffering and lament are not devoid of meaning; rather, they are integral to the redemptive experience. She explores the “in-between,” the liminal space where the physical, mental, and spiritual realms coexist, reflecting the complexities of the human experience regarding the stigma of mental health in Christianity. Rooted in her personal experiences with anxiety growing up in the church in the South, she reimagines Christian iconography, using angels as recurring symbols of transition between heaven and earth. These figures—overlapping, repetitive, shifting between realms—embody the tension of navigating the divine and the earthly. Through layered compositions of opacity and transparency, large-scale imagery, and evocative color, her work explores themes of lament, redemption, and transformation. Thank you to Aubrey Belle for sharing her work with us. The art gallery is open in Peabody Hall from 8am-5pm every Monday-Friday.
