Pete Pinnell

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). 

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Matt Meyer, “(un)Thrive,” 23” x 12” x 12”. Jewelya Coffey, “The Great Escape,” 5” x 7”, trace monotype and colored pencil on Japanese paper, 2024.

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). 

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Left: Natalie Leininger. Right: An illustration by Leininger for the book “Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264” by Sands Hetherington. Courtesy photos.

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.

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Emma Nishimura

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. 

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A Roman sarcophagus. Courtesy photo. Dr. Mont Allen. Courtesy photo.

26 Mar 2024    

AIA presents guest lecture by Mont Allen

Lincoln, Neb.--The Archaeological Institute of America Lincoln-Omaha Society presents a guest lecture by Mont Allen on Wednesday, April 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Allen is associate professor of classics and art history at Southern Illinois University. His research foci include Greek and Roman funerary sculpture, ancient sculptural tools and techniques, Greek mythology, Roman painting, and Late Antique religions, seasoned by a love of Latin and urban geography.

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Isabel Barbuzza, “Embrace Me/Abrazame,” 1999, suit, fabric stiffener, mussel shells, pigment and Vaseline. Isabel Barbuzza

13 Mar 2024    

Sculptor Isabel Barbuzza will present Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture March 27

Lincoln, Neb.—Isabel Barbuzza, professor in the sculpture and intermedia program in the University of Iowa’s School of Art and Art History, will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar lecture on Wednesday, March 27 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The School of Art, Art History & Design’s Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture Series brings notable artists, scholars and designers to Nebraska each semester to enhance the education of students. 

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From left to right, top to bottom, Angelica Tapia Estrada, Transition; Alex Renbarger, A representational, angled, close up shot, of the inside of a vernacular living room with cinematic lighting; Charlotte Middleton, Cornflower Pitcher and Basin; Sara Alfieri, Charcoal 6 Pack; Dominique Ellis, Leakage Camisole, and Broken Prism Series. Casey Beck’s work from “permutations.”

11 Mar 2024    

2 exhibitions on display April 1-5 at Eisentrager-Howard Gallery

Lincoln, Neb.—The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design presents two exhibitions April 1-5 in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery.

• “Blue Horizons” showcases the work of five second-year Master of Fine Arts candidates in painting, printmaking, photography and ceramics as they delve into interdisciplinary materials.

The exhibition will have a closing reception on Friday, April 5 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.

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Roberto Tejada. Photo by Paola Valenzuela. Roberto Tejada, “Why the Assembly Disbanded” (Fordham University Press, 2022).

06 Mar 2024    

Art historian Roberto Tejada is next Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar

Lincoln, Neb.—Roberto Tejada, the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor at the University of Houston, where he teaches creative writing and art history, will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar lecture on Wednesday, March 20 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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Christy Aggens, “Tom Lake,” 2023, oil on canvas, 55” x 63”. Kim Tomlinson, “It’s Magic! And a Little Loss to Even Things Out!,” 2023, trace monotype, screenprint and foil, 22” x 25”.

05 Mar 2024    

MFA Thesis Exhibitions open March 18

Lincoln, Neb.—Six graduating Master of Fine Arts students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design will present their MFA Thesis Exhibitions this spring beginning March 18.

The simultaneous solo shows will be on display in four different exhibitions. All events are free and open to the public.

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Three tile pillars at the entrance to Bryan West. Eddie Dominguez’s 12’ x 22’ mosaic mural at Bryan East.

28 Feb 2024    By Kathe C. Andersen

Dominguez creates public art at Bryan to commemorate Covid-19 pandemic experience

Lincoln, Neb.--School of Art, Art History & Design Professor of Art Eddie Dominguez recently completed a two-segment public art project created for Bryan Health Systems to commemorate the community’s experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A 12-foot by 22-foot mosaic mural located at Bryan East includes a cluster of clouds with words submitted by hospital staff, who were asked to reflect on their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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