Join us for our 10th annual Bransten Lecture, highlighting artist Didier William and his vibrant, pattern-driven work, including 90s Dejeuner (2021), part of our collection. His work explores Haitian history, mythology, and personal memory.

Each year, the Bransten Lecture connects us with the art and ideas of our time by providing a platform to artists and thought leaders such as Carrie Mae Weems, Lisa Reihana, Wangechi Mutu, and Isaac Julien. This program is made possible by the generous support of the Robert and Daphne Bransten Lecture Fund.

About the artist

Didier William lives and works in Philadelphia. An assistant professor of expanded print at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, he previously taught at Yale, Vassar, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, and SUNY Purchase. William earned a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA from Yale. His vibrant, pattern-driven work draws on Haitian history, mythology, and personal memory to explore colonialism, resistance, and identity. He has exhibited nationally and internationally and received awards including the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award, Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, and Pew Fellowship.

Contact info

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