OVERVIEW
VAL MONTHLY MEETINGS/DEMOS EVERY SECOND TUESDAY AT 7 PM EXCEPT on the months of JULY AND DECEMBER
VAL has its general meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Each month in conjunction with the general meeting, VAL produces an “Art Talk” series of known speakers and art demonstrations. Visitors are welcome to attend any meeting. Generally the meetings are in a classroom, but they may also be in the Gallery, the Black Box Theater, or the Recital Hall.
2025 SCHEDULED MEETINGS
January
Speaker Bio:
Randall Garrett was born and raised in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. He moved to Texas as an adolescent and earned his BFA at West Texas A&M, followed by an MFA at The University of North Texas. Garrett joined the seminal artist-run space, 500X Gallery, in 1992, and established his own DIY space, Plush Gallery in 2000. In 1998, he joined Dallas College and worked there as Gallery Director and Faculty in art and humanities courses for 20 years. In 2017, he moved to Mexico City, living there for 5 years, then moved to Oaxaca City, where he lived for 2 years. In 2023, Garrett returned to Dallas, Texas, where he is now the Gallery and Art Collection Manager for Dallas College. He has had 25 solo shows and performance events, most recently at Combo Co in Oaxaca City ("Tianguistopia" 2023) and Pencil on Paper Gallery in Dallas ("All My Relations" 2024). The artist makes collage and assemblage based art, spoken word performance, and is a vlogger on YouTube ( https://youtube.com/therandallgarrett ).
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