Tuesday, February 2nd @ 1pm in room 215
Ben will discuss his recent Fulbright Scholar grant for a seven month photo research project in Taiwan.
"[Ben's] current work examines the cultural and ecological richness of rural areas, and how these areas confront such issues as development, modernity, and a changing cultural fabric." - Yellow in August press release
Photograph Ben Sloat, Taiwan 2009
Ben Sloat received a BA from the University of California, Berkeley (’99) and a MFA from the Museum School/Tufts University (’05). Recent exhibitions include solo shows at the Front Gallery in Oakland, CA and Safe-T Gallery in Brooklyn NY - group shows at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Gallery 1600 in Atlanta, GA. His photographic work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Oakland Tribune, and the Boston Globe, and he has guest lectured at UC Berkeley, RISD, UC Santa Cruz, UMass Boston, Boston University, and SCAD. Having taught at Tufts University, Mass Art, and the SMFA, he currently teaches photography, digital media, and photo history at the Art Institute of Boston.
He is represented by OH+T Gallery in Boston.
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