Six artists will be presenting Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist and Scholar lectures during the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s 2022 spring semester. The series, hosted by the School of Art, Art History and Design, begins March 2 with photographer Millee Tibbs.

The series brings notable artists, scholars and designers to Nebraska each semester to enhance the education of students. Each lecture takes place at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hal, Room 15. The lectures are free and open to the public. They are also accessible via Zoom.

Tibbs’ work derives from her interest in photography’s ubiquity and the tension between its truth-value and inherent manipulation of reality. Tibbs is an associate professor of photography at Wayne State University.

She holds an Master of Fine Arts in photography from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is the recipient of two MacDowell fellowships, as well as multiple national and international artist residency awards. Her work has been published by the Humble Arts Foundation (New York City) and the Aperture Foundation and is held in the permanent collections of the George Eastman Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, the Chrysler Museum, the Portland Art Museum and the RISD Museum (Rhode Island School of Design).

Tibbs’ lecture will be available on Zoom here.

The remaining lectures in the series are:

• March 9 — Rachel Adams, sculpture. Adams is the chief curator and director of programs at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha. Available via Zoom here.

• March 10 — Gregory Schmidt, graphic design. Schmidt is a graphic designer practicing in Richmond, Virginia. He also works as an exhibition graphic designer at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Available via Zoom here.

• March 23 — Kathryn Gleason, art history. Gleason is professor of landscape architecture and a member of the Cornell Institute for Archaeology and Material Studies at Cornell University. Available via Zoom here.

• April 6 — Chip Thomas, interdisciplinary. Thomas, a.k.a. jetsonorama, is a photographer, public artist and physician, who has been working in a small clinic on the Navajo Nation since 1987. Available via Zoom here.

• April 13 — David Lubin, art history. Film and art historian Lubin will present a lecture “Edward Hopper and Classic American Cinema.” He is the Charlotte C. Weber Professor of Art at Wake Forest University. Available via Zoom here.

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.

For more information on the series, contact the School of Art, Art History & Design at 402-472-5522 or send e-mail to schoolaahd@unl.edu.