Professor Kip Fulbeck, from the UCSB Department of Art, will be giving an Artist Talk in Art 1A Visual Literacy on Thursday, March 12 from 12:30-1:45 (Buchanan 1920). Please be sure come to class on time.
Day: Thursday, March 12
Time: 12:30-1:45
Location: Buchanan 1920
He is the author of several books including hapa me: 15 years of the hapa project, Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids; Part Asian, 100% Hapa; and Permanence: Tattoo Portraits, as well as the director of a dozen short films including Banana Split and Lilo & Me.
In recognition for his work promoting multiracial awareness, he was awarded the Inaugural Loving Prize at the 2009 Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival and also named a cultural pioneer at Harvard University. In 2014, he was named a local hero by Southern California’s KCET Public Broadcasting Service and also received the Community Builder Award at Vancouver’s Hapa-Palooza Festival.
Kip Fulbeck is a professor of art at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he is the recipient of the university’s Distinguished Teaching Award. In addition to the books he has authored, he has exhibited his artwork in over 20 countries. Fulbeck has been featured on CNN, MTV, Voice of America, The New York Times, The Today Show, and various NPR shows.