“Interlude/Influence” exhibition to feature UAB Art faculty, alumni works

The Department of Art and Art History faculty and alumni exhibition will be on show Aug. 11-Sept. 22 at the AEIVA, with a free reception on Aug. 29.
jonathan gann"The Wrestlers" by UAB alumnus Jonathan GannWorks by faculty and select alumni of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Art and Art History will be featured in an exhibition, “Interlude/Influence: Faculty and Alumni at Work.”

The exhibition will be on show Aug. 11-Sept. 22, in the UAB Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, 1221 10th Ave. South. A reception is planned for 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29. Admission is free.

“Interlude/Influence” will examine the dynamics of the master/apprentice relationship that occurs within the academic art context. The exhibition includes works by DAAH faculty James Alexander, Doug Barrett, Doug Baulos, Gary Chapman, Derek Cracco, Cathleen Cummings, Jessica Dallow, Stacey Holloway, Lauren Lake, Heather McPherson, Sonja Rieger, Noa Turel, Erin Wright and Elisabeth Pellathy, with staff members Bonard Hughins and Jared Ragland. The exhibition also includes works by DAAH alumni Dan Bynum, Merrilee Challiss, Clayton Colvin, Brian Curtin, Christopher Dacre, John Fields, Jonathan Gann, Chad Burton Johnson, Keith Mitchell, Jessica Pattmon, David Sandlin and Ester Song.

The AEIVA is open to the public 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 12-6 p.m. Saturday and closed Sundays and holidays. For more information, contact John Fields at jfields@uab.edu or visit the UAB Department of Art and Art History online or the AEIVA online.