Sculptor David Baskin will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Baskin has taught at the Cooper Union School of Art and the New York Institute of Technology and was a visiting critic at the School of Visual Arts, New York City; Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, and the University of Buffalo, New York.
His honors and awards include a McDowell Colony Fellowship; a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant; a Yaddo residency; and a commission through Brookfield Properties for a lobby installation at the Grace Building in New York City.
Baskin was one of the original members of the Brooklyn based non-profit art organization Smack Mellon. He received his bachelor of fine arts degree from The Cooper Union.
An exhibition of Baskin's work titled "Consumption of Failure" will be on display at Fiendish Plots Gallery from September 28 – October 28, 2018. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, September 29, 6-9 pm. Fiendish Plots is located at 2130 Magnum Cir. in Lincoln, NE. Additional information can be found at http://fiendishplots.com/.
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.