31st Annual Hamaguchi Print Week Visiting Artist Lecture (SF)

"Through her sculpture, drawings, and prints, Alison Saar explores the subjects of racism, sexism, ageism, and the specific challenges of being bi-racial in America. Saar's style encompasses a multitude of personal, artistic, and cultural references that reflect the plurality of her experiences."

"She received the United States Artist Fellowship in 2012 and has also been awarded the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and two National Endowment Fellowships, and the SGCI Lifetime Achievement Award in Printmaking. Alison has exhibited at many galleries and museums, including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Whitney Museum of American Art."

"CCA Printmedia is pleased to present a special Hamaguchi program featuring our annual visiting artist lecture by Alison Saar, and hands-on studio collaboration with the Furniture Program to transform a giant redwood table into a collaboratively carved block for printing and community gathering."

California College of the Arts' Printmedia program celebrates its 31st year of the Yozo Hamaguchi Scholarship Award, which promotes excellence in printmedia study and practice. The program features a visiting artist lecture by Alison Saar, a Los Angeles-born artist who explores themes of racism, sexism, ageism, and bi-racial identity through sculpture, drawings, and prints. Saar holds an MFA from Otis Art Institute and has received prestigious fellowships including the United States Artist Fellowship and Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Her work appears in major museum collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The program includes hands-on studio collaboration with the Furniture Program to carve a giant redwood table into a collaborative printing block for community use.

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