Artist Talk: What is Here
Join Ray DiCapua, Professor of Sculpture and Drawing, for a talk on his work featured in the 2026 Studio Art Faculty Exhibition. Ray DiCapua currently makes large-scale, intricate drawings that investigate the relationships between imagery and processes of perception, recognition, and meaning making. DiCapua’s exhibition venues include: The National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC; the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO; the Museum of Southwest Texas, Corpus Christi, TX; the Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA; Kansas State…
when
February 24, 2026 @ 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
where
245 Glenbrook Rd
Storrs,
CT
06269
United States
cost
Free
about
Join Ray DiCapua, Professor of Sculpture and Drawing, for a talk on his work featured in the 2026 Studio Art Faculty Exhibition.
Ray DiCapua currently makes large-scale, intricate drawings that investigate the relationships between imagery and processes of perception, recognition, and meaning making. DiCapua’s exhibition venues include: The National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC; the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO; the Museum of Southwest Texas, Corpus Christi, TX; the Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA; Kansas State University’s Chapman Gallery, Manhattan, KS. His work has been further supported by grants, awards and fellowships including two MacDowell artist residencies, Millay Artist Colony collaborative residency; Vindolanda Roman Fort/Chesterholm Museum, Northumberland, UK, collaborative artist residency. He has been a faculty member of the Department of Art and Art History since 1984 where he teaches drawing and sculpture. In 2014, the Institute for Teaching and Learning named him a University Teaching Fellow, the highest teaching award given to faculty at the University of Connecticut.
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