Dana Schutz graduated with a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and an MFA from Columbia University. Her work is already present in all the major museums in North America and Europe, as well as in several important private collections. A number of her works are in the Saatchi Gallery and a large canvas titled "How we cured the plague, 2007" is currently on display in the permanent collection of the prestigious Mart Museum (Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Trento e Rovereto) in Italy. She exhibits at Zach Feuer Gallery in New York and her first European solo show, Self Eaters and the People Who Love Them, was in Paris's Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin. Her bright, fantastical works have been compared to Currin, Goya, and Katz.  Ms. Schutz lives in New York.

MSU/MFA: Art Talk is an off-shoot of the MFA Lecture Series and a collaboration with the Montclair Art Museum. Lectures are hosted by the museum in its distinguished Leir Hall, located on the ground floor of the museum at 3 South Mountain Ave., Montclair, N.J. Past speakers have included notable artists, historians and critics such as Leo Steinberg, David Hickey, Lawrence Rinder, Xu Bing, Rona Pondick, and Tony Oursler. Programs take place from 7-9 p.m. For further information and to confirm a scheduled date, call MSU at 973-655-7294 or MAM at 973-746-5555 Admission: Free with MSU ID; $10 for MAM members, $15 for general public not affiliated with MAM or MSU.