Roaming Mexico: Laura Wilson – Expert-Guided Exhibition Tour
Roaming Mexico: Laura Wilson – Expert-Guided Exhibition Tour
Roaming Mexico: Laura Wilson – Expert-Guided Exhibition Tour
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Laura Wilson will share her reflections on why Mexico has captured her artistic attention for more than 20 years, setting the stage for an evening that blends art, lived experience, and economic insight. The SMU Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center and the Meadows Museum invite you to join Roaming Mexico: Laura Wilson with an expert-guided exhibition tour.
Jesús Cañas, Senior Business Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, will then guide attendees through selected works and provide a unique macro-level perspective that connects the photographs to the Center’s five focus areas: trade and investment, border issues, energy, migration, and human capital and education. He will highlight how the images depict broader economic and social forces shaping modern Mexico and the U.S.–Mexico relationship.
This interdisciplinary tour will bring together art, lived experience, and economic insight.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Laura Wilson is a renowned Dallas-based documentary photographer. She was elected to the Philosophical Society of Texas and is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters, where she won the Carr P. Collins award. She was also awarded the Royal Photographic Society of England’s Book of the Year for Avedon at Work. She currently serves on the board of the Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin, Texas and the Clements Center for Southwest Studies, SMU, Dallas, Texas. Wilson was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 2019.
Jesus Cañas is a Senior Business Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas where he analyzes regional economic growth. His research also focuses on issues pertaining to the Mexican economy, the U.S.–Mexico border economy and cross-border manufacturing.
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About the event
Registration for this event is now closed.
Exclusive for Global Forum Members. To access premier events like these, upgrade your membership to Global Forum.
Laura Wilson will share her reflections on why Mexico has captured her artistic attention for more than 20 years, setting the stage for an evening that blends art, lived experience, and economic insight. The SMU Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center and the Meadows Museum invite you to join Roaming Mexico: Laura Wilson with an expert-guided exhibition tour.
Jesús Cañas, Senior Business Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, will then guide attendees through selected works and provide a unique macro-level perspective that connects the photographs to the Center’s five focus areas: trade and investment, border issues, energy, migration, and human capital and education. He will highlight how the images depict broader economic and social forces shaping modern Mexico and the U.S.–Mexico relationship.
This interdisciplinary tour will bring together art, lived experience, and economic insight.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Laura Wilson is a renowned Dallas-based documentary photographer. She was elected to the Philosophical Society of Texas and is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters, where she won the Carr P. Collins award. She was also awarded the Royal Photographic Society of England’s Book of the Year for Avedon at Work. She currently serves on the board of the Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin, Texas and the Clements Center for Southwest Studies, SMU, Dallas, Texas. Wilson was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 2019.Jesus Cañas is a Senior Business Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas where he analyzes regional economic growth. His research also focuses on issues pertaining to the Mexican economy, the U.S.–Mexico border economy and cross-border manufacturing.
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