Cato Ouyang: 2026–2027 Josep Lluís Sert Practitioner in the Arts

The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts and the Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies at Harvard University are excited to welcome artist Cato Ouyang as the 2026–2027 Josep Lluís Sert Practitioner in the Arts.

Thursday, December 3, 2026

6:00–7:30 pm, Theater, Lower Level

Presented in collaboration with the Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies.

The Josep Lluís Sert Practitioner in The Arts program invites visiting artists in all media to spend several days in formal and informal activities at AFVS, including lectures, demonstrations, screenings, seminars, readings, performances, and close work with students of the Department. The Sert Practitioner is made possible by a gift from Robert Gardner, former director of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, former director of the Film Study Center, and former chair of the Department.

Cato Ouyang is a visual artist based in New York City. Ouyang’s work has been exhibited at the New Museum (New York), Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Cantor Arts Center (Stanford, CA), Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (Ridgefield, CT), Night Gallery, and more. Their sculptures, films, and conceptual projects are held in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Brooklyn Museum, High Museum, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Nasher Sculpture Center, Columbus Museum of Art, and more. Ouyang holds an MFA from Yale University and is represented by Night Gallery in Los Angeles.