Visual and performing artist Tony Orrico will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture at 5:30 p.m. April 3 at the Sheldon Museum of Art’s Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.
The School of Art, Art History and Design’s Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series brings notable artists, scholars and designers to Nebraska each semester to enhance the education of students. The series is presented in collaboration with the Sheldon Museum of Art.
Orrico is assistant professor of dance and sculpture/intermedia at the University of Iowa. His record of exhibitions spans five continents. His work investigates endurance, mark making, somatics, choreography, and collaborative improvisation.
His works are in the permanent collections of Muzeum Susch (Switzerland), Kablanc/Fundación Otazu (Spain), Bergmeier/Kunstsaele (Germany), Colección Ca.Sa (Chile), The National Academy of Sciences (Washington, D.C.), Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (Mexico) and Stanley Museum of Art (Iowa City), among others.
Orrico was one of a select group of artists to re-perform the work of Marina Abramovic during Abramovic's retrospective at MoMA in 2010. As a former member of Trisha Brown Dance Company and Shen Wei Dance Arts, he has graced such stages as the Sydney Opera House, Teatro La Fenice, New York State Theater, and Theatre du Palais-Royal.
In 2020, Orrico was included in the book "Performance Drawing: New Practices since 1945," a collection of interviews and essays exploring the relationship between drawing and performance, published by Bloomsbury.
View Orrico's work on his website.
The remaining lectures in the series are:
- April 9: Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker, Richards Hall Room 15. Davis and Stocker are a husband-and-wife team of University of Cincinnati archaeologists. They were part of an international team of archaeologists led by UC that recently discovered a Bronze Age warrior’s tomb in southwestern Greece filled with more than 1,400 objects and was featured in the New York Times.
- April 10: Jaque Fragua. Fragua is a Native American artist known for his powerful and thought-provoking works. His artistic practice encompasses a diverse range of mediums, including studio painting, mural creation, sculpture, installation and public art. See his work online.
- April 17: Amanda Macuiba. Co-sponsored by the Great Plains Art Museum. Macuiba’s work is concerned with the landscapes, communities, development practices and environmental practices throughout the U.S. Her solo exhibition, “Watershed,” will be on view at the Great Plains Museum from April 4-Sept. 20, and she will be the Elizabeth Rubendall Artist-in-Residence from April 8-19. A reception will take place in the Great Plains Art Museum immediately following the lecture at the Sheldon. View her work on her website.
- April 24: Norman Akers. Akers’ work is included in the spring exhibition “Exploding Native Inevitable,” at the Sheldon Museum of Art. Akers is associate professor in the Department of Visual Art at the University of Kansas. As a Native American artist, he explores issues of identity, culture (including Osage mythos), place and the dynamics of personal and cultural transformation in his work. View his work on his website.
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.
