Fall public lectures in the Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program

The Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program in the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis presents the fall quarter public lectures.

Clarissa Tossin: The California Studio
October 10, 4:30pm
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

Clarissa Tossin works with moving-image, sculpture and installation to propose alternative narratives for places defined by histories of colonization. Tossin is the fall quarter visiting professor in The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist Residencies. Co-sponsored by the Manetti Shrem Museum.

Eungie Joo: The California Studio
October 23, 4:30pm
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

Eungie Joo is Curator and Head of Contemporary Art at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Joo is the fall quarter spotlight curator in The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist Residencies. Co-sponsored by the Manetti Shrem Museum.

Fernando Palma Rodríquez: Visiting Artist Lecture Series
November 7, 4:30pm
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

Fernando Palma Rodríguez combines his training as an artist and mechanical engineer to create robotic sculptures that utilize custom software to perform narrative choreographies. Central to Palma Rodríguez’s practice is an emphasis on indigenous ancestral knowledge as an integral part of contemporary life and a way of shaping the future. Supported by the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis. Co-sponsored by the Manetti Shrem Museum.

All events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit our events page.

About the Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program at UC Davis
The Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program at UC Davis challenges students to cultivate curiosity and sustain the courage to embrace the unknown through art. Art students at the undergraduate and graduate level are encouraged to explore a broad range of disciplines and to participate in opportunities outside the classroom, including The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist Residencies, the Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud Lecture, the Visiting Artist Lecture Series, professional practice seminars, student exhibitions, competitions and internships. The department supports 14 generously funded M.F.A. students and attracts students from all over the United States and the world.