Visualizing Geology Data and Climate Change: Dickinson to Host Sarah Nance
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Interdisciplinary artist uses data sets to depict geological time
by Eli Scott-Joseph '28
Distinguished artist Sarah Nance will visit Dickinson to deliver a talk about her most recent work. The lecture, “Mirages and Archived Landscapes,” will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. in the Anita Tulvin Schlechter Auditorium, 360 W. Louther St. The event is free and open to the public and will also be livestreamed and available via a link on the Clarke Forum’s website.
Nance’s presentation accompanies an exhibition of her work, titled “for evaporated seas,” which will be on display from Oct. 14 through Nov. 12 in Dickinson’s Goodyear Gallery (595 W. Louther St.). The gallery is open 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.
Nance’s lecture and exhibition will explore the artistic visualization of geological data, especially in relation to climate change. Through a diverse use of traditional and contemporary mediums, the artist depicts the vastness of geological time, using datasets as the scaffolds of her work.
Nance is an assistant professor of integrated practice at the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences at SUNY Binghamton in New York. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on the intersection of geological processes, landscapes and art. Her interest and research in these processes stems from her time spent in the diverse geographies of Oregon, Iceland, eastern Canada and the Driftless Area of the Midwest. She has previously held professorships at Southern Methodist University, Concordia University and Virginia Commonwealth University, and her artwork has been featured in galleries in China, France, Canada, Iceland, South Korea, Germany and Italy as well as across the U.S.
This event is presented by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and cosponsored by Dickinson’s Department of Art & Art History. For more information, please visit the Clarke Forum's website or email clarkeforum@dickinson.edu.
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Published September 29, 2025