Critical Issues Lecture Series: Eva Barto

The 2021 Critical Issues Lecture Series takes place on Friday afternoons during winter quarter. It is organized by the School of Art + Art History + Design in collaboration with the Henry Art Gallery. The general public is invited to join degree-seeking individuals studying fine art in order to share ideas and raise questions about contemporary art. In addition to the public lectures, undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in ART 361/561 interface with the speakers in additional sessions.

ARTIST BIO
Eva Barto graduated from the School of Fine Arts (Paris, 2013) and attended the post-graduate program at Ensba (Lyon, 2014). Future solo shows in 2021-2022 include Kunstverein Nuremberg, KunstlerHaus Stuttgart, MACRO (Roma, IT) and Plateau (Frac Ile de France, Paris, FR). Her work has been presented at Marcelle Alix (Paris, 2015), Centre Pompidou (Paris, 2016), Biennale de Rennes (2016), Kadist Art Foundation (Paris, 2016), Van Gelder Gallery (Amsterdam, 2016), Fondation d’Entreprise Ricard (Paris, 2017,2019) and Wattis Art Center (San Francisco, 2017). In 2016 she created the Buttonwood.Press editorial project. She is the founder of the Rights for Art Workers collective La Buse and co-hosts the art economy radio program ForTune on * Duuu Radio. Since 2019, she teaches at The School of Fine Art in Lyon.