The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery presents:
A Q&A with Ali Smith and Michael Alec Rose
Moderated by Leonard Folgarait, Professor of History of Art
This talk was open to the public and held via Zoom on Friday, October 30, 1:00pm CDT
This talk was open to the public and held via Zoom on Friday, October 30, 1:00pm CDT
Join us for a conversation between composer Michael Alec Rose and painter Ali Smith, moderated by Leonard Folgarait, distinguished professor of History of Art at Vanderbilt University. Artist, composer and art historian will venture behind the scenes of Dream for Light Years, in their discussion of the creative and collaborative processes that led to an inspired exhibition at the Fine Arts Gallery.
Michael Alec Rose is professor of composition at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music, and a composer of symphonic, chamber, piano, vocal, wind ensemble, ballet and theater music.
Ali Smith paints vibrant, abstract compositions in oil on canvas whose forms suggest complex organic structures and imaginary landscapes. Her brightly colored and heavily textured networks of lines and forms constitute a personal language of motifs and shapes.
Leonard Folgarait is distinguished professor of History of Art at Vanderbilt University. His areas of teaching and research are the modern art of Latin America, with a specialization in the twentieth-century art of Mexico; and modern European and American art and architecture.
In-person Gallery access is limited to Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff only, and timed-ticket reservations are required. Those unable to visit are encouraged to download the catalog, view paintings, and hear the musical performance online. For more information visit the Gallery website or email gallery@vanderbilt.edu.
