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Art in America, Annual, 1999

ANNISTON

1001. Anniston Museum of Natural
History
800 Museum Dr, PO Box 1587 36202
(205) 237-6766
Dir: Christopher J. Reich
Nature-related and Native American art. M

AUBURN

1002. Auburn University Biggin Gallery
Dept of Art, 101 Biggin Hall 36849-5125
(334) 844-4373, fax (334) 844-4024
Mon-Fri 10-4
Dir: Barry Fleming
Contemporary art: drawing, painting,
printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, illustration,
and graphic design. U

BIRMINGHAM

1003. Agnes
2829 Second Ave S, Suite 10,
at Pepper Place 35233
(205) 250-7221, (800) 239-7402,
fax (205) 250-7227 Tue-Sat 11-6, and by appt
Dir: Jon Coffelt/Shawn Boley
Photography, book arts and glass. E-mail:
agnesgalle@aol.com; Web site: www.agnes
gallery.com G/D/C

Artists exhibited: Ruth Bernhard, Mare Blocker,
Paul Caponigro, Mitchell Gaudet, Nina Glaser,
William K. Greiner, Shig Ikeda, Adrian Jones,
Jim Koss, Cam Langley, Ruth Laxson,
Matuschka, Ray Lewis Payne, Vicki Ragan, Ed
Ruscha, Mary Ann Sampson, David Sandlin,
Claire Jeanine Satin, Robert A. Schaefer Jr.,
Virginia Scruggs, Volker Seding, Jack Spencer,
Thomas Tulis, Adriene K. Veninger, Nancy
Webber

1004, Bare Hands Gallery
109 21st St S 35233
(205) 324-2124, fax (205) 324-2124
Tue-Fri 11-6, Sat 12-5
Dir: Jessica Helfrecht
Alabama established and emerging contemporary
artists. Monthly shows feature 2-d, 3-d
and installation artists. Works in oil, acrylic,
metal, ceramic, and mixed media. E-mail:
barehands@mindspring.com G

Artists exhibited: Rick Batten, Xander Booker,
Buchen/Goodwin, Jason Burnett, Dan Bynum,
Merrilee Challiss, Gary Chapman, Randy
Gachet, Kim Graham, Tracy Martin, Arthur Price,
Robin Richeson, Tracie Noles Ross, Robert
Taylor

1005. Birmingham Museum of Art
2000 8th Ave N 35203-2278
(205) 254-2565, fax (205) 254-2714
Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5
Dir: Gail A. Trechsel
Permanent collection of more than 17,000 works
of art, including European, American, Asian,
and traditional art from the 12th century to the
present; outdoor sculpture garden. 20,000
volume art library. E-mail: hanson@dbtech.net;
Web site: www.artsBMA.org
M

Artists exhibited: Albert Bierstadt, Fernando
Botero, Canaletto, Reg Davidson, Isabel John,
Matsumura Keibun, Li Kui, Jacob Lawrence,
Claude Monet, Sebastiano Ricci, John Singer
Sargent, Josiah Wedgwood

1006. Meaty Stabler Galleries
1811 29th Ave S 35209
(205)879-9888 Men-Sat 10-5
Dir: Monty Stabler
19th- and 20th-century paintings and works on
paper. Contemporary sculpture.
E-mail: MSG 1936@aol.com
G/D/P

Artists exhibited: Teodoro Nieto Anton, Judy
Bynum, Jon Coffelt, Alice Hohenberg Federico,
Jean Jacques Gaudel, Dorothy Gillespie,
Carolyn Goldsmith, Cham Hendon, Dick
Jemison, Berge Missakian, Nail, Leila Yarbrough

1007. University of Alabama at
Birmingham Visual Arts Gallery
900 13th St S 35294-1260
(205) 934-4941, fax (205) 975-6639
Mon-Thu 1-6, Sun 2-6
Dir: Antoinette Spanos Nordan
Changing exhibitions of contemporary and
classical art, international and national artists,
faculty, and students. U

1008. Maralyn Wilson Gallery, Inc.
2010 Cahaba Rd 35223
(205) 879-0582, fax (205) 870-3022
Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5
Dir: Maralyn Wilson/Andi Thomasino/
Andi Thomasino
Contemporary fine art and framing. G

