The University of Houston School of Art is proud to announce its fall 2021 visiting speaker series featuring practitioners and thinkers at the forefront of contemporary art, criticism and design. Distinguished guests offer a diverse range of perspectives on the most pertinent issues facing today's makers and scholars. The series is a key component of students' experience at the School of Art. In addition to presenting their work to a large audience of students and community members, speakers spend extended periods engaging directly with students in small gatherings for focused debate and conversation, in formats tailored to their individual practice. Past enagements have included hands-on workshops, master classes, studio visits, demonstrations, and interactive performances. Recent guests include Derrick Adams, Charlene Villaseñor Black, Aruna D'Souza, Beverly Fishman, Coco Fusco, Nicholas Galanin, Jeffrey Gibson, Lisa E. Harris, Rob Hopkins, Miwa Matreyek, De Nichols, David Rokeby, RaMell Ross, Richard The, and Margaret Wertheim. This fall, two of our three guests will be virtual. Julia Guernesy and Candice Lin will be broadcast via Zoom and YouTube Live, and John Yau will be live in Dudley Recital Hall on the University of Houston campus. All lectures are free and open to the public. Check our website for connection information. An archive of past lectures is on our YouTube channel."

John Yau