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Worth Ryder Art Gallery

March 14 - March 14, 2013

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University of California, Berkeley 116 Kroeber Hall Berkeley, CA 94720

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Damaso Reyes, The Europeans: CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, 2007. Digital print. 21 x 30 inches.

Artist Talk: Damaso Reyes at Worth Ryder Art Gallery This talk corresponds with the exhibition, “DAMASO REYES: THE EUROPEANS,” on display February 28 - March 23, 2013 and reception Saturday, March 2, 1-4 PM . “DAMASO REYES: THE EUROPEANS” presents photographs from the artist and photojournalist’s investigation of the changing face of Europe over the past decade. This project is a facet of his larger body of work, “The Europeans,” which seeks to document through photographs the changes Europe and its people are experiencing as the European Union expands and integrates. Reporting from Spain, England and Ukraine, Reyes explores the growth of European Pentecostalism led by immigrants from former European colonies. Originating in Los Angeles, the Pentecostal faith has seen tremendous growth in Latin America, Asia and Africa over the past several decades. Reyes examines how Charismatic faiths are growing among native and immigrant populations alike, while traditional European Christian religious observance continues to decline. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Reyes began his career as a photojournalist while still a teenager. He has worked for institutions and his work has appeared in publications including: The United Nations Development Programme, The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, Newsday, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Far Eastern Economic Review, New York magazine, Vanity Fair Germany, Der Spiegel and Time Asia. Previous assignments and projects have taken him to countries including Rwanda, Iraq, Indonesia, Tanzania and throughout the United States. Reyes is a project leader at the World Policy Institute, as well as a 2012 Knight-Luce religion reporting fellow. Other fellowships and awards include a 2008 Fulbright, a 2008 Arthur F. Burns fellowship and has two first place awards for international reporting from the New York Association of Black Journalists. "DAMASO REYES: THE EUROPEANS" is presented by the Department of Art Practice with support from Religious Studies, Graduate School of Journalism, Department of Ethnic Studies and Program in Comparative Ethnic Studies, International and Area Studies, Spanish and Portuguese Studies, and University of California Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA). The Worth Ryder Art Gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5. 116 Kroeber Hall UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720