Jorge Lucero: Oct. 26
Artist Lecture: October 26, 2023, 5:30 PM // Art and Architecture Building, Room 109 // UT Downtown Gallery Exhibition: October 27 – December 7, 2023 // Presented by the UT Downtown Gallery.
Jorge Lucero is a Mexican-American artist who currently serves as Associate Professor of Art Education in the School of Art + Design at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Sometimes he serves as the Chair of that program. Lucero received his Master degree and PhD from The Pennsylvania State University and his undergraduate degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Prior to moving into higher education Lucero happily taught art and art history at the Chicago Public School, Northside College Prep.
October 27-December 7, 2023, the work of Jorge Lucero will be exhibited in the UT Downtown Gallery as an exhibition titled Study Collection. His lecture will take place Thursday, October 26, at 5:30 PM, Art and Architecture Building, Room 109.
In addition to his artist talk, Lucero will give the Keynote lecture for the TAEA conference, conduct a K-12 gallery walkthrough, and facilitate workshops in the study collection.
As part of his lifelong work to test the material and conceptual pliability of “school” Lucero participates in and around the academy in every manner possible. He has exhibited, performed, published, presented on, served as editor and reviewer, and taught through his work in galleries, schools and school districts, books, journals, conferences, workshops, museums, community organizations, performances, advisory boards, and artist residencies.