Guest Faculty Lecture: Trevor Paglen & Deborah Willis

Guest Faculty Lecture: Trevor Paglen & Deborah Willis Jul 21, 2026 7PM-8PM Schermer Meeting Hall Join us for an engaging guest artist lecture, part of the Anderson Ranch’s summer of free artist lectures in Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado. Held on Sunday and Tuesday evenings from June through September, these events highlight renowned contemporary artists and faculty through dynamic slideshow presentations. Artists share insights into their creative process, studio practice, influences, and current work, offering a behind-the-scenes look at contemporary art today. Connect with leading artists and discover new ideas in a welcoming, creative setting. Event Details Admission: Free and open to the public Format: In-person and livestream options available Audience: Artists, collectors, students, and the general public Registration is appreciated. All on-campus workshop participants are automatically registered. Speaker Trevor Paglen Trevor Paglen is an artist whose work spans image-making, sculpture, investigative journalism, writing, engineering, and numerous other disciplines. Paglen holds an MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago and a Ph. D. in Geography from University of California Berkeley. Learn More Deborah Willis Deborah Willis is a curator and a professor in the Department of Photography and Imaging at New York University, Tisch, and is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship. She is the author of The Black Civil War Soldier, and Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present. Learn More