Project Nexus, de Saisset Museum
Artist Dialog Featuring Deborah Kennedy
Saturday, December 13th · 6 PM (EST)
Virtual Session via Zoom RSVP
Hosted by Women Eco Artists Dialog (WEAD) in partnership with The 109 Gallery
Join us for this artist talk with interdisciplinary artist Anne Yoncha, whose work merges ecology, sound, and visual language through deep collaboration with nonhuman systems. Drawing from environmental data, biological processes, and field-based research, Yoncha’s practice reveals the living intelligence and agency of landscapes.
Artist Biography
An artist and author, Deborah Kennedy’s work is presented internationally. Her artwork includes paintings, drawings, installations, and books focusing on ecological and social themes. Her published book, Nature Speaks: Art and Poetry for the Earth, combines her illustrations and poetry and was recognized with the Eric Hoffer and Silver Nautilus poetry book awards.
Also, she is noted for creating four large-scale installations on the Berlin Wall six months before it was torn down. This work has been featured in books and newspapers in Germany and the United States. Her work has been widely reviewed, and she has received numerous grants and awards from Art Councils and museums in California. Kennedy lives in San Jose, California, where she teaches art and poetry workshops. Currently, she is a Creative Ambassador for the City of San Jose, bringing the excitement of creative expression to the lives and public spaces of Santa Clara County residents through her innovative Broadside Art and Poetry Project.
www.deborahkennedyart.com
About the Exhibition:
This event is part of the ongoing Artist & Curatorial Dialog series presented by WEAD and The 109 Gallery, in conjunction with the exhibition
Bodies & Borders: Ecologies of Consent — a collaborative project exploring care, connection, and multispecies consent through the work of women artists worldwide.
View the online exhibition: https://www.weadartists.org/bodies-borders-ecologies-of-consent
Free · RSVP Required
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Meeting ID: 816 1601 2172