Recent solo exhibitions of Cassils include: “Monumental” at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York; Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts; School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston; Bemis Center, Omaha; MU Eindhoven, Netherlands; and Trinty Square Video, Toronto. Cassils is the recipient of a COLA Grant (2017), Guggenheim Fellowship (2016), and a Creative Capital Award (2015). Cassils’ work has also been featured at the Schwules Museum*, Berlin; Institute for Contemporary Art and The National Theatre, London; MUCA Roma, Mexico City; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco; Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions; Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City; ANTI Contemporary Performance Festival, Kuopio, Finland; Museo da Imagem e do Som, São Paulo, Brazil; Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, San José, Costa Rica; and Deutsches Historishes Museum, Berlin. They have also received the inaugural ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art, Rema Hort Mann Visual Arts Fellowship, California Community Foundation Grant, MOTHA (Museum of Transgender Hirstory) award, and Visual Artist Fellowship from the Canada Council of the Arts.
Critical Issues in Contemporary Art Practice is organized by the School of Art + Art History + Design at the University of Washington with support from the Henry Art Gallery. The general public is invited to sit alongside degree-seeking individuals studying fine art to share ideas and raise questions about contemporary art. Following the public lectures, UW graduate and undergraduate art students enrolled in ART 361/595 interface with the visiting artists in the classroom and studio.
CREDITS
This year’s lectures are sponsored by The Boeing Company and The Dale and Leslie Chihuly Foundation.
ADMISSION
Pre-registration is currently at capacity. Please visit the Henry's front desk to add your name to the waiting list. Any unclaimed seats will be released to the waiting list 5 minutes prior to our starting time.
ACCESS
This event is public.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Henry is a place for all visitors to enjoy, learn, and be inspired. The museum is fully accessible by wheelchair, and we strive to provide services and accommodations for anyone who needs assistance. Please notify the staff of particular needs or concerns you may have. This program will include Real-Time Captioning, provided by a Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART) service.
