Judy KingWednesday, August 19, 2015

LecturePatterns of the High Plateau: An Introduction to the Culture and Costumes of China’s Miao

and Hmong NationalitiesSharp Auditorium, Hamilton Building, Lower Level

6:30–8 pmPresented in conjunction with the Textile Art Department

at the Denver Art Museum

ReceptionMAD Beans & Wine Café

Acoma Plaza, 8-9 pmFree, Reservation required.

Hmong American Association of Colorado

Thursday, August 20, 2015

DemonstrationNancy Lake Benson Thread Studio, Textile Art Gallery

6th Floor, North Building, 11am-1pm

rsvpFor Questions or RSVPs please contact Mary Davis

Phone: 720.913.0166Email: mdavis@denverartmuseum.org

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Event sponsored by the William Sharpless Jackson Jr. Endowment

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Past Programs2014 Choi Jong Kwan and family F Kim Jongku F Kim Inseob

Kim Sungsoo F Sharmila Roy Pommot F Masami Teraoka2013 Mary Lance (sponsored by the

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2010 At the Crossroads: The Arts of Spanish America & Early Global Trade, 1492–1850 (symposium cosponsored by the Frederick and Jan Mayer Center

for Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial Art)2009 Shape • Spirit • Symbol: Bamboo in East Asian Art (symposium with

Terese Tse Bartholomew, Nancy Moore Bess, Kumja Paik Kim, Ebi Kondo, Adelle Lutz, Ronald Otsuka, and David Wheeler)

2008 Tsewang Bista F Luigi Fieni F John and Berthe Ford F Tanya Uyeda (cosponsored by the Cooke Daniels Memorial Lecture Fund)

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CURATOR’S CIRCLEINVITATIONASIAN ART DEPARTMENT

Asian Art CollectionOriginating in 1915 with a donation of Chinese

and Japanese art objects, the Denver Art Museum’s collection now includes works from throughout the Asian continent. Spanning a period from the fourth

millennium B.C. to the present, these artworks demonstrate the wide-ranging achievements of Asian

artists and artisans. The Asian art collection has grown principally through the generosity of donors whose gifts range from single works to large collections. Demonstrating global support for the Denver Art

Museum, these donations come from collectors in the United States, Asia, Europe, and South America.

Curator’s CircleConversations with Collectors and Connoisseurs of Asian Art

The purpose of the Curator’s Circle program is to invite friends from near and far to share their

knowledge, appreciation, and enjoyment of Asian art with audiences at the Denver Art Museum.

William Sharpless Jackson Jr. Endowment Fund

The fund was established in March 2001, after the successful inauguration of the Curator’s Circle program one year earlier. The purpose of the fund is to engender mutual understanding and esteem

among all peoples and nations through the appreciation and enjoyment of Asian art. The fund

is to make possible, in perpetuity, quality public programs on Asian art and related cultural topics.

CURATOR’S CIRCLE SCHEDULE

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JUDY KING

Judy King has spent the past twenty-five years traveling throughout Southwestern China’s Yungui Plateau, where she has collected traditional costumes and regalia from the Miao, Hmong, Yao, Dong, and Gejia minority people. King began establishing relationships in these villages before there were automobiles, or even electricity. She is now witnessing the effects of rapid modernization on these communities, including the impact of the internet and the lure of city life, which is felt especially by young villagers.

A past president of Kiwanis Club of Hong Kong (2005-2007) and a current national representative on the Kiwanis ASPAC Board, King has made impressive charitable contributions to these communities over the years. She spearheaded a fundraising campaign to build an elementary school in 1996 and has developed numerous preschools over the last eight years. King is also responsible for the creation of over fifty higher-education scholarships for girls and young women of various minority nationalities.

LECTURE

Judy King has twenty-five years of experience photographing, studying, and collecting textiles in the Qiandongnan region of Guizhou. Over the years she has cultivated close relationships with people of the Miao, Hmong, Yao, Dong and Gejia nationalities. Although Guizhou is one of the most economically challenged provinces in China, the minority people have a rich history in the vibrant expression of their cultural identities. During her lecture, King will share some highlights from her own textile collection and describe various textile techniques, the symbolism of woven patterns, and the differences between male and female garments. She will also contextualize how and when the costumes are worn through her photographs of festivals and ritual ceremonies, and touch on how these traditions are evolving—and in some cases, vanishing—in the face of a rapidly changing China.

Miao Costume from Qiandongnan; indigo-dyed cotton with embroidery on sleeves, collar, and shoulder

Gejia baby carrier (detail), Batik on indigo-dyed cottonJudy King with young girl from the Dong Minority in Qin Feng village, Guizhou

DEMONSTRATION

In conjunction with Judy King’s lecture, special guest artists from the Hmong American Association of Colorado (HMAAC) will conduct a live demonstration of Hmong embroidery and will also be available for an informal question and answer session. This is a rare opportunity to speak with Hmong artists and to see first-hand- their traditional textile techniques and contemporary variations.

Please join us in the Nancy Lake Benson Thread Studio (located in the Textile Art Gallery on level 6 of the North Building) on Thursday, August 20, anytime from 11am until 1pm.

The Hmong American Association of Colorado is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting, preserving, promoting, developing and advocating for the rights and interests of the Hmong community in Colorado, to be successful within the larger community.

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