Gallery Conversations at Stark Museum of Art

Austin, Texas Author and Curator Speaks at Stark Museum of Art Gallery Conversations

Stark Museum of Art Gallery Conversations are designed to offer interactive learning between esteemed guest speakers and Museum guests. Experience this opportunity, Saturday, May 7, 2016 with Dr. Katie Robinson Edwards, Author of Midcentury Modern Art in Texas and Curator of the UMLAUF Sculpture Garden and Museum in Austin, Texas. Dr. Edwards will present Modernism in the Stark Museum of Art Collection.

Discover the role of Western and Texan artists in American Modernism. Learn to identify and connect regional developments in art by artists such as Alexandre Hogue and the Taos Society of Artists with greater national movements within modern art. Develop a deeper understanding of the modern artists represented in the Collection of the Stark Museum of Art with intriguing conversations.

"Gallery Conversations are a great way to connect with regional experts, and we are thrilled to have Dr. Katie Robinson Edwards joining us on Saturday. Dr. Edwards is renowned for her work and publication on Texas Mid-Century Modernism, and we are thrilled to explore the topic of modernism as it relates to our collection," stated Jennifer Restauri, Stark Museum of Art Curator of Education.