portraits and landscapes by 

Chuck Schroeder

opens on Saturday and Sunday, November 1 & 2.

A First Friday public reception on Nov. 7 from 5-8 p.m. will feature the artist.

Paintings are also available for viewing and purchase Friday-Sunday, 12-5 from November 1 – 30 or by appointment (contact chuck@schroederfineart.com). 

Schroeder notes, “This is a collection of portraits and landscapes, from finished works to the quick studies I do in preparation for larger, more complex drawings and paintings.” The works reflect travels and relationships formed from Nebraska, Wyoming and South Dakota, to Scotland, Italy and the Netherlands. A special collection of illustrations were completed recently for “When Scrooge Stole Drawing”, a poem by New Mexico artist, Rebekah Powers, to be published in December. A group of holiday cards and prints are available for purchase.

Since 2018, Chuck Schroeder has been dedicated to the life of an artist, after an adventurous career as CEO of major industry and cultural organizations, a competitive horseman, rancher, livestock judge, politician, fund raiser, fist shaking activist, and founder of several organizations championing the interests of rural people and communities. After many years of instruction and mentoring with recognized artists in the Taos, NM, community, his work in this chapter of life reflects the beautiful character of people, horses and places he encounters globally.

Schroeder’s work has been featured in more than a dozen one-man shows over the last six years. Private collectors in a dozen US states have acquired his drawings and paintings through gallery purchases and commissions.

The exhibit is supported in part by the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and contributors to the non-profit WallSpace for Artists and Audiences. 

paintings by Robin Smith

The exhibit is open Fridays-Sundays, 12-5 p.m. October 3-26.

Smith’s vibrant still life paintings make common objects a joy to behold. Scenes and skies from Nebraska’s Pine Ridge and the West Coast offer a compelling, different view of Smith’s painting prowess.

His scenic paintings reflect a lifetime of personal experience.  “Growing up on Cape Cod gave me a sense of the vastness of the landscape.” 

A former Chadron State College faculty member, Smith studied painting at the Skowhegan School and the University of Massachusetts before the MFA program at UN-L. He went on to earn a doctorate in visual ethnography from Arizona State. 

Robin Smith’s work has been shown at the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney, the Sheldon Museum of Art and other regional museums and galleries. His paintings are part of many private collections and are held by MONA and Sheldon.

The exhibit is supported in part by the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and contributors to the non-profit WallSpace for Artists and Audiences. Paintings are available for viewing and purchase Friday-Sunday, 12-5 from October 3-26 or by appointment by emailing doctor.robin.smith@gmail.com. 

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Film photography and one-of-a-kind books have been the focus of this personal work. Recently, the artist has used digital color work to depict the landscape and interior spaces. The exhibit contains work in all three forms.    A Minnesota native, Lisa Bang Hoffman graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College. She did supplemental coursework at the University of Minnesota but completed her MFA at UNL in 1995. Bang Hoffman has taught as an adjunct at UNL, Doane College, and Concordia University, including courses in design, drawing, and darkroom photography.   Bang Hoffman exhibits work nationally and internationally including Nebraska venues:  the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Fred Simon Gallery (Omaha) and the Museum of Nebraska Art (Kearney). She received the Nebraska Arts Council Distinguished Artist Award in 2004, the Gaudi Medal from the Institut Municipal D’Accio Cultural (Reus, Spain) 2005, was a finalist in the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, (York, UK) and exhibited in the Berlin Foto Biennial in 2016.   Works are available for viewing and purchase August 1-31 on Fridays-Sundays from 12-5 p.m., or by appointment (text to 531-289-9569).  The exhibition is funded with support from the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and donors to the non-profit WallSpace for Artists and Audiences. More information at wallspace-lnk.com, wallspaceforartists.com, on Facebook  or lisabanghoffman.com or @lisabanghoffman on Instagram  https://www.wallspaceforartists.com/

with work by Dawson Adams & Brian Garbrecht

Heads,” concrete & cast bronze, Dawson Adams

July 5 – 27

(Closed July 4)

Reception Friday July 11, from 5 – 8pm

1624 S 17th St, Lincoln, NE 68502
Parking out front or in the gravel lot north of Conner’s Antiques.

 “When is Today” includes sculptures by Dawson Adams, a fourth-year UNL Studio Arts major, and photographs, drawing, and videos by MFA candidate Brian Garbrecht. A Second Friday public reception July 11 from 5-8 p.m. will feature the artists and honor the Janovy’s support.
 

“Untitled,” carved wood column, Dawson Adams”

Dawson Adams’ work came from responding directly to the stone, wood, concrete and metal materials he used. Adams worked concrete construction for ten years before attending university. He notes, “the sculptures became a way to explore what form might communicate beyond the limits of language in an evolving search for shape, feeling, and presence.” He is currently treasurer of both Sculpture Club and Pickleball Club UNL.
 

“Static Cling,” video & still image, Brian Garbrecht

Brian Garbrecht says his work examines “memory, repetition, and cultural obsolescence through the language of analog media.” Using legacy TVs  and installations to display his videos, Garbrecht reanimates fragments of 1990s TV  and domestic experience. These interventions highlight the tension between personal memory and mass-produced media. “The work is a meditation on cycles—of consumption, of care, and of forgetting,” often created in collaboration with his mother, Paula, who is living with Alzheimer’s disease. Garbrecht earned his BFA from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. He received the 2025 Cather Graduate Excellence Award from UNL, among other recognitions.
 

“Screenshot,” Brian Garbrecht

Works are available for viewing and purchase July 5-6 from 12-5 p.m., then Friday-Sunday 12-5 p.m., July 11-27 or by appointment (text to 531-289-4620). Second Friday reception July 11 is from 5-8 p.m.
 
This exhibition is funded by longtime educators and arts supporters Karen and John Janovy of Lincoln, in partnership with the non-profit WallSpace for Artists and Audiences. More information at wallspace-lnk.com, wallspaceforartists.com, or on Facebook or Instagram. 
 

“Shooting Stars,” Brian Garbrecht

A word about the Nebraska Arts Council: Although this fiscal year’s grant applications have been reviewed and decisions made about grants that should begin July 1, there is no word from the Federal Government about when or if funds from Washington will be forthcoming. We will continue to feature the logos in recognition of these important friends.

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