The School of Art, Art History & Design is pleased to welcome Kevin Miyazaki. Kevin will lead a photography discussion at 5:30 p.m. on September 5th in Richards Hall, Room 15.
The talk is free and open to the public.
Kevin Miyazaki is a fourth generation Japanese-American. His childhood, in an overwhelmingly white suburb of Milwaukee, created a desire to examine his ethnicity and ancestral history. Stories from his family infuse his artwork, along with themes of immigration, forced migration, and social/economic mobility. Of particular interest is the incarceration of his father’s family and 120,000 Japanese Americans by the U.S. Government during World War ll.
Miyazaki’s work has been exhibited at venues including the Griffin Museum of Photography, The Haggerty Museum of Art, Center for Photography at Woodstock and the The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. He teaches at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design and works as a freelance editorial photographer with clients including The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Food Network Magazine, AARP and Smithsonian.
The Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & 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.