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Join MMA in the galleries for an inspiring afternoon with guest curators Cydney Payton and Griff Williams as they share their insights into Rex Ray: We Are All Made of Light.

Advance purchase is required. Seating is limited, so we recommend reserving your tickets early.

$5 MMA Members, Students, Military, Under 18, and SNAP Participants with EBT

$20 General Admission. Includes an admission pass to MMA - Pacific Street.

About the Curators

Cydney Payton is an independent curator and writer, and former CEO and Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Her leadership in the arts has been acknowledged by The New York Times, The Denver Post, Artforum, and Art in America. Payton has curated groundbreaking exhibitions by such artists as David Altmejd, Morley Baer, Lynda Benglis, Yu-Chen Chou, Brad Kahlhamer, Susanne Kühn, Roberto Behar, Rosario Marquardt, Wangechi Mutu, Arlene Shechet, Collier Schorr, and Fischli & Weiss, among numerous others.

Griff Williams is an American painter, publisher, and gallerist. In 1993, he founded Gallery 16 and the pioneering fine art printmaking workshop Urban Digital Color in San Francisco. He has designed and published acclaimed books with the Gallery 16 Editions imprint, including a monograph on the life and artwork of the late San Francisco artist Rex Ray. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the San Diego Museum of Art, the Crocker Art Museum, and the San Jose Museum of Art.

Rex Ray (1956–2015), Aerodymmia, 2012, cut paper on stretched linen, 72 x 72 in. Courtesy of Gallery 16.