The ArtCenter Graduate Art MFA program is pleased to announce its Spring 2023 Graduate Art guest lecture series, organized by Jack Bankowsky.

Unless otherwise indicated, lectures are free and open to the public. Check the ArtCenter Graduate Art website to confirm dates, times and locations for the lecture series and for more information about the Graduate Art program.

Jeff Wall was born in 1946, in Vancouver, Canada, where he lives and works. Exhibited worldwide over the past forty years, his photographs often depict events the artist has witnessed and reconstructed in a process he calls ‘cinematography’. His subject matter ranges from everyday occurrences photographed in real places to imaginary situations constructed in a studio. Wall is considered to be one of the artists who, since the 1970s, has led the way in emphasizing the affinities between photography, painting, and cinema. He taught art in universities in Canada for twenty-five years, and his critical writing has been collected and published in several languages. His work has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, most recently at Glenstone, Potomac, Maryland (2021); Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany (2018); and Musée d’art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (2018). A 2014 retrospective at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam traveled to Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz, Austria and the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark. Wall exhibits regularly with Gagosian and White Cube.

The Graduate Art Seminar is a forum for graduate students and members of the ArtCenter community to enter into dialog with internationally recognized artists, critics, and art historians. The Seminar is a core component of ArtCenter’s Graduate Art program.

ArtCenter's Graduate Art program is based on intensive studio practice and rigorous academic coursework. The program is distinguished by its low faculty-to-student ratio that provides students with the attention and feedback they need to refine and achieve their artistic goals. Faculty and students are artists working in all genres—film, video, photography, painting, sculpture, performance and installation. A significant number of alumni have achieved national and international acclaim and often return to share their insights and expertise as visiting faculty and guest lecturers.