The School of Art, Art History & Design is pleased to welcome Jim Richard as a Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Oct. 9-11th. He will give a public lecture about his work at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 10 in Richards Hall 15.

Jim Richard’s paintings, drawings, and collages can be found in the collections of Guggenheim Museum, The New Orleans Museum of Art, and the Houston Museum of Fine Art. He has an extensive exhibition record that includes the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Drawing Center, Oliver Kamm Gallery and Jeff Bailey Gallery in New York. His honors and awards include a Pollock-Krasner Foundation award, and a Joan Mitchell Foundation award. He lives and works in New Orleans, LA. where he taught painting for many years at the University of New Orleans.

The Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture Series is underwritten by the Hixson-Lied Endowment, with additional support from other sources. The program brings notable artists, scholars and designers to the University of Nebraska; enhancing the education of our students and enriching the culture of the state by providing a way for the public to interact with luminaries in the fields of art, art history and design.