Guest Faculty Lecture: Kenny Rivero and Sarah Smelser

Jun 17, 2025 7PM-8PM

Schermer Meeting Hall

Sunday and Tuesday evenings, June through September, Anderson Ranch features a slideshow presentation by distinguished faculty members and visiting artists. These insightful talks dive into the artists’ inspiration, their creative process, and more.

This presentation is free and open to the public and is available in person or via livestream.

Registration is appreciated. All on-campus workshop students will be pre-registered for this event.

Speaker

Kenny Rivero

Kenny Rivero’s creative process allows him to explore the broken narrative of Dominican American identity, socio-geographic solidarity, familial expectations, race, and gender roles. Rivero’s work is represented in collections including The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Studio Museum in Harlem, El Museo del Barrio, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Nasher Museum of Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and Pérez Art Museum.

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Sarah Smelser

Sarah Smelser received her MFA from the University of Iowa. She has been an artist in residence at Vermont Studio Center, Franz Masereel Center, Artica Bilbao, Kala Art Institute, Jentel Artist Residency, Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Anchor Graphics, Ballinglen Arts Foundation, and Tamarind Institute. She is a professor in the Wonsook Kim School of Art and Design at Illinois State University in Normal, IL.

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