Art + Christianity’s inaugural annual lecture will be given by the painter and the current President of the Royal Academy of Arts, Rebecca Salter.
‘The Dust of the World – a personal reflection on painting and transience’ will explore traditional Japanese concepts of space and place, both in architecture and painting, and the way the power of the void and shifting multiple viewpoints are used to powerful effect. Rebecca will be reflecting on the influence these concepts have had on her work culminating in a collaborative project with a composer Max de Wardener.
The Rev’d Lucy Winkett, Rector of St James’s Piccadilly, will act as respondent and host a Q&A session after the lecture.
Introduction and welcome by Rev’d Dr Ayla Lepine, Associate Rector of St James’s Piccadilly.
About Rebecca Salter
After graduating from Bristol Polytechnic Rebecca Salter lived in Japan for six years, including two years as a research student at Kyoto City University of Arts, Japan. While in Japan she trained in many traditional techniques and combines these interests with her main practice in painting and drawing. In 2011 she had a major retrospective at Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut and has also featured in numerous international solo and group exhibitions.
She was elected a Royal Academician in 2014. In 2017 she became Keeper of the Royal Academy of Arts and in December 2019 was elected President, the first woman to hold the position in the Royal Academy’s history.