Actual Fractals: Book Talk with Pao Houa Her

In collaboration with Sculpture Milwaukee, we are joined by Hmong American visual artist and photographer, Pao Houa Her, designer, Hans Seeger, and Sculpture Milwaukee's Executive Director, John Ripenhoff, as we celebrate the launch of Her's latest art book, Actual Fractals!
FREE
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Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
Doors open at 5:00pm
Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm
Location: 3030 W Highland Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53208
About Pao Houa Her:
Pao Houa Her was born somewhere in the northern jungles of Laos. She fled Laos with her family when she was a baby, crossed the Mekong on her mother’s back, was fed opium to keep from crying, lived in the refugee camps in Thailand and landed in America on a silver metal bird in the mid 1980s. She is a visual artist in Minnesota who works within multiple genres of photography. Her received her BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and her MFA from Yale University.
About Sculpture Milwaukee:
Sculpture Milwaukee hosts a rotating exhibition of art in public spaces of downtown Milwaukee, supporting contemporary artists and serving as a catalyst for community engagement, economic development, and advancing cultural authorship. Through its free outdoor installations, Sculpture Milwaukee honors the arts and celebrates the community with artworks that spark inspiration and conversation, empowering residents, tourists, students, and art lovers alike to experience sculpture in new and profound ways. Sculpture Milwaukee is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization funded through private grants, donations, and sponsorships.