Andrea Carlson: Shimmer on Horizons | Artist Talk & Opening Celebration

Cash Bar Opens 5:30 p.m. | Artist talk 6:00 p.m. | Reception 7:00 p.m.

Join us at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art for an evening with visionary artist Andrea Carlson. The program begins with opening remarks from Executive Director Jessica May and Chief Curator Jessica Hong, followed by an introduction to Carlson and her powerful new exhibition, Andrea Carlson: Shimmers on Horizon. This is a special opportunity to hear directly from the artist, explore the ideas driving her work, and gain deeper insight into the themes that shape her creative vision.

Image: Andrea Carlson (b. 1979, Grand Portage Ojibwe/European descent), Unearthed Cannibal, 2024, oil, acrylic, gouache, ink, color pencil, and graphite on paper, approximately 46 x 182 inches (overall), 11 1/2 x 30 inches (each of 24 elements), Courtesy of the artist © Andrea Carlson. Installation view, Andrea Carlson: A Painting is a Coin / Tisigan aawi zhoonyaa-waabik. May 23 to August 2, 2025, at The Goldfarb Gallery of York University, Toronto. Curated by Clara Halpern. Image courtesy The Goldfarb Gallery, 2025. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid

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