Andrea Dezsö, an associate professor of art at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, will present a free public lecture at 5:30 p.m. March 10 in Richards Hall, Room 15.
Dezsö is a visual artist who works across a broad range of media including drawing, painting, artist’s books, embroidery, cut paper, animation, sculpture, site-specific installation and public art.
Her permanent public art has been installed in two New York City subway stations; at the United States Embassy in Bucharest, Romania; and at City University of New York Borough of Manhattan Community College’s Fiterman Hall in Lower Manhattan. Americans for the Arts recognized “Community Garden,” Dezsö’s mosaic in the New York City subway, as Best American Public Art in 2007.
Dezsö is also an award-winning illustrator whose work has been featured in books, magazines, album covers and signage. Her work has been recognized by The New York Times, Harper’s, Sony Music, Princeton University Press, The New York Botanical Garden, New York University and Candlewick Press.
