Falmouth artist and teacher, Claudia Smith-Jacobs will give a presentation on the work of the Afro-Brazilian artist Dalton Paula whose vibrant imagery brings to life the untold stories of identity, resilience and resistance of Brazilian slaves. His work features portraits of contemporary subjects dressed in historical style, and has been included in the New York’s MOMA, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami, the Art Institute of Chicago, among other places. His paintings are reproduced in the book Dalton Paula: Retratos brasileiros/ Brazilian Portraits.

Claudia Smith-Jacobs received a B.A. from Boston University and a M.A.Ed. from Lesley University. She has studied art in England and in France. She has been awarded the Ramonos Rizk Fellowship from Provincetown Art Center Museum; two Mass Art grants; and was selected as Artist-in-Residence by Les Amis de la Grande Vigne in Dinan, France.

FREE. Open to the Public.