Library Art Exhibits 1979-1996

Sep 1979-Aug 1980

• Sep 1979: Ceramics from the collection of Frank and Bethany Engle, instructors at Shelton State.    (more) 

• Sep 10-Oct 1, 1979: Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings by Bruce Crowe, instructor, University of Alabama.    (more)   Tuscaloosa News Sep 14 1979 Supp p 9

• Oct 1-31, 1979: Watercolors by Felix Grimsley, Fayette, Alabama.   Tuscaloosa News Oct 5 1979 p 1

• Nov –Dec 1979: Paintings by Jimmie Lee Sudduth, Fayette, Alabama.

• Feb 1980: Drawings by Collette Delacroix, Bienville Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana.    (more) 

• Mar 1980: Pottery by Larry Manning, instructor, Jefferson State Junior College, Brewton, Alabama.    (more)  Tuscaloosa News Mar 14 1980 /Spotlight entertainment guide supplement p 15 / Tuscaloosa News Mar 21 1980 /  Spotlight entertainment guide supplement p 9 (Tuesday TV log page)

• Apr 1980: Pottery by Susan Brown, Kentuck craftsman, Northport/Tuscaloosa, Alabama.    (more) 

• Apr 1980: Paintings by Emma Jean Price, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

• May 1980: Paintings by Art Department Faculty, Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

• June 1980: Joint Exhibit of Paintings and Photographs by Nanci and Bob Tanton, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Sep 1980-Aug 1981

1980-1981 At the request of the art instructor, the art exhibition program was turned over to the art department for September 1980- May 1981. One exhibit, however, was scheduled by the library at that time. Bruce Crowe, art education instructor at the University of Alabama, exhibited a collection of paintings in the library. 

• Feb 9-27, 1981: Paintings by Alex Loeb, Meridian, Mississippi.

• Aug 1-30, 1981: Female Figures, an exhibition of photographs by Janice Golojuch, University of Montevallo.  Tuscaloosa News Jul 10 1981 Spotlight supplement p 2 / Tuscaloosa News Jul 31 1981 Spotlight supplement p 2 

Sep 1981-Aug 1982

• Sep 1-30, 1981: Paintings by Bruce Crowe, instructor, University of Alabama.  Tuscaloosa News Jul 31 1981 Spotlight supplement p 2

• Oct 1-31, 1981: Utilitarian Pottery by Larry Manning.  Tuscaloosa News Jul 31 1981 Spotlight supplement p 2

• Oct 15-30, 1981: Faculty Art Exhibit, University of Alabama Art Department.

• Nov 1-30, 1981: Paintings by The Women's Caucus on Art, New Orleans.  Tuscaloosa News Jul 31 1981 Spotlight supplement p 2

• Nov 1-Dec 3, 1981: Prints by Colette Delacroix, New Orleans, Louisiana.  (same as above?) 

• Jan 1982: Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings by Bruce Crowe, instructor, University of Alabama.  List from Monday Report Jan 10 1982 p 2

• Jan 11-Feb 5, 1982: Memory Paintings of Our Alabama Farm by Jessie DuBose Rhoads.  List from Monday Report Jan 4 1982 p 2 / Monday Report Jan 11 1982 p 1 /  Tuscaloosa News Jul 31 1981 Spotlight supplement p 2 

• Mar 3-31, 1982: Watercolors by Marie Kirby and Maurice Lary.  Monday Report Mar 1 1982 p 1 /  Tuscaloosa News Jul 31 1981 Spotlight supplement p 2

• Apr 5-30, 1982: Photographs by Eudora Welty.    Tuscaloosa News Jul 31 1981 Spotlight supplement p 2

• May 1-15?, 1982: Graphic Art by Afro-American Artists. The Tougaloo College Art Collection.  (date?)  Verification?

• May 17-Jun 11, 1982: Time to Draw, a collection of various drawing styles by Canadian artists.  Monday Report May 24 1982 p 1 /   Tuscaloosa News Jul 31 1981 Spotlight supplement p 2 /  Tuscaloosa News May 16 1982 p 10C

Sep 1982-Aug 1983

• Oct 1-29, 1982: Prints, Watercolors, Drawings by Harlan Hubbard.  Monday Report Oct 4 1982 p 2 /   Tuscaloosa News Oct 10 1982 p 9C

• Nov 5-30, 1982: Oil Paintings by Sara Turner.

