26 Apr 2024
University of Nebraska–Lincoln student art sales are May 10-11
Lincoln, Neb.— The University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Art, Art History & Design is hosting art sales in ceramics, printmaking and photography on May 10-11 in Richards Hall.
Hours for the sales are Friday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the sales is free and open to the public. Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted at both sales.
26 Apr 2024
Capstone Exhibition opens May 10
Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design will present the work of graduating undergraduate students in the Spring 2024 Capstone Exhibition this May.
This biannual experience is held at the end of the fall and spring semesters and presents the work of each semester’s graduating Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) seniors in studio art and graphic design as a culmination of their coursework and exploration.
24 Apr 2024
Ceramic alumnus Buller earns prestigious honors
Lincoln, Neb.--School of Art, Art History & Design alumnus Larry Buller (M.E. 2006; M.F.A. 2017) has earned two recent prestigious honors: A McKnight Artist Fellowship and being named a Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist for 2024.
Buller was at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis from Jan. 1 through March 31 for the McKnight Fellowship.
10 Apr 2024
Interdisciplinary artist Fazlalizadeh will present Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture April 24
Lincoln, Neb.—Interdisciplinary artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar lecture on Wednesday, April 24 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.
During her visit, Fazlalizadeh will also engage in a sanctioned street art activation on April 25-26 in Lincoln.
09 Apr 2024
Oklahoma’s Burns presents lecture April 23
Lincoln, Neb.--Emily C. Burns, director of the Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West and associate professor of art history at the University of Oklahoma, will deliver a guest lecture on Tuesday, April 23 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15 on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Burns’ lecture is titled “Building Black Histories and Futures Through Diorama: Architectural Models on Exhibition, 1900-1940.”
08 Apr 2024
Painter Kim Dorland will present Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture April 10
Lincoln, Neb.—Artist Kim Dorland will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar lecture on Wednesday, April 10 at 5:30 p.m.
The lecture will be via Zoom at https://unl.zoom.us/j/98942017687. The Zoom lecture is free and open to the public.
04 Apr 2024
Pinnell earns NCECA Fellow of the Council Award
Lincoln, Neb.—Pete Pinnell, professor of art in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design, received the 2024 NCECA Fellow of the Council Award.
The NCECA Fellow of the Council Award recognizes individuals who have made an outstanding contribution through service to the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA).
01 Apr 2024
Final MFA Thesis Exhibitions open April 15
Lincoln, Neb.—MFA Thesis Exhibition III runs April 15-19 in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall. The exhibition includes the work of two graduating Master of Fine Arts students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design: Jewelya Coffey (painting and drawing) and Matt Meyer (sculpture).
28 Mar 2024 By Kathe C. Andersen
Art senior illustrates children’s book
Lincoln, Neb.--Natalie Leininger, a senior art major originally from Princeton, New Jersey, is the illustrator of the fourth title in the Night Buddies series, “Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264” by Sands Hetherington.
The series, for middle-grade readers, includes goofy, surreal, action-packed adventures with characters ranging from red crocodiles to cheesecake-making giantesses.
Leininger learned about the opportunity through a family friend.
28 Mar 2024 By Grace Fitzgibbon, Nebraska Alumni Association
Nishimura returns for Alumni Masters Week April 4-5
Lincoln, Neb.--Emma Nishimura (M.F.A. 2013) is one of nine alumni named to the 2024 class of Alumni Masters by the Nebraska Alumni Association. She will be on campus April 4-5 and honored at the Nebraska Medallion Dinner.