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ARTSpeak: Oasa DuVerney

February 11 at 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

Photo of Oasa DuVerney and an image of her work
DuVerney and “A Growing Veil,” 2022, graphite and acrylic on handcut paper.

Artist and FIT Fine Arts alumna Oasa DuVerney is known for her figurative works utilizing graphite on paper. DuVerney’s work centers itself in social and political commentary that relates to her social status as a woman of color and a working-class person. DuVerney’s work is in the permanent collection of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is currently featuring her work in Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now. She was recently awarded a New York City Percent for Art commission to create work for the Brooklyn Public Library Eastern Parkway Branch.

She received her BFA from FIT, and her MFA from Hunter College and is currently an assistant professor for the School of Art and School of Design at Pratt Institute.

The 2024–25 ARTSpeak lecture series is presented by the departments of Fine Arts and History of Art and been made possible by generous grants from Susan Daykin, the dean of the School of Art and Design, and the dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

This event is part of FIT’s 2025 Black History Month activities. Find out more at fitnyc.edu/blackhistory.

This event is free and open to the public. 

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Date:
February 11
Time:
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
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Venue

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology
New York City, NY United States
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Organizer

Julia Jacquette
Phone
(212) 217-5891
Email
julia_jacquette@fitnyc.edu