Parnell Memorial Library Gallery features exhibits throughout the year. These include exhibits by local artists, traveling exhibits, and an annual exhibit of work by artists participating in the Montevallo Arts Fest.

This page is an archival listing of exhibits in 2007, 2008, and 2009 with links to information about them.

2010 Exhibits

Darkness into Life:
Alabama Holocaust Survivors Through Photography and Art
October 25 - December 4, 2010
Stories of nine Holocaust survivors from the Birmingham, Alabama, area presented by the Birmingham Holocaust Education Committee and Parnell Memorial Library.

Montevallo Downtown "Over the Years"
August 10 - October 20, 2010

Gallery talk by Montevallo Historical Commission members
Sunday, October 3, 2:00 p.m.

Sarah Carlisle Towery Alabama Art Colony
May 19 - August 6, 2010
Public Reception - Sunday, July 11, 2:00 p.m.

PARALLEL WORLDS: New Oil Paintings by John Heine
March 16 - May 15, 2010
See Matt Jones Gallery for examples of Heine's work.
Gallery talk by the artist
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 2:00 p.m.

Recent works by Troy Crisswell and Becky Bolton Crisswell
December 3, 2009 - March 13, 2010
Gallery talk by the artists
Sunday, January 24, 2010, 2:00 p. m.
Workshop by Troy Crisswell, February 6, 2010, 9:15 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

2009 Exhibits

Water Colors by Jeanette Crew
October 5 - November 30, 2009
Gallery talk by Sandy Swindall
Sunday, October 18, 2:30 p.m.
(Link to photos of Annual Meeting and reception honoring Crew)

Nature Photography by Judy Rogers
May 5 - June 26, 2009

Paintings by John Lee
November 19, 2008 - March 26, 2009
Gallery Talks by Judy Lee and Robert McChesney
Sunday, January 25, 2009, 3:30 p.m.

2007-2008 Exhibits

Paintings by Adelaide Mahan
October 1 - November 14, 2008
Background on the exhibit from Shelby County Report

Photographs by Daphney Walker
August 15 - Sept. 26, 2008

New works by Joseph Bennett, Assistant Professor of Art, University of Montevallo
May 1 - June 14, 2008
This series of drawings explores the concept of masculinity in American culture,
drawing attention to colors, music, hobbies, and pastimes associated with men and posing questions about heroism and power.

Works by 2008 Montevallo Arts Fest Visual Artists
March 30 - April 11, 2008

WELTY: Photography by Eudora Welty
January 5 - March 28, 2008
Book Discussion/ Gallery Talk, January 16, 2008, 4:00 p.m., about the photographs and stories of Eudora Welty

Art by Virginia Barnes
October 14 - December 1, 2007
Gallery Talk, November 18, 2007, 2:00 p.m. by
Mack Clark, artist, educator, and student of Virginia Barnes