Looking at the Collection: Works on Paper Adtran, Jurenko, Thurber & Guild Galleries November 21, 2021 – February 13, 2022 Alan Shuptrine (American, b. 1963), Evening White, 2019, watercolor on paper, 18 x 29.5 in. Museum Purchase in Memory of Lil Parton, Funds Provided by the Dr. John Rison Jones Jr. Acquisition Fund [...]
Under Pressure: Painting with Air A Survey of Contemporary Airbrush Realism Huth, Boeing & Salmon Galleries October 24, 2021 - January 16, 2022 Don Eddy, Metal City, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 37 x 36 in. Photo courtesy of Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY Lecture and Reception with Don Eddy Thursday, October [...]
Sweetness and Light: Children in Illustration Chan Gallery November 14, 2021 – February 27, 2022 Haddon Sundblom (1899-1976), When He Begins to Grow Away from You, 1928, oil on canvas, 34 x 32 in., Cream of Wheat advertisement, 1928 Lecture by Judy Cutler, Co-Founder/Director of the National Museum of American Illustration Thursday, [...]
Imitation of Life: Contemporary Approaches to Realism Haws Gallery October 24, 2021 - January 16, 2022 Chuck Close, Leslie, 1986, color woodcut on handmade paper, (ed. 53/150), 30 x 25.25 in. Imitation of Life: Contemporary Approaches to Realism presents a selection of contemporary artworks from the Museum’s permanent collection that illustrate a variety of approaches [...]
9/11 and Beyond: Photographs from The Associated Press Grisham Gallery September 11 – November 28, 2021 The Tribute in Light illuminates the sky over the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 in New York. The beams of light honor those who lost their lives seven years ago in the attacks [...]
WE THE PEOPLE: Portraits of Veterans in America by Mary Whyte Huth, Boeing, Salmon & Haws Galleries June 27 – September 26, 2021 Lecture & Preview Reception: Friday, June 25, 6 - 8:30 pm In 2010, American artist, author and teacher Mary Whyte set out on a mission to paint fifty large-scale watercolor portraits of [...]
Whimsy & Artistry Curated by the Huntsville Museum of Art Docent Association Guild Gallery August 22 - October 31, 2021 The Huntsville Museum of Art Docent Association is honored to present their curated exhibition of works from the Museum's permanent collection, entitled Whimsy & Artistry. This exhibition will feature two and three-dimensional works of [...]
From the Mind's Eye: Nonrepresentational Art from the Collection Adtran, Jurenko and Thurber Galleries August 22 - October 31 Broadly speaking, a work of art falls into one of three categories – representational art, abstraction, and nonrepresentational art. Representational art is characterized by the attempt to replicate an object or scene from the real [...]
Recent Acquisitions Chan Gallery July 18 – October 31, 2021 The Huntsville Museum of Art is pleased to present the latest version of this recurring exhibition, showcasing artworks recently added to its permanent collection within the last year. Some were purchased for the collection, while others were gifts from generous donors. Some works will [...]
Encounters: Althea Murphy-Price Grisham Gallery January 17 – May 23, 2021 Althea Murphy-Price, Goody Girl No. 3, 2018, giclée print, 36 x 26 in. Presented by the Museum's Black History Month Committee Althea Murphy-Price, Play, 2016, lithograph, screenprint, collage, 30 x 22.5 in. The accomplished works of this mid-career printmaker [...]
