Garth Johnson; “Howard Kottler is important to me in SO many ways… but I was surprised to find out when I started at the Everson Museum of Art that he endowed the museum with a fund that allows us to purchase the work of young artists. Join me on Friday, June 5th for a 1pm conversation about Kottler’s life and work with special guests Judith Schwartz and Paul Kotula projects.
As a special treat, I’ll be back at the museum for the first time since quarantine began, and I’ll be showing objects from our collection, as well as “The Old Bag Next Door is Nuts”, which is still on loan from Judith Schwartz. Judy has also unearthed a trove of images of Howard, his work, and his collections that haven’t been seen publicly… at least in a long time.”
Everson Object Study: Howard Kottler
June 5th, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
“Wagué had his first solo exhibition in 1988 at the Jamison Thomas Gallery in Portland, Oregon and since has shown in group and solo shows throughout the United States. His work has received critical acclaim in international magazines such as American Ceramics, Ceramics Monthly, African Arts, and AFRIQUE/Etats Unis. He taught in the Oregon public school systems through the Art-in-Education, and the Young Audiences program from 1989-2007. He has traveled throughout the U.S. for author visits and workshops, including the Museum of African Art at University of Iowa, the Holter Museum of Art in Montana, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian Museum of African Art. He has been commissioned to create poster designs for a number of city-wide art festivals, and was honored to be chosen to create the artworks for recipients of the 1990 Governor’s Arts Awards in Oregon. In 2001, Wagué created an 84′ long mural and other artworks for Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge in Orlando, Florida. Baba Wagué Diakité is represented by Pulliam Gallery of Portland, OR.
Wagué is founder and director of the Ko-Falen Cultural Center in Bamako, Mali, which enables artists and travelers from other countries to live, meet, study and collaborate with artists of Mali. The Ko-Falen Cultural Center encourages cross-cultural exchanges through art, dance, music and ceremony to promote a greater understanding and respect between people. Ko-Falen also manages education programs for youth of artisans in Mali. Visit www.ko-falen.org for more information.”
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