Gallery Talks, Lectures & Discussions

Ongoing

Artists, curators, scholars, and others share their insights on BAMPFA exhibitions, the arts, and other cultural topics.

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  • Apsara DiQuinzio leading a gallery tour.

    Apsara DiQuinzio, curator of modern and contemporary art and Phyllis C. Wattis MATRIX Curator, leads a gallery tour.

  • Upcoming
    Films
  • Upcoming
    Events
  • Selected
    Objects
  • Past
    Films
  • Past
    Events

Upcoming Events

  • Friday, April 3, 12 PM

    CANCELED: Gallery Talk: Steuart Pittman on Ron Nagle

    Oakland-based artist Steuart Pittman addresses recurring themes of humor, music, craftsmanship, and beauty in Ron Nagle’s work, as well as Nagle’s role as a teacher.

    BAMPFA

    All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more

  • Saturday, April 4, 3:30 PM

    CANCELED: Conversation: Richard Walker and Seth Lunine

    Cultural geographers Walker and Lunine discuss themes integral to Lands of Promise and Peril: Geographies of California, including climate change, environmentalism, gentrification, and technological innovation.

    BAMPFA

    All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more

  • Wednesday, March 4, and Friday, April 17, 12 PM

    CANCELED: Gallery Talks: When All That Is Solid Melts into Air

    The UC Berkeley student curators of When All That Is Solid Melts into Air offer their cultural and scholarly insights into the work on view.

    BAMPFA

    All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more

  • Friday, May 8, 12 PM

    Gallery Talk: Nathan Lynch on Ron Nagle

    Artist Nathan Lynch gives a talk focusing on Nagle’s work ethic, attention to detail, and unflinching pursuit of his best sculpture, as well as his humor and sense of style.

    BAMPFA
  • Friday, May 15, 6 PM

    MFA Artists’ Talks

    Meet the graduates of UC Berkeley’s Master of Fine Arts program as they talk about their recent work.

    BAMPFA
  • Saturday, May 16, 2 PM

    Lijin Collection Lecture by Julia F. Andrews: Women Artists in Twentieth-Century China: A Prehistory of the Contemporary

    Art historian Julia F. Andrews presents a lecture reflecting on the rise of women as artists and as subjects for art, in the context of the evolving status of women in twentieth-century China.

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  • Sunday, May 17, 3 PM

    Artist’s Talk: Gauri Gill

    “One of India’s most respected photographers” (New York Times) talks about the evolution of her photographic practice, her collaborative projects, and her ongoing engagement with rural India since 1999.

    BAMPFA

Past Events