Lewis deSoto

Visiting Artist Lectures

Lewis deSoto

01/30/18

Please join us for a lecture with artist Lewis deSoto.

Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 7:00 — 8:30 PM
Location: The CIA at Copia Theater, 500 First Street, Napa, CA

Artist Biography

Lewis deSoto (Cahuilla) is a contemporary artist based in Napa and Los Angeles. His work takes many forms, elaborate installations, photographs, writing projects, sculpture and media works. His book, “Empire,” about San Bernardino and Riverside counties was released one year ago. He has produced a series of installation works based on Native American themes since 1990 and will use the evening to document and comment on the development of these works. His installations incorporate architecture, sculpture, sound as well as historical documents and narratives. He is a professor of art at San Francisco State University.

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The art that goes on in most high schools is usually relatively skill-based. At Oxbow, there is more emphasis on looking and seeing and more critical thinking about what you are doing, the human connection, that personal element. Through art you can begin to understand yourself better. That may be the biggest eye-opener for students. It is almost a preview of college. Get out of the mechanical factory high school education and get into something open, new, and invigorating in a small environment.

— Bill Barrett, Former Oxbow Board Member, Former Executive Director of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD)

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