The University of Nebraska's Clay Club and the School of Art, Art History & Design welcome the final visiting artists of the fall 2017 Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholars Lecture Series. Ceramic artists Linda Lopez and Cristina Córdova will present consecutive artist lectures on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. Their lectures are free and open to the public.
Linda Lopez received her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Colorado. She has been an artist in residence at The Clay Studio and the Archie Bray Foundation. She has exhibited her work in New Zealand and throughout the United States. Lopez received the Lighton International Artist Exchange Program Grant to be an artist in residence at C.R.E.T.A. Rome Residency Program. She is represented by Mindy Solomon Gallery.
Cristina Córdova lives and works in Penland, North Carolina. She received her Master of Fine Arts in ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred and has taught at Penland School of Crafts, Haystack Mountain School, Santa Fe Clay, Mudfire, Odyssey Center for Ceramics and Anderson Ranch, among others. She founded Travel Arte, an ongoing platform that provides educational experiences within the ceramics medium while immersing students in the creative culture of a specific setting.
Underwritten by the Hixson-Lied Endowment with additional support from other sources, the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture 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. Clay Club is a recognized student organization and is the primary sponsor of Linda Lopez and Cristina Córdova's visit to Nebraska.