Event
Virtual Art Salon with Virgil Ortiz
Feb 1, 2022 4PM -5PM MST
This Virtual Art Salon is free of charge and welcomes all artists, art students, educators, and enthusiasts. Virgil Ortiz will present his work in conversation with Andrea Jenkins Wallace, Vice President of Artistic Affairs, Artistic Director of Photography and New Media; Chair of The Center. We invite you to join us via Zoom!
Virgil Ortiz is one of the most avant-garde artists of his time. Through his exploration with clay and various media–graphics, fashion, film and video–Virgil fuses historic events with sci-fi and fantasy, yielding imagery that is both provocative and futuristic. He exhibits in museum collections around the world. His work centers on preserving traditional Cochiti culture and art forms.
Virgil will be teaching a Ceramics Workshop at the Ranch this summer entitled The Future is History. Click here for details.
Participants
Virgil Ortiz
Virgil Ortiz is one of the most avant-garde artists of his time. Through his exploration with clay and various media–graphics, fashion, film and video–Virgil fuses historic events with sci-fi and fantasy, yielding imagery that is both provocative and futuristic. He exhibits in museum collections around the world. His work centers on preserving traditional Cochiti culture and art forms.
Elizabeth Ferrill
Artistic Director of Painting, Drawing and Printmaking; Chair, Artists-in-Residence Program; Chair, Critical Dialog
Elizabeth Ferrill received her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. She has had solo exhibitions nationally and internationally, including in: Aspen, CO; Nashville, TN; Omaha, NE; New York, NY; and Berlin, Germany. Liz is the Artistic Director of Painting, Drawing and Printmaking at Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Preferred Pronouns: She/Her
Virgil Ortiz, Shawat Healer
Feb 1, 2022 4PM -5PM MST
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