Trinh Mai is a California-based visual artist who works with a breath of natural, traditional, and inherited media that hold histories of their own. Her current work confronts the fear, injustice, and devastation that has harrowed our communities and our refugee and immigrant families, then and now. Seeking hope within humanity’s consistent struggle in war and hardship, Mai has worked with numerous humanitarian organizations, including the Friends of Huế Foundation Children’s Shelter in Việt Nam and Angkor Hospital for Children in Cambodia, also partnering with the International Rescue Committee to develop creative projects with refugee children.

An acclaimed weekly lecture series brings in artists, designers, and critical theorists from around the world, broadening the students’ experiential base and complementing local offerings. All lectures and exhibitions are open to the general public free of charge.  Unless otherwise indicated, all events are on Tuesday evenings from 5-6pm. The Tuesday Night Lecture Series is hosted by the Natalie and James Thompson Gallery.

For more info, visit sjsu.edu/thompsongallery

[caption: Trinh Mai, Flesh of My Flesh, 2020, Belle’s acrylic, charcoal, dirt]