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  • USA associate professor Matthew Patterson refines his glass art project.

    A Glass Act
    February 20, 2024

    Associate professor Matthew Patterson will be featured at the USA by the Bay Eastern Shore Speaker Series March 15, 2024. ...
  • USA Hosting JAWS FEST 2023

    USA Hosting JAWS FEST 2023
    May 12, 2023

    Jazz Art Writers South Festival, "JAWS FEST," to be held this month through June 29. ...
  • Sunset, glass artwork by Matthew Patterson from his Catalysts series

    Wanted: Gulf Scholars
    December 13, 2022

    A new research program at South will select students from diverse academic disciplines for community and environmental projects. ...
  • Glass art Christmas tree ornaments

    Annual Holiday Art Sale
    November 18, 2022

    South's Department of Art and Art History will host its annual Holiday Art Sale Friday, Dec. 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ...
  • Dr. Alma Hoffman, an assistant professor of graphic design, poses with her painting 'Micah 4' which was named by Creative Quarterly as one of the 100 Best Artworks of 2021.

    South Art Teacher Wins Prestigious Award
    November 3, 2022

    South associate professor Alma Hoffmann's painting named as one of the 100 Best Artworks of 2021 by Creative Quarterly. ...
  • In a University of South Alabama gallery, Susan Fitzsimmons stands with a series of sculptures, "Sentinels and Guardians," which were inspired by the border wall with Mexico when she was teaching in McAllen, Texas. Two other sculptures by the chair of South's Department of Art and Art History will be featured in a Museum of Modern exhibit that opens this month.

    Her MoMA Moment
    October 7, 2022

    Susan Fitzsimmons, chair of the Department of Art and Art History, returns to New York for a Museum of Modern Art exhibit on the '70s era of a Midtown gallery that gave space and opportunities to Black and female artists. ...
  • Trinity LaBorde, a freshman from Long Beach, Mississippi, considered studying music education but gravitated toward art. “Here, I wanted a new start, I wanted to meet new people, I wanted to be the person I couldn’t be in high school.”

    Drawn to South
    October 3, 2022

    An art student from Long Beach, Mississippi, gets a head start on university life with the Jaguar Marching Band, a trip to the beach and starry nights on campus. #FreshmanFocus ...
  • The pumpkin patch sale is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 14, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Glass Art Building. Glass pumpkins will be priced at $20 and up. Purchases can be made via cash, check or credit card.

    South Students to Host Glass Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser
    September 28, 2022

    More than 500 glass pumpkins will go on sale with funds supporting student and public opportunities within the program. ...
  • Micah Mermilliod took this self portrait from on top the Alabama Contemporary Art Center, where he took a job as an assistant curator.

    Art Start
    June 29, 2022

    Micah Mermilliod moves from solo shows to collaborative work as an assistant curator for the Alabama Contemporary Art Center. #MyFirstJob ...
  • Christina Johnson, who teaches drama and costume design at South, works on a Mardi Gras gown at the Revelry Bloom studio in Mobile. The elaborate costume, inspired by the movie “Maleficent,” has been chosen for display at the Mobile Carnival Museum.

    Fit for a Queen
    February 25, 2022

    Christina Johnson, who teaches costume design in the department of theatre and dance at South, helps design elaborate Mardi Gras gowns for Mobile Carnival balls. ...
  • Herbert “Mannie” Pair III, a graphic design graduate of the University of South Alabama, has some of his work exhibited at the Marx Library through the end of the month.

    Artist Returns to South
    February 18, 2022

    A Marx Library exhibit features the folk art and fabric designs of Herbert "Mannie" Pair III, a Mobile artist and gallerist who earned a degree in graphic design. ...
  • Benjamin Shamback, a professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of South Alabama, currently has artwork on display in an exhibit titled “Comfort Food: Still Life Paintings.

    South Professor's Artwork on Display in New Orleans
    February 10, 2022

    Benjamin Shamback, a professor in the Art & Art History department, has artwork on display at the LeMieux Galleries in New Orleans. ...
  • South is the only university in Alabama that offers a four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio glass. The glass studio is a state-of-the-art facility for glassblowing, casting and kiln formed glass.

    Holiday Art Sale Scheduled
    November 17, 2021

    Hand-crafted glass ornaments, jewelry, prints and more created by USA students and faculty available for sale December 3rd. ...
  • Current Master of Fine Arts in Creative Technology and Practice graduate student Micah Mermilliod’s work will be on display at the upcoming art show. Mermilliod works as a curatorial assistant at the Alabama Contemporary Art Center.

