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Transcendental Slacker: William A. LawLer’s Solo Exhibition Opens at UAG

Transcendental Slacker, a solo exhibition featuring the work of UA faculty member William A. LawLer, opens in The University of Alabama Gallery on October 2. The show’s opening reception is scheduled for First Friday, October 2, 2026, from 5-7 p.m. William A. LawLer is a Birmingham-based visual artist and professor. His practice is concerned with experimentation, the alchemy of paint, and the passing of time. Through unique processes, his paintings are brought to life over lengthy periods of time. Rich […]

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Origins: Graduate Students Featured in New SGAG Exchange Show

The Sella-Granata Art Gallery’s 2026 exhibition season opens October 1 with Origins, a graduate student exchange show. Work by MFA students from LSU New Orleans will be on view in the gallery through October 23. The department welcomes the public to the gallery for an opening reception on Thursday, October 1, from 4-6 p.m. Organized by Associate Professors Bryce Speed (UA) and Tony Campbell (LSU New Orleans), Origins features sculpture, painting, photography, and interdisciplinary work by the following MFA students: […]

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Visiting Artist: Raymond Thompson Jr. to Deliver September 24 Lecture

The department’s Visiting Artist and Scholar Committee welcomes Raymond Thompson Jr. to campus on September 24. His free public lecture is slated for 5:30 p.m. in Smith Hall 205. Raymond Thompson Jr. is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and visual journalist based in Austin, Texas. He is an Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Texas at Austin. Thompson holds an MFA in Studio Art from West Virginia University, an MA in Journalism from the […]

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The Answers to Your Questions: Drawings and Paintings by Laylah Ali

The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art invites the public to the opening of The Answers to Your Questions: Drawings and Paintings by Laylah Ali. This solo exhibition of visual artist Laylah Ali opens October 14 with a reception from 4:30-6 p.m. and runs through December 11. A selection of works spanning nearly three decades that highlight the figurative inquiries made by the artist in drawing and painting comprise this exhibition. Laylah Ali is a visual artist whose focus over her career has been paintings […]

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New Moore-Wilson Show Pairs Up World-Famous Photographers

“I guess somebody would say that I am literally obsessed with that landscape where I am from. I don’t really object to that, It is so ingrained in me. It is who I am.“ -William Christenberry on “place” “That first impression of the valley—white water, azaleas, cool fir caverns, tall pines and stolid oaks, cliffs rising to undreamed-of heights, the poignant sounds and smells of the Sierra, was a culmination of experience so intense as to be almost painful.” -Ansel […]

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Faculty Feature: Pete Schulte Opens Show at McKenzie Fine Art

Professor Pete Schulte’s solo exhibition Neither-Nor Stone or Not Not-a-Rock opened September 9 in McKenzie Fine Art, a New York City-based gallery. The exhibtion, Schulte’s fourth in the space, opens the gallery’s 25th year in existence. In a September 2026 press release, the gallery announced: In his fourth solo outing with the gallery, Schulte presents his most streamlined, intimate, and succinct body of work. Ranging in scale from just under 3 inches square, to the largest at 13 inches, Schulte’s […]

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Department Announces Robust Fall Lecture Schedule

UA’s Department of Art & Art History is fortunate to welcome five outstanding artists to campus this semester. Each guest lecture is free and open to the public. Learn more about each artist below! Jerry Siegel September 17, 4 p.m. Paul R. Jones Museum Pictured: Jerry Siegel converses with a museumgoer at the opening reception of Uncommon Lens at the Paul R. Jones Museum. In conjunction with his show Uncommon Lens, the Paul R. Jones Museum is pleased to present […]

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Art Roundup: September 2026

The UA Department of Art & Art History is pleased to share a variety of events and exhibitions around West Alabama. This month, the work of UA students, alums, and other talented artists will be on display in on- and off-campus spaces. We hope to see you out on the town! Have an event you’d like to share? Email Communications Specialist Ben Reynolds at bjreynolds3@ua.edu. Cat & Mouse WHERE: Maxwell Hall WHEN: September 2-3, 2-8 p.m. Join CARI Fellow Dr. Sergio […]

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PRJC Announces New Online Collection

For the first time in its history, the Paul R. Jones Collection is going digital. The UA Department of Art & Art History is pleased to announce the opening of the PRJC Online Collection: a free, keyword-searchable database of work held in the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art. The digitzation effort, made possible by a team of student volunteers, aims to open new research opportunities and increase public engagement with the collection. Established in 2008 by philanthropist Paul […]

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