Presented by the Department of Art at Rice University, with series support from the Department of Art History, the School of Architecture, the Program in Media Studies, the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, and the MFAH Glassell School of Art Core Program.

Oscar Tuazon
Thursday, October 1
6:00 p.m. Reception
6:30 p.m. Lecture
Pitman Cinema Theatre, Sarofim Hall
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The artist’s visit is in collaboration with the School of Architecture. 


Oscar Tuazon is an artist based in Los Angeles and Oil City, Washington. He is currently Director of Water School, a long-term Land Back initiative in collaboration with the Goshute Tribe in the Great Basin region of Nevada. Tuazon studied at The Cooper Union and the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program, New York. He is a co-founder of Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP), New York in 2000; castillo/corrales, Paris in 2007; and Los Angeles Water School (LAWS) in 2016. His work has been included in the São Paulo Bienal, Chicago Architectural Biennial, Whitney Biennial, Venice Biennale and Skulptur Münster. Solo exhibitions include the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Le Consortium, Dijon; Ludwig Museum, Cologne; Bergen Kunsthall, Norway; Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany; and Kunst Museum Winterthur, Switzerland. In 2025 Tuazon completed a major public artwork for the City of Seattle, To Our Teachers. 

Promotional poster for the visiting artist lecture series, with guest artist Oscar Tuazon.


The 2026-27 Visiting Artist Lecture Series is presented by the Department of Art at Rice University, with series support from the Department of Art History, the School of Architecture, the Program in Media Studies, the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, and the MFAH Glassell School of Art Core Program.

 

All lectures are free and open to the public. 
Discounted parking available at West Lot 4, Rice University.
Flat rate of $6, credit card required.