The MassArt Graduate Programs and the 2D and 3D fine art departments are pleased to welcome Marela Zacarías as a Visiting Artist of the Fall 2026 Fine Arts Lecture Series. Please join us in the Design and Media Center Lecture Hall at 12:00pm on Wednesday, October 14. 

Marela Zacarías (b. 1978, Mexico) extends into space with a strong architectural dialogue, reflecting her interest in movement, materiality, and the layered narratives of place. Her work is held in major collections in the U.S. and internationally, including NYU Langone, Washington State's Art Collection, and Seattle Tacoma International Airport Permanent Art Collection. She holds a B.A. from Kenyon College, Ohio, and an M.F.A. from Hunter College, NY, as well as an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from Kenyon College. Zacarías lives and works between Brooklyn, NY, and Mexico City, MX.

Selected solo exhibitions include: San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo, CA (2023); Brattleboro Museum, Brattleboro, VT (2014); Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY (2013); Selected group exhibitions include: Mexican Cultural Institute, Washington, DC (2019); BRIC Arts, Brooklyn, NY (2016); British Society of American Art, Brooklyn, NY (2014);  El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY (2011). 

This event is free and open to the public.

Questions? Contact gradprogram@massart.edu.

Image detail: Marela Zacarías, I love the way you give your heart so freely, 2025