    Master of Fine Arts in Creative Technology Art Show
    September 28, 2021

    Department of Art and Art History will exhibit works of current and former Master of Fine Arts in Creative Technology and Practice graduate students. ...
  • The pumpkin patch sales are scheduled for Friday, October 1, and Friday, October 22, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Glass Art Building. Glass pumpkins will be priced between $15 to $100, and purchases can be made via cash, check or credit card.

    South Students to Host Glass Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser
    September 22, 2021

    Art students will showcase and sell their work raising funds to help maintain equipment for future glass students. ...
  • Muralist and University of South Alabama graduate Andy Scott's latest work is on the side of the USA Student Center — a bright mural in Pantone 281 and 193.

    Mobile Muralist
    August 27, 2021

    South graduate Andy Scott makes his mark with retro signs and bold murals, including a USA Student Center painting that will serve as a perfect stop for a campus photo op. ...
  • Students, faculty, staff and the public are invited to visit the University of South Alabama's spring art gallery through May 7, 2021.

    Art and Art History Department Hosts Spring Galleries
    March 23, 2021

    Students' work featuring various mediums and art styles highlighting skills and techniques learned at South will be on display. ...
  • South alumna Lucy Gafford worked with other artists and students from several Boys & Girls Clubs in 2014 to paint this mural attached to the facade of the old Gayfers' building in downtown Mobile. The mural depicts life in Mobile County and includes USA's Moulton Tower. Today Gafford is executive director of the Mobile Arts Council.

    Encouraging Artists to do 'Big Things'
    March 21, 2020

    Alumna Lucy Gafford sees opportunity growing in Coastal Alabama. Her goal is to retain young artists in that cultural renewal. ...
  • Vanessa Quintana is one of the latest South graduates to work under Steve Mussell, right, designing and building Carnival floats. “Steve tells me to put on my Mardi Gras goggles. He wants me to look at a float like someone would at a parade.”

    Bringing Artistry to the Streets of Carnival
    February 18, 2020

    USA alumni keep a tradition alive by designing and building floats for some of Mobile's most iconic Mardi Gras parading groups. ...
  • Grace Richardson, a University of South Alabama freshman from Hoover, holds a painting that was part of her Project Aquarius campaign. She earned the Girl Scouts' Gold Award as a result of her work.

    South Artist Wins Girl Scout Award
    January 28, 2020

    Freshman Grace Richardson earns the Girl Scouts' highest honor with a campaign inspired by a visit to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. ...
  • Fernando Guérard, a graduate student at the University of South Alabama, watches as his sculpture of Chief Calvin McGhee is being cast in bronze at the Fairhope Foundry. “This man, his humbleness and his honesty, I really connected with,” Guerard says.

    'Everything He Did, He Did For His People'
    December 9, 2019

    Graduate student Fernando Guérard delved into archives as part of his research in creating a sculpture of Chief Calvin McGhee. ...
  • One of Dr. Gloria Wilson's works is her “Blackademic Project,” an ongoing examination of the intersections of race and academic identity. She designed and constructed a doctoral robe to serve as a metaphor to describe the challenges of negotiating a racialized academic identity.

    Art Honors Life, Connects to History
    May 13, 2019

    South graduate Dr. Gloria Wilson's creativity is inspired by family ties and influenced by those who came before her. ...
  • The work of Dr. Thomas C. Myers, a USA rheumatologist and self-taught wood turner, will be be on display Feb. 11-March 15 in the art gallery in the University of South Alabama’s department of visual arts. “When I was growing up, if my dad wanted something, he would build it. He always had books about art in our house. I grew up watching him work and learning from him,” said Myers.

    The Doctor Is In (the Art Studio)
    February 11, 2019

    Dr. Thomas Myers, a USA rheumatologist and self-taught wood turner, often can be found at his lathe when not seeing patients. ...
  • Graduate student Yvonne LeBrun prepares to hang the art for the Cross Connections 2018 International Exhibit of Design & Illustration.The exhibit runs through Oct. 31.

    International Art Exhibit Opens at South
    October 16, 2018

    Works of students from 10 institutions of higher education around the world will open Oct. 18 and continue through Oct. 31. ...