
The following will be on exhibit: “Reflections: An Introspective Journey Exploring Identity” by Jill Hamrick in the main gallery; “Red Earth Invocation” by John Jahni Moore in the second-floor gallery; “Spatial Dualities in Cloth” by Sheri Schumacher in the Leo Reynolds gallery; and “Steamboats: A Ride Through History” by John McFarland in the courtyard and piano galleries.
There will be a reception held for the new displays Feb. 4.
Hamrick’s work is a collection of self-photographs where she portrays a number of past generations of her family and how they helped mold her into the person she has become, the release said.
Hamrick felt the need to examine the core of her identity after some shifts in her life and decided to reflect back on her own roots.
Moore is a Southern-born visual artist with a bachelor’s degree from Alabama A&M and master’s degrees in education and fine arts from the Art Institute of Chicago, who also has taught professionally and works out of Huntsville, according to the release.
“Red Earth Invocation” is a branch of the Southern Tree series and was inspired by Moore’s fascination and adoration of Alabama red clay and his reverence for his ancestors.
The release states that Moore’s work operates as a sacrament on those two pillars to attempt to reconnect to the sanctity of life.