A professor at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) for over 40 years, Carlos Villa left a remarkable legacy through his deeply intertwined roles as educator, artist, and activist.
In this special program, which coincidentally lands on what would have been Villa’s 89th birthday, mentee, collaborator, and friend Jenifer K Wofford will be joined alongside additional colleagues and former students to reflect on Worlds in Collision, the artist’s iconic series of exhibitions, symposia, curricula, and publications. Spanning from 1976 until his passing in 2013, this body of work showcases Villa’s visionary, polycultural approach, deeply rooted in his Filipino American identity and marked by an expansiveness that reshaped conversations around multiculturalism, identity, and the arts.
Through primary documents, personal stories, and reflections on Villa’s profound impact on his students and the Bay Area arts community, the evening will offer an intimate look into his life and work and how his legacy continues to influence the lives and practices of those who knew him.
We’ll also share a celebratory birthday cake in honor of Carlos Villa.
This program is part of the Artists and Archives series, in which artists connected to SFAI share stories and projects from their own practices related to archives — or reflect on the histories and archival materials left behind by artists.
About the Speaker
Jenifer K Wofford is a San Francisco artist and educator whose work is informed by hybridity, history, and calamity. She is also one third of the Filipina American artist trio MOB. She has presented her projects at venues including SFMOMA, the Asian Art Museum, YBCA, Southern Exposure, BAMPFA, Oakland Museum of California, and the San Jose Museum of Art (Bay Area). She has also shown at Asia Society (Houston), Wing Luke Museum (Seattle), DePaul Museum (Chicago), Frieze (Los Angeles), Silverlens (Manila/New York), and Osage (Hong Kong). Wofford teaches in the Fine Arts and Philippine Studies programs of the University of San Francisco. She holds degrees from the San Francisco Art Institute (BFA) and UC Berkeley (MFA). She is presently working on three substantial public art commissions in California.
Accessibility Information
Accessibility accommodations such as American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and assisted listening devices are available upon request 10 business days in advance.
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