July 2025 – Ongoing

Shields Gallery

Thomas Farbanish (b. 1963), Untitled, 1995, acid-etched blown glass. 26 x 18 x 14 in. Gift of the artist, 1996.23a-f ©Thomas Farbanish

Pure Expression: Line, Color & Form 

Jean Hess (b. 1946, Baltimore, MD), Surface, #6, 2011, acrylic, collage, plant material, tape, dry metallic pigment, graphite and resin on cradled wood panel. 44 x 47 in. Gift of the artist. 2013,05

Stephen Rolfe Powell (1948-2019), Bodacious Gasp Johnson, 1994, blown glass. 30 x 24 x 6 in. Museum Purchase in memory of Elinor “Nell” Francis, Paula Frederick, Jewel Halsey, Lieutenant Colonel LeRoy F. Lawson, Kay Ludwig, Loretta G. Och, Leonard Walker Peeler, Dorris Weems, Robert Wiggins. and Helen Yager, 1995.25 ©Artist’s Estate

What happens when you strip away narrative and focus on the essence of art?

Pure Expression: Line, Color & Form invites viewers to explore the foundational elements that give visual art its power and presence.

Drawn from the Huntsville Museum of Art’s permanent collection, this exhibition highlights how artists harness the core principles of design to create impact, evoke emotion, and challenge perception.

Organized by the Huntsville Museum of Art