Students in the University of Toledo Department of Art Contemporary Art course will present on a number of contemporary artists over the next few weeks. Artists to be featured, diverse internationally and artistically, include such artists as Yayoi Kusama (left), a Japanese artist and writer. A precursor of the pop art, minimalist and feminist art movements, Kusama influenced contemporaries such as Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg.

A complete list of artists and dates is below. Click the artist’s name to learn more about the artist and their work. All of the presentations are free and open to the public. All are welcome to come and learn more about these amazing artists.
PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
Thursday, December 3 from 12:10-1:25 p.m.)

• Madisyn Watkins–Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929)
• Janelle Watkins–James Turrell (American, b. 1943)
• Diana Williams–Barbara Kruger (American, b. 1945)
• Emily Rose–Sally Mann (American, b. 1951)

Tuesday, December 8 from 12:10-1:25 p.m.)

• Brendan Lynch–Rosemarie Trockel (German, b. 1952)
• Yue Zhao–Yue Minjun (Chinese, b. 1952)
• Mallory Hodkinson–Huang Yong Ping (Chinese-French, b. 1954)
• Marilyn Decker–Xu Bing (Chinese, b. 1955)

Thursday, December 10 from 12:10-1:25 p.m.)

• Jesse Quaintance–William Kentridge (South African, b. 1955)
• Christopher Anderson–Kerry James Marshall (American, b. 1955)
• Reem Barakat–Shirin Neshat (Iranian-American, b. 1957)
• Caroline Jardine–Doris Salcedo (Columbian, b. 1958)

Tuesday, December 15 from 12:30-2:30

• Leanne Jones–Gregory Crewdson (American, b. 1959)
• Aaron Lee–Do-Ho Suh (South Korean, b. 1962)
• Reem Badawi–Walid Raad (Lebanese, b. 1967)
• Shaun Nagle–Richard Billingham (British, b. 1970)
• Crystal Hand–Hank Willis Thomas (American, b. 1976)
• Nichele Mccutchen–Kehinde Wiley (Nigerian-American, b. 1977)

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