When we rest, we harness our power to resist the forces of
society that demand ceaseless labor and productivity. When we
sleep, we enter a realm where our dreams of liberation live, not
yet realized.
Jonathan Calm, a visual artist in the media of photography
and video, and assistant professor at Stanford University, will
appear in the Art Studio Visiting Artist Lecture Series on Feb.
27. His presentation, “African-American Automobility: A
Green Book Journey,” will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Jan Shrem and
Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.
Frances Stark, whose
drawings, collages, videos, PowerPoint presentations,
performances, and paintings have been extensively exhibited in
museums and galleries worldwide, will appear in the Art Studio
Visiting Artist Lecture Series on March 12. Her
presentation will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Jan Shrem and
Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.
Beatriz Cortez is a multidisciplinary artist based in Los
Angeles. Her work explores simultaneity, life in
different temporalities and different versions of
modernity, particularly with regards to memory and loss in the
aftermath of war and the experience of migration, and in
relation to imagining possible futures.
Meg Shiffler is the Galleries Director for the San Francisco Arts
Commission (SFAC), the arts agency of the City and County of
San Francisco. In this role since 2005, she curates exhibitions
featuring local, national and international artists that provoke
a dialogue between contemporary art and broad civic and social
issues.
The UC Davis Department of Art and Art History’s Art Studio
Visiting Artist Lecture series brings artists, writers and
curators to campus. All presentations are free and take place at
4:30 p.m. at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of
Art.
Join us for lunch and a conversation with professionals working
in a number of visual arts-related fields as we discuss a variety
of career paths open to Art and Art History students.
