Visiting Artist Exhibition: Lee Running

Join us for open studios as we celebrate the newly completed work by our recent Visiting Artist-in-Residence, Lee Running.

Please note that this event is in Sloss' Historic Powerhouse. Signage from the Visitor's Center will direct you to the building

This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP to let us know you'll be there! 

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About Lee: 

Lee Emma Running is an artist based in Omaha, NE, who creates monumental public installations and arresting objects using cast iron, enamel, glass, bone, and handmade paper. She uses this work to engage audiences in conversations about the impact of human-built systems on the natural world. Running was a Foundry Resident in the Arts/Industry program at Kohler Co. in 2023 and 2024. Permanent installations of her work can be viewed at the Omaha Central Public Library, the University of Nebraska, Omaha, the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Bernheim Arboretum. Her work has been featured in exhibitions at the Joslyn, the Kewitt Luminarium, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and the Des Moines Art Center. She has been awarded residencies at Opera Omaha, Western North Carolina Sculpture Park, Ucross, and the Santa Fe Art Institute.