Alex Renbarger, Adjunct Instructor of Art
Tuesday & Thursday from 3:50-4:50 p.m.
Alex Renbarger (b.1999) specializes in painting isolated interior scenes with intense lighting and vivid colors, based on AI-generated images. She received an MFA in painting and drawing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln after earning a BFA in studio art from Texas State University.
Select solo exhibitions include What Remains When Memory Fades at the Lux Center for the Arts in Lincoln, NE; Artificial Interiors at Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, Lincoln, NE; and The Artist’s Studio at Spellerberg Projects Main St. Gallery in Lockhart, TX.
Select group shows include Small Works at Blanden Memorial Art Museum, Fort Dodge, IA; Nice;03, Annual National Juried Exhibition at Midwest Nice Art, Aberdeen, SD; Tender and Substance--both I Like Your Work online exhibitions; Graduate Juried Exhibition at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS; UARK x UNL Exchange Exhibition, Sugar Gallery, Fayetteville, Arkansas; and Illusions of Reverie at Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
2025 MFA, Painting and Drawing, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE • GPA 3.9
2022 BFA, Painting and Drawing, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Minor in Communications
2025 Sabbatical Replacement for Assistant Professor of Studio Art Foundations (Fall), University of Nebraska-Lincoln (courses taught: 3 sections of ARTP 151: Color and Composition )
Instructor of Record, Drawing I (Spring), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
2024 Instructor of Record, Painting I (Spring), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
Volunteer Graduate Teaching Assistant, WATC 257: Watercolor (Summer), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
Instructor of Record, ARTP 151: Color & Composition (Fall), University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Volunteer Graduate Teaching Assistant, Drawing I (Fall), University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE
2023 Instructor of Record, Painting I (Spring), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
Instructor of Record, Drawing I (Fall), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
Volunteer Graduate Teaching Assistant, ARTP 151: Color & Composition (Fall), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
2022 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Painting I (Spring), University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Drawing I (Spring), University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
2026 Artist in Residence, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
2025 Vreeland Graduate Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1st Place, Small Works 24x24x24 Juried Art Exhibit, Blanden Memorial Art Museum
CIRTL Associate Certification (2025), University of Nebraska–Lincoln, NE
Winter Teaching Assistant Bootcamp, Graduate Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, NE
2024-25 Hixson-Lied Graduate Student Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2024 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Finalist, Koi Artist Award, Blue Koi Gallery