We're delighted to host a special themed tour of The Sense of Beauty with University of Utah's Mary Lois Wheatley Presidential Chair of Art & Art History, Temma Balducci. In this one-of-a-kind event, Dr. Balducci will lead us to several of the portraits in the exhibition.
This tour is free and open to all.
About the Speaker
Originally from Clarksdale, MS and a graduate of the University of Kansas, Dr. Temma Balducci joined the University of Utah faculty of Art & Art History on July 1, 2024, as the Mary Lois Wheatley Presidential Chair. Previously, she was a professor and chair at Arkansas State University in the Department of Art + Design. She is an art historian whose research focuses on modern and contemporary art.
A strong advocate of engagement between the department and the local community, Balducci sees art as a powerful economic driver. In Arkansas, she was a member of the annual downtown OASIS Art & Eats Fest planning committee and the Jonesboro Public Art Commission (JPAC). She was also on the board of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Jonesboro, Jonesboro-University Rotary, the A-State Museum, and the Arkansas Humanities Council.