• Nov 7-Dec 2, 1982: Photo Collages by Charles Groover.

• Nov 29-Dec 3, 1982: Children’s Art by children from the Shelton State Child Development Center.  Monday Report Nov 15 1982 p 2 / Monday Report Dec 6 1982 p 2 

• Dec 5-16, 1982: Utilitarian Pottery by Larry Manning.

• Dec 6, 1982-Jan 7,1983: University of Alabama Art Department Faculty Exhibit.

• Jan 4-27, 1983: Paintings and Drawings by John Cleverdon.

• Feb 5-25, 1983:  Original Prints and Handmade Paper by Sylvia Brock Russell.  Tuscaloosa News Jan 30 1983 p 6C 

• Mar 7-Apr 7, 1983: Folkroots: Image of Mississippi Black Folk Life, 1974-1976, a photographic exhibition organized by Roland L. Freeman and folklorist Worth W. Long.  Monday Report Feb 28 1983 p 1 / Roland L. Freeman, biographical sketch  link 

• May 16-Jun 12, 1983: William Faulkner: The Cofield Collection.    (more)    Tuscaloosa News May 8 1983 p 12C

Sep 1983-Aug 1984

• Nov 7-Dec 2, 1983: Photo Collages by Charles Grover.  Monday Report Oct 3 1983 p 1 / Monday Report Oct 31 1983  p 1 / Monday Report Nov 21 1983 p 2 / Tuscaloosa News Nov 6 1983 p 8C / Community Scene Fall 1983 p 4

• Dec 5-15, 1983: Pottery by Larry Manning.  (Article about Larry Manning with photos: more )  Monday Report Oct 3 1983 p 1 / Monday Report Dec 5 1983 p 1 / Monday Report Dec 12 1983 p 2

• Jan 4-27, 1984: Acrylics, Graphite, and Mixed Media by John H. Cleverdon, Mobile, Alabama.  Monday Report Oct 3 1983 p 1 / Monday Report Jan 9 1984 p 1 /  Tuscaloosa News Dec 28 1983 p 34

• Feb 3-29, 1984: The Heritage of Saudi Arabia: Traditional Drawings, Arabian Arts and Crafts.  Monday Report Oct 3 1983 p 1 / Monday Report Jan 30 1984 p 1  / Monday Report Feb 20 1984 p 1 / Tuscaloosa News Dec 28 1983 p 34 / Tuscaloosa News Jan 30 1984 p 6 / Tuscaloosa News Feb 8 1984 p 23

• Mar 19-Apr 13, 1984: Acrylic Paintings by Trudy Jones McRae.  Monday Report Oct 3 1983 p 1 /  Tuscaloosa News Dec 28 1983 p 34 / Tuscaloosa News Mar 26 1984 p 6      

• Apr 15-30, 1984: High School Art Competition 1984.  Monday Report Oct 3 1983 p 1 / Monday Report Apr 9 1984 / Monday Report Apr 16 1984 /  Tuscaloosa News Dec 28 1983 p 34

• May 4-31, 1984: Jan Stephens Batik Prints.  Monday Report Oct 3 1983 p 1 / Monday Report May 14 1984 p 1 /  Tuscaloosa News Dec 28 1983 p 34

• Jun 12-Jul 15, 1984: The American Scene 1900-1950 by Fine Arts Center. Cheekwood, Nashville, Tennessee.  Monday Report Oct 3 1983 p 1 / Monday Report Jun 18 1984 p 1 / Tuscaloosa News Dec 28 1983 p 34 / Tuscaloosa News Jun 25 1984 p 6Sep 1984-Aug 1985

• Aug 28-Sep 20, 1984: Weavings by Marsha Patterson.  Community Scene Fall 1984 p 2 

• Oct 1-12, 1984: Wildfowl replicas by Harold Coleman, Master Woodcarver.  Monday Report Oct 1 1984 p 1 

• Oct 15-Nov 13, 1984: Paintings, Drawings, and Assemblages by Benny Andrews.

