Alumni Artist Lecture: Amber Ginsburg, ceramics
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Noon
University Galleries, Uptown Station
Nazafarin Lotfi: A Garden to Build exhibit
August 11-October 16, 2022
A Garden to Build presents new drawings, sculptures, photographs, and prints by Tucson-based artist Nazafarin Lotfi. The artist’s practice is rooted in her experiences of growing up in post-Revolutionary Iran and continuing her education and artistic career as an immigrant in the United States. Lotfi cites the body, the house, the garden, and the nation as “some of the enclosures that define the self and other, inclusion and exclusion, access and belonging.” In her newest works, the artist explores her current location through the lens of garden-making, which, she points out, has a 5,000-year history in her culture. Learn more about the exhibit.
Jess T. Dugan: I want you to know my story exhibit
August 17-October 16, 2022
I want you to know my story presents recent photographs from St. Louis-based artist Jess T. Dugan’s ongoing Every Breath We Drew series. The artist writes, “My creative practice centers around an exploration of identity – particularly gender and sexuality – through photographic portraiture. Drawing from my experience as a queer, non-binary person, my work is motivated by an existential need to understand and express myself and to connect with others.” The exhibition title is excerpted from a creative text Dugan wrote to accompany these photographs in their newest book, Look at me like you love me, self-described as a “visual poem.” Additional passages from the book are installed throughout the exhibition as a poetic current flowing under the works. Learn more about the exhibit.
All-ages artmaking workshop
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Noon to 2 p.m.
All-ages artmaking workshop. Materials and instruction provided by University Galleries’ staff. Registration required. Registration will close once capacity is reached.