Join us March 27 at 7 p.m. at 101 Archer!
Thanks to the hard work of Jason Rafferty, one of this year’s SPACE seminar fellows, the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities will welcome Chickasaw-Choctaw artist Erin Shaw and Kelsey Karper from Factor Obscura to 101 Archer. 
Shaw is a painter of borderlands, the spaces between worlds. As a visual storyteller—the child of an Oklahoma farm—Shaw tills the rich soil of dichotomy through her masterful uses of color, iconography, and story. As a Native American artist, she creates in a state of tension, suspended between two worlds where both solemnity and humor pervade her art. She finds that truths are revealed in unanticipated ways, and the trickster often appears throughout her work.
Shaw earned her BFA in studio art from Baylor University and her MFA from the University of Oklahoma. She has over 25 years of educational experience, is an international speaker and featured artist in Visual Voices: Contemporary Chickasaw Art, among other exhibits in the United States.
Karper is the curator and co-founder of Factory Obscura, an Oklahoma City-based collaborative company creating immersive experiences that awaken wonder, build community, and make the world better. Karper’s artwork combines photography and found imagery to spin imaginary tales. She employs a variety of photographic processes in her work, from 19th-century methods and the traditional black-and-white darkroom, to more modern, digital tools.
As a curator, Karper focuses on projects that build community and create new opportunities for artists. Her curatorial practice is greatly informed by her previous work as Associate Director of the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, an organization devoted to supporting artists statewide. In early 2016, Karper co-founded Current Studio with romy owens. Current Studio is an experimental art space in the Classen Ten Penn Neighborhood of Oklahoma City, investigating the intersection of art and community.
Join Shaw and Karper as they discuss varied ways of amplifying the impact of artworks through collaborative spaces. For more information about OCH exhibits and events, bookmark our homepage at humanities.utulsa.edu or follow us on social media.