A month ago, Flux Projects launched its 2026 public art series Small Moments of Happiness with two delightful installations that are UP in the trees along Peachtree in Midtown: Flock of Birds by Dorothy O’Connor and Monkeys From a Barrel by Sam Lasseter.

Today we’re sharing more about Dorothy O’Connor: Dorothy O’Connor graduated from Georgia State University with degrees in Literature and Studio Arts. Her constructed works combine elements of photography, installation and public art. She has received grants and commissions from Possible Futures, Flux Projects, Forward Arts Foundation, Art on the Beltline, Crusade For Art, Fulton County Arts and Culture and most recently, City of Atlanta ElevateART, to present her installations as public art. In 2013, O’Connor was artist in residence at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art in Nashville where she built and presented her installation, “Shelter.” She is a Hambidge Fellow and was part of the Hambidge Hive Collective in 2017. In 2019 the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia presented a solo show of her photography series, Scenes. O’Connor’s work is part of the permanent collections at MOCA GA, Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art, the Center for Fine Art Photography, Fulton County Arts and Culture, and is included in numerous private collections. Image of Dorothy: Dustin Chambers Photography @dustchambers Image of bird: Julie Yarbrough Photography @jyphoto #fluxprojects #smallmomentsofhappiness #publicart