CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series

Throughout the history of the Department of Art + Design, we have been committed to bringing top artists, designers, curators, and thinkers to Austin Peay State University and the Clarksville community. Along with the support of the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, all of our events within the Department of Art + Design are free and open to the public.

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VASE 24-25

Fall 2024

Sept. 17, 2024: Ashanté Kindle will talk about her work and creative practice in conjuction with her exhibition Building Castles in Air, on display in The New Gallery from August 26 - October 4, 2024. Kindle is a multidisciplinary artist known for her abstract sculptural wave paintings. Originally from Clarksville, TN, she received her BFA from Austin Peay State University (2019) and MFA from The University of Connecticut (2022). Kindle's work is grounded in the textures and science of Black hair and her healing journey back to self. Repeated gestures manifest as abstracted waveforms over time and become an act of labor and meditation that engages her body and emotions. She conjures feelings of autonomy and freedom, utilizing improvisation in her work as a vehicle for spiritual exchange. She was a NXTHVN Cohort 04 Fellow and has exhibited her work at Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, The Benton Museum, Red Arrow Gallery, Johnson Lowe Gallery, Sean Kelly and most recently a solo exhibition at Belmont University along with numerous other galleries and institutions nationally. Kindle’s work was recently acquired by The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, CT, and is represented by Red Arrow Gallery in Nashville, TN. Artist Talk, 6 p.m., AD120; Sept. 18, Gallery Talk/Reception, noon-1:30p, The New Gallery.

Sept. 24, 2024: Erick Oh is a former Pixar animator, and an Oscar nominated filmmaker based in California, USA. His films have been introduced and awarded at numerous film festivals including Academy Awards, Annie Awards, Annecy Animation Festival, Zagreb Film Festival, SIGGRAPH, Anima Mundi and more. With his background in fine art in Seoul National University, Korea and film at UCLA, USA, Erick became an animator at Pixar Animation Studios from 2010 to 2016. Erick is currently working on various projects, ranging from short films, series, VR, media art, installation and more. Artist Talk, 6 p.m., AD120.

Oct. 22, 2024: Danielle Duncan is a multi-hyphenate American artist based in Paris who runs the innovative studio, Marmalade Bleue. She founded Food Typography, a sub-genre of design, in 2013 when she discovered food and objects speak their own languages within our everyday lives. She combined everyday items with thoughtful lettering to create photographic commentary on society, consumerism and human existence. Clients include Target, Disney, theGuardian, Tesco, Cadillac, Kansas City Chiefs, PwC, Aria, SXSW and others. Combined with augmented reality her work bridges the physical and digital worlds. Her work currently spans advertising, activism, fine arts and events. Artist Talk, 6 p.m., AD120

Oct. 29, 2024: Sarah Sudhoff will talk about her work and creative practice in conjuction with her exhibition Not A Drill, on display in The New Gallery from October 21 - December 6, 2024. Sudhoff is a Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist who interweaves themes of art, science and technology. She deconstructs narratives to gain clarity and create immersive spaces for discovery through photographs, video, installation, and sound. For the past 15 years, her work has been influenced by her professional background as a photojournalist, which has allowed her to systematize her curious nature while maintaining a personal and ethical obligation to any given subject area.

All of her works are, in some way, socially engaged and inherently participatory. The way these methods and materials are utilized vary from project to project and take advantage of the media, site, and participants involved. Sudhoff's works can be categorized into one or more of the following three areas of concern: Ethics of Care, Social Practice, and Data Employment. By using creative practice as a mediator between subjective and objective experiences, she engages in conversations that address bodies and communities as shared and yet, ultimately, distinct.

Sudhoff's work has been exhibited at Blaffer Art Museum, McNay Art Museum, Donggang Photo Museum, Austin Museum of Art, Pioneer Works, Luckman Gallery, Magenta Foundation, Filter Photo, Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, Galveston Arts Center, and the Colorado Photographic Arts Center. Artist Talk, 6 p.m., AD120; Oct. 30, Gallery Talk/Reception, noon-1:30p, The New Gallery.

CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series

Below is just a selection of nationally and internationally renowned artists that the Department of Art + Design has hosted at APSU.