I am thrilled to finally announce my new lecture series debuting Spring 2020 – Modern Art Madness vol.2! Modern Art is such an epic movement it surely cannot be contained to just one lecture series. This spring I will explore a whole host of artists who played significant roles in the Modern Art movement and […]
Read more "Modern Art Madness vol. 2!"The second session of my series The Art World: TODAY is all about fashion. Does haute couture have a place in the art world? One could easily argue that fashion is definitely an artform, but is it a fine art? Do we need such designations in the art world in 2019? Answer questions like these […]
Read more "The Art World & Fashion"I attended a FREE lecture given by Dr. Mary Garrard at Rollins College last night and I am still reeling! The lecture, titled “Early Modern Feminism and the Dangerous Artemisia Gentileschi,” covered everything from Caravaggio to Kavanaugh, the Baroque period to the #MeToo movement, and so much more. One of the things that struck a […]
Read more "Dr. Mary D. Garrard"Pop culture, advertising, social media… what do they all have in common??? They all find their inspiration in art history! I passionately believe that the pop culture we create today is the art history we’ll study in 100 years. Want proof? Join me for the first session of my #ArtHistoryTrending lecture series hosted by the Winter Garden Art […]
Read more "#ArtHistoryTrending"Sincerest gratitude to everyone who attended my lectures last week! I gave three lectures in 24 hours and it was a wild ride: two presentations of “From Muse to Master: Celebrating Women Artists” – Session 2: The Modern Masters in Mount Dora, FL and “The Legacy of Vincent van Gogh” in Winter Garden, FL. It […]
Read more "Thank you!"I am so very pleased that I can finally share this news with all of you… I am partnering with the Center for Lifelong Learning at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida! This September, I will be presenting both my Frida Kahlo and #ArtHistoryTrending lecture series as four 90-minute sessions. If you would like more […]
Read more "Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning"I am so grateful to everyone who attended my epic lecture series celebrating the incomparable Frida Kahlo. Presented in a “Dine and Learn” format at 1921 by Norman Van Aken there was a lunch and dinner option for each part of the series – that’s a total of SIX opportunities to learn about Frida while […]
Read more "Frida Kahlo in Mount Dora, FL"Tonight is my last lecture on Frida Kahlo for the summer and it has been a fantastic and emotional journey to say the least. In honor of tonight’s presentation, I am sharing this picture I took of my pup dressed as Frida. Why? Because when you’re an art historian researching Frida Kahlo and your beagle […]
Read more "Meet “Chipper Kahlo”"Modern Art was a direct response to the chaos that had been building throughout the prior century. The world was getting smaller because transportation was getting better and easier. People were being exposed to new cultures and new art forms from the deepest parts of Africa and Asia. After back-to-back world wars, artists struggled with […]
Read more "FAIRly Modern at Ten Thousand Villages"The last opportunity to catch my Frida Kahlo lecture series in Mount Dora, FL is Tuesday, June 27th at 6:30pm. Presented by Modernism Museum Mount Dora, the lecture is presented as a “Dine and Learn” and is hosted by 1921 by Norman Van Aken. Tickets are $30 each and include the lecture and a three-course […]
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