Graduating University of Alabama at Birmingham art students will have their works featured in a Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibition from April 8-May 3 at UAB’s Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts.
The BFA degree program in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History offers undergraduate art studio students an intensive exploration across a range of disciplines. This program of study allows them to prepare to be artists and designers, begin careers in the arts, or continue their studies in graduate school.
The 2025 BFA artists are Josh Harris, Elizabeth Hill, Brennan Lein, Moka McCann, Camp Metz, Suzanne Noble, Nneka C. Onwuka, Cam Pigott, Virgil Ravencroft and Lawrence Schultz.
From 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, April 11, AEIVA will present a pop-up-style Artists in Action program. Check out the exhibition while artists from a wide range of backgrounds and art styles make art and share their experiences with the public. A local food truck will have food available for purchase.
A free closing reception for the BFA exhibition is planned for 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 2, at AEIVA, 1221 10th Ave. South. AEIVA is open to the public from noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Visit uab.edu/aeiva for more information.
The BFA exhibition represents crossing the threshold into the professional environment for students who are often showing their work for the first time in the setting of a gallery or museum, says Rich Gere, professor and chair of the Department of Art and Art History. The exhibition is the art studio capstone experience.
“We are very fortunate and happy to collaborate with AEIVA’s staff and curators, who afford students the same experience in preparing for and mounting the exhibition as the professional artists who come in from around the globe,” Gere said.
Through the BFA course of study, students gain skills and competencies including team-based learning, technology, communication, aesthetic judgment, interdisciplinary and innovative approaches, critical analysis, and professional development. Students write about their work and give oral presentations explaining their inspirations, research, processes and concepts.