Georges Rouault: Cirque de L’Etoile Filante (Circus of the Shooting Star) Huth Gallery November 8, 2014 – January 11, 2015 The 20th century French artist Georges Rouault is best known for his very colorful works that mimic the technique of stained glass. In addition to his paintings, he produced several important portfolios [...]
Ginny Ruffner: Aesthetic Engineering October 4, 2014 – January 18, 2015 Aesthetic Engineering presented a dramatic series of large-scale mixed media works by internationally acclaimed glass artist Ginny Ruffner. The series was inspired by recent breakthroughs in genetics and bio engineering, and the possibilities of future gene sharing between animal and plant [...]
South by Southeast: Masters of Studio Glass Grisham Gallery October 5, 2014 – February 8, 2015 South by Southeast: Masters of Studio Glass was an invitational group exhibition organized by HMA to showcase the work of noted American glass artist living and working in our region. This exhibit was presented alongside Ginny [...]
Janet Fish: Master of Light and Shadow May 4 – July 27, 2014 Janet Fish: Master of Light and Shadow highlighted the career of this renowned American artist through 44 vibrant paintings executed between 1969 and 2008. This exhibition included key works borrowed from important institutional collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art [...]
Al Hirschfeld: A Celebration of Hollywood and Broadway May 30 – September 14, 2014 This show featured nearly 50 drawings and prints spanning Hirschfeld’s career. The exhibit highlighted icons from the Great White Way and the Silver Screen including John Wayne, Carol Channing, Richard Burton, Zero Mostel, Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, and Marlon [...]
Encounters: Rocio Rodriguez January 25 – May 18, 2014 This longstanding regional art showcase continued with Atlanta artist Rocio Rodriguez’s signature abstract drawings and paintings that explore opposing and divergent forces, and function.
Adrián Villeta: Romantic Portraitist February 2 – May 4, 2014 Artist, author, actress and fashion icon Gloria Vanderbilt was the Guest curator of this exhibition featuring 39 photographs. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico , Villeta considers himself a portrait artist, more than simply a photographer, in the style of of the great [...]
Donato Giancola: From Middle Earth to Outer Space and Beyond November 16, 2013 – January 19, 2014 Considered one of the most popular and successful sci-fi/fantasy illustrator working today, renowned New York City artist Donato Giancola balances modern concepts with realism to bridge the worlds of contemporary and historical art. From Middle [...]
October 19, 2013 – January 19, 2014 Selected late 19th and early 20th century landscapes, portraits, and genre scenes from this prominent Alabama collection, celebrating the unique beauty of our nation’s people and places. The exhibition included accomplished works by Theodore Earl Butler, William Merritt Chase, Edward Henry Potthast, Maurice Prendergast, Theodore [...]
October 5, 2013 – August 31, 2014 Alabama’s premiere glass artist Cal Breed creates a signature style of glass blowing by combining great artistry with technical performance. Breed designs his lines of glass – A Studio Series and A Signature Series – in his own Orbix Hot Glass studio in Fort Payne. [...]
