Fall 2026 Visiting Artist Colloquium
Wendy Maruyama
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Time
5-6:15 p.m.
Location
Chazen Auditorium, Chazen Museum of Art
Description
Furniture maker, artist, and educator Wendy Maruyama has spent more than five decades creating innovative, boundary-pushing work. Rooted in traditional craft, her early pieces explored feminist ideas through furniture and material culture. In recent years, her practice has expanded beyond studio craft into the realm of social practice, addressing urgent global issues through art. Her ongoing wildLIFE Project confronts the endangerment of elephants—an issue that is deeply personal to her.
Cost
Free
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-1660 (voice only) or email artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Wednesday, September 9, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.