  • Shelton Exhibit Shows Diversity.  Tuscaloosa News Oct 21 1984 p 12C https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9TMdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h6UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5378%2C5480273 (See also: Monday Report Oct 15 1984 p 1 / Community Scene Fall 1984 p 2)

• Nov 26-Dec 14, 1984: Exhibition by the Institute for the Book Arts to feature the five areas of the book arts: typography, printing, binding, decorative papers, handmade papers.  Monday Report Nov 12 1984 p 1 / Monday Report Dec 3 1984 p 2 

• Jan 11-Feb 3, 1985: Ballet of Photos, collection from internationally known fashion and portrait photographer, Francesco Scavullo.  Monday Report Jan 7 1985 p 2 /  Tuscaloosa News Jan 10 1985 p 18 / Community Scene Fall 1984 p 2

• Feb 3-Mar 8, 1985: Paintings by Richard Zoellner, Professor Emeritus, The University of Alabama.

• Mar 18-Apr 10, 1985: Paintings by Annabel Walker, Brewer State Junior College.  Monday Report Mar 25 1985 p 2 

• Apr 14-20, 1985: 7th Annual Shelton State High School Art Competition and Exhibition 1985. Reception on Apr 21.  Monday Report Apr 9 1984 p 2 / Monday Report Apr 16 1984 p 2 

• Apr 22-May 19, 1985: Applachian Women: Three Generations, a photographic exhibit by Wendy Ewald.  Monday Report Apr 29 1985 p 2 /  Tuscaloosa News May 6 1985 p 6  / Tuscaloosa News May 8 1985 p 17

• Jun 16-Jul 26, 1985: The Tuscaloosa News - Kodak Photography Contest Exhibit

Sep 1985-Aug 1986

• Sep 6-Oct 4, 1985: Oriental Rugs from the collection of Don and Claire Smith.  Tuscaloosa News Sep 30 1985 p 6

• Oct 11-Nov 4, 1985: Ansel Adams Photograph Exhibit.  Monday Report Oct 14 1985 p 1 

• Nov 13-Dec 13, 1985: Shelton State Art Teacher’s Invitational Exhibition.

•  Jan 13-31, 1986: Watercolors by Christopher P. H. Murphy.  Monday Report Jan 13 1986 p 2 / Tuscaloosa News Jan 12 1986 p 8C

• 1986: Prints by Scott Stephens, University of Montevallo Art Department. (when?)  Verification not found.

• Mar 17-Apr 11, 1986: Wildlife Paintings by John Lee.  Tuscaloosa News Mar 9 1986 p 9C 

• Apr 12-30, 1986: 8th Annual High School Art Competition and Exhibition 1986.

• May 5-28, 1986: High Latitudes Exhibition by Howard Cannon, Tennessee artist. 178 works.  Monday Report May 15 1986 p 1 

• Summer 1986: Summer   Entries from the Tuscaloosa News-Kodak International Photography Contest.

Sep 1986-Aug 1987

• Sep 22-Oct 17, 1986: Lithographs by William Walmsley.  35 lithographs.  Tuscaloosa News Sep 14 1986 p 10C

• Oct 26-Nov 21, 1986: Recent Acrylic Paintings by Bruce Crowe.   Tuscaloosa News Sep 14 1986 p 10C

• Jan 12-30, 1987: Photographs by Gus Davis, instructor at Shelton State.  Monday Report Jan 19 1987 p 2 /  Tuscaloosa News Sep 14 1986 p 10C

• Feb 6-17, 1987: Works by Alex Loeb of Meridian,m Mississippi.  Tuscaloosa News Sep 14 1986 p 10C

• Mar 16-27, 1987: 9th Annual High School Art Competition and Exhibition 1987.  Monday Report Mar 31 1987 p 2 /  Tuscaloosa News Sep 14 1986 p 10C

• Apr 20-May 15, 1987: Graphic Art by Afro-American Artists from Tougaloo College Art Collections.  Monday Report Apr 20 1987 p 1 / Tuscaloosa News Sep 14 1986 p 10C

• May 20-Jun 5, 1987: Seventh Annual Auburn Works on Paper Exhibit.   link  for info (Tuscaloosa News May 21 1987 p 17) / Tuscaloosa News Sep 14 1986 p 10C

Sep 1987-Aug 1988

• Sep 2-30, 1987: Retra de um Pueblo (Portrait of a Village) by Wendy Ewald  (Southern Arts Federation).  Tuscaloosa News Aug 19 1987 p 15

• Oct 5-30, 1987: Photographs by Polly Futato  (Photographic artist, Moundville).  Tuscaloosa News Aug 19 1987 p 15

