About this Event
Please join us for an artist lecture and conversation with on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 from 6:30-8:00pm at the historic Beaux Arts Flagg Building!
Margaret Boozer lives and works in Prince Georges County, MD, in the Washington, DC metro area. She received a BFA in sculpture from Auburn University and an MFA in ceramics from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. She developed an interest in digging clays that has led to collaborations with soil scientists and work that explores intersections of art and science, and most recently, opportunities to explore more responsible relationships to soil and land. Her work is included in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The US Department of State, The Wilson Building Public Art collection and in many private collections. Publications include a chapter for Soil and Culture, an interview in Field to Palette: Dialogues on Soil and Art in the Anthropocene, and contributions to Wild Clay: Creating ceramics and glazes from natural and found resources.
Recent work includes a large-scale mapping/ earth work for MGM National Harbor in Maryland using clay and artifacts dug from the site. Exhibitions include Swept Away: Dust, Ashes and Dirt at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, Unsettling Extractions at The Visual Arts Center of Richmond and Dig Deeper: [some] Art, Science and History of Troy Clay at the Arts Center of the Capital Region. She is the Founder and Director of Red Dirt Studio, an artist incubator in Mount Rainier, MD, and Co-Director/ founding member of NY Urban Soils Institute’s Art Extension.
This talk is a part of the Studio Arts and Design Research + Practice lecture and conversation series, occurring on Wednesdays. Dates for the Research + Practice series are listed below.
*This event takes place in the hemicycle.*
*All events will be Wednesday nights, 6:30pm-8:00pm.*
1/21/2026: Mary Calvert
1/28/2026: Bella Varela
2/11/2026: Margaret Boozer
2/18/2026: Kiel Mutschelknaus
3/25/2026: Artur Galocha
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Flagg Building, Corcoran School for the Arts and Design, George Washington University, Please use New York Avenue Door, 500 17th Street Northwest, Washington, United States
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