The School of Art’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series brings highly acclaimed international artists, writers, and critics to the school throughout the year. Each lecture is free and open to the public.
Spring 2025
Rupy C. Tut
Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 5:30pm, Kresge Theatre
Rupy C. Tut (b. 1985, Chandigarh, India) studied calligraphy and traditional Indian painting at the Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts, London in 2016. She previously received a BS from UCLA and MPH from Loma Linda University, CA. She is a 2024 recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship, as well as the SFMOMA SECA Art Award and will enjoy a solo exhibition at SFMOMA in December 2024. She will have her second solo exhibition with Jessica Silverman in 2025. She lives and works in Oakland, CA and is represented by Jessica Silverman, San Francisco.
Martine Syms
In Conversation with Head of School Charlie White
The Robert Lepper Distinguished Lecture in Creative Inquiry
Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 5:30pm, McConomy Auditorium
Martine Syms is an artist who has earned wide recognition for a practice that combines conceptual grit, humor, and social commentary. She has shown extensively including exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She has also done commissioned work for brands such as Louis Vuitton, Prada, Nike, and Celine, among others.
Kelly Akashi
Jeff Pan Visiting Artist Lecture
Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 5:30pm, Kresge Theatre
Kelly Akashi, based in Los Angeles, is recognized for her innovative work in sculpture. She has received notable accolades, including the MOCA Los Angeles Twelfth Distinguished Women in the Arts Award (2024), the LACMA Art + Technology Grant (2022), and the Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation Art Prize (2019).
Joan Kee
Orville M. Winsand Lecture for Critical Studies in Art
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 5:30pm, Kresge Theatre
Joan Kee is Judy and Michael Steinhardt Director of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. A specialist in modern and contemporary art, her books include Contemporary Korean Art: Tansaekhwa and the Urgency of Method (2013), Models of Integrity: Art and Law in Post-Sixties America (2019), and The Geometries of Afro Asia: Art beyond Solidarity (2023).
Previous Visiting Artists
Fall 2024
Ling-lin Ku, Josh Kline, Eugene Macki, Marshall Reese, jackie sumell
Spring 2020
Alisha Wormsley, Jaume Plensa, Hilton Als, Johannes DeYoung, Walid Raad
Fall 2019
Anya Clarke & Mitsuko Verdery, Kalup Linzy, Jongwoo Jeremy Kim, Amanda Ross-Ho, Tschabalala Self
Spring 2019
Janelle Iglesias, Jeremy Deller, Ulrike Müller, Thaddeus Mosley, Lenka Clayton & Jon Rubin, Sean Lynch, Beverly Semmes
Fall 2018
Rachel Rose, Miguel Gutierrez, Saba Innab, Zoe Leonard & Rhea Anastas, Alex Da Corte, Jessi Reaves
Spring 2018
Allison Smith, Cristobál Martínez, Dread Scott, Andrea Zittel, Heather Dewey-Hagborg & Chelsea Manning, Frances Stark, Robb Hernández
Fall 2017
Ian Cheng, Erin Markey, Shannon Ebner, Malik Gaines, Erin Cosgrove, Angela Dufresne, Sarah Oppenheimer
Spring 2017
Sandi Hilal, A. L. Steiner, Petra Cortright, Marc Horowitz, Firelei Baez, Narcissister, Wangechi Mutu & Adrienne Edwards, Imin Yeh, Huey Copeland
Fall 2016
Sondra Perry, Jeffrey Gibson, Paul Ramírez Jonas, Ming Wong, Nat Trotman
Spring 2016
Laleh Mehran, Ben Bigelow, Echo Eggebrecht, Willie Doherty, Magdalena Moskalewicz, Discoteca Flaming Star, Aureia Harvey of Tale of Tales, Sofia Hernandez Chong Cuy
Fall 2015
Cornelia Parker, Rania Matar, Jill Magid, Marina Rosenfeld, Angela Washko, Silvia Kolbowski
Spring 2015
Cara Benedetto, Julian Oliver & Danja Vasiliev, Oron Catts, Yun-Fei Ji, Roberta Smith, Eric Shiner, Ryoji Ikeda, Rick Lowe, Emily Jacir, Jules de Balincourt
Fall 2014
Carrie Moyer, Lauren McCarthy & Kyle McDonald, Jen Delos Reyes, Kelly Richardson, Nikki Lee, Duke Riley, Jin Shan, Robert Storr
Spring 2014
Emily Cheng, Elika Hedayat, David Joselit, Eddo Stern, Amy Sillman, Shahzia Sikander, Dinh Q Lê, Nina Paley, Eric Dyer
Fall 2013
Tania Bruguera, Richard Pell, Pedro Reyes, Yasumasa Morimura, Peter Schjeldahl, Laetitia Sonami, Suzanne Wright
Spring 2013
Shana Moulton, Charles Atlas, Tehching Hsieh, Diana Al-Hadid, Otto Piene, Carrie Mae Weems, Pyuupiru
Fall 2012
Camille Utterback, Nicholas Van Woert, Julie Heffernan, Graham Harman, Moyra Davey
Spring 2012
Wafaa Bilal, Katrin Sigurdardottir, Ali Momeni, Stuart Comer, Lisa Sanditz, Brody Condon, Shary Boyle, Maya Lin
Fall 2011
Melissa Ragona, Pauline Oliveros, Nobuho Nagasawa, Stelarc, Simon Leung, Carolee Schneemann, Eva & Franco Mattes, Carol Conde & Karl Beveridge
Spring 2011
Golan Levin, Tom Sachs, Marina Zurkow, James Acord (memorial video screening), Adam Zaretsky, Amy Franceschini, Cynthia Lin
Fall 2010
Kate Gilmore, Richard Pell, Dzine, Jer Thorp, Cornelia Hesse-Honegger, Jean Shin, Doryun Chong, Nicola López, Guillermo Gómez Peña
Spring 2010
Trevor Paglen, Kim Beck, Paul Ramirez Jonas, Daniel Bozhkov, David Familian, Janine Antoni
Fall 2009
Ann Hamilton, Susanne Slavick, Ayanah Moor, Jim Trainor, Nikki Lee, Pat Oleszko, Paolo Pedercini, Xu Bing, Claire Bishop
Spring 2009
Peter Fend, Dara Greenwald & Josh Macphee, Steve Lambert, C. E. B. Reas / Marius Watz, Sarah Oppenheimer, Anne Ellegood, Nato Thompson, Marianne Weems, Tony Conrad, Daniel Martinez
Fall 2008
Thomas Hirschhorn, Ryan Gander, Charlie Todd, Stephanie Syjuco, Haegue Yang, Mark Bradford, Jeffrey Kastner, Julia Christensen, Yes Men, Barry McGee
Spring 2008
Will Rogan, Enrique Chagoya, Caroline A. Jones, Steve Kurtz, Paul DeMarinis, Joshua Mosley, Heather Kelley, Swoon
The Carnegie Mellon School of Art Lecture Series is made possible in part by Elizabeth (Thompson) and Thomas M. Cox (A’29) Distinguished Artists Funds, Robert L. Lepper Distinguished Lecture in Creative Inquiry, and Orville M. Winsand Lecture for Critical Studies. Carnegie Mellon makes every effort to provide accessible facilities and programs for individuals with disabilities. This publication can be made available in an alternate format upon request. For accommodations, contact the School of Art at schoolofart@cmu.edu or 412.268.2409. Lecture and event details are subject to change or cancellation.