Virtual Creative Industries Discussion: Justin Favela
Thursday, June 4 at 4pm PST
As a special give for our Museum Members and Volunteers, you will be invited to join SMA Director Scott Malbaurn for a live Zoom conversation with our Fall 2019 VAST resident Justin Favela. Invitation to follow.
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Join us for a Virtual Creative Industries Discussion with Fall 2019 VAST Resident Justin Favela. We will revisit his SMA exhibition Together/Juntos, his experience leading our FREE Family Days, his installation ¡Provecho! that was created at SOU for The Prudential Center in Boston, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on artists.
About Justin Favela
Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and known for large-scale installations and sculptures that manifest his interactions with American pop culture and the Latinx experience, Justin Favela has exhibited his work both internationally and across the United States. His installations have been commissioned by museums including the Denver Art Museum in Colorado and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas. His latest major project, Puente Nuevo, is on view in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, through June 2020. He is the recipient of the 2018 Alan Turing LGTBIQ Award for International Artist. Favela hosts two culture-oriented podcasts, “Latinos Who Lunch” and “The Art People Podcast.” He holds a BFA in fine art from UNLV.
