Writers in the Woods
Join the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe in the Prim Library for this MFA-Creative Writing annual event featuring the MFA-Interdisciplinary Arts program. Hear renowned writer Patrick Hicks speak about his recent work and University of Nevada, Reno professor Matt Franks discuss his art practice. Stay after for a brief discussion and Q&A!
Patrick Hicks is the author of over ten books, including The Collector of Names, Adoptable, and In the Shadow of Dora—he also wrote the critically and popularly acclaimed novel, The Commandant of Lubizec. His work has appeared on NPR, The PBS Newshour, American Life in Poetry and other venues.
Matt Franks is an artist whose work is regularly exhibited internationally and has featured at major museums including: the Xi’an Art Museum, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Tate Britain, the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (Connecticut, USA), Suzhou Art Museum, National Gallery of Albania, Benaki Museum (Athens), Te Tuhi Gallery (Auckland), Sichuan Provincial Museum (Chengdu), Minsheng Art Museum (Shanghai), State Museum of Contemporary Art (Thessaloniki, Greece), Bloomberg Space (London), Bergen Centre for Contemporary Art (Norway), Vilnius Centre of Contemporary Art (Lithuania), Museum of Contemporary Art (Tallin, Estonia), Brno House of Arts (Czech Republic), Museum of Contemporary Art (Belgrade), New Museum of Modern Art (Salamanca, Spain), Centre of Contemporary Art (Milan), and Krakow Bunkier Sztuki (Poland).
