Join us at Ogden Contemporary Arts for an Open Studio with our Artist in Residence, Ya La'Ford! La'Ford is a painter, installation artist, muralist, social practice artist and educator from Bronx, New York. La’ford’s work has been featured in museums, public spaces, galleries, universities, stadiums, and significant private collections across the globe.

La’Ford’s experiences in Utah’s cultural and physical landscapes will impact the direction of her exhibition, her vision is to transform the Arts Garage at OCA Center with a multi-media show that utilizes interactive installation, painting, sculpture, and video. The work will reference the artist’s signature linear and cyclical geometric labyrinths that explore metaphysical relationships between light, sound, and space.

“This residency and engaging with the Utah community is so meaningful to me and my path to demonstrate the interconnectedness of humanity through my creation of art,” states the artist. “The Utah dark skies and our connection to the astrology of the universe, the inspiration found in the massiveness of our planetary growth, and the experimentation that OCA encourages will be exciting to share in the upcoming show.”