Where:
808 Commonwealth Avenue
Room 410
Boston, MA 02215
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art, History, University
Event website:
https://www.bu.edu/arts/mace/
Hosted by the MFA programs in Painting, Sculpture, and Graphic Design at Boston University, the Tuesday Night Lecture Series brings practicing artists and curators to Boston University to present their work.
Dakota Mace is a Diné photographer and textile artist who focuses on translating the language of Diné weaving history and beliefs through alternative photography techniques, weaving, beadwork, and papermaking. She has also worked with numerous institutions and programs to develop dialogue on the importance of cultural appropriation concerning Indigenous design work.
Mace received her MA and MFA degrees in Photography and Textile Design at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her BFA in Photography from the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is currently a lecturer in photography at UW–Madison and the photographer for the Center of Design and Material Culture.
Her work as an artist and scholar has been exhibited nationally and internationally at various conferences and galleries. She has received numerous awards, including the 2020 Fellowship. Art Recipient, 2019 Women’s Forward Award, and the 2019 Wisconsin Triennial Recipient.