Insight Speakers

DEMETRIUS OLIVER

August 05, 2017 at 2:00pm Track One Building / 1201 4th Ave. S. , Nashville, TN

Insight Series Q&A Forum Speaker:

Demetrius Oliver received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, his MFA from the University of Pennsylvania, and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. His work has been exhibited widely, with solo exhibitions at the Print Center, Henry Art Gallery, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston; High Line, Inman Gallery, D'Amelio Terras, and P.S. 1/MoMA. Group exhibitions include MASS MoCA, The Renaissance Society, The Studio Museum of Harlem, Marian Boesky Gallery, Roberts & Tilton, Acme, and Sotheby's S|2 gallery. He currently resides in New York City.

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Insight Series Q&A Forum Moderator:

Nikoo Paydar is Assistant Curator at Fisk University Galleries and a lecturer in the Art Department. She holds a PhD from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, and a BA from Tufts University; she also studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. She co-founded and co-directed Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB), a nonprofit organization focused on Iranian diaspora youth now in its 14th year.