Introduction

One Night Stand: Kevin Sampson

Wednesday, October 27, 2021
6:30-7 p.m. central
Zoom Video Conference

One Night Stand: Kevin Sampson

Join Intuit on the last Wednesday of the month for One Night Stand, a free series of art talks that focus on individual works of art from the museum’s collections and exhibitions. This month, museum educator Paulina Lopez joins artist Kevin Sampson in a conversation about his artistic career and his piece Port Wine Stains.

Photograph of a boat sculpture with intricate beading on a red stand
Kevin Sampson (American, b. 1954). Port Wine Stains, 2007. Mixed media, 48 x 48 x 36 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, gift of Cavin-Morris and Kevin Sampson, 2008.1. Photo © John Faier

Closed captions will be available at the virtual program. Please contact Paula Santos at paula@art.org with questions related to accessibility accommodations.

One Night Stand is free to join! To show your support to Intuit, please consider the pay-what-you-can option when you complete your reservation. Your contributions help ensure the sustainability of our public programs and support guest lecturers and teaching artists.

Two hours before the event, Intuit will email the Zoom link to those who RSVP on Eventbrite. Please check your junk folder; unfortunately, these emails are sent there sometimes.


One Night Stand is funded in part by the Alphawood Foundation, the Department of Cultural Affairs, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Illinois Arts Council Agency, Illinois Humanities, Prince Charitable Trust, Terra Foundation for American Art, and individual donations from Intuit members and supporters.


Meet Paulina Lopez

Paulina LopezPaulina Lopez is a teaching artist and museum educator who loves turning gallery spaces into playgrounds for exploring, questioning and responding to artworks. Interested in multimodal engagement and community programming, Paulina has taught for the Dallas Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Children’s Museum and National Museum of Mexican Art. In addition to leading studio workshops and discussion-based experiences for people of all ages, she creates miniature felt versions of the Mexican comfort foods she grew up eating through her ongoing project, Cafelteria. Paulina earned her bachelor’s degree in studio art from Carleton College and her master’s in education from Southern Methodist University. Her dream home would be equal parts printmaking studio, used bookstore and panadería. She lives in Dallas.