Saturday, Sep 27, 2025
Artist Talk: Aliza Shvartz
About
Join us for a talk with artist Aliza Shvartz as part of the Harry S. Parker III Visiting Artist Program, a newly endowed initiative that connects distinguished voices in contemporary art and literature to Fishers Island. Shvartz will share insights into her practice and the ideas that shape her work, opening a conversation about the role of art in today’s cultural and social landscape.
Artist
Bio
Aliza Shvarts is an artist theorist who takes a queer and feminist approach to reproductive labor and language. Her artwork has been exhibited internationally at venues including the Tate Modern, Athens Biennale, Art in General, and SculptureCenter. Her writing and interviews have appeared in October, Artforum, The Cut, e-flux, Art in America and The Brooklyn Rail, among other publications. Shvarts holds a PhD in Performance Studies (NYU), was a Helena Rubinstein Fellow in Critical Studies at the Whitney Independent Study Program (ISP), and currently Director of the Low-Residency MFA Program at School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).