Upcoming Events
Zun Lee: Visiting Artist Lecture
Monday, November 4th at 4 PM
Visual Arts Complex Auditorium, 1B20
Zun Lee examines the complex role of digital technologies and virtual/social media as tools that mitigate (but also perpetuate) power imbalances in the representation of marginalized communities. Through an intersectional and interdisciplinary lens, Lee foregrounds issues of visual literacy and structural competency, as well as ethics and consent in an increasingly crowdsourced, virtualized and surveilled content environment.
Lee has exhibited, spoken and taught at numerous institutions in North America and Europe. His works are widely published and represented in public and private collections around the world. Selected honors and awards include: Guggenheim Fellow (2020), Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Practitioner in Residence (2019), Knight Foundation Grantee (2018), Magnum Foundation Fellow (2015), Photo District News Photo Annual Winner (2015), Paris Photo/Aperture Photobook Awards Shortlist (2014), Photo District News’ 30 New and Emerging Photographers to Watch (2014).
Sarah McKenzie: Visiting Artist Lecture
Monday, November 11th at 4 PM
Visual Arts Complex Auditorium, 1B20
Sarah McKenzie holds a BA in film studies from Yale University and an MFA in painting from the University of Michigan. Her paintings have been exhibited nationally, including at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, the Yale School of Architecture, the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe, the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, the Aspen Art Museum, and the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art. McKenzie was awarded a Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant in 2012 and the 10th Alexander Rutsch Award for Painting in 2019. In Spring 2021, she received the Marion International Fellowship for the Visual and Performing Arts to support her prison architecture series.
Beyond her studio practice, McKenzie co-directs Tilt West, a Denver-based arts and culture nonprofit. She also teaches visual art through the University of Denver Prison Arts Initiative (DU PAI).