Featured Artist Sachiko Akiyama to Talk About UMMA Exhibit

Sachiko Akiyama, an artist with work currently on display at the University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor, will give a gallery talk and answer questions at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at the museum.

Akiyama creates sculptures — carved primarily from wood — that are often self-portraits. The artist will discuss the works in her UMMA exhibition “On Finding Home,” her creative process and the inspiration behind her work.

Sachiko Akiyama is a professor of sculpture at Boston University.

The event is free and open to the public.