This episode features artist Cassi Namoda in conversation about her work "Landscape with child crossing the Styx" (2021). Namoda combines personal memories and art historical references to create rich visual narratives in her paintings. In this episode we are also joined by our fall 2024 curatorial intern Tarik Brown. 

Originally from Mozambique, Namoda spent much of her childhood and adolescence living in several countries within and outside of Africa. She would often draw and record her observations during travels, laying the foundation for her artistic practice. Namoda went on to study cinematography, and eventually moved to Los Angeles, where she began to paint scenes from her upbringing. Namoda's peripatetic lifestyle, along with a sustained curiosity for history, has informed her ability to reference folklore, art history, mythology, and colonial structures in her practice. 

https://www.studiomuseum.org/artists/cassi-namoda
https://www.studiomuseum.org/artworks/landscape-with-child-crossing-the-styx