Public Speaking

Past Speaking Engagements

2020

Sunday, January 12, 2pm

• The Landing Gallery

  • A discussion with architect Leo Marmol about his first solo exhibition of paintings, Los Colores de Assimilation.

2019

Monday, October 28th

• California State University, Long Beach

  • Visiting Critic, Graduate Seminar, Department of Drawing and Painting

Tuesday, June 18th

• The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

  • Members’ Brushstrokes - “Los Angeles: The Burgeoning Center of the Art World”

Thursday, June 13

• Laemmle Royal Theatre

  • Conversation with LA film critic Stephen Farber celebrating the 60th anniversary of “Room at the Top” starring Oscar-winning Simone Signoret.

Saturday, February 2

• photo l.a.

  • Edward organized a Docent Tour of the highlights of Photo L.A. live programming.

2018

Thursday, October 25th

• San Diego Museum of Art, James S. Copley Auditorium

  • A conversation with artist Nick Cave.

Thursday, October 18th

• Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale

  • A roundtable discussion on Art Collecting.

Thursday, October 4, 2018

• From Russia with Love, Von Lintel Gallery

  • A Conversation with Fulbright Fellowship recipient Farrah Karapetian

Saturday, September 8, 2018

• Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale

  • Juror for the 46th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, opening reception and winner announcement

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

• The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University

  • Panel discussion hosted by the Art History Student Society, Pepperdine's Career Night in the Arts

2017

October 18, 2017

• USC Fischer Museum of Art

  • Discussion with artists James hd Brown and Marcos Ramírez Erre about the bicultural experience, the value of authenticity, and working as an expat artist.

October 14

• Introduced Andres Veiel's documentary, "BEUYS," for the Goethe Institut's German Film Festival at the Egyptian Theatre.

June 29

• Opening remarks at The Petersen Automotive Museum for The High Art of Riding Low exhibition.

June 14

• Hosted students of Claremont Graduate University for a tour of Bergamot Station and a discussion about re-purposing the train station into an arts complex.

April 23

• Participant in a public reading of Elie Wiesel’s memoir “Night” in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day at Wilshire Boulevard Temple.

2016

January 15

• A conversation at the Getty Museum with Susan Jaques, author of “Catherine the Great: Empress of Art.”

December 15

• Opening remarks at The Petersen Automotive Museum for The Unconventional Canvases of Keith Haring.

December 6

• Remarks at the Goethe-Institut, L.A. screening for documentary, “Eva Hesse.”

March 3

• Host of a Q&A at The Getty Museum with Richard Brettell, leading scholar of American Impressionism. Get tickets here.

February 11

• Host of a conversation with Maria Alyokhina, member of Pussy Riot, the Russian feminist punk protest group based in Moscow, has made headlines all over the world for everything from its guerrilla performances to its political ideology and opposition to Russian president Vladimir Putin.

  Alyokhina, one of the group’s most outspoken members, comes to Royce Hall for "Art, Sex and Disobedience”, a discussion with KCRW radio show “Art Talk” host Edward Goldman about Putin’s Russia, Pussy Riot’s protests and subsequent imprisonment, and the future of feminism and LGBT rights.

January 24

• Host of a panel discussion at El Segundo Museum of Art with artists Alison Saar, Rachel Lachowicz, and photographer Jim McHugh, to discuss their contributions to the exhibition, TOUCH, curated by Edward.

January 23

• A conversation with photographer Jim McHugh at PhotoLA2016, “On Capturing the LA Art Scene Over the Past 40 Years.”

2015

October 4

• Edward moderated a panel discussion at LAM Gallery, about the life and work of the late Los Angeles artist and collector, Miriam Wosk, who was the subject of LAM’s exhibition at the time.

October 11

• Edward spoke at the Opening Reception for the exhibition he curated for the El Segundo Museum of Art, TOUCH. TOUCH celebrated the bohemian, creative spirit of LA not only through a selection of original artworks, but also by providing rare photographic access into the studios of the artists who touched a nerve and transformed the city into one of the world’s art capitals. The archives of renowned photographer Jim McHugh hold nearly four decades of rare images chronicling the city and the diversity of artists working there.

April 30

• Edward lead a panel at Shulamit Gallery exploring traditional and Jewish themes of exile, migration, and moments of transition with Rabbi Sharon Brous, artist Carol Es, and Shulamit Gallery founder Shula Nazarian.

May 14

• Edward gave a lecture at The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, as part of their Art Talk series. His talk, “From Russia with Love: A Life in Art” is open to the public. To get tickets, click here.

May 15

• Edward hosted an afternoon of culture for the Consular Press Organization. This event is by invite only.

2014

November 13

• Edward will be giving a presentation as part of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Art Colloquium Series 2014. 5:00PM at Embarcadero Hall on UCSB’s campus. This lecture is free and open to the public. Click HERE to see the poster for this event!

October 11

• Join Edward Goldman at The Goethe Institut Los Angeles, where he will host a panel discussion on Art Forgery following a 7:30 screening of “Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery”.

March 29

• Edward Goldman was interviewed by Nike Irvin, VP of Programs for California Community Foundation, at the Japanese American National Museum, for the CCF Fellows for Visual Artists during their 2014 Artist Studio Tours.

January 12

• Edward Goldman participated in a discussion on art, art collecting, and the important role arts organizations play in a community at The Laguna Art Museum in An Evening With Edward Goldman. This event was open to members of the Laguna Art Museum’s Advisory Circle and Legacy Circle.

January 16

• Edward Goldman will be speaking at the 2014 L.A. Art Show as part of its Dialogs L.A. 2014 series. The discussion, “State of the Arts: A Conversation About Collecting Contemporary Art,” will be moderated by Bruce Helander.

2013

November 25

• Edward Goldman was invited to speak at Claremont Graduate University’s “Conversations on Art, Culture, and Museums” lecture series.

• Edward Goldman was selected to speak at the 2013 inaugural TedxVeniceBeach, September 14, 2013. Click HERE to see his TedxTalk on YouTube!

• Speaker Profile Page

• Edward’s “Fusing” Inspiration Page for TEDxVeniceBeach

• Edward Goldman was selected to be the juror for the 2013 California Open Exhibition at TAG Gallery, Santa Monica.

Edward Goldman is a frequent guest speaker at art schools, museum events, and business conferences, including:

• Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

• The Los Angeles County Museum of Art

• The Getty Center

• Otis College of Art & Design

• California Lutheran University

• Bank of America