British artist Mark Leckey has exhibited widely, including solo shows at the Serpentine Gallery, London; Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York; Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne; and Le Consortium, Dijon. He is a 2008 Turner Prize recipient.

The UCLA Department of Art's visiting lecture series is made possible through the generous support of the William D. Feldman Family Endowed Art Lecture Fund.