The Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts is pleased to announce FOCUS, a new series of exhibitions that will spotlight local and regional art collections. The Southeastern United States represents a rich diversity of fine arts collectors with each collector providing unique cultural viewpoints and aesthetic sophistication.

FOCUS I: IDENTIFIED features a selection of contemporary artists from the collection of Jim Sokol and Lydia Cheney, major cutting-edge contemporary collectors in Birmingham, AL.

Touching a variety of politically and socially charged topics, from capital punishment to spirituality, FOCUS I explores cultural, political, and personal identity and the commodification of these identities in a post-9/11 America.

FOCUS I: IDENTIFIED Selected Works from the Collection of Jim Sokol and Lydia Cheney is curated by John Fields, Curator, Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts.

Join us for the Opening Reception of this exhibition and two others June 5, 6-8pm.

Image Credit: Kadir Lopez, Esso – Havana, Gran Teatro, Day One, Mixed media, 2013, 60 x 40 inches.