Slavery North invites you to the fourth our series of eight Fellow Talks in Spring 2026. Artist-in-Residence Fellow María Sparrow shares research-creation on enslaved women and dress during the Independence Period in northern Argentina.
This hybrid talk is open to students, faculty, staff, and members of the public.
Date/Time: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 2:30-3:30 PM (EDT)
Location: Room 601, Herter Hall, 161 Presidents Drive, UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003
Online via Zoom:
https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/94697002310
Meeting ID: 946 9700 2310
Speaker: María Sparrow, Artist-in-Residence Fellow, 2025-26
Moderator: Dr. Martha McNamara, Associate Professor of Public History & Associate Director Slavery North
Lecture: Another North: Gender, Dress, and Transatlantic Slavery in Northern Argentina
Lecture abstract: María will share about their archival research on enslaved women and dress during the Independence Period in northern Argentina and their in-process creative research in response to archival inquiry.
Bio: María Sparrow is a multidisciplinary artist whose family spans the northern US and northern Argentina. They use fiber, ceramics, painting, and installation in combination with historical research to address questions of memory, identity, gender, belonging and alienation. They are particularly curious about language and the ways that social realities are constructed and have lasting impacts. They hold a Master’s in Art Education from UMass Amherst and a Bachelor’s in Studio Art from Amherst College. Based in Franklin County, Western Massachusetts, Sparrow has regularly shown work within the community, including at the LAVA Center, Bloom Local, Looky Here, and Northampton Center for the Arts.
