Multimedia Artist Mercedes Dorame to Deliver the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture 2022 Commencement Keynote Address

Native American Indigenous artist and UCLA alumna Mercedes Dorame will deliver the keynote address at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture’s 2022 commencement on Saturday, June 11th at 4 p.m. This will be the first commencement ceremony to be held in-person since 2019.

Dorame, a multimedia artist whose work encompasses photography, sculptural installations, and sound art, is a member of the Tongva people. Her heritage connects her deeply to the landscape of California, and her practice explores what it means to be a Native inhabitant of contemporary Tovaangar (present-day Los Angeles).

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