Navigating the Discussion of Race and Art (Hybrid)
This panel discussion will feature artists Kimberly Camp, Lonnie Graham, and Rhinold Ponder, who will talk about the issues they face–and the complexity and challenges of–working as Black artists. This interview style panel will encourage dialogue about aesthetics, interpretation, cultural coding, and semiology and how these elements of the arts are impacted by our ideas about race. Audience members are encouraged to join the dialogue for a lively conversation.
Meet the Panelists!
Kimberly Camp began her career as a professional artist over 50 years ago. Since then, her paintings and dolls have been shown throughout the US in over 100 solo and group exhibitions. Camp served as president and CEO of The Barnes Foundation, founding director of the Smithsonian Institution Experimental Gallery, and president and CEO of the Charles Wright Museum in Detroit. Currently, she is a curator for “A New View” public art project and is on the faculty of Drexel University’s Arts Administration program.
Lonnie Graham is a Distinguished Professor of Photography for Penn State University. His photography and paintings have been exhibited internationally for over 50 years. His series, “ A Conversation with the World” shares the fundamentals of humanity from the wisdom of young and old all over the world.
Rhinold Lamar Ponder is a polymath – an artist, curator, writer, poet, activist, and lawyer. After thirty years of practicing law, Ponder has returned to his love of art and writing as a fine artist, political commentator, and local television show host. His artistic focus is revealing and sharing our common humanity, with an emphasis on the beauty, strength, and resilience of people of color.