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Past speakers

2023-2024

  • Vishal Jugdeo
  • Nora Khan
  • A Conversation with Jeffrey Gibson, Jenelle Porter, and Sébastien Aubin
  • A Conversation between Hamza Walker and Carrie Mae Weems
  • Jordie Oetken
  • Hamza Walker
  • Beatriz Cortez
  • Bo Zheng
  • Teresa Baker

2022-2023

  • American Artist
  • Suzy Halajian
  • Barbara T. Smith in conversation with MPA
  • Gala Porras-Kim
  • Sofia Borges
  • Dhyandra Lawson
  • Margaret Haines
  • Leigh Ledare

2021-2022

  • Sholeh Asgary
  • Newsha Tavakolian
  • Ricardo Dominguez
  • Gloria Sanchez
  • Autumn Breon
  • Zackary Drucker
  • Star Montana
  • Roja Najafi
  • Tina Linville
  • Na Chainkua Reindorf
  • Gabriela Ruiz
  • Heather Pesanti
  • Natalia Arbelaez
  • Rindon Johnson
  • Arash Kamali Sarvestani
  • Sohrab Mohebbi
  • Hannah Chalew
  • Geoffrey Koslov
  • Nicole Fleetwood
  • James Yaya Hough
  • Debra Klomp Ching
  • Areli Arellano
  • Vaughan Larsen
  • Cannupa Hanska Luger
  • Janice McNab
  • Abby Chen
  • Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler
  • Nebras Hoveizavi
  • Anya Paintsil
  • Clarissa Tossin
  • Sara Madandar
  • Beili Liu
  • Maria Maea