Eleanor Dickinson, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Tennessee in 1952. One year later, she moved to California and began redefining her process of creating traditional figure drawings via strong emotions. Since then, Dickinson has maintained a life-long commitment to the human form and has continued to reveal the make-up of her social conscience - a social conscience that has responded to intenese moments of human existence, ranging from the experiences of Pentecostal Southerners, to the ecstasies of lovers, to the trials of the homeless, to the sufferings of AIDS victims. Dickinson continues to reside in San Francisco.
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Issues and Artists is part of the UCSC Visiting Artist Program, taught by Robert Flynn Johnson this quarter, and focuses on key issues in contemporary art, art theory, and curatorial practice through lectures, discussions and readings. All visiting artist lectures listed are free and open to the public. Parking on campus requires purchase of a guest parking pass at the Performing Arts lot.