Terry James Conrad, assistant professor and program head of printmaking at the University of Iowa, will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 30 at 5:30 p.m. in Woods Art Building Rm. 11. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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.
Conrad is an Iowa Print Media Faculty Fellow and also serves as the University of Iowa liaison to Frogman’s Print Workshops.
He grew up in New York state and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Alfred University and his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He previously taught at Skidmore College and assisted his partner, Rachel Ziegler-Sheridan, in founding the Round Lake School, which is a preschool/residency that follows the teaching philosophies of Reggio Emelia.
Conrad has had solo, two-person and group exhibitions nationally and internationally. In 2017, he was a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in Drawing, Printmaking and Book Arts. He has been awarded residencies at Frans Masereel Centrum (Belgium), Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency (New York), Penland School of Craft (North Carolina) and the Vermont Studio Center.
Conrad’s work often revolves around scientific collaborations and tool making. In 2023 he is starting a new project, a continued collaboration with scientists Dr. Joan Bernhard (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) and Dr. Catherine Davis (North Carolina State University), which is funded by a National Science Foundation Award. He will develop a series of new works surrounding the research of these two scientists, as well as the experience of shadowing their scientific team on a research voyage on the Pacific Ocean in September 2023.
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 e-mail schoolaahd@unl.edu.