Due to today’s weather, the in-person talk is cancelled. We will be shifting to a Zoom only format. Link here:
https://virginia.zoom.us/j/97672714761?pwd=oFtynAHndOV42KvQ8LjjFa9RxUheVd.1
On Wednesday, February 19 at 6:30pm, the UVA Department of Art will present a public artist lecture by Christopher Cozier, the 2025 Ruffin Distinguished Artist-in-Residence.
Christopher Cozier is a mixed-media artist who lives and works in Trinidad. His drawings, videos and installations investigate how Caribbean historical and contemporary experiences can inform our understanding of the wider world. He is co-founder and co-director of Alice Yard, an art collective based in Port of Spain that organizes art exhibitions, runs a residency program and hosts performances, film screenings, dialogues and lectures. He is a Prince Claus Award laureate (2013), a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grantee (2004), a previous Rauschenberg Foundation artist in residence (2016) and a recipient of the Jorge M. Pérez prize (2023). Recent exhibitions include Jacob Lawrence and Christopher Cozier, Collection Gallery, Museum of Modern Art (2024-25); Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica, Art Institute of Chicago (2024-25); and Prospect 6: The Future Is Present, The Harbinger Is Home, New Orleans (2024-25).
Christopher Cozier's exhibition "New Level Heads" will be open in Ruffin Gallery February 21-March 28, with a public opening reception February 21, 5-7pm.
This artist lecture is part of the UVA Department of Art’s Ruffin Distinguished Artist-in-Residence program.