The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is proud to present an evening with photographer and artist Alec Soth Tuesday, March 27. 

The free public lecture, “Alec Soth: The Space Between Us,” will begin at 6 p.m. in Room 101 of the Windgate Center of Art + Design. Soth will discuss the evolution of his artwork with special emphasis paid to the subject of portraiture.

Seats for this special event are limited. Please reserve your seat by emailing Joli Livaudais, assistant professor of photography, at jklivaudais@ualr.edu.

Soth is a photographer and artist born and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has published more than 25 books and had more than 50 solo exhibitions, including survey shows organized by Jeu de Paume in Paris (2008), the Walker Art Center in Minnesota (2010), and Media Space in London (2015).

He has received numerous fellowships and awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2013. In 2008, Soth created Little Brown Mushroom, a multimedia enterprise focused on visual storytelling. Soth is represented by Sean Kelly in New York, Weinstein Gallery in Minneapolis, Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco, and is a member of Magnum Photos.

The event is part of the Department of Art and Design’s artWORKS 2018 lecture series, which provides community events dedicated to creativity and growth through the making and understanding of the visual arts. It is made possible by a grant from the Windgate Foundation.