The Raab Visiting Artist Lecture hosts acclaimed textile artist Mark Newport
The Raab Visiting Artist Lecture will feature speaker Mark Newport, who uses textiles, performance, print, and photography to reveal the vulnerability inherent in traditional western ideals of masculinity.
The lecture will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at the Tang Teaching Museum. This event is free and open to the public.
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Organized by the Department of Art, the Raab Visiting Artist Lecture brings to campus celebrated masters and innovators to share their experiences as some of the most distinguished makers in American craft today.
The lecture series began in 1995 with a special gift from Roseanne Raab ’55, an acclaimed curator, lecturer, juror, historian, and critic who has earned distinction as one of craft’s most passionate advocates. She has conceived, developed, and curated over 20 exhibitions of contemporary craft, lectured throughout the United States, and written extensively about craft and design history.
About Mark Newport
Mark Newport’s work has been included in the prestigious Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art 2019 in China, the 2019 Rijswijk Textile Biennial in the Netherlands, as well as in group exhibitions at the Textile Museum of Canada, The Mint Museum, and the Museum of Arts and Design. He has had solo exhibitions at the Arizona State University Art Museum, Cranbrook Art Museum, and the Chicago Cultural Center.
Newport was included in the American Craft Council’s College of Fellows in 2024. His work has been recognized with a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation fellowship, a 2011 Artist Fellowship from the Kresge Foundation, and a 2005 Creative Capital Foundation grant. His art is also currently included in several museum collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, Renwick Gallery, St. Louis Art Museum, and Racine Art Museum.
