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Please join us for a dual lecture featuring Burmese artist and former political prisoner Htein Lin on Tuesday, April 9, and Thursday, April 11, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center.  

On Tuesday, Mr. Lin will discuss his artistic expressions during long-term incarceration, his battle against censorship, and the role of the international community in Burma's current political situation. On Thursday, Vicky Bowman will join Mr. Lin to address how the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business is promoting its work in Burma. Ms. Bowman and Mr. Lin will also discuss the current Burmese political climate, and what the international community and the United States can do to help.

Htein Lin is known for his narrative paintings depicting life as a political prisoner and for his politically charged performances. From 1998 to 2004, Mr. Lin lived as a political prisoner in Burma, incarcerated for his beliefs. Following his release, the artist moved to London in 2006. His paintings hang in private collections throughout the world, as well as in the United States embassy in Yangon.

Vicky Bowman has been the director of Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business since July 2013. Before that, she led the global mining company Rio Tinto’s policy approach to transparency, human rights, and resource nationalism from 2011. She was also the director of global and economic issues and G8 sous-sherpa for the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2011, and head of the Southern Africa Department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for the Government of the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2007.

This lecture series is made possible by the Buffalo State College Grant Allocation Committee and the Burchfield Penney Art Center in collaboration with the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Admission is free for Buffalo State faculty, staff, and students.