Visiting Artist Program

Education in art would not be complete without interacting and engaging with professional artists, filmmakers and designers who are out there working in the field. Watkins College of Art, Design & Film’s Visiting Artist Program invites internationally known artists in all areas of discipline to give special lectures, present their work, critique student portfolios, and chat with students about life as a practicing artist.

Jock Sruges critiques student work	Faith Wilding lectures about her work

Recent Visiting Artists

Laray Mayfield- Film Casting Director

Miwon Kwon- Curator

Jock Sturges- Photographer

Greg Miller-Photographer

Industry of the Ordinary- Performance/Installation Artisits

Rocky Horton- Visual Artist

Shilea Turner-Photographer

Shawn Brown- Photographer

Faith Wilding- Performance Artist

Robert Stone- Film Producer

Terri Jones- Visual Artist

Dave Berman- Musician/Writer

John Henry Blatter- Media and Sound Artist

William Christenberry- Photographer

Barry Cook- Disney Animator

Dan Read- Hollywood Makeup Artist

Aisha Cousins- Visual Artist

Ann Beatts- Screenwriter

Darrin Martin- Video/Sculpture/Installation Artist

Jeff Silva- Visual Artist

Jane Davis Doggett- Designer

Lars Strandh- Painter

Gail Anderson- Designer

Gary Baseman- Illustrator

Coming in 2011 - 2012:

Ned Kahn - Visual Artist - (November 15, 2011)

Artemio Rodrigues - Printmaker (November 17, 2011)

Natalia Almada - Filmmaker (January 26, 2012)

David Hilliard - Photographer (February 9, 2012)

Harrell Fletcher - Multidisciplinary artist (March 29, 2012)

Alec Soth - Photographer (April 26, 2012)

Watkins regularly partners with the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Zietgiest Gallery, and other members of the local art community to collaborate on panel discussions, workshops and artist lecture events.