Guest Faculty Lecture: Wayne Lawrence and Damien Davis

Jul 13, 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

Wayne Lawrence

Wayne Lawrence is a St. Kitts-born visual artist who uses photography to navigate ideas of community and purpose through nuanced storytelling. His book Orchard Beach: The Bronx Riviera (Prestel 2014), is the result of a six-year journey photographing the colorful character of the only beach in New York’s Bronx community. Lawrence’s work has been commissioned by The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, and New York Magazine, among others, and exhibited by numerous galleries and museums.

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Damien Davis

Damien Davis is a Newark-based artist and curator whose work recontextualizes cultural symbols to challenge identity and history. He has exhibited at institutions internationally, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Arts and Design. Davis holds a Masters degree in Visual Arts Administration from NYU.

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