2017 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition, April 17-30 Harrison Galleries, 2315 University Boulevard, Tuscaloosa Opening Reception: Friday, April 21, 6-9 p.m. The University of Alabama Department of Art and Art History is pleased announce the student exhibitors who have been selected for the 2017 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition at Harrison Galleries in Tuscaloosa, April 17-30. Julia Courtney, Margaret Alice Ermert, Jennifer Gault, Jordan Hadley, Kalypso Homan, Rachel Jones, Samantha Joslin, Jonathan Lanier, Margie Powers, Richard Oliver Reed, Jamie Reschke, Caroline Rothschild, Ivey Scott and Dana Tokarzewski will all have art works on display at the downtown gallery. The public is invited to attend the reception for the artists, Friday, April 21, 6-9 pm. Check out photos of the exhibition on Flickr and on Facebook. Assistant Professor Pete Schulte, who coordinates the annual exhibition, describes the range of work that will be on display: “From works on paper and canvas to experiments in digital animation, sculpture, printmaking and ceramics, the 2017 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition represents a broad cross-section of creative production from students in the BFA program at The University of Alabama. This annual event provides the viewing public with a unique opportunity to see firsthand a variety of contemporary art practices, as well as the work of some most dynamic and creative students the university has to offer.” The exhibition, which runs from April 17-30, features Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates whose work has been selected by UA studio faculty jurors. All UA undergraduate art majors who passed the review for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree were eligible to enter the competition. Harrison Galleries is located at 2315 University Boulevard in downtown Tuscaloosa and is open Monday through Friday, 12 noon to 5:00 pm, and by appointment: (205) 464-0054. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is the professional degree for the artist; it is also the foundation for the masters program in studio art at UA. The annual juried event seeks to give BFA students the chance to compete and exhibit their work while still in school, rather than at the end of their tenure, providing art students more opportunities to exhibit and participate in art events before graduation. For more information about the BFA degree and other degree programs in the Department of Art and Art History, go to http://art.ua.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/babfa-in-studio-art/ or contact the department at (205) 348-5967.
UA Art Student Creates Moments in Painting and Sculpture
APR 7-16 First Friday reception, Moment | Momento: Jamie Reschke BFA Exhibition, Harrison Galleries, 6-9 pm Harrison Galleries will host an exhibition by University of Alabama BFA major Jamie Reschke, April 7 through April 16 in downtown Tuscaloosa. Moment | Momento opens with a reception on First Friday, April 7 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. In this exhibition, Reschke intends to capture an ephemeral moment of experience, creating a "momento," the Italian word for "moment," for the future, in her two- and three-dimensional art. "My sculptures are figurative glimpses of vulnerability cast into bronze...I use the figure to capture unseen moments I have experienced and overcome." Art-making also becomes an activity connecting her to others as she incorporates the images of people she meets in her travels into her work, in both painting and sculpture. About working on this exhibition in her last year at UA, Reschke said, "This whole process has taught me a lot about myself, my abilities and the value of the important moments we experience in our lives. Through this body of work, I hope the viewer experiences their own moment with my art." Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jamie Reschke transferred to The University of Alabama from Huntingdon College in the fall of 2015. She is a candidate for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2017; her major concentration is painting and her secondary concentration is sculpture. She has participated in numerous regional art exhibitions including Annual West Alabama Juried Shows in Tuscaloosa in 2015 and 2016 and Annual BFA Juried Exhibitions at UA in 2015 and 2016. She curated the exhibition, Intimacy: Enrico Berni, at the Ganzo Cultural and Gastronomic Association at Apicius International School of Hospitality in Florence, Italy; and co-curated the UA student sculpture exhibition, QUICKTURNAROUND, at the UA Gallery in Tuscaloosa. Reschke has had internships at the Florence University of the Arts (Florence, Italy) and the Montgomery (Ala.) Museum of Fine Arts. She was awarded the Ann D. Lary Scholarship, the Windgate Charitable Foundation Endowed Studio Arts Scholarship. She received the David Larson Student Award at the 49th Annual Montgomery Art Guild Regions Bank Exhibition. After graduation, Reschke hopes to earn a master's degree in art history and continue in museum studies. Harrison Galleries is located at 2315 University Boulevard in downtown Tuscaloosa and is open Monday through Friday, 12 noon to 5:00 pm, and by appointment. Please call (205) 464-0054 to check for updates to the exhibition schedule. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is the professional degree for the artist; it is also the foundation for the masters program in studio art at UA. For more information about the BFA degree and our other degree programs in the UA Department of Art and Art History, go to http://art.ua.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/babfa-in-studio-art/ or contact the department at (205) 348-5967.
