Originally published in the fall 2012 issue of The Loupe, as “Trailblazer for Women Leads UA Art into the Future,” by Rachel Dobson. When her former colleagues talk about Virginia
Gay Burke and Art Photography in Alabama
A good part of the spring 2013 issue of The Loupe was given over to the alumni of Professor Gay Burke’s photography classes. Many of Burke’s old students sent us reminiscences and thank-yous
Raudelunas Revival brings 70s art collective back to life
The long-awaited Raudelunas Revival was a huge hit. The “legendary radical 1970s Tuscaloosa intermedia arts collective” made a huge come-back with a retrospective exhibition in the Ferguson Student Center Gallery and a
Raudelunas Exposition 2013
RAUDELUNAS ART COLLECTIVE REUNITES ON UA CAMPUS January 7 – February 2, 2013 February 2 – Closing reception, 5–7 p.m. at the UA Ferguson Center Art Gallery followed immediately by
Abstract Expressionist Thornton Willis at the SMGA
THORNTON WILLIS: STRUCTURAL ABSTRACTION features abstract oil paintings that represent art work spanning a decade: lattice paintings, triangle paintings and his latest work. What his art works have in common is the
Exhibition Brings Back Alumni Memories of the Civil Rights Era
Reprinted from the spring/summer 2012 issue of The Loupe Two paintings by the renowned artist Lee Krasner (1908 – 1984) were part of the recent exhibition, Commingling Contemporary: Selections from the
The Alabama Biennial
“The University of Alabama’s permanent outdoor collection” The Alabama Biennial was a sculpture competition and exhibition that took place on The University of Alabama campus in the years 1991, 1993,
Angelo Granata – A Career Retrospective
William T. Dooley, Associate Professor of Art, succeeded Angelo Granata as director of the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art after Granata retired. Dooley wrote this description of the retrospective exhibition
Art Alumni Remember Professor Jack Granata
“What did you do?” “Everything!” As a teacher and mentor, Jack Granata changed the lives of many undergraduate and graduate students in art. He left a lifelong impression on four