Dartmouth Events

Masterclass with Artist Schandra Singh

The Department of Film & Media Studies invites you to join us for a masterclass with painter Schandra Singh.

10/1/2024
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
VAC Screening Room 001
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Arts, Arts and Sciences, Lectures & Seminars

Masterclass with artist Schandra Singh

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Visual Arts Center Screening Room (Room 001, lower level)

This event is free & open to the public!

Artist Statement: My work is fueled by a need to foster communication in a time of emotional uncertainty. As a painter I use the medium of oil and gouache to talk about shared social and political realities. This work is at times a blending of imagery: towers into people, roses into founding fathers. At other times the work is a pure expression of a situation. Within these two modes of working, I try to come to terms with not only an inner anxiety but also a need to understand America’s emotional understanding. As a survivor of September 11th I ask questions of myself and the world in the age of leisure and terrorism. As an artist whose cultural heritage stems from India and Austria, I use the mode of storytelling of the Indian miniature painter juxtaposed with inspirations of neo – expressionism. In a world where we are so often asked to take a side to know all of the answers I hope in my work to challenge the viewer by not didactically presenting one way, but by addressing my fears to express a human condition.

This event is supported by the Leslie Center for the Humanities, the Department of Art History, and the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College.

For more information, contact:
Erin Bennett
603-646-3402

Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.