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Events

Glassell Lecture | Julia Kunin

Date & Time

Wed. Oct. 21, 2026 6 PM-7 PM

Location Glassell School of Art

Parking at Glassell Garage
Drop-off/Valet at Kinder Building

Glassell Lecture Series

This event is part of the series bringing local, national, and international speakers in contemporary art, criticism, and scholarship to the Glassell School of Art.

Call for Questions 713-639-7500

Email Your Questions [email protected]

Events

Glassell Lecture | Julia Kunin

Date & Time

Wed. Oct. 21, 2026 6 PM-7 PM

Location Glassell School of Art

Parking at Glassell Garage
Drop-off/Valet at Kinder Building

Glassell Lecture Series

This event is part of the series bringing local, national, and international speakers in contemporary art, criticism, and scholarship to the Glassell School of Art.
In this talk, Julia Kunin discusses her artistic process and the many influences and ideas that inform her work. She will also reflect on nearly two decades as part of an artistic community in Hungary.
 
In creating feminist and queer sculptures that reference the figure, Kunin combines personal symbolism with surrealism. Her work has long been influenced by the decorative arts and Art Nouveau ceramics, evident in her richly glazed surfaces. Within these luminous finishes, the glitter and iridescence of the femme fatale are transformed into a gender-fluid warrior. Interior mirroring creates a baroque visual intensity, merging body, machine, and architecture. These otherworldly totems explore sexuality while incorporating pop cultural and space-age imagery.

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About the Artist
Julia Kunin lives in Brooklyn, NY, and works frequently in Hungary. She earned a B.A. from Wellesley College and an M.F.A. from The Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University.  Her work explores themes of queerness, feminism and the relationship of architecture and the body. Solo exhibitions include Laughing Castles at Klaus Von Nichtssagend Gallery, New York, New York 2025, Dream Machines at Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL, 2023, Rainbow Dream Machine at McClain Gallery, Houston, TX 2020 -2021 and Mechanical Ballet at Kate Werble Gallery, New York, NY 2021.

Call for Questions 713-639-7500

Email Your Questions [email protected]