Artist roundtable on experimental praxis

This in-person artist roundtable accompanies *Somewhere Over the Rainbow of Row Homes, We Fly*, an intergenerational group exhibition organized by curator Angela N. Carroll. Moderated by Karin Oen-Lee, the conversation brings together multidisciplinary artists Lehna Huie and Ada Pinkston to explore experimental artistic practices, research, memory, lineage, and the ways artists challenge established ideas about art and public history.

Oen-Lee is a UMBC assistant professor of art history and museum studies, curator, and museum educator whose work examines transmedia and cross-cultural practices that resist simple classification. Her current book project focuses on experimental new-media art in China during the early Reform Era, from 1978 to 1989. Her previous roles include director of the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, head of NTU’s art history department, and curator at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum. Her curatorial interests include supporting artists’ research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the histories of art institutions.

Huie is a multidisciplinary artist influenced by Caribbean oral traditions and dream imagery. Through paint, textiles, found objects, and other materials, she creates meditations on memory and lineage while honoring the lands and waters connected to her heritage. A graduate of MICA’s M.F.A. program, she has shown her work internationally, completed major residencies, and works as a Legacy Specialist preserving intergenerational artist archives.

Pinkston is a Baltimore-based multimedia artist, educator, and cultural organizer whose practice examines the erasures and myths surrounding Black life, memory, and public space. Her performances, digital works, and sculptures take the form of speculative monuments that question conventional collective memory and encourage consideration of what has been omitted or forgotten. She earned an M.F.A. from MICA, lectures at Towson University, has exhibited internationally, and serves on the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture.

When: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Showtimes: 6–8 p.m.

Format: In person

Tickets: Free

Venue: Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture

Moderator: Karin Oen-Lee

Participants: Lehna Huie and Ada Pinkston

Run time: Approximately two hours

Related exhibition: *Somewhere Over the Rainbow of Row Homes, We Fly*, an intergenerational group exhibition organized by Angela N. Carroll

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