The Carnegie Mellon School of Art Lecture Series is presented in collaboration with Mattress Factory. Mattress Factory artist-in-residence Eugene Macki will feature in this Lecture Series event.
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
5:30 PM | Kresge Theatre at Carnegie Mellon University

Free and Open to All

The Carnegie Mellon School of Art Lecture Series is made possible in part by Elizabeth and Thomas M. Cox (A’29) Distinguished Artists Funds, Robert L. Lepper Distinguished Lecture in Creative Inquiry, and Orville M. Winsand Lecture for Critical Studies.

Carnegie Mellon makes every effort to provide accessible facilities and programs for individuals with disabilities. This publication can be made available in an alternate format upon request. For accommodations, contact the School of Art at schoolofart@cmu.edu or 412.268.2409. Lecture and event details are subject to change or cancellation.

Exhibition Opening

Eugene Macki will be opening their solo exhibition at Mattress Factory on Friday, November 15, 6-8 PM. More details and to register for this event can be found at this link.

About Eugene Macki:

Eugene Macki is a multi-disciplinary artist who grew up in Hackney, East London. Macki's artwork is known for its versatility and encompasses a range of mediums including sculpture, installation, land art, experimental video, and performance. Macki explores what it means to exist and the role of objects within this field of existence. They are also interested in different types of transformations, and how objects come to acquire meaning. They work within the domain of land art, installation, video, sculpture, and performance. Macki frequently travels to various locations to work on site-specific projects.

Macki is a member of the British Art Network and the Royal Society of Sculptors (UK) and was a 2023/24 NXTHVN Studio Fellow (Located in New Haven, CT). Macki holds a Master’s degree in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts in London and attended residencies at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine; Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, OR; Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency, Granville, NY; Old Jet Arts Centre, Woodbridge, UK among others. Their artistic contributions have been recognized with awards such as Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York Solo Exhibition recipient in 2023; the SPACE Artist Award and SPACE Hackney Studio Award in 2021, UK; the Gilbert Bayes Award by The Royal Society of Sculptors in 2020, UK. Macki has exhibited their work at the National Liberty Museum, Pennsylvania; The Salisbury Museum, UK; the Royal Academy of Arts, UK; GroundWork Gallery, UK; Aspex Gallery, UK; and performed at Socrates Sculpture Park in New York among other venues. He exhibited with James Cohan at the Campus.