Rajkamal Kahlon: And Still I Rise
The University Galleries at Sacramento State is pleased to present Rajkamal Kahlon: And Still I Rise, a twenty-year survey of work by South Asian American artist Rajkamal Kahlon. Originally from Northern California and now based in Berlin, Germany, this is the artist’s first major exhibition in the United States since 2005. Kahlon's painting practice reclaims colonial narratives through a transformative process of overpainting atop disassembled book pages. Her work “talks back” to these archival documents and “point us towards spaces of potentiality and freedom.”
And Still I Rise is organized in partnership with Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture. The exhibition and public programs will be presented in two locations: the University Library Gallery at Sacramento State and the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts in Yuba City. This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Following campus Covid-19 protocols, the Library Gallery will have limited in-person capacity during our open hours. We encourage you to make an advance reservation for your visit. Reserve Your Free Ticket Here.
Exhibition Dates: September 7 – December 17, 2021
About Library Gallery
And Still I Rise: University Library Gallery
Public Programs and Events:
Artist Talk and Exhibition Reception
Thursday, September 23, 5-8pm
Rajkamal Kahlon will give a presentation about her artistic practice, followed by a conversation with Kelly Lindner, Art Galleries and Collections Curator.
University Library Gallery and YouTube Live
Watch a Recording of the Event
Sites of Aesthetic Resistance: A Panel Discussion with artist Rajkamal Kahlon
Wednesday, October 6, 12-2PM
University Library Gallery and YouTube Live
Panelists: Rajkamal Kahlon, Susette Min, Heidy Sarabia, and Maria Vargas. Moderated by Elaine O’Brien. This program is organized in collaboration with the Center on Race, Immigration and Social Justice (CRISJ) at Sacramento State.
Watch a Recording of the Event
20/20: Student Led Tour with Sage Stanley and Jamzin Deol
Tuesday, November 9, 11AM
University Library Gallery
Join us for a 20-minute guided discussion of several works in the exhibition followed by 20 minutes of self-directed viewing by visitors. Students will remain on hand to answer questions about the artist and her work.
Ghostly Empires: A Conversation with Rajkamal Kahlon and Bakirathi Mani
Wednesday, December 1, noon-1:30PM
Live on Zoom: Register Here
The event is co-sponsored with UC Davis Department of Asian American Studies, Manetti Shrem Museum, and Sacramento State University Galleries
The conversation will focus on the ways artist Rajkamal Kahlon and scholar Bakirathi Mani engage visual, ethnographic, historical and literary archives in ways that are absent in recent discussions about the archive and the archival impulse.
And Still I Rise: Yuba Sutter Arts
Public Programs and Events:
Exhibition Reception
Saturday, September 25, 4-7pm
Sutter Theater Center for the Arts, Yuba City
Artist Talk and Community Discussion
Friday, October 8, 6-8pm
Sutter Theater Center for the Arts, Yuba City
The artist will give a presentation about her work followed by a community discussion moderated by Narinder Dhaliwal, Board President, Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture.
Location: Sutter Theater Center for the Arts, 756 Plumas Street, Yuba City, CA 95991
For more information about events at Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture visit yubasutterarts.org
Sutter Theater Center for the Arts, Yuba City
- through October 29, 2021
Rajkamal Kahlon - "And Still I Rise" Exhibit Walkthrough
PLATFORM
ConSortiUm, a collaboration of CSU Galleries and Museums, is pleased to announce that PLATFORM: A Series of Conversations with Socially-Engaged Artists, Curators, and Collectives will continue in 2021-22.
Speakers to be announced soon. Recordings from our PLATFORM 2020-21 series are available now.