Artists exhibited: Gary Chapman, Dale Chihuly,
Ke Francis, Donna Gans, Scott Hill, Carolyn
Hisel, Ed Kellogg, David Kidd, Ida Kohlmeyer,
Cam Langley, Peter Mangan, Catherine Mayer-Spielman

DOTHAN

1009. Wiregrass Museum of Art
126 Museum Ave, PO Box 1624 36302
(334) 794-3871, fax (334) 671-0380
Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5
Dir: Sam W. Kates
19th- and 20th-century American art; African art;
Southern regional art; hands-on children's
gallery, traveling exhibitions. M

Artists exhibited: Garth Benton, Michael Bigger,
Charles Clough, Beverly B. Erdreich, Ellsworth
Kelly, Dale Kennington, Jack Lembeck, Jeannie
Maddox, Robert Motherwell, Jimmy Lee
Sudduth, Helen J. Vaughn, Andy Warhol

FAIRHOPE

1010. Eastern Shore Art Center
401 Oak S 36532
(334) 928-2228, fax (334) 928-5188
Men-Sat 10-4
Dir: B.G. Hinds
Changing exhibitions of local, regional, and
national artists. All media; four galleries. E-mail:
esac@mindspring.com N

FAYETTE

1011. layette Art Museum
Fayette Civic Center, 530 N Temple Ave 35555
(205) 932-8727 Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 9-12, 1-4
Dir: Jack Black
Collection of work by Lois Wilson. Two galleries
devoted to Southern folk art. M

Artists exhibited: Sam Barber, Denny Finley,
Patricia George, Sybil Gibson, Margarette
Scruggs Guinther, John Heliker, Charlotte &
Michael Kaspareck, Benjamin F. Perkins,
Melville Price, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Fred
Webster, Lois Wilson

GADSDEN

1012. Gadsden Museum of Art
2829 W Meighan Blvd 35904
(205) 546-7365
Paintings, photography, lithographs, Indian
art/facts, decorative arts, pottery, quilts, woven
coverlets. M

HUNTSVILLE

1013. Huntsville Museum of Art
300 Church St South 35801
(256) 535-4350, fax (256) 532-1743
Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5
19th- and 20th-century American art; exhibitions
of Southern regional art; national and regional
traveling exhibitions. M

MOBILE

1014. Mobile Museum of Art
4850 Museum Dr, PO Box 8426 36689
(334) 343-2667 Men-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5
Dir: Joseph B. Schenk
Southern furniture, 19th- and 20th-century
painting, decorative arts, contemporary American
crafts. European, Asian, and African art. Branch
location at 300 Dauphin St., open Men-Sat 10-5,
Sun 1-5.
E-mail: jbs@MobileMuseumOfArt.com;
Web site: www.MobileMuseumofArt.com M

Artists exhibited: Albert Bierstadt, Adolphe-William
Bouguereau, Dale Chihuly, Jean-Baptiste-Camille
Corot, Arthur B. Davies, Robert
Gordy, Adolph Gottlieb, Harvey Littleton,
Reginald Marsh, Thomas Moran, Pierre-Auguste
Renoir, Peter Voulkos

1015. The Museum of Mobile
355 Government St 36602
(334) 208-7569 Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5
Dir: George Ewert
Exhibitions relating to the history of Mobile; local
art; Mardi Gras costumes. M

Artists exhibited: Edward Arnold, Paul C.
Boudousque, Edmond de Celle, James Guy
Evans, Jay Wesley Jacobs, Roderick D.
MacKenzie, Nicholas Maes, Nicola Marschall,
Philip Romer, Xanthus Smith, William P. Stubbs,
J. Augustus Walker

MONTGOMERY

1016. Jean Belt: Corporate Art Source
2960-F Zelda Rd 36117
(334) 271-3772
Dir: Jean Rainer Belt
Advisor to corporate and private collectors;
appraisal services; regional and national artists
in ail media, including Southern folk artists. G/C

Artists exhibited: Jackie Battenfield, Sharron
Bliss, Garry Chapman, Susan Downing, Kelly
Fitzpatrick, Larry Horowitz, Dale Kennington,
James Kerr, Cam Langley, Nail, Beau
Redmond, Robert Sherer

