Alvin Sella
Bornc. August 30, 1919
DiedApril 8, 2013
Resting placeTuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
EducationYale School of Art
Art Students League of New York
Columbia University School of the Arts
Syracuse University's College of Fine Arts
University of New Mexico
Occupation(s)Professor, painter
SpouseMaria Zavala

Alvin Sella (c. 1920 - April 8, 2013) was an American painter and educator. He was a professor of art at the University of Alabama for more than four decades, and he received the Governor's Arts Award from the Alabama State Council on the Arts in 2009.

Life

Sella was born circa 1920 in West Hoboken, New Jersey.[1] His parents were immigrants from Italy.[2] He was trained at the Yale School of Art, the Art Students League of New York, the Columbia University School of the Arts, Syracuse University's College of Fine Arts, and the University of New Mexico.[3]

Sella began his career in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where he painted from 1944 to 1947, and he exhibited his work at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City in 1946.[2] He returned to the United States and became the chair of the Art department at Sullins College from 1948 to 1961.[2] He subsequently joined the University of Alabama, where he taught painting and drawing more than four decades.[4] His students included William Christenberry, Frank Fleming, and Thornton Willis.[4]

Sella specialized in oil painting.[5] His work was exhibited widely, including at the Meridian Museum of Art in Meridian, Mississippi in 1974.[2] He received the Governor's Arts Award from the Alabama State Council on the Arts in 2009.[6]

Sella died on April 8, 2013, in Tuscaloosa, at age 93. His funeral was held at St. Francis University Church, and he was buried at the Tuscaloosa Memorial Park.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Artist and Long-time UA Professor Emeritus Alvin Sella Dies". News Center. The University of Alabama. 12 April 2013. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 McDavid, O.C. (November 3, 1974). "O.C. McDavid's Gallery Talk: Alvin Sella, Adrian Kalanczhy, Ann Jones, Dottie Pagano, Colony, La Font Worshop". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 55. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Alvin Sella Will Conduct Art Workshop". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. June 23, 1970. p. 13. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 Hayes Moore, Deborah (May 24, 2009). "'Celebration of the Arts' honors eight". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  5. McDonald, Margaret (June 25, 1964). "Judging From Paintings--Alvin Sella Must Be Many-Faceted Person". The Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 34. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Alabama State Council on the Arts honors Windham". The Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. May 27, 2009. p. 1. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Newspapers.com.


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