Exhibitions

ART, MOVEMENT, AND DISABILITY: TRANSCENDING THE BEAUTY PARADIGM

Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture (UTK) / 1715 Volunteer Blvd. August 26 - October 18th

Sue Austin, Matt Bodett, Laura Ferguson, Elizabeth Jameson, David Johnson, Rebecca Kamen, Christine Sun Kim, KYRIANNA, Riva Lehrer, Alessandro Schiattarella, Alice Sheppard

Art, Movement, and Disability: Transcending the Beauty Paradigm is a 2026 book authored by University of Tennessee Associate Professor Emeritus of Art History, Dr. Timothy Hiles. The exhibition brings Hiles’ book into the gallery space, showcasing a selection of the artists featured in his research. These artists’ practices challenge conventional narratives of disability, embodiment, and representation. Art, Movement, and Disability is organized around three central themes: flipping the script—reclamation, invisibility, and the conversation.