In addition to our Resident Artists, the LUX Center also employs local and regional artists and professionals to lecture, run workshops and educate the community. If you are interested in teaching for the LUX center, contact Natalie Nelson, Education Director, or download the instructor application PDF and submit your information.

Margaret Berry

Margaret Berry received a Bachelor of Arts from Creighton University and a Master of Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She began painting in encaustic (hot wax) in 2003 and is a board member of International Encaustic Artists. She has developed her own series of traveling workshops called Hot Wax/Cool Art™ which has been presented in Florida, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa as well as Nebraska. Berry currently serves as an artist-in-residence for the Nebraska Arts Council while also teaching in her home studio. Margaret teaches encaustics workshops for adults at LUX Center for the Arts.

Learn more about Margaret at www.margaretberryart.com.

Lindsey Clausen

Lindsey Clausen grew up in Lincoln and is currently pursuing a BFA in Studio Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Clausen has worked her way up at the LUX Center from a student, to a volunteer teaching assistant and to the lead instructor for Tweens on Wheels. Her passion is to work with youth to develop their skills and inspire them to learn about the rich history of ceramic art.

Katie Taylor Frisch

Katie Taylor Frisch holds a BA in Psychology of Religious Belief and Women’s Studies and an MA in Textiles, Clothing and Design from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She works in nuno felt, handmade paper, and handbound books. She teaches Surface Design on Textiles at UNL and community classes through a variety of organizations. Katie is an Artist in Schools/Communities with the Nebraska Arts Council, and recently finished an AiS/C residency in conjunction with the Lincoln Arts Council and Riley Elementary School (http://www.artscene.org/katie-frisch-spotlight/). She is the owner/designer of FeedingTheLake.com where she sells one-of-a-kind handbound books featuring handmade paper and hand dyed/printed fabric covers.

Natalie Nelson

Natalie grew up in Northern California, moving to Lincoln for college where she received a BS in Textile and Apparel Design with an Art History emphasis from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln In 2008. Natalie differs from many fiber artists in that she works in a variety of materials and methods in a single piece; she sews, weaves, knits, felts or screenprints her way to her final piece. Natalie teaches classes for youth in basic fiber techniques integrated with cultural studies. In May 2009, she became an artist-in-residence at the LUX Center in fibers.

Learn more about Natalie at willoweave.blogspot.com

Nora Rolf

Nora Rolf received her BFA from Concordia University in Seward, NE.  Nora is a mixed media artist who works with drawing, sculpture, and installation.  She is interested in the process of mark making, whether it be with line drawing, painting or the three dimensional marks that are created by positive and negative space.  Nora has been an Art Van deLUX instructor since early 2010 and will be teaching youth and adult classes this Summer!

Patricia Scarborough

Nebraska native Patricia Scarborough has focused on painting the Nebraska landscape since her graduation from Kearney State College with a degree in Fine Art. After settling in Geneva, Nebraska with her family she discovered the medium of pastels, and found that her unique vision could be realized using calligraphic strokes of rich color. Scarborough recently returned to oil painting and has found additional success and satisfaction in this genre as well. Patricia Scarborough has studied with nationally known instructors and teaches workshops across the state. She was recently awarded Best of Show at the Wings Over the Platte Exhibit at Stuhr Museum in Grand Island, Ne. Recent exhibits include a solo exhibit at the Burkholder Project in Lincoln, acceptance into the MidAmerica Pastel Society’s Members Only Juried Show held at Buttonwood Art Space in Kansas City Mo., and recent one-person shows at Graham Gallery and the Minden, Ne. Opera House. Her work has also been included in the International Association of Pastel Societies Juried Exhibit, the Pastel Society of New Mexico’s Pastel National Exhibit, as well as exhibits in Nebraska. Her pastel painting “Photo Op” is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney.

Jess Starkel

Jess Starkel was born in Omaha, NE. She studied English and Fine Art at Nebraska Wesleyan University before going on to earn her masters degree, with honors, in jewelry & metalsmithing from Rhode Island School of Design in 2004. Jess’s work has been shown at SOFA, New York and in Metalsmith magazine. Jess teaches jewelry making classes for adults at LUX Center for the Arts. She will also be presenting rubber casting demonstrations and a lecture on her work during the Art of Fine Craft Conference in October 2009.

Trudie Teijink

Trudie Teijink was born and raised in Amsterdamn, the Netherlands. She earned her BFA at the Amsterdam College of Fine Arts. Teijink spent a semester at the Higher Institute of Find Arts in Ghent (Belgium) and continued her education as an indepentent student at the College of Fine Arts in Utrecht. After living and working in Greece and Germany for several year, she moved to Lincoln in 2001. Teijink earned her MFA at the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 2010 and is an artist-in-residence in printmaking at the LUX Center. She is looking forward to teaching community youth and adult classes this fall.

Aileen Wiles

Aileen Wiles grew up in Gillette, Wyoming. She received a BFA in studio art with an emphasis in printmaking from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2006. Her work explores various printmaking methods such as screen printing and woodcuts. She also enjoys painting and creating handmade books. Aileen is a new instructor at the LUX and teaches classes for youth and adults in drawing, painting and printmaking.

Arjan Zazueta

Arjan Zazueta received his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and his MFA from Syracuse University. He also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. As a visual artist working in drawing, painting, and sculpture, he is currently an artist-in-residence in painting at the LUX Center. Zazueta teaches community art classes for both youth and adult