Artists in Conversation: Virtual Event Amanda Hall and Michelle Markel

July 24 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm

The KMA’s Artists in Conversation series features thought-provoking discussions with distinguished artists, curators, art historians, and experts. Conversations delve into the experiences, influences, and themes that shape artistic practices.

·      July 24 (virtual event): Join author and illustrator collaborators Michelle Markel and Amanda Hall for a conversation about the making of their book Out of this World: The Surrealist Art of Leonora Carrington. Free event. Register for a zoom link.

·      August 7 (virtual event): Join Claudia Wieser and Alison Wilding, two of the artists featured in Sublime Geometries: Selections from the William Louis-Dreyfus Collection, for a conversation with KMA’s Associate Curator Elizabeth Monti to explore the intersection of abstraction, organic form, and physical experience. Free event. Register for a zoom link.

·      September 13: Sublime Geometries artist Hester Simpson  will join KMA Associate Curator Elizabeth Monti for an illuminating conversation about materials, techniques, and the expressive power of geometric systems. Reception to follow.

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July 13: Mary Anne Costello and Elizabeth Monti held an insightful conversation about The Willliam Louis-Dreyfus Foundation, its collection, and William Louis-Dreyfus's life as an art collector and philanthropist.

Exhibition Sponsorship:

The exhibitions Leonora Carrington: Dream Weaver and Sublime Geometries: Selections from The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation are made possible with support from The Director’s Circle of the Katonah Museum of Art: Paul Bird and Amy Parsons, Lisa Byala, Mike Davies, Isabelle Harnoncourt Feigen, Virginia L. Gold, Kirsti Kroener and Nicholas Kronfeld, Linda Nordberg, Yvonne S. Pollack, Rebecca Samberg, and Richard and Audrey Zinman.

The Katonah Museum of Art is proud to be supported by ArtsWestchester and Westchester County Government, and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. 

Photo: book cover: Illustrations © Amanda Hall. From Out of This World: The Surreal Art of Leonora Carrington written by Michelle Markel. Published by Balzer & Bray / an imprint of HarperCollins. Chris Beetles Gallery are the exclusive agents for Amanda Hall’s original artwork.

Photo: garden photo: Martin Cohen