The School of Art, Art History & Design welcomes photographer David Emitt Adams as the next Hinson-Lied Visiting Artist. Adams will give a public lecture on Oct. 26th at 7:00 p.m. in Woods Art Building room 11.
David Emitt Adams is an artist whose current practice engages historical photographic methods in order to create an informed contemporary dialogue about the past and present. Born in Yuma, Arizona, David obtained his Bachelors of Fine Art from Bowling Green State University and a Masters of Fine Arts from Arizona State University. He is a recipient of the Clarence John Laughlin Award, the Puffin Foundation Grant and the Arizona Commission on the Arts Research and Development Grant. His work is in the permanent collection of The Museum of Photographic Arts San Diego, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, The Center for Creative Photography, The George Eastman Museum and numerous private collections. He has exhibited nationally and internationally including museum exhibitions at Wichita Art Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Phoenix Art Museum, Tucson Art Museum and the Roswell Museum and Art Center.
The Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series is underwritten by the Hixson-Lied Endowment, with additional support from other sources. The program brings notable artists, scholars and designers to the University of Nebraska; enhancing the education of our students and enriching the culture of the state by providing a way for the public to interact with luminaries in the fields of art, art history and design.