Sculptor David Lobdell will present the next lecture of the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series at 5:30 p.m. April 13 in Richards Hall, Room 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Lobdell is a professor of fine art and chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department at New Mexico Highlands University. He was born and raised in southwest Louisiana. He earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame.
Lobdell was founding President of the Western Cast Iron Art Alliance and he currently serves on the board of the organization. His interests are in thermal processes that include ceramics, metalworking and performance works that incorporate fire.
Underwritten by the Hixson-Lied Endowment with additional support from other sources, the series enriches the culture of the state by providing a way for Nebraskans to interact with luminaries in the fields of art, art history and design. Each visiting artist or scholar spends one to three days on campus to meet with classes, participate in critiques and give demonstrations. Every visiting artist or scholar gives at least one major lecture that is free and open to the public.
The remaining lecture in the series this spring is:
- Photographer Lawrence McFarland, 5:30 p.m. April 20 – McFarland, who received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1976, is professor emeritus from the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught from 1985 to 2013. He was awarded the first William and Bettye Nowlin Endowed Professorship in Photography in 2003.
For more information about the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist and Scholar events, click here or call 402-472-5522.
