The University of Alabama Department of Art

Photograph that appeared in Graphic, 1963. Angelo Granata in foreground on left

Tybid, by Elizabeth Murray, 2004, 3 color lithograph, 16 x 12.75", Courtesy Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles

Giant Robot, by Fahamu Pecou, 2006, acrylic on canvas,48 x 30", Courtesy Paul R. Jomes Collection of American Art

Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, installation shot

Corrupted Heart by Joe McCreary

Portrait of Paul R. Jones

DEPARTMENT NEWS

FACULTY MEMBER PASSES AWAY

One of our founding faculty members, Angelo Granata, Professor Emeritus, passed away on March 10, 2009 after an extended illness. Jack (as he insisted on being called by others) joined a very young Art Department in 1949 to teach in the studio media areas of Sculpture and Studio Foundations. He served as department chair from 1968 until 1981, overseeing, among other things, a major rennovation to our buildings. Jack served as the director of the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art from 1981 until 1988 when he retired. Jack remained active as an exhibiting artist and produced sculpture using fabricated metal and wood.

NEW HOURS...The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art. The gallery hours for viewing exhibitions are Monday through Friday: 9:00 - 4:30pm and Thursday evenings: 5:00 - 8:00pm.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Patterson Sims is scheduled for lectureship on Wednesday, February 4th at 4:30PM in the Ferguson Center Theater. Sims has held prominent curatorial and directorship appointments throughout his career at instituitions such as the Seattle Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art and the Monclair Art Museum. He has curated major American survey exhibits including the Whitney Biennial and his writings appear in major catalogues and publications. His lecture is entitled “Mixing it Up: Elizabeth Murray in 2-D and 3-D”. This lecture opportunity coincides with the exhibition of prints by Elizabeth Murray which are on view through February 8, 2009. Funding support for the lecture and exhibition are provided by the Farley Moody Galbraith Endowed Exhibition Fund.

Obstructed View, an inaugural practice of exhibition exchange taking place between the UA Campus's Sculpture Program and other academic sculpture programs, will feature the art work of graduate program sculptors from the University of Nebraska. Dates for the exhibition are November 6 - 27, 2008. Location is Woods Hall Gallery. Featured artists are John Carrasco, Josh Johnson, Sara Lucart, Emily Newman, Tanner Young, and Yinghua Zhu. The gallery is located in the heart of campus on Woods Quad.

PAUL R. JONES ARTIST LECTURE

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 5:00PM. Location of lecture event is in Room 205 of the Gorgas Library.

Fahamu Pecou was born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1975 and earned a BFA in Painting and Digital Media in 1997 from the Atlanta College of Art. In 2001, Pecou represented the Panamanian Artist Collective Taller Portobelo, at the 16th Annual Iberoamericano Festival with the installation "Santuario de Los Reyes", in Cadiz, Spain. Since 2005, Pecou has had several solo exhibitions throughout the U.S. and has participated in numerous group shows and international art fairs including Art Chicago and Art Basel. His work has also been featured in many publications including: Harper's, The International Review of African American Art, Fader Magazine and Pimp Magazine (UK). In 2008 Pecou was featured in the anthology DEFinition (HarperCollins) and released his own self published catalogue FAHAMENON. The Paul R. Jones Artist Lectures are sponsored by the Department of Art and Art History and the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences with additional support from the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, African American Studies, and the Black Faculty and Staff Association.

CRIMSON CERAMICS SOCIETY

The department's student organization, Crimson Ceramics Society is bringing the Georgia artist, Tim Taunton, to campus for a workshop and lecture. Tim Taunton, Professor of Art at LaGrange College, will present a lecture on his figurative ceramics on Monday, November 2, 2008at 7:00PM. This event will be held in 203 Garland Hall, located on Woods Quad in the center of the UA campus. The lecture is free and open to the public. A two-day workshop with the artist will take place November 3rd and 4th from 9:00-4:00PM. The workshop location is the ceramics lab area located in the Bureau of Mines Building. Additional funding is provided by the Department of Art and Art History, College of Arts and Sciences, and Creative Campus. For further information on this event please call 348-5967.

CURRENT EXHIBITS

The Department of Art and Art History will open two new exhibitions next Thursday, October 2nd. Receptions will be held in Garland and Woods Halls located on Woods Quad in the heart of the Alabama campus. Hours for the receptions are 6:00 – 8:00PM. Admission is free and open to the public. For further information please contact Bill Dooley at (205) 348-1890. You can refer to the departmental schedule of exhibits by going on the web to http://art.ua.edu.

The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art will present selections from its Permanent Collection during the month of October 2008. Begun in the late 1950’s the collection has gradually expanded to nearly one thousand pieces of primarily 20th century and contemporary works of art created in graphics, works on paper, photography, painting and small sculpture. Many works have been donated to the gallery which also actively collects works with generous private support. The gallery was named after Sarah McCorkle Moody who was an avid supporter and friend of artists affiliated with the university within a very young art department. She supported students by purchasing their work and found kinship with their pursuit of artistic endeavors in painting, printmaking and sculpture. The gallery resides in the Department of Art and Art History and is supported by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Farley Moody Galbraith Endowed Exhibition Fund. This year selected works from an exciting new university collection will be featured, adding another dynamic to the contemporary works of art under the care of The University of Alabama.

The Art Student’s League Gallery is presenting an exhibition that features the art work of new studio graduate program students. The gallery is located on the first floor of Woods Hall and is open to the public. The artists featured in this installation include:

Lee Black-Photography
Raven Felice-Drawing.
April Livingston-Sculpture
Joe McCreary-Sculpture
Mari Muller-Photography
Melanie Owen-Sculpture
Adam Weinstein-Printmaking

BREAKING NEWS ABOUT SIGNIFICANT GIFT OF ART WORK

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — One of the top 100 art collectors in the United States, Paul R. Jones of Atlanta, has donated his 1,700-piece art collection valued at $4.8 million to The University of Alabama.

The Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art includes one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of 20th century African American art in the world, amassed over decades by Jones, who has been described by Art & Antiques magazine as “one of the top art collectors in the country.”

The collection will become part of the department of art and art history in UA’s College of Arts and Sciences and will be incorporated into course curricula at UA. Pieces from the collection will be displayed in galleries and academic venues on the UA campus and will be made available to historically black colleges and universities, other institutions of higher education and museums throughout Alabama. The College of Arts and Sciences has formed the Paul R. Jones Advisory Board, a group of Alabama citizens who will provide advice and assistance in identifying venues for exhibition of the collection.

for press release use link:http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2008/oct08/pauljones101408.htm

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