She is internationally recognized for her large-scale multimedia installations, public projects and performance collaborations. Hamilton is the winner of the National Medal of the Arts and a MacArthur Fellow. The California Studio artists for the spring will be spotlight artist Ann Hamilton and teaching artist-in-residence Beatriz Cortez. Spotlight and teaching artists for spring She holds a MFA from Yale University School of Art and a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the Tyler University School of Art at Temple University. Packer’s paintings were included in the 2019 Whitney Biennial, and she has received awards from the American Academy in Rome and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The painting is a floral still life, which is another type of work Packer does frequently.Īlthough engaged with contemporary art and issues, Packer is also in a dialogue with art history, and she has pointed to Caravaggio, Titian and others as inspirations for her practice and, at times, references for specific works. “Say Her Name,” from 2017, commemorates the life of Sandra Bland, who died in police custody after being arrested during a traffic stop. It is not a painting of Taylor, but of a man lying on a couch. “Blessed Are Those Who Mourn (Breonna! Breonna!)” refers to the police killing of Breonna Taylor in her apartment in 2020. Her art sometimes reflects on instances of institutional violence toward African Americans. I hope to make works that suggest how dynamic and complex our lives and relationships really are.” Of her paintings, Packer has said, “It’s not figures, not bodies, but humans I am painting. The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist Residencies in the UC Davis Department of Art and Art History will welcome acclaimed painter Jennifer Packer to campus in February. Using a limited color palette, the demarcation between figure and setting is often hazy and fluid. Packer’s intimate, loosely rendered portraits depict friends and family casually posing in personal spaces. All the visiting artists interact with undergraduate students and Master of Fine Arts students as part of UC Davis’ commitment to hands-on studio art education. The program brings to campus spotlight artists such as Packer for up to 10 days, with teaching artists-in-residence for a full academic quarter. The California Studio was launched in the fall of 2021 with a $750,000 gift from Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem. She will work with students and give a public talk at 4:30 p.m. Packer currently has solo exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.
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