Genevieve Arnold was born in Covington, Georgia in 1928.  She graduated from The Atlanta College of Art in 1951, with additional academic study at Emory University and Georgia State University. Arnold’s work focused on the struggle of a mid-century painter to reconcile the twin poles of modernism: figuration and abstraction. She was a highly respected leader in the Atlanta art community for more than 50 years. She worked as an exhibiting artist, gallery owner, and independent curator.  Arnold also served on the Board of Directors of the High Museum of Art, the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center and Art Papers. She exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in numerous museums and galleries including MOCA GA; The Michael C. Carlos Museum of Art at Emory University; The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC; and Kiang Gallery and Heath Gallery in Atlanta. Arnold passed away in 2005 and was honored with a retrospective exhibition at MOCA GA entitled, Genevieve in 2007. Seven works from this exhibition went directly into the collection of The National Museum of Women in the Arts. Arnold’s personal library of art books and exhibition catalogues are now a part of MOCA GA’s Education/Resource Center library.