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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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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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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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2025-26 Year in Review

The UA Department of Art & Art History celebrated awards, collaborations, and community in 2025-2026. Here are the highlights from a busy year! Study Abroad The Department of Art & Art History just celebrated the largest study abroad program in department history! In May, 28 students and three faculty members embarked on a two-week journey through Italy. During stops in Rome, Siena, Florence, and Venice, students toured sites like San Luigi dei Francesi (pictured), the Colosseum, and Piazza del Campo, and San […]

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UA Photography Professor Allison Grant Receives 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship

Associate Professor Allison Grant has been awarded a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced Tuesday. Grant was the sole UA faculty member named to the 101st class of Fellows, which includes 223 scholars and artists from 55 disciplines. Grant, one of 19 photographers in this year’s cohort, will use her fellowship to pursue a photography project titled “Holding Together.” A response to the “grim reality” of the post-Roe era, “Holding Together” is a photography series that features “women and individuals with […]

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New in the UAG: Maziyar Derakhshani’s Photography MFA Show

No Title, the MFA thesis exhibition of Maziyar Derakhshani, is on display at The University of Alabama Gallery. from April 10 – May 1, 2026. The show’s opening on April 10 coincided with Tuscaloosa’s Druid City Arts Festival. Derakhshani calls the show an “ongoing project… centered on portraits in a Tuscaloosa dive bar.” See pictures from the opening on Flickr. MFA candidate and photographer Maziyar Derakhshani is a graduate teaching assistant, a two-time Levitetz Seed Grant recipient, and a CARI Graduate […]

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Paul R. Jones Museum Centers Dr. Autherine Lucy Foster in New Exhibition

The Paul R. Jones Museum proudly presents February 1956: The Photographs of Gus Robinson. The exhibition will run from September 5 – December 5, 2025, with a reception on September 5 from 5-8 p.m. The museum’s hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and First Fridays, 12 noon to 8 p.m. Gus Robinson (1928-2001) was a Tuscaloosa photographer who served the community his entire life. He began working as a staff photographer for The University of Alabama’s Audio-Visual Department in […]

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UA Gallery Partners with The Do Good Fund in New Exhibition

The University of Alabama Gallery presents As Pretty Does, an exhibition from the collection of The Do Good Fund, from May 27 – July 23, 2025. The UAG will host a reception on First Friday, June 6, from 5-7 p.m. Curated by Micah Mermilliod, As Pretty Does features the work of eight photographers collected by The Do Good Fund of Columbus, GA. The Do Good Fund is a collection of contemporary, post-World War II photographs capturing the rich culture in the Southeastern […]

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