Explore the work of Alabama artist Miriam McClung — from scenes of Birmingham, the Southeast, and beyond. Over seventy years of art to be enjoyed and collected.
She studied under Mark Rothko one summer, but didn’t realize he was famous. And she once met Salvador Dali at a party in NYC.
Miriam’s art career spans over seven decades. Here is a biographical résumé of her education, shows, and exhibits.
Miriam’s current studio location has served as a her primary creative space since the late 1970’s. It has a unique history.
We are happy to announce that Miriam has been invited to do a retrospective of her work at the Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur, Alabama from July 7 – August 22, 2026. It takes a while to put together
Miriam turned 89 in July and we celebrated with friends and family. Some lifelong Birmingham friends of Miriam’s met us in Chattanooga to celebrate where we visited the Hunter Museum of American Art. The Hunter is a must-see if you
We take the job and process of authenticating Miriam’s work seriously so that you as a collector can have confidence in the foundational value of the work you purchase. This recent case illustrates our commitment to you as a collector
Transitions: On Sunday you are hailed as a king, by Thursday you are condemned as a heretic and criminal. That’s quite a transition that Jesus experienced according to the gospel accounts. This work depicts Jesus condemned by Pilate and is
With Mother’s Day fast approaching, we thought we should introduce Miriam’s mother, Ellen Maddox Jackson, and her impact on Miriam’s art. Ellen (b. 1904) was one of five siblings and grew up in a small town and farming community (Easonville)
It’s “Teacher Tuesday” — a day we’ve totally made up to explore the art teachers and influences throughout Miriam’s career. Let’s jump to 1955— specifically the summer between Miriam’s sophomore and junior year at the University of Alabama where she
If you are on this newsletter list, you probably want to know more about Miriam and her art. And you probably like art in general. What you probably don’t like is reading about Supreme Court case rulings, regardless of your
Why would you collect and hang a portrait of someone in your home that you do not know? Consider this—most of the most valuable, appreciated, and well-known works of art in the world are portraits of people that know one
Painting in the winter months without a studio can be very challenging. The weather in Tennessee, especially on the Plateau where Miriam lives, continually changes from rain to wind and even snow. Sunny days become cloudy in a hurry, leaving
We had a good run on Etsy for exposure, the height of which was an Etsy pick of NY White Abstract which led an HGTV and Magnolia network producer to reach out to us. Miriam’s later work was on HGTV’s
Art is bananas, but it doesn’t have to be. What if we told you that a banana is art? Or a piece of duct tape is art? Or a piece of duct tape over a banana is art? Or that
There are three works in this unique series done over a period of 10 years depicting the story of Christ’s birth seen through the lens of Birmingham’s villages. They are meant to be shown together and are all done in
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Paintings and vintage art by Birmingham, Alabama artist Miriam McClung
