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Spring Opening Celebration Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 5:30pm to 9:00pm Davis Lobby and Galleries 5:30 PM Keynote Lecture: James Oles: "Other Histories of Abstraction: Women Artists in Art_Latin_America” Collins Cinema Women artists have long been a focus of attention at the Davis Museum. Inspired by major works by Rosa Acle, Alice Rahon, Lygia Pape, Gego, Fanny Sanín, and Liliana Porter on view in the exhibition, this keynote lecture considers the essential role played by women artists in the history of abstraction in Latin American art—and beyond. 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Opening Reception Davis Lobby and Galleries Join the Davis Museum for the opening of our Spring 2019 exhibitions—including six special installations that bring spectacular energy and creative artistic innovation to the Wellesley College campus. See the major exhibition, Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey, which takes a fresh look at a hotspot of Davis collecting, along with Disappearances: Three Video Artists from Latin America, Yinka Shonibare MBE: Guns Drawn, Tabitha Soren: Surface Tension, Bread and Roses: The Social Documentary of Milton and Anne Rogovin, the ongoing presentation of Daniela Rivera: Fragmentos para una historia del olvido/Fragments for a history of displacement, and rotations that renew the presentations in our Permanent Collections Galleries.

Wellesley Alumnae and Latin American Art Symposium Friday, February 8, 2019 - 9:30am to 5:00pm Davis Museum Hosted in conjunction with our major collections exhibition, Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey, this symposium honors the late Elizabeth P. Benson, Class of 1945 (1924-2018), a pioneering figure in the study of pre-Columbian art, and brings together art historians, curators, art dealers, and collectors for a lively series of talks that together reveal the impact of Wellesley alumnae on the fields of Latin American and Latino/a art. Free but tickets required; tickets available here Schedule Morning 9:30-10 am: Registration check in and coffee in lobby 10-11 am: Issues in Collecting Pre-Columbian Art: A Conversation Clemency Coggins, Class of 1955, Professor Emeritus, Boston University Ellen Hoobler, Class of 1998, William B. Ziff, Jr. Associate Curator of the Arts of the Americas, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore 11 am-12 pm: Latin America in the Global World: The Colonial Period Jeanette Favrot Peterson, Class of 1961, Research Professor and Professor Emeritus, UC Santa Barbara; and Claire Farago, Class of 1970, Professor Emeritus, Art and Art History, U of Colorado, Boulder 12-1 pm: Lunch Afternoon 1-1:45 pm: Art Dealer in Caracas: A Conversation Rachel Adler, Class of 1954, private dealer, with exhibition curator James Oles 1:45-2:30 pm: Remembering Rosa and Miguel Covarrubias Adriana Williams, Class of 1955, independent scholar 2:30-2:50 pm: Break 2:50-3:20 pm: Latinx Art Now: A Conversation Elizabeth Ferrer, Class of 1980, Vice President, Contemporary Art at BRIC, with Director Lisa Fischman 3:20-4:45 pm: Recent Scholarship on Modern Mexico Panel discussion with Robin Adèle Greeley, Class of 1980, Associate Professor of Modern & Contemporary Latin American Art History, University of Connecticut; Jennifer Josten, Class of 2000, Assistant Professor, History of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh; Kathryn O'Rourke, Class of 2002, Associate Professor, Trinity University, San Antonio; Beth Merfish, Class of 2005, Assistant Professor of Art History, University of Houston Clear Lake. 4:45-5 pm: Concluding Remarks 5-5:45 pm: Reception

Artist Series Talks: Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 11:30am to 12:30pm the Davis Museum This series of five talks includes discussions between James Oles and adjunct exhibitors Claudia Joskowicz, Daniela Rivera, and various artists in the exhibition Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey via WebEx and in person. February 21: WebEx with Ester Hernández March 7: WebEx with Anna Bella Geiger April 4: In person with Ann Parker April 18: In person with Sergio González-Tornero April 25: In person with Liliana Porter

Curatorial Gallery Talk - James Oles: Women Artists from Surrealism to Abstraction Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - 4:15pm Camilla Chandler and Dorothy Buffum Chandler Gallery | Marjorie and Gerald Bronfman Gallery Women artists have not only formed an essential part of the history of modern Latin American art, they are a specific focus of the Davis Museum’s collection, particularly in the areas of Surrealism and abstraction. Join James Oles, Senior Lecturer in Art and Curator of the exhibition Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey, for a gallery talk highlighting major works by women artists—including Olga Albizu, Puerto Rico's finest abstract painter, and the German-Venezuelan Gego, whose work is impossible to pigeonhole—who may be less famous than Frida Kahlo, but whose achievements are no less exciting.

Artist Series Talks: Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 11:30am to 12:30pm the Davis Museum This series of five talks includes discussions between James Oles and adjunct exhibitors Claudia Joskowicz, Daniela Rivera, and various artists in the exhibition Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey via WebEx and in person. February 21: WebEx with Ester Hernández March 7: WebEx with Anna Bella Geiger April 4: In person with Ann Parker April 18: In person with Sergio González-Tornero April 25: In person with Liliana Porter

Artist Series Talks: Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 11:30am to 12:30pm the Davis Museum This series of five talks includes discussions between James Oles and adjunct exhibitors Claudia Joskowicz, Daniela Rivera, and various artists in the exhibition Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey via WebEx and in person. February 21: WebEx with Ester Hernández March 7: WebEx with Anna Bella Geiger April 4: In person with Ann Parker April 18: In person with Sergio González-Tornero April 25: In person with Liliana Porter

Artist Series Talks: Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 11:30am to 12:30pm the Davis Museum This series of five talks includes discussions between James Oles and adjunct exhibitors Claudia Joskowicz, Daniela Rivera, and various artists in the exhibition Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey via WebEx and in person. February 21: WebEx with Ester Hernández March 7: WebEx with Anna Bella Geiger April 4: In person with Ann Parker April 18: In person with Sergio González-Tornero April 25: In person with Liliana Porter

Artist Series Talks: Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 11:30am to 12:30pm the Davis Museum This series of five talks includes discussions between James Oles and adjunct exhibitors Claudia Joskowicz, Daniela Rivera, and various artists in the exhibition Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey via WebEx and in person. February 21: WebEx with Ester Hernández March 7: WebEx with Anna Bella Geiger April 4: In person with Ann Parker April 18: In person with Sergio González-Tornero April 25: In person with Liliana Porter

Family Day: Día de la familia Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 11:00am to 3:00pm Davis Lobby, Plaza, and Galleries The Davis welcomes visitors of all ages to participate in programming and activities inspired by Latin American art and culture. Explore hands-on art making activities, join us for a treasure hunt in the galleries, story time, a tour of special exhibition Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey, and performances that will entertain the whole family. Free for all! Generously supported by The Palley Endowment Fund for Davis Museum Outreach Programs