Art and art history alumnus Garth Johnson will present a free Alumni Masters Week public lecture at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in Woods Art Building, Room 11.
Johnson, a 1997 UNL graduate who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts, is curator of ceramics at the Arizona State University Art Museum in Tempe. He previously served as the curator of artistic programs at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, and spent seven years as a professor at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California.
Johnson is a self-described craft activist who explores craft’s influence and relevance in the 21st century. He is leading a task force for a publication that will anthologize contributions to the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Journal for their 50th Anniversary in 2016.
He received a Master of Fine Arts from Alfred University in 2000.
Every fall outstanding alumni return to campus to share their experiences and knowledge with UNL students as part of Alumni Masters Week. More than 400 alumni have participated since the event started in 1964.
For more information on the talk, call 402-472-5522.