Bachelor of Fine Arts Students Exhibit Sculpture at UA Gallery
Bachelor of Fine Arts students Kat Bornhoft, Graham Harrison and Meg Howton will showcase their sculptures in an exhibition titled Opposites Attached at The University of Alabama Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa Nov. 1–30. A free, public reception will be held Friday, Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. Bornhoft, who presented a 3D printed piece as a part of the gallery’s EnterConnect show in 2014 and the 2016 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition, will be featuring mixed-media sculptures that explore the relationship between beauty and the grotesque. Harrison, who also presented at the 2016 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition, will exhibit ceramic sculptures, crafted from the broken pieces of fired clay. His work highlights hexagonal shapes with irregular surface treatment. Meg Howton presents clay forms and aqueous media in her exhibition titled Opposites Attached. The artist said that the works speak about fragility. Howton has shown her art work in the 2016 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition and the 2015 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is the professional degree for the artist; it is also the foundation for the masters program in studio art at UA. For more information about the BFA degree and our other degree programs in the Department of Art and Art History, go to http://art.ua.edu/academics/ or contact the department at (205) 348-5967. Image credits: top right: Graham Harrison, Just a Dance, 2016, charcoal and ink on paper, 58 x 40 inches. middle right: Kathryn Bornhoft, "Ripened," 2015, acrylic, ink, varnish on plaster, 5 feet x 6 x 3 inches. Images courtesy the artists. The University of Alabama Gallery offers a year-round schedule of exhibitions of artistic works, artifacts, textiles and more from permanent collections held by UA, as well as works by faculty, students and guest artists and designers. The UA Gallery is located at 620 Greensboro Ave. in downtown Tuscaloosa. It is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the first Fridays of the month until 8 p.m. For more information, phone the gallery at 205/345-3038 or phone 205/342-2060. UA Gallery is part of UA’s College of Arts and Sciences, the University’s largest division and the largest liberal arts college in the state. Students from the College have won numerous national awards including Rhodes Scholarships and Goldwater Scholarships.
An Exhibition of Gravity: Taking Art Seriously
Exhibition: Gravity: Ausharea Adams, Tanika Powers and Haylee Walker BFA Exhibition Dates: February 24-March 9, 2016 Where: The University of Alabama, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, 109 Woods Hall Reception: Thursday, March 3, 5-7 p.m., Sella-Granata Art Gallery Three seniors take their next step toward the professional degree in art with this culminating Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibition at the Sella-Granata Art Gallery. The exhibition opens February 24 and runs through March 9. Artist Tanika Powers noted that the title, Gravity, means for her, "the seriousness of our work and subjects we use." Artist Ausharea Adams writes that for her the title "reflects the very grounded physical presence contained in our work." Ausharea Adams, from Warner Robins, Georgia, has concentrations in photography and drawing. Adams, who also does performance art, participated in the Anthony Braxton collaborative installation and concert at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in 2015. Her artist statement, part of the research process for all BFA candidates, reveals the relationship between her two areas of concentration as well the physicality of her work. In an excerpt, Adams writes: "My work is an exploration of the residual marks created by the presence and absence of light. Light and dark rule my every day...My work is an exploration of the residual marks created by the presence and absence of my body. My body rules my every day. It is in chronic motion, constantly informing and reshaping how I perceive the world around me as well as myself." Adams' art can be seen on Facebook here. After she graduates, she plans to relocate to Birmingham and become very active in that community while keeping close ties with Tuscaloosa. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Tanika Powers writes that her work is inspired by her everyday life: "Through painting and printmaking, my work is produced by what happens when I am myself, [when I] try new things." Powers' art focuses on her encounters with the body and is a commentary on society’s ideas about female sexuality. She emphasizes that, "the medium is just as important as the subject. In life, and so in art, I try to experiment, which helps me create process-driven works that have aesthetic pleasure." She plans to go to graduate school in art after taking a year off. Haylee Walker, whose concentrations are printmaking and digital media, creates work based on her mood and interests. Highly influenced by her inner world and surrounding environment, she says, she draws inspiration from her daily routine, her peers and her travels. Walker's print, "Subway Rat," was accepted to the 2016 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, juried by Dennis Michael Jon, associate curator of prints and drawings at Minneapolis Institute of Art. Walker, a senior BFA major, is from Pelham, Alabama. Tanika Powers and Ausharea Adams participated in the 2015 BFA Juried Exhibition. Participants in the 2016 BFA Juried Exhibition, in April, will be announced in the coming weeks. Some people who will be attending the reception on Thursday, March 3, have sensitivities to various chemical-based or scented products. We ask for everyone's cooperation in our efforts to accommodate their health concerns by refraining from wearing heavily scented perfumes and other products. Thank you. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is the professional degree for the artist; it is also the foundation for the masters program in studio art at UA. For more information about the BFA degree and our other degree programs in the Department of Art and Art History, go to http://art.ua.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/babfa-in-studio-art/ or contact the department at (205) 348-5967. Funding support for the Sella-Granata Art Gallery comes from the Department of Art and Art History and the College of Arts and Sciences. Admission to the gallery is free. Hours are Monday through Thursday 10:00 – 4:00 p.m. The gallery is located at 109 Woods Hall in the heart of the UA campus on Woods Quad. Information about visitor parking is available here: http://bamaparking.ua.edu/visitor-information/. Parking is free on campus in a legal space after business hours. For more information, contact the gallery at (205) 348-2783 or go to http://art.ua.edu/gallery/sgg/.
