Image: Alison Saar, Weight, 2012; wood, rope, cotton scale and miscellaneous objects; Copyright Alison Saar, Images courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA

‍Please join us for a conversation about Alison Saar: Bearing, a solo exhibition of Saar's work exploring how identity is formed and how the legacy of history both shapes and guides the way society conceptualizes individuals. Primarily featuring her installation work, Alison Saar utilizes found objects such as sugar sacks, mops and buckets to merge the historical past with contemporary bodies.

A renowned African-American artist, Alison Saar was born and raised in Los Angeles, where she also currently resides. Her work has been featured in multiple exhibitions, including those at the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, L.A. Louver Gallery and Pasadena Museum of California Art. She was named a Fellow of the United States Artists in 2012, earned her BA from Scripps College in 1978 and an MFA from Otis Art Institute in 1981.

‍Camille T. Dungy is the award-winning author and editor of several books of poetry, including Suck on the Marrow and Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry. She currently teaches at Colorado State University.

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