Book artist Sara Langworthy will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist and Scholar lecture at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in Richards Hall, Room 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Langworthy lives and works in Iowa City, Iowa, where she maintains a private studio and is associate professor of practice at the University of Iowa Center for the Book. At Iowa, Langworthy leads the letterpress printing area and oversees the printing studios.
Her awards include the Minnesota Fine Press Book Award, an Artist Book Production Grant from Women’s Studio Workshop and she was a finalist for the MCBA Prize in 2015. In 2011, she was awarded the Emerging Educator Award from the College Book Art Association.
Recently, her book “Naturans Naturata” received the 2018 Carl Hertzog Award for Excellence in Book Design. Her artist books and broadsides are collected widely and are found in many collections including the Library of Congress, Wellesley College and the Walker Art Center.
She received a Bachelor of Arts from Grinnell College and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa. Her work explores ways we attempt to explain and understand our place in the natural world and often draws on scientific or philosophic writings as source material. Langworthy is a board member of the Fine Press Book Association.
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. For more information, send email to schoolaahd@unl.edu or call 402-472-5522.
