Part I, Chan Gallery: March 13 - June 26, 2022 Part II, Haws Gallery: June 26 - October 16, 2022 Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (American, 1856-1942), Catinou Knitting (detail), 1887, oil on canvas, 55.5 x 69 in. Museum Purchase, Sellars Collection, Sponsored by Dr. John Rison Jones, Jr. Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (American, 1880-1980), [...]
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 [...]
The Huntsville Museum of Art installed a new outdoor sculpture on Friday, October 1. The sculpture, crafted by North Carolina artist Josh Coté, is a one-of-a-kind whimsical artwork entitled Gracelyn Rose. After four years of planning, the finished work of art stands proudly in front of the Museum for guests and passersby to enjoy. [...]
The Huntsville Museum of Art is highlighting several artists who have works in the collection during Latinx Heritage Month. Many of these artists have works on display right now, and some are local to Huntsville. Read along to meet five different artists and learn more about their backgrounds. Then visit the Museum to see [...]
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 [...]
In 2008, the Museum acquired the prestigious Sellars Collection of Art by American Women, a landmark gathering of over 400 paintings, drawings and sculptures that heralds the achievements of more than 250 American women artists primarily active between 1850 and 1940. While the names of many may now be unfamiliar, in their time these [...]
Regional artists are well represented in the Museum’s permanent collection. American artists with Alabama ties include Richmond Burton, William Christenberry, Gerald Hayes, Nall Hollis, David Parrish and Stephen Rolfe Powell. The Museum’s commitment to building a regionally significant collection is also affirmed by the growth of its Southern photography collection, which now includes over [...]
The permanent collection of the Huntsville Museum of Art is comprised of over 3,000 objects, primarily focused on 19th and 20th century American art with an emphasis on art from the Southeast. African, Asian, and European art, from cultures influential on American art, is the Museum’s secondary collecting focus. The collection holds some 400 [...]
Huntsville, Ala – The Huntsville Museum of Art (HMA) is pleased to present Frozen in Place: Southern Photographs from the Collection, on view NOW through August 21, 2016. Frozen in Place presents more than 50 photos from the Museum’s permanent collection which tell compelling stories about this region’s unique people, places, and traditions. Exhibition highlights include [...]
