Podcasts capturing lectures given in conjunction with The University of Arizona Museum of Art exhibitions, the Joseph Gross Gallery exhibitions, or the UA School of Art¹s Visiting Artist and Scholars and Exhibitions program. Visit the School of Art Gallery Podast page

Dr. Douglas Druick Visiting Scholar Lecture, Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Dr. Druick's lecture was on "Ambroise Vollard," the subject of an exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago "Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant." Douglas Druick holds prestigious positions at the Art Institute of Chicago. He is the Searle Curator of Medieval through Modern European Painting and Modern European Sculpture, and he is also the Prince Trust Curator of Prints and Drawings. He is widely published, and he has written books on such artists as Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Edouard Manet, Odilon Redon and others. He is also distinguished by numerous national and international exhibitions that he has organized. Douglass Druick studied at McGill University, the University of Toronto, Oberlin College, and Yale University where he received his Ph.D. in Art History in 1979.

Eleanor Heartney Art for the 21st Century, Thursday April 12, 2007

Eleanor Heartney, a New York City based cultural critic, is the author of several books about the American contemporary art world, including, most recently, Defending Complexity: Art, Politics, and the New World Order (Hard Press Editions 2005). Her numerous and diverse essays have appeared in several anthologies, artist catalogues, and international art periodicals. She has been a lecturer, panelist, and visiting critic at top institutions. Her talk "Art for the 21st Century" provided a survey of contemporary art for the past 25 years and relates it to how we think about art today.

Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison, Thursday Feb. 22, 2007

The ParkeHarrisons' presentation discusses their background, artwork and recent works. Their photographs, exhibited at the Joseph Gross Gallery Feb. 7 - March 31, 2007, further the thematic explorations of their previous works, depicting a landscape that is neither interior nor exterior, but is somehow both. The arrival of a female character marks a shift in the photographic narrative, as does the addition of shocking color, which at times insists upon a singular item and at times is more equitable in its attention. The effect is at once magnetic and revolting, for, though butterflies are vivified, their blood is too. On this fictitious yet veracious Earth, this work seems to indicate, beauty can look the same as pain.

Katheleen Nicholson, Tuesday, November 7, 2006

Kathleen Nicholson is a Professor of Art History at the University of Oregon, Eugene. Her primary field of scholarship is 18th century art. She has a Getty Research Institute Scholar, has received NEH fellowships, and was the invited speaker for the Mellon Foundation Summer Fellowship Program for graduate students in Art History held at UCLA. Her book, Turner's Classical Landscapes, was published by Princeton University Press.

Frank Gohlke, November 2, 2006

Frank Gohlke is a primary figure in American photography. His work has been exhibited in museums around the world and is included in the permanent collections of, among others, the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

Allan DeSouza, October 26, 2006

Allan deSouza's photography, scultpure, and installation and performance work have been exhibited extensively in museums an dgalleries around the world, including the Whitney Museum of American Art (NY), Pompidou Centre (Paris), Mori Museum (Tokyo), and Bamako Encounters (Mali). His wirting has appeared in various art publications. He is on the faculty of the MFA program at Vermont College. On Thursday, October 26, 2006, he showed slides of his work and provided explanations as part of the College of Fine Arts' Visiting Artists and Scholars Lectures, 2006-2007.

Natalie Ascensios' Lecture for the 30th Annual Visual Communications Exhibition 

Natalie Ascencios received her BA and BFA at the New School for Social Research at Eugene Lang College and Parsons School of Design NY/Paris. Works first appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Review of Books, Rolling Stone, Time, as well as other publications. Ms. Ascencios' paintings can also be seen in the various competitive annuals of the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Communication Arts and the Print Annuals. The Society of Illustrators has awarded her one gold medal and two silver medals. She also received first place in puppetry in the Henson design competition. Interviews with the artist appear in the Pro-Illustration Vol. II, 1999 January/February Print magazine and in the January 1999 Communication Arts. She has taught drawing and painting at the School of Visual Arts at the graduate and undergraduate schools and has given talks on painting at Parsons School of Design, Maryland School of Art and various other institutions throughout the country. Ms. Ascencios has lived in New York for fourteen years and currently keeps a studio in Brooklyn.

Dan McElhattan's Lecture for the 30th Annual Visual Communications Exhibition 

Dan McElhattan III, Director, Business Development. UA Alumni, Out of Las Vegas NV.
Dan’s a swashbuckler, a double edged sword, a nationally recognized designer and successful business entrepreneur. You can say he has mastered the balancing act of one foot in the artist world and one in the business realm. He constantly updates himself on the latest trends and fads and then designs the complete opposite just to defy the logic of trends. Currently, his designs for the Mikasa line of Volleyballs in 1990 are still best sellers. His swordsmanship has extended into his copywriting skills and developments of new business identity systems that leave clients wanting more from his vast buried treasure of concepts. Such clients as Coca-Cola, Pizza Hut, Sunburst Shutters, Wolfgang Puck, and Arnold Palmer have obliged themselves to set sail with this modern day swashbuckler.

Kit Hinrichs' Lecture for the 30th Annual Visual Communications Exhibition 

Kit Hinrichs Pentagram partner, expert in corporate communications, and avid collector. url: http://www.pentagram.com/ Kit Hinrichs has been a partner of Pentagram Design since 1986 when his West Coast branch of the bicoastal association Jonson, Pedersen, Hinrichs & Shakery became Pentagram’s San Francisco office. His work, such as the 22 annual reports he has designed for the paper company Potlatch and his design of @Issue: The Journal of Business and Design (that he co-founded) is characterized by its narrative quality and an encyclopedic set of references. His instincts as a visual storyteller and a collector inform his work and his 3,000-piece-strong collection of American flags and American flag memorabilia has formed the basis of several exhibitions and two books. This podcast is his April 20, 2006, lecture for the 30th Annual Visual Communications Exhibition.

Natalie Ascensios Oil Painting Demonstration 

Natalie Ascensios is an award wining illustrator/ artist from NYC. She teaches drawing at the School of Visual Arts and is a regular contributor to the New Yorker magazine. This podcast is a demonstration of her paint mixing and painting techniques give to Professor Ellen McMahon's class on April 21, 2006.

Photographer Ellen Carey 

Photographer Ellen Carey's presentation of her experimental works through the School of Art's Visiting Artist and Scholars Lecture Series, March 23, 2006.

Artist Wendy Ross, January 24, 2006 

Artist Wendy Ross' presentation on January 24, 2006, given in conjunction
with the traveling exhibition Material Terrain, at the University of Arizona
Museum of Art and School of Art's Joseph Gross Gallery.

Artists Panel Discussion 

A panel discussion held in the UA Museum of Art's Retablo Room on February 16, 2006, featuring Fred Borcherdt, Moira Geoffrion, and Christopher LaVoie. Lisa Hasteite-rLamb served as host and moderator.