Annual BFA Juried Exhibition Scheduled for April 2016
2016 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition, April 18-28 Harrison Galleries, 2315 University Boulevard, downtown Tuscaloosa Opening Reception: Friday, April 22, 6-9 p.m. The University of Alabama Department of Art and Art History is pleased announce the names of the student exhibitors for our 2015 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition opening at Harrison Galleries in Tuscaloosa, April 18-28. The student exhibitors are Ausharea Adams, Kathryn Bornhoft, Lindsey Comas, Graham Harrison, Margaret Ermert, Meg Howton, Tanika Powers, Jamie Reschke and Haylee Walker. The public is invited to an artists reception April 22 in the gallery beginning at 6:00 p.m. See photos of the installation on Facebook and on Flickr. The exhibition, which runs from April 18 - 28, features Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates whose work has been selected by faculty jurors. All UA undergraduate art majors who passed the review for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree were eligible to enter the competition, juried by a committee comprised of UA studio faculty. Harrison Galleries is located at 2315 University Boulevard in downtown Tuscaloosa and is open Monday through Friday, 12 noon to 5:00 pm, and by appointment: (205) 464-0054. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is the professional degree for the artist; it is also the foundation for the masters program in studio art at UA. The annual juried event seeks to give BFA students the chance to compete and exhibit their work while still in school, rather than at the end of their tenure, providing art students more opportunities to exhibit and participate in art events before graduation. For more information about the BFA degree and our other degree programs in the Department of Art and Art History, go to http://art.ua.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/babfa-in-studio-art/ or contact the department at (205) 348-5967. 2015 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition press release 2014 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition press release 2013 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition press release
Dual Exhibition Features Photography, Painting and Sculpture
The UA Department of Art and Art History cordially invites you to two exhibitions by degree candidates in studio art. The Sella-Granata Art Gallery will be host to Unapologetic, an MA exhibition by Sarah Ann Austin and Contact, a BFA exhibition by Ali Hval. The dual exhibition begins April 13 runs through April 24, 2015. Please join us for an artists’ reception April 17 from 5:30-8:00 pm. Sarah Ann Austin's photographs recently have been juried into nationally recognized exhibitions. Two works were selected for the 2015 SPE Combined Caucus Juried Exhibition at the Society of Photographic Education Conference, Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans. Another photograph was chosen for the 2015 Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition at Texas Woman's University juried by April Watson, curator of photography at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. More of Austin's photography is here. Austin’s exhibition is in partial fulfillment of the Master of Arts degree. For more information on the graduate programs of the UA Department of Art and Art History, visit this link: http://art.ua.edu/site/programs/graduate/. Ali Hval exhibited her large textile sculptures in March at the BFA Juried Exhibition in the UA Gallery at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in Tuscaloosa. Hval’s exhibition is in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The BFA is the professional degree for the artist; it is also the foundation for the masters program in studio art at UA. For more information about the BFA degree, go to http://art.ua.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/babfa-in-studio-art/ or contact the department at (205) 348-5967. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 10:00 – 4:00 p.m. The gallery is located at 109 Woods Hall in the heart of the UA campus on Woods Quad. Information about visitor parking is available here: http://bamaparking.ua.edu/visitor-information/. Parking is free on campus in a legal space after business hours. For further information, contact Rachel Dobson, communications specialist, 205/348-1893, rachel.dobson@ua.edu.
