Events
Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Eto Otitigbe
Description
Registration will end at 5 pm on April 21. A zoom link will be emailed to registrants 24 hours in advance of the lecture.
Eto Otitigbe is a polymedia artist who sets alternative narratives into motion, creating spaces for unique experiences. His interdisciplinary practice includes sculpture, performance, installation, and public art.
Otitigbe’s work has been in national and international exhibitions such as Bronx Calling: The Second AIM Biennial, organized by the Bronx Museum and Wave Hill. He has participated in residencies at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, The John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies, Austin, TX; 701 CCA, Columbia, SC; Center for Book Arts, New York, NY; and Luminary Center for the Arts, St. Louis, MO. Otitigbe’s fellowships and awards include the CEC Artslink Project Award and Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship at the National Museum of African Art.
His curatorial projects include the es ORO Gallery (2007-09) and the Topophilia Exhibition (2017) as part of the Meeting Festival in Denmark. Otitigbe’s public art practice includes temporary and permanent installations. He contributed to the creative expression on the exterior surface of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia.
He is an Assistant Professor of Sculpture in the Art Department at Brooklyn College and the Director of the Turnbull Gallery in New York. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, his M.S. in Product Design from Stanford University, and his MFA in Creative Practice from the University of Plymouth.
An endowment established in 1983 through the generosity of Nancy and Robin Hanes supports the Art Department’s Visiting Artist Series. This important program brings both established and emerging artists to campus to discuss their work in public lectures and to offer individual critiques to our M.F.A. students. The Hanes Visiting Artist series greatly enriches both our academic programs and our outreach to the wider community. All lectures are free and open to the public.
Artist website: https://www.etootitigbe.com
