Twelve artists will be presenting Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar lectures this fall in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design. The series begins with graphic designer Christopher Fox on Feb. 6.

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. The series is presented in collaboration with Sheldon Museum of Art.

Each lecture will take place at 5:30 p.m. in Sheldon Art Museum’s Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium, unless otherwise noted below. The lectures are free and open to the public.

Fox is assistant professor and graphic design program director at Calvin University. His Not Design studio is a collaborative studio interested in focusing on projects that step outside the boundaries of traditional design. View their work at https://www.thinknotdesign.com.

Fox is a typographic instigator blending tactile, digital and spatial experiences. He is fully immersed in the academic function while trying to maintain a deliberate creative balance. His work is often responsive and collaborative, intentionally sharing ownership of the process of making with others.

He received his M.F.A. in visual studies from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, and his B.F.A. with an emphasis in graphic design from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. He was also an artist-in-residence at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China.