Guest Faculty Lecture: Koichi Yamamoto & Rashod Taylor

Aug 4, 2024 7PM-8PM

Schermer Meeting Hall

Sunday and Tuesday evenings, June through September, the Ranch features a 60-minute presentation by distinguished faculty members and Visiting Artists. These insightful talks dive into inspiration, the creative process and more.

Guest Faculty Lectures are free on-campus events and open to the public. All workshop participants will be pre-registered for this event.

Can’t make it in person? Register and receive a link to livestream this lecture.

Panel

Koichi Yamamoto

Koichi Yamamoto is an artist who merges the traditional and contemporary by creating unique and innovative approaches to the language of printmaking, with work ranging from meticulous copper engravings to large-scale monotypes and kites. He studied at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, OR, then relocated to Krakow, Poland and Bratislava Academy of Fine Arts in Slovakia to learn about copper engravings. He completed his MFA at the University of Alberta, Canada. He has taught at Utah State University and the University of Delaware, and is currently a professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Learn More

Rashod Taylor

Rashod Taylor favors traditional and lost format practices of photography, silver prints and wet plate collodion among them. Taylor’s work uses portraiture to address themes of family, race, culture, and legacy, offering a window into the Black American experience. His photographs are part of the permanent collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. His editorial clients include National Geographic, The New York Times, Essence Magazine, and ProPublica, and his work has been featured in CNN, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Forbes, Black and White Magazine, Feature Shoot, and Lenscratch. Taylor lives in Bloomington, IL.

Learn More