Dylan Miner, whose project " Anishinaabensag Biimskowebshkigewag (Native Kids Ride Bikes)" is currently the University of Iowa Museum of Art’s featured spring exhibition, will present a free public lecture on Thursday, April 18, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 116 of Art Building West on the UI campus. The lecture is titled "History, Memory, and Collaboration.”

Miner is a border-crossing artist, activist, historian, curator, and an assistant professor at Michigan State University. He is from Michigan and is of Métis descent. His project, "Native Kids Ride Bikes," is on display at the UI’s Iowa Memorial Union Black Box Theater through July 28.

A 2010 recipient of the Smithsonian’s Artist Leadership Fellowship and a member of the award-winning artist collective, Just Seeds, Miner has had 13 solo exhibitions across Europe and North America. He holds a doctorate in art history from the University of New Mexico and has published extensively on contemporary art, Indigenous visual sovereignty, and radical politics. He has two forthcoming books with the University of Arizona Press and IB Tauris.

The Curator’s Circle Lecture and Spring 2013 Elliott Society Lecture Series are part of the UIMA Public Initiatives and Outreach, which is supported by Karen Hubenthal and Wallace K. Chappell, James A. and Katherine Rathe Clifton, Scott A. Dunn and Robert Moray, George E. and Beth A. Hanna and Katie A. and Christopher R. Moorhead.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the UIMA in advance at 319-335-1727.