1017. Anton Haardt Gallery
1220 S Hull St 36104
(334) 263-5494 By appt
Dir: Anton Haardt
Outsider and untrained artists of the deep
South. Web site: www.antonart.com G/C

Artists exhibited: Thornton Dial, Sam Doyle,
Minnie Evans, Sybil Gibson, Lonnie Holley, B.F.
Perkins, Royal Robertson, Juanita Rogers, Mary
T. Smith, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Annie Tolliver,
Mose Tolliver

1018. Leon Loard Gallery of Fine Arts
2781 Zelda Rd, PO Box 230216 36123-0216
(334) 270-9010, (800) 270-9017,
fax (334) 270-0150
Mon-Fri 9-4:30, Sat-Sun by appt
Dir: Barbara Smith
Original 19th- and 20th-century American and
European paintings and sculpture. Vintage
Southern regional works. G/C

Artists exhibited: William Verplanck Birney, Kelly
Fitzpatrick, Anne Goldthwaite, Winslow Homer,
Antonio Jacobsen, Mort Kunstler, John Singer
Sargent, Kurt Shaw, Bill Traylor, Andrew Wyeth,
Jamie Wyeth, N.C. Wyeth

1019. Montgomery Museum of
Fine Arts
One Museum Dr 36117
(334) 244-5700, fax (334) 244-5774
Tue-Sat 10-5, Thu 10-9, Sun 12-5
Dir: Mark M. Johnson
19th- and 20th-century American art; European
master prints; Southern regional art; film and
video programs, lectures, symposia; Artworks, a
participatory gallery for children; traveling
exhibitions. M

1020. Marcia Weber/Art Objects, Inc.
1050 Woodley Rd 36106
(334) 262-5349, fax (334) 567-0060 By appt
Dir: Marcia Weber
Outsider, contemporary folk and self-taught art;
Southern antique fine art. Curatorial services.
E-mail: weberart@mindspring.com; Web site:
http://weberart.home.mindspring.com G/D/C

Artists exhibited: Ab the Flagman, Hope Joyce
Atkinson, Ron Burman, Chuck Crosby, Howard
Finster, Zelda Fitzgerald, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Don
Gahr, Sybil Gibson, Anne Goldthwaite, Lila
Graves, Lonnie Holley, James Harold
Jennings, Eric Legge, Joe Legge, Woodie
Long, Annie Lucas, Charlie Lucas, Frank
McGuigan, Matilda Pennic, Benjamin F. Perkins,
Sarah Rakes, Bernice Sims, Jimmy Lee
Sudduth, Annie Tolliver, Mose Tolliver, Bill
Traylor, Myrtice West, Willie White

NORTHPORT

1021. The Kentuck Art Center
503 Main Ave 35476-4483
(205) 758-1257, fax (205) 758-1258
Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat 10-4:30
Dir: Miah Michaelsen
Houses the Gallery at Kentuck, featuring
monthly exhibitions by local artists; the Kentuck
Museum, featuring work by regionally
recognized artists; and art studios. E-mail:
kentuck@dbtech.net; Web site: www.dbtech.
net/kentuck.html M/N

Artists exhibited: Jerry Brown, Greg Freeland,
Cam Langley, Daniel Livingston, Bobby
Michelson, Michael Perry, Arch Pike, Jim
Rittman, Jack Rogers, Charles Smith, Edwin D.
Walter, Timothy Weber

TUSCALOOSA

1022. University of Alabama
Sarah Moody Gallery of Art
Box 870270, Garland Hall 35487-0270
(205) 348-1890, fax (205) 348-9642
Mon-Fri 9-4:30, Sun 2-5
Dir: William T. Dooley
Changing exhibitions; focus on current trends in
all media. Collection includes contemporary
drawings, paintings, photography, prints,
sculpture. U

Artists exhibited: Gregory Amenoff, Ida
Applebroog, Mel Chin, William Christenberry,
Sue Coe, Cora Cohen, Pat Courtney, Lee
Krasner, Alice Neel, Robert Rauschenberg,
Stephen Talasnik, Carrie Mae Weems