Events

Current Exhibition

Tom Stanley: Painting and Drawing and Discovering a Practice

August 31 - October 3, 2023

ARTIST LECTURE OCTOBER 3, 4:30 pm, with reception following

The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art is pleased to present the exhibition, Tom Stanley: Painting and Drawing and Discovering a Practice, August 31 to October 3, 2023. There will be an artist lecture on Tuesday, October 3, at 4:30 p.m. in Gorgas Library’s Yellowhammer Room (second floor), and a closing reception following the lecture from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., directly across the street in the gallery. This exhibition was conceived as an examination of the artist’s studio practice. Stanley works in series with limitations of size, color and imagery and uses recurring shapes such as triangles and figurative elements of houses and boats. Typical media are acrylic on canvas and on paper. Although using common graphic strategies like mechanical drawing, silhouette, and sgraffito, his painting relies on evolving techniques that he has discovered in the process of making. READ MORE.

Past Exhibitions

Coulter Fussell: My Love for You is Deathless

March 23 - May 3, 2023

Yevgeniya Baras and Pete Schulte

January 19 - February 24, 2023

Clay+/Invitational curated by Wade MacDonald

October 27 - December 21, 2022

Rebecca Rutstein: Out of Thin Air: Microscopic Journeys through Cosmic Landscapes

September 8 - October 14, 2022

Exploring Thornton Willis

March 31 - May 19, 2022

Faculty Biennial Exhibition

February 3 – March 11, 2022

True Likeness

January 4 – 13, 2022

Chromatic Rhythm — James Little: Paintings on Paper

September 3 - October 15, 2021

Visiting the Gallery

The SMGA is an essential part of the education and development of UA students and our community. Visitors are welcomed but not required to wear masks inside the gallery. Have questions or need assistance? Contact the gallery at 348-1891 or visit us online. Please check UA’s health website for the most up-to-date information.

Hours

Admission to the gallery is free. Hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters when school is in session. The SMGA is closed during the summer. Information about visitor parking is available on the UA parking services website. For more information, contact the gallery at (205) 348-1891.

Current and Recent Exhibition Press Releases

SMGA Exhibition Archives

About the Gallery

The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art at The University of Alabama presents a year-round schedule of changing exhibitions devoted to contemporary art, including works from the Permanent Collection. The gallery, located in Garland Hall, provides artistic and cultural enrichment for the university and West Alabama communities and is committed to representing a diverse range of artistic practices primarily through exhibition and lectureship. Exhibits and lectures complement degree programs and courses provided by the Department of Art and Art History expressing diversity in visual arts, design, the history of art, and culture. Unique opportunities to experience the visual arts in a professional museum setting connect audiences with regional, national and international exhibitions.

The Permanent Collection

Since 1950, the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, supported by The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences, has collected works on paper, photography, prints, paintings, and small sculpture. The gallery regularly presents exhibitions from this Permanent Collection. Learn more about the Permanent Collection.

Support

Funding support for the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art comes from the department of art and art history and the College of Arts and Sciences. Additional support comes from the Farley Moody Galbraith Endowed Exhibition Fund.

Gallery Staff

William T. Dooley, Director Vicki Rial, Exhibitions Coordinator

News & Exhibitions

View press releases and news articles about the gallery. Browse an archive of past exhibitions held at the SMGA.