• Nov 6-20, 1987: Architectural Renderings by James H. Fitts III, Architect.  Tuscaloosa News Aug 19 1987 p 15

• Nov 20-Dec 18 , 1987: Oil Paintings by Barbara Pennington.  Tuscaloosa News Aug 19 1987 p 15

•  Jan 25-Feb 26, 1988: Daughters of the Confederacy photographic exhibition  (Southern Arts Federation)  Photographs by Thomas Daniel.  Tuscaloosa News Aug 19 1987 p 15

• Feb 8-26, 1988: Photographs by Giles Mora, 41 black and white photographs.  Monday Report Feb 8 1988 p 2 

• Mar 21-Apr 22, 1988: Paintings by Diane Lamkin

  • Georgian plans exhibit.  Tuscaloosa News Mar 20 1988 p 3C https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TTkdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=46UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6796%2C5433725 (See also:  Tuscaloosa News Aug 19 1987 p 15)

• May 1-13, 1988: High School Art Competition 1988.  Monday Report Apr 25 1988 p 2 / Monday Report May 2 1988 p 2 /  Tuscaloosa News Aug 19 1987 p 15

Sep 1988-Aug 1989

• Sep 1-29, 1988: Mississippi University for Women Faculty Art Exhibit

  • Exhibits feature variety of media.  Tuscaloosa News Sep 18 1988 p 1C https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GjMdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WqUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3770%2C4962286 (See also: Monday Report Sep 19 1988 p 2)

• Oct 31-Nov 25, 1988: Watercolors and Paper Works by Lee Bain.  Monday Report Nov 7 1988 p 1 

•  Jan 9-31, 1989: Birmingham 1988, a collection of photographs from the Birmingham News.  Monday Report Jan 1989 p 2 

• Feb 1989: High School Art Competition and Exhibition 1989.  Monday Report Feb 27 1989 p 1

• Apr 3-21, 1989: Watercolors by Machiko K. Reed.  Monday Report Apr 3 1989 p 2 / Monday Report Apr 10 1989 p 2 / Tuscaloosa News Apr 9 1989 p 2C

• May 1-26, 1989: Student Art Exhibit.  (Verified in Tuscaloosa News Apr 28 1989 p 10) 

Sep 1989-Aug 1990

• Sep-Oct 6, 1989: Television Dialogues by Gunards Strazdin.  Tuscaloosa News Sep 24 1989 p 2D (Calendar)

• Oct 16-Nov 2, 1989: Paintings by Angelo Granata.  Monday Report Oct 23 1989 p 1 / Tuscaloosa News Nov 12 1989 p 2D calendar

• Oct-Oct 30, 1989: Photographs by Polly Futato    (Tuscaloosa News article / announcement)

• Oct-Nov 20, 1989: Renderings by James H. Fitts III     (Tuscaloosa News article / announcement)  

• Dec 4-21, 1989: Photographs by Karen Calhoun Graffeo. Tuscaloosa artist.  Monday Report Dec 4 1989 p 1 

• Jan 5-Feb 9, 1990: Paintings, Photography, Sculpture by four Alabama Husband-Wife Artist teams. 

  • They're partners.  Tuscaloosa News Jan 20 1990 p 11A Artist exhibit, Frank and Bethany Engle https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UUkgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eaUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4044%2C4022407

• Feb 20-Mar 29, 1990: Multi-Media: Paintings, Drawings, Photographs by Kay Jackson Ryan. Tuscaloosa artist.  Monday Report Feb 26 1990 p 1 

• Apr 1990: High School Art Competition and Exhibition 1990.  Monday Report Apr 16 1990 p 2 / Monday Report Apr 23 1990 p 1

• May 7-18?, 1990: Shelton State Student Art Exhibition 1990.  Tuscaloosa News May 13 1990 p 2D

Sep 1990-Aug 1991

• Sep 4 - 29, 1990: Art Werger: The Graphic Narrative (hand-pulled monotypes).  Southern Arts Federation sponsor.  Monday Report Aug 27 1990 p 2 / Tuscaloosa News Sep 2 1990 p 2D

• Oct 1-25, 1990: Paintings by Amy Grimes.  Monday Report Oct 1 1990 p 2 

• Nov 1-30, 1990: Photographs by Chip Cooper.  Monday Report Oct 29 1990 p 2 / Monday Report Nov 5 1990 p 1 

• Jan 1991: Nashville Babylon: Images on Fan Fair.  Monday Report Jan 28 1991 p 1 / Monday Report Feb 18 1991 p 1 

• Feb 1-28, 1991: Watercolor and Graphic Art by Paul Womack.

