Kolin L. Perry on End of the Range: Charlotte Skinner in the Eastern Sierra

Join Kolin Perry, exhibition curator, for a gallery talk about End of the Range: Charlotte Skinner in the Eastern Sierra. This exhibition explores the artistry of Charlotte B. Skinner (1879-1963), renowned for her vibrant depictions of California’s Sierra Nevada and Owens Valley desert country. Organized by the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, the exhibition features paintings and drawings created by the artist over a 30-year period that shed light on her life and artistic evolution.

This exhibition, organized by the Nevada Museum of Art, has been generously supported by John A. White, Jr., in memory of Charlotte Skinner’s grandson, James Skinner.

This program is free and open to all. Advance registration is not required.
Gallery stools are available in the museum.

About the speaker:
Kolin L. Perry is the curatorial assistant at the Nevada Museum of Art, where he has worked since 2022, organizing artist-focused exhibitions such as  End of the Range: Charlotte Skinner in the Eastern Sierra (2023), and Nick Larsen: Old Haunts, Lower Reaches (2024).

Perry has previously held positions at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston; Boston Children's Museum; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Artown in Reno, NV. His research interests have included Native American basket weaving practices in California, queer semiotics in the 1970s Castro District, and mindfulness meditation in museums and gallery settings.  

A native of Cape Cod, Perry holds undergraduate degrees in art history and photography, as well as a graduate degree in art education and a graduate certification in mindfulness studies from Lesley University (Cambridge, MA). 

About Langson IMCA
Langson IMCA explores and celebrates artists and their capacity to develop new forms and ideas in response to the California experience. It collects, conserves, and generates scholarship for modern and contemporary art inspired by the State’s diverse societal, cultural, and natural environments. As an institution dedicated to becoming the epicenter of California Art, Langson IMCA presents programming that strives to provoke questions around an expansive understanding of art making inspired by the Golden State.