The fall speakers are Marie Watt and Annette Lawrence, and the spring 2006 lineup includes Evan Holloway, Meridel Rubenstein, Eleanor Moty and Yukiya Takakita.

Marie Watt, based out of Portland, works in pen and ink, mixed media and installation art. A member of the Seneca nation, her recent installation "Blanket Stories" explores her culture and the Northwest. Her lecture is co-sponsored by the Boise State Art Museum, where she will have an exhibition during the fall and winter.

Annette Lawrence works in drawing, painting, sculpture, installation and performance. She draw her ideas from sources including race and gender and uses simple techniques and materials, leading to fragile pieces that add another layer of meaning. She is a professor of painting and drawing at the University of North Texas.

Evan Holloway lives and works in Los Angeles. Art in America magazine says that "His formally rigorous sculptures combine an impressive range of abstract tropes with figural elements, achieving a remarkable balance between a learned critique of modernist conventions and a carefully calibrated, but never preachy, satirical social commentary."

Meridel Rubenstein is an arts educator who specializes in photography and who has received support for her work from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation and the Rockefeller and Reed foundations, among others. She also has exhibited extensively throughout Europe and the United States. Her current project, "Joan’s Arc: Vietnam," is an installation-in-progress about the Vietnam War that uses photos, video and three-dimensional works.

Eleanor Moty is a metal artist who recently retired from the University of Wisconsin Art Metals faculty. She is the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships and is a fellow of the American Craft Council. She is known for her brooches, which are often set with tiny quartz pieces. Her appearance will be co-sponsored by the Idaho Arts Metal Guild, and she will teach a two-day workshop on chasing and repousse techniques.

Yukiya Takakita is a designer and professor at the Nogoya Zokei University of Art and Design in Japan. The Visual Arts Center will have an exhibition of his posters during the fall, and Takakita will bring students from Japan during his visit to Boise. Boise State professor John Francis took Boise State students to Japan in an exchange hosted by Takakita.

Times and dates for the lecture series are to be announced. For more information on the program, call VAC director Kirsten Furlong at (208) 426-3994.

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Contact: Kirsten Furlong, Visual Arts Center, (208) 426-3994, kfurlong@boisestate.edu

Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu