Event Description
About the Event
During this virtual program, meet artist Shawanda Corbett (b. 1989), whose pottery, painting, performance, film, and photography reframe notions of gender, race, and the “complete body.” Raised in Mississippi and now based in the U.K., the self-described “cyborg artist” draws on influences ranging from Japanese and West African ceramic traditions and jazz music to cyborg theory and her lived experience as a differently able-bodied Black woman.
Corbett joins NMWA Director of Education and Interpretation Deborah Gaston for a wide-ranging conversation to share insights into her multidisciplinary creative practice, affinity for music, and desire to foster empathy and inclusivity.
About the Artist
Shawanda Corbett holds a PhD in fine arts from the Ruskin School of Art at Oxford University. She recently received a prestigious Turner Bursary prize (2021), had her first solo exhibition in the U.S. (2022), and represented the U.K. at the Venice Biennale (2023).
Accessibility
CART Captioning
CART CaptioningThis event will have Communication Access Real-time Transcription (CART), in which a professional transcribes the speech and non-speech audio information to text. The text will be displayed in the event video window, and attendees can turn captioning on or off throughout the program.
Accessibility Inquiries
Accessibility InquiriesIf you are unable to register online or would like to indicate any accessibility services you require, please email education@nmwa.org. Two weeks’ notice to request accessibility services is appreciated but not required. We will make every attempt to fulfill requests.