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SUMMARY:In Conversation: Lucia Hierro & Amaris Castillo
DESCRIPTION:Artist Lucia Hierro and author Amaris Castillo come together for a dynamic conversation centered on Hierro’s work\, Nuestra Silla. From shared Dominican-American roots to the sacred everyday space of the bodega\, explore how culture and community take center stage in their craft. Before the talk\, take a moment to experience Nuestra Silla on the museum grounds\, and stop by the MFA Shop to pick up a copy of Castillo’s latest work. \nSat\, Oct 17\, 11 AM\nFree with admission\nMarly Room \nRegister \n\n\nAbout Lucia Hierro\nLucia Hierro (b. 1987) is a Dominican American conceptual artist born and raised in New York City\, Washington Heights/Inwood\, and currently based in the South Bronx. Hierro’s practice\, which includes sculpture\, digital media and installation\, confronts twenty-first century capitalism through an intersectional lens. She received a Bachler of Fine Arts from SUNY Purchase (2010) and a Master of Fine Arts from Yale School of Art (2013). \nHierro’s work has been exhibited at venues including the Bronx Museum of the Arts\, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum\, Jeffrey Deitch Gallery (Los Angeles)\, Elizabeth Dee Gallery (New York)\, Primary Projects (Miami)\, Sean Horton Presents (Dallas)\, Fabienne Levy Gallery (Lausanne\, Switzerland)\, Casa Quien in the Dominican Republic and Charlie James Gallery. Her works reside in the collections of the Guggenheim Museum New York; Museum of Fine Arts Boston; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD); Baltimore Museum of Art\, Maryland; El Museo del Barrio in New York City; Perez Art Museum Miami; and the JP Morgan & Chase Collection\, among others. Hierro is subject of a solo exhibition titled “Moving Day” at Marc Straus Gallery and Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now\, featuring Pop art from the collection. She is currently represented by Fabienne Levy Gallery in Lausanne\, Switzerland and Marc Straus Gallery in New York. \n\n\nAbout Amaris Castillo\nAmaris Castillo is a Brooklyn native and daughter of Dominican immigrants. She is the debut author of Bodega Stories\, a creative nonfiction collection of stories about the people who orbit her parents’ bodega in St. Petersburg\, Florida. A former newspaper reporter\, her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Lowell Sun\, Bradenton Herald\, and elsewhere. She currently works at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and lives in the Tampa Bay area with her family. \n\n  \nImage: Lucia Hierro (Dominican American\, b. 1987)\, Nuestra Silla\, 2026\, painted steel. Courtesy of the artist. \n\nThe MFA is pleased to announce that the Collectors Circle has sponsored the long-term loan of Lucia Hierro’s outdoor sculpture Nuestra Silla. \nSponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts. \n 
URL:https://mfastpete.org/event/in-conversation-lucia-hierro-amaris-castillo/
LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts\, St. Petersburg\, 255 Beach Drive NE\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Educational Event,Lecture / Talk
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