This talk will focus on the celebrated painter and printmaker Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964). One of the most important Italian artists of the 20th century, Morandi is well known for his intimate still life paintings of bottles and tabletop objects, which we will examine for their quiet meditative focus. We will also consider Morandi's masterful prints, his lesser-known landscapes, and his dedication to Bologna, where he lived and worked throughout his life.

Bio: Dr. Pagano is an independent curator and educator based in Philadelphia. She received a Ph.D. in Art History from Ohio State University. Her dissertation focused on Giuseppe Penone and looked at engagement between body and work in four of Penone’s projects from the late 1960s and 1970s. She has a Masters in Art Education at Ohio State University and a BA in Art History and Italian from Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Pagano was Chief Curator at the Pizzuti Collection in Columbus, Ohio where she organized exhibitions including work by Sarah Cain, Odili Donald Odita, Alec Soth, Hank Willis Thomas, and Simone Leigh among many others. Dr. Pagano has been an instructor for undergraduate art education and art history at Ohio State University, Columbus College of Art and Design, and Moore College of Art and Design. Recent projects include an exhibition at the Beeler Gallery in Columbus, OH featuring Bianca Beck, Tamara Gonzales, and Christina Forrer and an upcoming solo exhibition of Becky Suss at The Contemporary Dayton.
Dr. Pagano was Chief Curator at the Pizzuti Collection in Columbus, Ohio where she organized exhibitions including work by Sarah Cain, Odili Donald Odita, Alec Soth, Hank Willis Thomas, and Simone Leigh among many others. Dr. Pagano has been an instructor for undergraduate art education and art history at Ohio State University, Columbus College of Art and Design, and Moore College of Art and Design. Recent projects include an exhibition at the Beeler Gallery in Columbus, OH featuring Bianca Beck, Tamara Gonzales, and Christina Forrer and an upcoming solo exhibition of Becky Suss at The Contemporary Dayton.