Lefevor on exhibit at Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
by: Rene Abadie
HAMMOND – A photographic exhibition by artist and historian David LeFevor will be
on display from Sept. 8 - 29 at Southeastern Louisiana University’s Contemporary Art
Gallery. LeFevor will also present an artist lecture in the gallery’s lecture area
on Sept. 27 at noon.
The exhibit, “Cuba: Histories of the Present,” will feature 30 large format prints
taken in Cuba from year 2001 to 2015. LaFevor’s work in Cuba began as a student at
the University of Havana.
The gallery will host an opening reception on Thursday, Sept, 8 from 5 p.m. to
7 p.m. The gallery is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday
from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The exhibit is free and open
to the public.
Gallery Director Dale Newkirk said, “These images focus on daily life, racial
identity, and material culture.”
LeFevor is an assistant professor of Latin American History and Digital Humanities
at the University of Texas in Arlington. The exhibit is organized by UTA’s Center
for Greater Southwestern Studies.
For more information, contact the gallery at 985-549-5080.