Ali Jackson Exhibits BFA Art Work at Harrison Galleries
The UA Department of Art and Art History cordially invites you to Degeneration: Ali Jackson BFA Exhibition in the Harrison Galleries, March 30 - April 25, with a reception on First Friday, April 3, 6:00-9:00 pm. Ali Jackson hails from Foley, Alabama. Her concentration in the BFA program is sculpture. She will graduate in May. Jackson also is exhibiting her work in the 2015 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition at the UA Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center downtown through April 3. A Facebook event page for her solo exhibition is here. Harrison Galleries, located at 2315 University Boulevard in Tuscaloosa, is open 12-5 pm, Monday through Friday or by appointment. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is the professional degree for the artist; it is also the foundation for the masters program in studio art at UA. For more information about the BFA degree and our other degree programs in the Department of Art and Art History, go to http://art.ua.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/babfa-in-studio-art/ or contact the department at (205) 348-5967. For further information, contact Rachel Dobson, communications specialist, 205/348-1893, rachel.dobson@ua.edu.
“Ambitious and Informed Work” by UA’s BFA Students on Exhibit
2015 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition, March 6 – April 3 The University of Alabama Gallery, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, 620 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa Opening Reception: Friday, March 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m. The University of Alabama Department of Art and Art History is pleased announce its 2015 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition opening at The University of Alabama Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in Tuscaloosa, March 6, with a public reception in the gallery beginning at 5:30 p.m. The exhibition, which runs from March 6 to April 3, features Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates whose work has been selected by faculty jurors. All UA undergraduate art majors who passed the review for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree were eligible to enter the competition, juried by a committee comprised of UA studio faculty. Exhibitors in the juried show are Bachelor of Fine Arts majors Ausharea Adams, Jenna Cape, Meg Howton, Ali Hval, Ali Jackson, Tanika Powers, and Kelsey White. Faculty coordinator and Assistant Professor Pete Schulte said, "The diverse body of work presented in the 2015 edition of the Annual BFA Juried Exhibition represents the most ambitious and informed work being created by undergraduates working toward to a professional arts degree in the studio program at UA." The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is the professional degree for the artist; it is also the foundation for the masters program in studio art at UA. The annual juried event seeks to give BFA students the chance to compete and exhibit their work while still in school, rather than at the end of their tenure, providing art students more opportunities to exhibit and participate in art events before graduation. For more information about the BFA degree and our other degree programs in the Department of Art and Art History, go to http://art.ua.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/babfa-in-studio-art/ or contact the department at (205) 348-5967. For further information, contact Rachel Dobson, communications specialist, 205/348-1893, rachel.dobson@ua.edu.
2014 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition
APR 15 – 19, 2014 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition, Harrison Galleries, 2315 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa APR 17 Opening reception for the exhibitors Thursday, 5:00-8:00 p.m. The UA Department of Art and Art History presents its 2014 Annual BFA Juried Exhibition at the Harrison Galleries in downtown Tuscaloosa for one week only, April 15-19. The public is cordially invited to a reception for the exhibitors on Thursday, April 17 from 5-8 p.m. Harrison Galleries is open 12-5 pm, Monday through Friday or by appointment. All UA undergraduate art majors who passed the review for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree were eligible to enter the competition, juried by a committee comprised of UA studio faculty. Exhibitors in the juried show are Bachelor of Fine Arts majors Benjamin Bailey, Katherine Beaman, Katie Brown, Ali Hval, Kristin M. Kelley, Ally Mabry, Michael Meads, Eric Nubbe, Greg Randall, Lori Taylor, Shannon Thacker and Rachel Wakefield. Faculty coordinator and Professor Pete Schulte said, “From traditional works on paper and canvas to experiments in video, the 2014 BFA Juried Exhibition seeks to give students the chance to exhibit their work while still in school, rather than at the end of their tenure. This cross section of work also provides viewers with a unique opportunity to take the pulse of a variety of contemporary art practices, as well as experience work by some of the most creative students in Alabama.” The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is the professional degree for the artist; it is also the foundation for the masters program in studio art at UA. The annual juried event seeks to give BFA students the chance to compete and exhibit their work while still in school, rather than at the end of their tenure, providing art students more opportunities to exhibit and participate in art events before graduation. For more information about the BFA degree and our other degree programs in the Department of Art and Art History, go to art.ua.edu/site/programs/ or contact the department at (205)348-5967.