Lecture Series & Events

The Chautauqua Visual Arts Lecture Series invites artists and thought leaders in the visual arts from all over the world to share their current projects and discuss relevant topics of the day. 

Additionally, we are thrilled to have incredible events such as Party on the Quad, Art in the Park and openings at our Gallery spaces. 

All of our lectures and openings are free and open to the public, unless otherwise listed. 

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CVA Lecture Series: Alicia Dietz, CVA Galleries exhibiting artist

Hultquist Center, Room 101 19 Miller Ave, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Specializing in solid wood and ultra-high-performance concrete, Alicia often combines the two disparate materials, creating a harmony that is reflective of her process and collaborative style. Previously a Blackhawk Maintenance Test Pilot and Commander in the Army, she understands that the same dedication and attention to detail required to fly an aircraft translates to building […]

CVA Lecture Series: Sean Glover, School of Art Faculty

Hultquist Center, Room 101 19 Miller Ave, Chautauqua, New York, United States

"milk from a stone" n. sean glover is an artist and educator who uses a wide range of materials and processes (both new and old) to investigate the histories of violence, labor, and technology.  He has been included in group exhibitions at the ICA Boston, ICA Portland, MFA Boston, SFMOMA, and Socrates Sculpture Park, NY. […]

CVA Lecture Series: Brooke Minto, Leon and Gloria Plevin Museum Director Lecture

Hultquist Center, Room 101 19 Miller Ave, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Brooke A. Minto assumed the role of Executive Director and CEO of the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) in May 2023. With a career spanning over two decades, Minto has experience working for a range of museums and interdisciplinary arts organizations in the United States and abroad. Before joining CMA, Minto served as the inaugural […]

CVA Lecture Series: Susanna Coffey, School of Art Faculty

Hultquist Center, Room 101 19 Miller Ave, Chautauqua, New York, United States

"The First Step" A respected figurative painter, Coffey’s work in self-portraiture, landscape, still life and illustration of classical literature is based in an intense observation of her motif or text. She is an artist known for her ability to create beautifully wrought and expressive imagery from subject matter often deemed ordinary or mundane. Coffey’s work is […]

CVA Lecture Series: Andrea Myers, School of Art Faculty

Hultquist Center, Room 101 19 Miller Ave, Chautauqua, New York, United States

"In Process" Andrea Myers received her BFA in Printmedia in 2002 and MFA in Fiber and Material Studies in 2006 both from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been exhibited widely including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Toledo Museum of Art, Art Miami, Fiber Arts International, the Columbus Museum […]

CVA Lecture Series: James Everett Stanley, School of Art Faculty

Hultquist Center, Room 101 19 Miller Ave, Chautauqua, New York, United States

James Everett Stanley is a New England-based painter and Associate Professor of Painting at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, Massachusetts. He has exhibited his work recently at Sean Horton Presents, New York; Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York; Provincetown Arts Society, Provincetown; EXPO Chicago; Art Basel Miami Beach. A graduate of the […]

CVA Lecture Series: Adrienne Elise Tarver, School of Art Faculty

Hultquist Center, Room 101 19 Miller Ave, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Adrienne Elise Tarver is an interdisciplinary artist with a practice that spans painting, sculpture, installation, textiles, photography, and video. Her work addresses the complexity and invisibility of black female identity. She has exhibited nationally and abroad, including solo exhibitions at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Connecticut; the Academy Art Museum in Maryland; Atlanta […]

CVA Lecture Series: Matt Bollinger, School of Art Faculty

Hultquist Center, Room 101 19 Miller Ave, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Matt Bollinger received his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and his MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.  His work has been exhibited in solo shows in New York, Los Angeles, Dublin, London, and elsewhere. Recent museum exhibitions have been at the Akron Art Museum (2022), Westmoreland Museum of American Art (2022), […]

CVA Lecture Series: Luis Sahagun Nuño, CVA Galleries exhibiting artist

Hultquist Center, Room 101 19 Miller Ave, Chautauqua, New York, United States

 Luis Sahagún Nuño is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice transforms drawing into ceremony and art into medicine. Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México, and raised in Chicago’s Southland, his practice is grounded in curanderismo, the traditional healing practices of Latin America. His work reimagines Mexica and Yucatec Maya rituals within contemporary art. Incorporating limpias (energetic cleansings) […]

CVA Lecture Series: Jessica Pinsky, School of Art Faculty

Hultquist Center, Room 101 19 Miller Ave, Chautauqua, New York, United States

"Weaving pixels: Using technology to weave across generations" Jessica Pinsky is an artist whose work bridges painting, weaving, and sculpture.  Born in Akron, Ohio, Pinsky moved to Cleveland in 2011 after receiving a BFA from New York University in 2006 and an MFA from Boston University in 2009. Her work has been exhibited nationally, including […]

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