Speaker: Robert Gore, visual arts librarian, UCLA Library.

This event is open to the public with no registration required.

Robert Gore is the Visual Arts Librarian and curator of the artists’ book collection in the Arts Library at UCLA. He holds a Master’s degree in Library Science and a B.A. in English (Hons.) from the University of British Columbia as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design (Vancouver).

Also active as a poet, his poems have appeared in Canadian Literature, Prism International, Contemporary Verse 2, and many other literary journals. His chapbook The Code Between Us was published by Frog Hollow Press in 2002 and he has exhibited his photographs and other works at 23 Sandy Gallery, Artropolis, Artspeak Gallery, Presentation House and other venues. He has also collaborated with book artist and filmmaker Lauren Dudley in the creation of the large format artists’ book Raven in the Palm Tree. 

Robert's work at UCLA Library includes providing library instruction, research assistance and collections support for the Art, Art History and Design Media Arts departments.