Memphis College of Art Lectures and Exhibitions, Spring 2012

VISITING ARTISTS
All lectures are 7.00 pm in Callicott Auditorium unless otherwise stated

Tuesday, February 7
Mel Chin
Conceptual artist

Tuesday, February 14
Jeanine Jablonski
Gallerist / curator
Owner, Fourteen 30 Contemporary Gallery, Portland OR

Thursday, February 23
Chris Irick
Jeweler
Tributaries artist at the Metal Museum

Thursday, March 1, 12 – 1 pm (DA3)
Bill Stewart
Vamp & Tramp Booksellers, Contemporary Fine Press & Artists’ Books
Showcasing a selection of actual books and talking about the work

Thursday, April 5
Kim Dorland
Painter

Thursday, April 12
Mitra Abbaspour
Associate Curator of Photography, Museum of Modern Art, New York

Thursday, May 3
Lauren Kalman
Metal artist, sculptor, performance and installation artist
Tributaries artist at the Metal Museum

WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME LECTURES
All lectures are 12.10 to 12.50 pm in Myers Auditorium

February 29
Bill Price
Faculty Enrichment Grant: the North American Goldsmith’s Conference, San Francisco, CA

March 28
Howard Paine
Faculty Enrichment Grant: stone lithography techniques from the Frogman Print and Paper Workshop, Vermillion, SD

April 4
Cathy Wilson
Faculty Enrichment Grant: an educators’ journey as an accidental tourist,
Fulbright Scholar, artist and consultant in Pakistan.

April 11
Cynthia Thompson
Faculty Enrichment Grant: book binding study, Ireland

EXHIBITIONS

HYDE GALLERY at Nesin Graduate School
Open Wednesday to Saturday 12 – 5 pm, trolley nights 6 – 9 pm

January 27 – March 17
Facts, Fictions and Figures
Curated by Rehema Barber and Jennifer Sargent
Opening reception Friday, January 29, 6 -9 pm
Trolley night reception, Friday February 24, 6 – 9 pm

March 28 - April 7
MAT/MAARTED Thesis Exhibition
Opening reception Friday, March 30, 6 - 9 pm

April 18 - May 12
MFA Thesis Exhibition
Opening reception Friday, April 27, 6- 9 pm

RUST HALL: MAIN, LOWER AND ALUMNI GALLERIES

January 3 – January 29
Bob Riseling Retrospective 1974 – 2011
A Founders’ Day Exhibition
Reception Friday, January 20, 5 – 7 pm
(Main and Lower Galleries)

January 3 – February 12
Whole Cloth
Lisa Tribo, BFA 2009, Drawing
reception Friday January 20, 5 – 7 pm
(Alumni Gallery)

January 30 – February 26
MFA Students’ Exhibition
(Lower Gallery)

February 6 – February 11
Works of Heart
Auction Saturday, February 11
(Main Gallery)

February 17 – April 1
Erin Morrison
Reception Friday, February 17, 5 – 7 pm
(Alumni Gallery)

February 17 – March 25
Cross Currents
Curated by Jennifer Sargent
Reception Friday, February 17, 5 – 7 pm
(Main Gallery)

March 3 – March 30
Undergraduate Student Exhibition
juried by Nathaniel Hein
Sculptor, Assistant Professor Graphic Design, Delta State University
(Alumni Gallery)

April 7 – May 12
Annette Fournet
Reception Friday, April 13, 5 – 7 pm
(Alumni Gallery)

April 6 – April 22
BFA Exhibition I
Opening reception Friday, April 13, 5 – 7 pm
(Main and Lower Galleries)

April 27 – May 12
BFA Exhibition II
Opening reception Friday, April 27, 5 – 7 pm
Closing reception Saturday, May 12
(Main and Lower Galleries)