Lincoln, Neb.—The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Eisentrager-Howard Gallery will host the 39th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition. The exhibition opens with a First Friday reception on Friday, Feb. 6 from 5-7 p.m. and continues through Feb. 27.
A closing reception will be held Friday, Feb. 27 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery with awards presented at 5:30 p.m. More than 10 awards will be announced, including the Faulkner Memorial Awards.
Sixty-eight works were selected, and 64 undergraduate artists are represented in the exhibition. Mediums range from digital to traditional.
The guest juror this year is Susan Longhenry, who has served as Director of Sheldon Museum of Art since 2023. Prior to that she served as director and chief curator at the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; as Director of the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, New Mexico; as Alfond Director of Museum Learning and Public Programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; as Director of Education and Public Programs at the Indianapolis Museum of Art; and as Curator of Education at the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens, Georgia.
The following students are participating in the exhibition: Dawson Adams, Ace Ahmed, Natalie Allrich, Christopher Alvarez, Sophia Baker, Megan Belgum, Cassidy Benjamin, Bae Brummond, Nicholas Bushard, Isaac Castro-Velasquez, Hannah Christensen, Clare Clark, Griffen Denne, Katie Dia, Brooke Dlouhy, Zoelynne Engel, Kevin Escamilla, Alexis Frank, Keely Gill, Mallory Grundman, Sydney Hale, Abby Halsey, Sophia Harding, Olivia Harley, Ally Hendricks, Sam Hendricks, Jacob Hillyer, August Hudson, Marina Kushner, AJ Maly, Elle Marroquín, Ellie Maxwell, Fritz Mazzini, Madalyn Mellick, Israel Mendez Lopez, Coralea Montague, Gianna Morris, Lilly Murphy, Ellie Nelson, Saylor Newman, Savannah Paisley, Mu Paw, Van Phan, Claire Polly, Marz Pratt, Lim Puoch, Sarah Rady, Kaileena Ramirez, Richard Rawlings, Levi Robertson, Pat Rujirayanyong, Niko Rurik, Sidney Sivill, Braxton Small, Aaliyah Smith, Samantha Spencer, Ava Sturdy, Callie Swenson, PawEh ThaYou, Elizabeth Troia, Taylyn Watson, Red Wilhelm, Amy Xu, and Emily Zimmerman.
The Eisentrager-Howard Gallery is located on the first floor of Richards Hall on the university’s city campus at Stadium Drive and T streets. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public.
For more information on the exhibition, please contact the School of Art, Art History & Design at (402) 472-5522 or e-mail schoolaahd@unl.edu. Follow the gallery on social media via Instagram @eisentragerhoward and Facebook @EHArt Gallery to be informed of any gallery updates.
