Bea Nettles, String of Hearts, 1984; from Rachel’s Holidays. Dye imbibition print. George Eastman Museum. Gift of the artist © Bea Nettles
Talk
Feb 25, 2021 - 4
Virtual event

Please join Bea Nettles, mixed media artist, and Mary Statzer, PhD, Curator of Prints & Photographs at the University of New Mexico Art Museum, for a conversation about Bea’s life and career, spanning fifty years.

Sponsored by McKinley Foundation Artists' Alley

Nettles and Statzer will discuss Bea Nettles’s working process, self-representation, and how art can help the maker and the viewer negotiate life’s challenges.

They will also talk about Bea’s career in broader terms and what it was like to be a trailblazing female artist and educator.

This talk, sponsored by the McKinley Foundation Artists’ Alley, is presented on the occasion of the retrospective exhibition, Bea Nettles: Harvest of Memory, at Krannert Art Museum, on view through March 6. The exhibition is organized by the George Eastman Museum and the Sheldon Art Galleries.

Registration Details

Registration is required to participate and is being managed through the McKinley Foundation. 

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