Dual art exhibits to be displayed at ASU

Editors Note: This article has been updated to reflect the opening date of the upcoming dual art exhibit at Angelo State University.

SAN ANGELO, Texas ( Concho Valley Homepage ) — The featured speakers for an upcoming lectureship at Angelo State University’s Mayer Museum will also have dual art exhibits displayed at the location over the coming months.

According to an announcement issued by ASU, contemporary painters Yuni Lee and Nishiki Sugawara-Beda will act as the featured speakers of the university’s ASU’s 2024 Henry Edwards Distinguished Lectureship in Art. The exhibit is scheduled to begin on Friday, Sept. 6, in the Mayer Museum.

The artists will also have two exhibits in the museum to display their works, both of which will open for free public viewing from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday until Dec. 14. Lee’s exhibit is titled “Reflections and Refractions,” and Sugawara-Beda’s exhibit is titled “Adapt Adopt.”

ASU will also host an opening reception for the exhibits at 5 p.m. on Sept. 6. Lee will then deliver a Gallery Talk lecture on Friday, Oct. 11, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Sugawara-Beda will deliver a Gallery Talk lecture on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The reception and Gallery Talks will also take place in the Mayer Museum and are open and free to the public.

Below are biographies of the two artists that ASU has provided:

Yuni Lee

Lee, a native of South Korea, has a diverse art-making practice using mix-media, vibrant colors and collective patterns to demonstrate dimensional harmony of both earth and technology, and she is committed to making art about expression, power and community. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Texas, including at the Fort Worth Community Art Center and Greater Denton Art Council, and her work is represented in the Ro2 Art Gallery in Dallas.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in art and performance from the University of Texas at Dallas and a Master of Fine Arts in painting and drawing from the University of North Texas, where she is also an adjunct professor. Examples of her artwork are available at yunjunglee.com .

Nishiki Sugawara-Beda

Sugawara-Beda draws upon her Japanese heritage to explore themes related to culture, language and spirituality rooted in Zen Buddhism. She experiments with ancient Japanese materials and techniques, including Sumi ink, Kakejiku landscapes, and rice paper, to merge them with abstract and expressive forms familiar to the modern Western aesthetic. Her exhibition venues range across the U.S., including in South Carolina, California, Michigan and New York.

She has won multiple awards for her art, which has also been published in New American Paintings, the London Post, Art Spiel and various other journals. She is an associate professor of art at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Examples of her artwork are available at nishikibeda.com .

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