• Mar 4-29, 1991: Handmade Kites.  Includes large kite from Children's Hands-On Museum.  Tuscaloosa News Mar 3 1991 p 2D

• Apr 1991: High School Art Competition and Exhibition 1991. Reception held Apr 14 1991. Monday Report Apr 14 1991 p 1 / Tuscaloosa News Apr 14 1991 p 5D  

• May 1-15, 1991: Shelton State Student Art Exhibit.  Forty-seven students exhibit 138 works. Tuscaloosa News May 12 1991 p 2D

• May 20-Jun 14, 1991: Watercolors by Richard Templeton. Tuscaloosa News May 19 1991 p 2D  / Tuscaloosa News May 26 1991 p 2D / Watercolor exhibition. Tuscaloosa News May 23 1991 p 6C / Templeton watercolors.  Tuscaloosa News May 26 1991 p 2D

Sep 1991-Aug 1992

• Sep 20 - Oct 25, 1991: One Man’s Trash, One Man’s Treasure: Thrift Store Art, a collection belonging to Carole Johnson and Sharon Deck.  Monday Report Sep 9 1991 p 2 / Tuscaloosa News Sep 15 1991 p 5D / Tuscaloosa News Oct 6 1991 p 2D / Faculty Newsletter Sep 16 1991 p 4

• Nov 4 - Dec 20, 1991: Watercolors and Acrylics by Danny Roundtree.  Historic homes and flora, many in Tuscaloosa area.  Tuscaloosa News Sep 15 1991 p 5D 

• Jan 6-31, 1992: Graphic Art by Scott Stephens, Art Professor at the University of Montevallo. Tuscaloosa News Jan 5 1992 p 2D /  Faculty Newsletter Dec 18 1991 p 2

• Feb-Mar 20, 1992: Woodcuts and Mixed Media Collages by Chuck Hall.  (Not on newspaper list below / Monday Report Mar 23 1992 p 2 / Tuscaloosa News Mar 15 1992 p 2D

• Apr 6-30, 1992: Stuff by Paul Looney. Various types of art.    (more)  Monday Report Apr 6 1992 p 1 /  Tuscaloosa News Apr 5 1992 p 7D 

• May 4-29, 1992: Shelton State Student Art Exhibit.  Sculpture, drawings, watercolors, acrylics.  Tuscaloosa News May 24 1992 p 6D

Sep 1992-Aug 1993

• Oct? 1992: Poster Exhibit by students of Vestavia Elementary School.

• Oct?-Nov 25, 1992: A Columbus Mosaic, photography by Rick Vanderpool.

• Nov? 1992: Shelton State Art Student Exhibition.  (?)

• Nov-Dec? 1992: Watercolors by Kathy Bryars.

•  Jan 6-29, 1993: Mixed Media by Carole Johnson, including drawings, sculptures, and portraits.  Monday Report Dec 7 1992 p 1 / Monday Report Feb 15 1993 p 2

• Mar 8-26, 1993: Paintings by Harvey Stell. Paintings in a natural primitive style. Subjects range from animals to houses to landscapes. Monday Report Mar 1 1993 p 2

Sep 1995-Aug 1996

• Mar 1996:  High School Art Awards, Scholarship, and Exhibition Competition is held at the University of Alabama.  Tuscaloosa News Mar 17 1996 p 2D

• Apr 1996: Annual Shelton State Art Competition and Exhibition.  Shelton Chronicle Mar 15 1996 p 2

Sep 1996-Aug 1997

• 1997 : No exhibit. College moves to new campus, July - August 1997.  Library moves to new campus Aug 11-14 1997.

Sep 1997-Aug 1998   All Exhibits on display in the New Campus Art Gallery.  End of Library Art Gallery displays.

• Sep 28-Oct 21, 1997: Miners and Mystic Places: Photographs by Matthew Albritton.  First Exhibit in New Gallery on Martin Campus.  Tuscaloosa News Sep 28 1997 p 2D / Tuscaloosa News Oct 17 1997 p 2D / Shelton Chronicle Sep 15 1997 p 1 / Shelton Chronicle Oct 1 1997 p 3