Justin Favela "Estardas" in the “Modern Desert Markings" exhibition at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, Spring 2023 (Becca Schwartz\UNLV)
UNLV Art presents: 2026 Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Please join us for our Visiting Artists of the 2026-27 academic year. Venues are forthcoming. All talks take place 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
September 10 - Jackie Amézquita
INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST
September 17 - Alana Berglund
ARTS ADMINISTRATOR, HOLLAND PROJECT
October 1 - Amy Elkins
VISUAL ARTIST, PHOTOGRAPHY
October 8 - Alejandro Macias
VISUAL ARTIST, PAINTING
October 15 - Sharon Louden
VISUAL ARTIST, PAINTING
November 5 - Justin Favela
MIXED MEDIA ARTIST (Barrick Museum Auditorium)
November 12 - Lee Ambrozy
ART HISTORIAN, CHINESE ART (Barrick Museum Auditorium)
UNLV’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series, run continuously since 1985, hosts cutting-edge artists, designers, critics, and art historians sponsored by the Art Department and College of Fine Arts. Recent visitors have included Heather Harmon, Danielle SeaWalker, rafa esparza, Josephine Halvorson, Ronald Rael, Brie Ruais, Clarity Haynes, Silas Munro, Carmen Winant, Andy Campbell, Martin Creed, cassils, Candice Lin, Jenni Sorkin, and others.
UNLV is a large research university that provides a critical education in the fine arts in the heart of a glittering capital of entertainment. Our student body is largely first-generation working students who have chosen to pursue college degrees in art in a city that prioritizes full-time careers in the service industry. UNLV brims with energy from a new generation of thinkers, creators, and leaders focused on taking Las Vegas and the world forward.