The University Galleries at Florida Atlantic University will present a gallery talk by Karen Leader, assistant professor of art history and co-curator of the exhibition “Figured Spaces: Selections from the John Morrissey Collection,” on Thursday, January 26th at 7 p.m., in the Schmidt Center Gallery, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. The exhibition, which will be on view through Saturday, February 11, features figurative works by 12 women contemporary artists who are receiving favorable critical attention and experiencing success in the art world.
Leader will discuss works by artists featured in the exhibition and will also give insights into the process she and her co-curator, Rod Faulds, director of the gallery, used to select and install the works to create a unique viewing experience, while also honoring the mission of the University Galleries as an educational environment. Considering issues of gender, race, sexuality, and eroticism, the talk will complement the symposium “Taking the Space: Gender and the Figure in Contemporary Art” that will take place on Friday, February 3 in the Schmidt Gallery.
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