THIS EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD AT THE ABROMS-ENGEL INSTITUTE FOR THE VISUAL ARTS ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM, 1221 10TH AVENUE SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35205.

For more gallery information, please click HERE.

I, Too, Am Alabama is the first retrospective covering Bessemer native Thornton Dial Sr.’s entire career. This is also the first large-scale exhibition of his work in his home state of Alabama. The exhibition features masterworks spanning Dial’s career including sculpture, works on paper, and assemblages, with many works that have never been previously exhibited or published. The exhibition features significant loans from the Dial family, Alabama institutions, and private collections across the United States. This exhibition will also include the first-ever interactive, 360-degree, virtual-reality walk through of Thornton Dial’s studio, as well as 360-degree video of his studio and documentary footage of the artist creating one of his signature drawings.

This wonderful exhibit is hosted by AEIVA Galleries, National Endowment for the arts, and The University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Free shuttle services for the September 10th Thornton Dial Homecoming Ceremony will be available from the Bessemer Public Library to UAB's AEIVA Gallery. To sign up for the shuttle services please visit the Bessemer Public
Library or click HERE.

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