Nathan Murray

Adjunct Instructor in Art
Ceramics
Department
Art
Email
nathanamurray [at] gmail.com
Background

Nathan Murray is a socially engaged artist and educator living in Lincoln, NE.  His clay figures often deal with contemporary issues of race, culture, and identity.   Nathan began his academic career at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he received his Bachelors of Fine Arts in 2009.  He later accepted a graduate teaching assistantship to attend the University of Florida.  After graduating in 2015, he returned to Nebraska for a residency at the Lux Center for the Arts.  Building on his MFA work, he continues to engage social issues directly in the community. 

 Nathan exhibits work nationally and has been published in magazines, books and online publications. Subsequently, work from his exhibition Color Theorywas featured in the March, 2017 issue of Ceramics Monthly Magazine. Nathan remains actively involved in the larger ceramic community through the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, taking part in panel discussions and exhibitions. 

Courses taught

Ceramic Figure Sculpture