Please join us for the 2020-2021 KSMoCA Artist Lecture Series, which is open to members of the public and students at Dr. MLK Jr School and their families. The lecture will take place via YouTube livestream (click here to join). Artist Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr. is currently an Artist-In-Residence at KSMoCA.

Presentations will be recorded and made available on our website as an ongoing resource for students, teachers, and members of the public.

Artist Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr. is black, non-binary, and practices primarily in America. Their collaborative approach results in artwork by and for the people.

Stevenson’s practice has been dedicated to supporting young people ages 4 to 18 in developing the necessary skills to encourage advanced imaginative thinking and self-confident expression. They have spent the last year developing the Afro Contemporary Art Class at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School. Steveson also has a robust portfolio of artist projects centering food and gathering around it, and new work in collaboration with currently and formerly incarcerated folks such as Gallery Blue, a curation and exhibition project, as well as Tin Can Phone, a forthcoming radio show on KBOO Community Radio. They pursue these professional and creative goals passionately because they believe that empowered and open-minded young people are the best and most direct way toward ensuring a sustainable and prosperous future for all.