UAB Visual Arts Gallery Winter/Spring 2009 Calendar

Jan. 9 - 30 - “The Writing is on the Decks” Contemporary Artists Gallery Benefit A silent auction of custom decorated skateboards, vinyl Munny Kidrobot toys and resin graffiti rail cars, decorated by local and national artists, will be auctioned to benefit the UAB Visual Arts Gallery programs.

November 13, 2008

Jan. 9 - 30 - "The Writing is on the Decks" Contemporary Artists Gallery Benefit  A silent auction of custom decorated skateboards, vinyl Munny Kidrobot toys and resin graffiti rail cars, decorated by local and national artists, will be auctioned to benefit the UAB Visual Arts Gallery programs. Admission is free. The UAB Visual Arts Gallery is located at 900 13th St. S. Call 205-934-0815.

Feb. 6 - 28 - Leonard Nimoy, 2009 John Morton Visiting Artist Works by Nimoy, from "The Full Body" series, an examination of concepts of female beauty and sexuality, will be on exhibition at the UAB Visual Arts Gallery, 900 13th St. S. Admission is free. The UAB Visual Arts Gallery is located at 900 13th St. S. Call 205-934-0815.


March 6 - April 4 - John Bankston, the Jack Drake Visiting Artist 2009 John Bankston is a San Francisco-based artist whose work is exhibited internationally. Winner of a 2002 SECA Award from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and a Fleishhacker Eureka Fellowship, his work has been shown at The Studio Museum in Harlem, the Andy Warhol Museum, the Crocker Art Museum, The Contemporary Jewish Museum and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, among others. Admission is free. The UAB Visual Arts Gallery is located at 900 13th St. S. Call 205-934-0815.


April 10 - May 2 - BFA Exhibition 2009 An exhibition of works by students graduating from the UAB bachelor of fine arts program. Admission is free. The UAB Visual Arts Gallery is located at 900 13th St. S. Call 205-934-0815.


May 8 - June 5 - Annie Butrus: "Peach Tree Trail" Annie Butrus is an artist who pursues work about people's perception of the places they live. Her project involves documenting the changes in the landscape and the emotions evoked in response to that change. Mainly realized in painting, Butrus' work has concentrated on the growth around the Birmingham-metro area, where she resides. "Peach Tree Trail" features several diptychs installed together as a simulated trail. Each diptych represents an individual peach farmer's orchard in Chilton County. Admission is free. The UAB Visual Arts Gallery is located at 900 13th St. S. Call 205-934-0815.