APPLETON, WIS. – Multimedia artist Hilary Lorenz discusses the role hiking, marathon training and endurance sports played in shaping her artwork in the opening address of Lawrence University’s 2008-2009 Visiting Artist Series.
Lorenz presents “Finding Inspiration in What You Know Best” Friday, Oct. 24 at 4:30 p.m. in the Wriston Art Center auditorium. An exhibition of her work along with a reception with the artist will be held in the Mudd Gallery of Lawrence’s Seeley G. Mudd Library following the address. Both events are free and open to the public.
A painter and printmaker, Lorenz draws on the physical experience of marathon training and wilderness hiking in remote regions like the Adirondacks in New York and the Jemez Mountains in New Mexico to create visual translations of her experiences. Her work often explores concepts of transience, chance and difference.
Based in Brooklyn, N.Y., Lorenz earned a master of fine arts degree in printmaking and multimedia from the University of Iowa. Her visit is part of a four-day residency at Lawrence.
