The Fall 2025 Graduate Art guest lecture series, organized by Kelly Akashi and Richard Hawkins.

Presented by Jan Tumlir unless otherwise noted.

P. Staff

This event is free and open to the public. RSVPs are not required.

See the full Fall 2025 Seminar schedule here.

P. Staff is an artist based in Los Angeles and London. Across video installation, sculpture, and poetry, their work probes the structures of power that produce and define the living and the dead. Staff's work has been presented internationally, at locations such as Bonner Kunstverein, Germany; Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland; MoCA, Los Angeles; and Chisenhale Gallery, London. Their work has been included in significant group presentations such as the 59th Venice Biennale: The Milk of Dreams; and Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing.

Image credits: Courtesy of the artist.

Support for this series is generously provided by the following: Jack Shear, Brenda R. Potter, Brendan Dugan, Lisson Gallery, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Sprüth Magers, BLUM, Hannah Hoffman, Alan Hergott, and David Kordansky.

ArtCenter's Graduate Art program is based on intensive studio practice and rigorous academic coursework. The program is distinguished by its low faculty-to-student ratio that provides students with the attention and feedback they need to refine and achieve their artistic goals. Faculty and students are artists working in all genres—film, video, photography, painting, sculpture, performance and installation. A significant number of alumni have achieved national and international acclaim and often return to share their insights and expertise as visiting faculty and guest lecturers.