With flavor and flair, a community of academics, chefs and food justice advocates are sparking conversation at UC Davis and beyond through the new seminar Thinking Food at the Intersections: Justice and Critical Food Studies. The seminar series is supported by a $225,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation received earlier this year.

In this Q&A, UC Davis alumnus Alan Templeton gives insight on the art trade, his passion for 18th-century European art and the influence attending UC Davis had on him. Templeton, also a philanthropist and art collector, recently returned to campus to give a free public lecture called “Observations of the Art Trade.”