The Center for Ethnic Studies presents an evening of conversation with Columbus-based artist Dana Lynn Harper. Dana Lynn Harper is a sculptor and installation artist whose subjectivity and art practice are informed by growing up in the Midwest, immersed in a multicultural and multiracial household. Inspired by the artist’s great-grandmother’s Buddhist ancestor altar and her mother’s Catholic upbringing in Indonesia, Harper’s sculptures embed familial photographs and formal elements such as rice, gold and vessels filled with flowers, while exploring the intersections of Buddhism, Catholicism, colonial histories and diasporic identity.
This event is co-hosted by the Department of Art, the Asian American Studies Program and the Humanities Institute.
Light refreshments will be provided: arrive by 5:45 pm to get some food from Lavash and find a seat before the talk begins.
This event is free, open to the public and welcoming to everyone.
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Image: Dana Lynn Harper, Still It Calls Me, 2026.
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