We are pleased to announce an upcoming Artist Talk by internationally renowned contemporary Chinese artist Sheng Qi:

“Exploring Memory, Identity, and the Body in Contemporary Art”
📅 Date: Friday, October 3, 2025
🕒 Time: 3:00 – 4:40 PM
📍 Location: B217 Drawing Studio
🎓 Open to all Art and Art History students
🖋️ Hosted by: Department of Art and Art History
🌈 Part of: KaleidoLA Event Series

About the Artist:
Sheng Qi is a leading figure in contemporary Chinese art, known for his powerful visual language that explores themes of memory, identity, political trauma, and transformation.

His work is represented in major museum collections worldwide, including:

• The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
• The International Center of Photography, New York
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
• Denver Art Museum
• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.
• Cleveland Museum of Art
• National Gallery of Victoria, Australia
• Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
  …and many more.

✨ This is a rare opportunity for our students to hear Sheng Qi discuss his art practice, career journey, and impact on the global contemporary art scene.