AHLS | Ana Mendieta (1948–1985)

Ana Mendieta was a Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist who worked at the intersection of earth art, feminist art, and photography to explore themes of exile and identity using her own body as both subject and medium. Blood, mud, fire–no material was off limits for her. She described her Silueta series, which merges her body with the earth, as “carrying on a dialogue between the landscape and the female body.” ⁠This lecture will present Mendieta’s legacy while addressing similarities in Frye Art Museum Boren Banner artist Camile Trautman, whose work also challenges colonial narratives while countering Indigenous erasure by inserting their body into landscape photography.

About the Art History Lecture Series

The Frye Art Museum presents a new season of lectures by art historian Rebecca Albiani, exploring masterpieces of world art, and offering pivotal context to deepen understanding of works on view at the Frye.

About the Instructor

Rebecca Albiani has been an arts lecturer at the Frye Art Museum since 1997. A former Graduate Lecturing Fellow at the National Gallery in Washington D.C., and a Fulbright Scholar in Venice, she holds an MA from Stanford University and a BA from the University of California, Berkeley.

A deep impression in the earth filled with red powder in the shape of a human sillouette

Ana Mendieta. Untitled from Silueta series in Mexico, 1976. Photograph © The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, LLC. Courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York

February 12, 2026

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Frye Art Museum
704 Terry Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

2025–26 Art History Lecture Series Ticket Prices and Tiers:

Individual Tickets
Members: $15
Non-members: $20
Students: $10

Individual in-person tickets are available on the day of the lecture and cannot be purchased in advance. Tickets must be purchased in person with a credit or debit card; cash is not accepted. Recordings of lectures will be available for purchase shortly after lecture date.

In-person Series Pass
Members: $150
Non-members: $200
Students: $100

Recording Only Series Pass
Members: $140
Non-members: $190
Students: $90

Ticketing Policies:

Registration
You may purchase a series pass in advance of the start of the season or at any point during the season while supplies last. Individual tickets for the in-person lectures are not available in advance, but can be purchased in person on a first come first served basis.

Confirmation
Registration is confirmed by email.

Cancellation
The Frye Art Museum reserves the right to cancel any lecture. If the Museum cancels a course or class, a full prorated refund will be issued. Questions? Contact learning@fryemuseum.org

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