University of Alaska Anchorage
10/11/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/11/2024 13:24
Artist Talk and Reception for 'Beili Liu: Arctic Mending' Exhibition, Oct. 18
The UAA Department of Art is hosting a special event in conjunction with the Kimura Gallery's current exhibition, 'Beili Liu: Arctic Mending'.
Students, employees and the public are invited to join on Friday, Oct. 18 from 5-7 p.m. for the closing reception of this show. At 5:30 p.m., there will be a gallery talk with the artist, Beili Liu, as she speaks about her work from this 'Arctic Mending' series.
Beili Liu is a visual artist who creates material-and-process-driven, site-responsive installations and performances. Liu's current research focuses on the complex ecological, political, and environmental concerns facing the Circumpolar North and the urgency of the climate crisis on a planetary scale.
Liu has exhibited extensively across the globe, in locations including Norway, Finland, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Lithuania, France, Belgium, Poland, Austria, China, Taiwan and across the United States.
She has received numerous fellowships and awards, including the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship (2022-2024); the Pollock Prize for Creativity (2022); the Fulbright Distinguished Arctic Chair Award (Norway, 2021-2022); the Fulbright Finland Inter-Country Grant (2022); the Brian Wall Grant for Sculptors (2022); and the NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship (2021-2024).
"I make environments that resonate with the experience of migration and cultural memory. My site-responsive installations and performances are rooted in the essence and history of a place and negotiate personal, cultural, and environmental concerns. I explore resilience, healing, and hope through humble materials and accumulated labor," said Beili Liu
This event is open to the public, and is a free event with free parking in Fine Arts lot. This event is made possible by the support of Alaska Airlines and the UAA Department of Art.
Event location - Kimura Gallery, UAA Fine Arts Building, 2nd Floor
Event date - Oct. 18, 2024
Event start time - 5 p.m.
Event end time - 7 p.m.
Artist Talk in Gallery - 5:30 p.m.
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