Keith Lowry

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1935, Abilene, Kansas – 2020, Kearney, Nebraska View artwork Keith Lowry, born in Abilene, Kansas in 1935, began painting during his senior year of high school. Concentrating primarily on landscapes throughout his career, he has also explored pop art, abstract expressionism, and photorealism. He earned his degrees – B.S. in 1957 and M.S. in 1959 – Read More

Dorothea Kropp

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1911, Nebraska City, Nebraska – 1976, Lincoln, Nebraska View artwork Dorothea Kropp was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska on August 10, 1911. In 1934, she graduated from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln where she was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. Later, she attended graduate school in Paris, France. During World War II, she volunteered Read More

Ted Long

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1932, North Platte, Nebraska – 2007, North Platte, Nebraska View Artwork Ted Long was born on February 5, 1932 in North Platte, Nebraska. He attended North Platte High School and received numerous art internships, but has had no formal art training. Most of his work covers 1800 Western U.S. culture; his paintings and sculptures of the American Read More

Fred Krejci

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1902, Exeter, Nebraska  – 1982, Friend, Nebraska View artwork Fred Krejci was born April 28, 1902 on a farm in Fillmore County near Exeter, Nebraska, an area where he remained all but one year of his life. He attended school until the eighth grade at which time he left to help out on the family Read More

Susan Knight

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1950, Grand Rapids, Michigan – View Artwork Susan Knight was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and attended many schools including the University of Notre Dame, the Glassell School of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and St. Mary’s College where she received her BFA. She has worked as a retail advertiser, commercial artist, and curitorial Read More

Stephen Cornelius Roberts

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1952, Omaha, Nebraska – View Artwork Stephen Cornelius Roberts, a fifth generation Nebraskan, was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1952. He earned his B.F.A. degree in Painting from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1976. He also studied art history, which deeply influenced his art. In 1990, the Allan Stone Gallery of New York Read More

Tom Bartek: MONA Collection Artwork

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1932, Omaha, Nebraska – 2024, Omaha, Nebraska Tom Bartek Roots of Small Remorse acrylic on panel 1984 37¼ × 30¼” Gift of the Artist in memory of his wife, Gloria Bartek (1933-2004) Accession No: 2006.09 (click image for full view) Tom Bartek Nebraska September silkscreen (43/72) 1972 Museum Purchase made possible by Friends of Art Read More

Raymond Knaub

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1940, Gering, Nebraska – View artwork Raymond Knaub’s technically flawless landscape oil paintings speak to the viewer at a rare nonverbal level. It is a peaceful place where the visual meets the emotional where memories are easily evoked with a brush stroke. It is a place where our intuition tells us that the subtleties we view Read More

Tim Klunder

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1965, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – View Artwork Tim Klunder received his MFA in painting from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1996. He currently resides in Wisconsin where he continues to paint landscapes. View Artwork