KBAI Lecture Series: Raul De Lara

Hear from world-renowned artists during the KBAI Lecture Series! As part of the Kent Blossom Art Intensives every year, visiting artists give public presentations on their work. All artist lectures are free and open to the public. All presentations take place at 5 p.m. in the Center for the Visual Arts (325 Terrace Dr.), Room 165. 

ABOUT RAUL DE LARA 
Raul De Lara is a sculptor based in NYC. His practice is rooted in storytelling via woodworking. De Lara immigrated from Mexico to the United States at the age of 12, and has been a DACA recipient since 2012. Growing up in Texas as a non-English speaker, and still currently unable to leave the USA, his work questions ideas around nationality, queer identity, and the immigrant experience. Exploring forms inspired by flora, mask makers, furniture design and architecture, De Lara imbues his sculptures with a hybrid mixture of Mexican/American cultural references, and functions. His research preserves, honors and propels forward traditional uses of wood while combining them with new developments in the global industry of woodworking.