Wangechi Mutu will give the Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud Endowed Lecture on May 12 at UC Davis. The 4:30 p.m. free talk at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art is presented by the Department of Art and Art History.

Pierre Bonnard’s paintings of blooming gardens and rich interiors are certainly a pleasure to look at. “The paintings touch a deep spot,” said James Housefield, an associate professor in the Department of Design, who will give a talk April 23 in conjunction with a major Bonnard exhibition in San Francisco.