Past Summer Series Participants
The History of Summer Series: Featured Artists & Conversations
Artist presentations, conversations and critical dialogue programs have always had an important place at Anderson Ranch. In the early days of the Ranch, simple presentations by faculty and Visiting Artists took place in casual settings on the Ranch’s five-acre property. Later, a tent was erected and presentations became more formalized, with two clay symposia in the early 1980s including California Clay in the Rockies, featuring Ken Price, Don Reitz, Paul Soldner, Peter Voulkos and others. During his tenure at the Ranch, Executive Director Jim Baker organized “The Political Landscape”, an exploration of government issues focused on public lands in the West, and later Kathleen Loe established a critical studies program in the 1990s, discussing “The Politics of Art” and more. With the dedication of Schermer Meeting Hall in 2000, the Summer Series and Critical Dialog programs evolved into the thought-provoking programs, presentations and conversations with the leaders and superstars of contemporary art we enjoy today.
Past Participants 2010-2023
Doug Aitken | Willie Cole | Loren Jenkins | Jerry Saltz |
Marina Abramovic | Holland Cotter | Rashid Johnson | Debra & Dennis Scholl |
Nora Abrams | Petah Coyne | Titus Kaphar | Sue Scott |
Diana Al-Hadid | Njideka Akunyili Crosby | Shio Kusaka | Arlene Shechet |
Doug Casebeer | Eleanore & Domenico De Sole | Christian Marclay | Laurie Simmons |
Elliot Hundley | Greg Dobbs | Maysha Mohamedi | Xaviera Simmons |
Beth Rudin DeWoody | Tara Donovan | Maynard Monrow | Dean Sobel |
Radcliffe Bailey | Carroll Dunham | Rebecca Morris | Alec Soth |
Barry X Ball | Lori Pittman | William J. O’Brien | Frank Stella |
Hernan Bas | Olafur Eliasson | Catherine Opie | Jessica Stockholder |
Naomi Beckwith | Nicole Eisenman | Angel Otero | Jennifer & David Stockman |
Walead Beshty | Edward Felsenthal | Trevor Paglen | Superflex |
Huma Bhabha | Jakob Fenger | Shana & Robert Parker Harrison | Diana Thater |
McArthur Binion | Lizzie Fitch | Judy Pfaff | Hank W. Thomas |
Ross Bleckner | Charles Gaines | Paul McCarthy | Mickalene Thomas |
Andrea Bowers | Theaster Gates | Ann Philbin | Sarah Thornton |
Tania Bruguera | Mark Grotjahn | Julia Phillips | Fred Tomaselli |
Bunny & Charles Burson | Massimiliano Gioni | Lisa Phillips | Ryan Trecartin |
Darrell Cannon | Michael Golec | Jenelle Porter | Tavares Strachan |
Amy Cappellazzo | Jan & Ronnie Greenberg | Helaine Posner | Jasmine Wahl |
James Casebere | Jeffrey Grove | Paul Pfeiffer | Jeff Wall |
Wendell Castle | Nikolai Haas | Alex Prager | Bill Viola |
Enrique Martínez Celaya | Simon Haas | Nancy Princenthal | Ursula von Rydingsvard |
Enrique Chagoya | Sanford Biggers | Charles Ray | Kara Walker |
Mel Chin | Eleanor Heartney | Pedro Reyes | Carrie Mae Weems |
Nick Cave | Leila Heller | Laurie Jo Reynolds | Ai Weiwei |
Bjørnstjerne Christiansen | Walter Isaacson | Brad Miller | Dede Young |
Alex Israel | Tom Sachs |