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
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
Dwight Kirsch
1899, Pawnee County, Nebraska – 1981, Colorado Springs, Colorado View Artwork Handwritten notes that were to comprise Dwight Kirsch’s autobiography were found in his desk drawer after his death in 1981. Entitled “My Life in Art – Memoirs,” it unraveled a story about an artist, teacher, and art administrator whose importance to art in Nebraska cannot Read More
Jun Kaneko
1942, Nagoya, Japan – View Artwork In 1942, Jun Kaneko was born in Nagoya, Japan where he studied painting during his high school years. He came to the United States in 1963 to continue those studies at Chouinard Institute of Art when his focus was drawn to sculptural ceramics through his introduction to Fred Marer. Read More
Luther Jones
1944, Poplar Bluffs, Missouri – 1999, Omaha, Nebraska View artwork Luther Jones was born on October 16, 1944 in Poplar Bluffs, Missouri. He received his BFA from the University of Omaha in 1968 and attended the Minnetonka Art Center in Minnetonka, Minnesota in 1979. Around 1974, Jones was working with metal by using an oxyacentylene torch Read More
Keith Jacobshagen
1941, Wichita, Kansas – View Artwork Keith Jacobshagen was born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1941. Trained as a graphic designer and illustrator at the Kansas City Art Institute, he worked in the Contemporary Design Department of HallMark Card in Kansas City, Missouri, after graduation. In 1966 he was accepted into the MFA program at the Read More
William Henry Jackson
1843, Keesville, New York – 1942, New York, New York View Artwork Jackson was born in Keesville, New York and right after his high school graduation began his career as a photographer and painter. Jackson is best known as the dean of American landscape photographers. In 1886, he went west traveling through Nebraska on his way Read More
Vincent Hron
1961, Omaha, Nebraska – View Artwork Vincent Hron was born in 1961 in Omaha and received his BFA in painting/drawing from Drake University in 1984 and his MFA in painting from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1987. He was a guest artist of the Statliche Kunst Academi in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1987-88 Read More
Dan Howard
1931, Iowa City, Iowa – View Artwork Dan Howard was born on August 4, 1931 in Iowa City, Iowa and received both his BA and MFA from the University of Iowa. In 1958, he joined the faculty at Arkansas State University and was appointed chariman in 1965. He went on to serve as chairman of Read More
Elmer Holzrichter
1924, Burrton, Kansas – 2016, Kearney, Nebraska View artwork Elmer Holzrichter was born in Harvey County, Kansas, on December 18, 1924, into a family who were “artistic in nature.” A teacher from his country school motivated Holzrichter to pursue art seriously when she told him, “Oh Elmer, you must become an artist!” With his B.F.A. Read More
