Jovan C. Speller Artist Talk & Exhibition

About the event

Online Artist Talk September 15, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. (Pre-register at link above)

Exhibition on view in Gallery 2, Fine Arts Center (Pullman), Aug 29 – Sept 30, 2022

The Fine Arts Department presents an artist lecture and exhibition of work by Jovan C. Speller, supported by the Forst Endowed Visiting Artist Program. Speller is a multidisciplinary artist based in Minnesota. Her work uses photography, installation, sound, text, and mixed media visual works to interpret historic narratives through contemporary discourse. Her research-based practice is centered around elevating, complicating and inventing stories that explore ancestry, identity, and spatial memory.

Speller holds a B.F.A. in Fine Art Photography from Columbia College Chicago. Her photographic works and installations have been published and exhibited in various group and solo exhibitions. She is a recipient of multiple grants and fellowships including the McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship, Jerome Emerging Artist Fellowship, and Minnesota State Arts Board grants. She is represented by ENGAGE Projects in Chicago, IL.