Figures: Amy Pleasant + Katarina Riesing
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
November 4-December 15, 2022

Installation view of Figures: Amy Pleasant + Katarina Riesing, University of Knoxville, Tennessee, 2022

The UT Downtown Gallery is pleased to host an artist lecture by Amy Pleasant in conjunction with her two-person exhibition with Katarina Riesing, currently on display at the UT Downtown Gallery. The lecture will be at 5:30pm in room 109 of the Art + Architecture Building on the UT Campus.

Birmingham-based Pleasant's work includes painting, drawing, and ceramic sculpture, all exploring the body and language through repetition. She explores the fragmented figure as sign or symbol speaking to the complexities of gender and representation.

This lecture is sponsored by the UT School of Art Programming Committee.

This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, November 17 at 5:30pm to 6:30pm

Art and Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, room 109
1715 Volunteer Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37996