Visual Voices is an online lecture series hosted by Mason Exhibitions and the School of Art and Design. This event will be held in Enterprise Hall room 80 on Thursday, October 26 @ 4:45pm-6:30pm.

Enterprise Hall is building #17 on the campus map and paid visitor parking is available in the Sandy Creek Parking Deck.

Sherrill Roland’s interdisciplinary practice deals with concepts of innocence, identity, and community; reimagining their social and political implications in the context of the American criminal justice system. For more than three years, Roland's right to self-determination was lost to a wrongful incarceration. After spending ten months in prison for a crime he was later exonerated for, he returned to his artistic practice, which he now uses as a vehicle for self-reflection and an outlet for emotional release. Converting the haunting nuances of his experiences into drawings, sculptures, multimedia objects, performances, and participatory activities, Roland shares his story and creates space for others to do the same, illuminating the invisible costs, damages, and burdens of incarceration.

Questions about this event should be directed to Jeff Kenney at jkenney5@gmu.edu