Lecture
Time:
Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist: Raymond Thompson Jr.
Date:
Starts at
5:30 pm
Richards Hall
Room: 15
Target Audiences:
560 Stadium Dr
Lincoln NE 68508
Lincoln NE 68508
Additional Info: RH
Contact:
School of Art, Art History & Design, schoolaahd@unl.edu
Raymond Thompson, Jr., an interdisciplinary artist, educator and visual journalist, will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Thompson is assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He explores how race, memory, representation and place combine to shape the Black environmental imagination of the North American landscape.
He received his M.F.A. in photography at West Virginia University, an M.A. in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and a degree in American studies from the University of Mary Washington.
Thompson won the 1619 Aftermath Grant (2023) and the 2021 Lenscratch Student Prize. His recent exhibitions include the Fotofest Biennial-Ten by Ten: Ten Portfolios from the Meeting Place. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Virginia Museum of Fine Art and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. He is also the author of “Appalachian Ghost” published in 2024 by the University Press of Kentucky.
His professional experience extends to freelance photography, where he has collaborated with The New York Times, The Intercept, NBC News, NPR, Politico, ProPublica, The Nature Conservancy, ACLU, WBEZ, Google, Merrell, Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine and the Associated Press.
Thompson is assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He explores how race, memory, representation and place combine to shape the Black environmental imagination of the North American landscape.
He received his M.F.A. in photography at West Virginia University, an M.A. in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and a degree in American studies from the University of Mary Washington.
Thompson won the 1619 Aftermath Grant (2023) and the 2021 Lenscratch Student Prize. His recent exhibitions include the Fotofest Biennial-Ten by Ten: Ten Portfolios from the Meeting Place. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Virginia Museum of Fine Art and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. He is also the author of “Appalachian Ghost” published in 2024 by the University Press of Kentucky.
His professional experience extends to freelance photography, where he has collaborated with The New York Times, The Intercept, NBC News, NPR, Politico, ProPublica, The Nature Conservancy, ACLU, WBEZ, Google, Merrell, Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine and the Associated Press.
