Art and Art History faculty, staff featured in Eisentrager-Howard exhibition

Margaret Bohls, "Double Vases on Tray," porcelain and stoneware, 2014.
Margaret Bohls, "Double Vases on Tray," porcelain and stoneware, 2014.

Twenty-six faculty and staff members from the Department of Art and Art History are showing their work in a variety of media in the “Faculty and Staff Exhibition” at the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall.

The exhibition continues through Feb. 6 and will conclude with a First Friday closing reception on Feb. 6 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.

“I don’t think we’ve ever had a time in the history of this department when we’ve had so many accomplished artists working here, “ said Pete Pinnell, professor and chair of the Department of Art and Art History. “What’s fun is that these artists include not just our full-time faculty, but also our part-time faculty and the staff members who make this department run. From top to bottom, this department is filled with exciting artists working in an incredibly wide array of mediums. I know that this will result in a fantastic show.”

Participating in the exhibition are the following (the medium of their work in the exhibition is in parenthesis):

• Christy Aggens, multimedia designer and student services coordinator (painting)
• Byron Anway, lecturer (painting)
• Stacy Asher, assistant professor of art (graphic design)
• Alexis Bass, digital instructional specialist (video)
• Margaret Bohls, assistant professor of art (ceramics)
• Matt Bukrey, art fabrication space manager (ceramics)
• Jordan Buschur, lecturer and gallery director (painting)
• Santiago Cal, associate professor of art (sculpture)
• Mark Cole, assistant professor of practice (ceramics)
• Eddie Dominguez, associate professor of art (ceramics)
• Dana Fritz, professor of art (photography)
• Anthony Hawley, lecturer (painting)
• Aaron Holz, associate professor of art (painting)
• Elizabeth Ingraham, associate professor of art (textiles/mixed media)
• Josh Johnson, lecturer (sculpture)
• Karen Kunc, Cather Professor of Art (printmaking)
• Bart Lynch, lecturer (drawing)
• Andrea Maack, office assistant (mixed media)
• Mo Neal, associate professor of art (sculpture)
• Walker Pickering, assistant professor of art (photography)
• Pete Pinnell, professor of art and Chair (ceramics)
• Zheng Rui, researcher (calligraphy)
• Amy Smith, lecturer (drawing/printmaking)
• Matthew Sontheimer, assistant professor of art (mixed media)
• Francisco Souto, professor of art (drawing)
• Sandra Williams, associate professor of art (mixed media/painting)

The Eisentrager-Howard Gallery is located on the first floor of Richards Hall, which is located at Stadium Drive and T sts. on the UNL city campus. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact the Department of Art and Art History at (402) 472-5522.