Michael Strand, head of NDSU visual arts, received the 2009 Prism Award for excellence in art administration at Concordia University-Nebraska. Nominated by his peers, Strand was selected due to his significant contributions to the arts in the state of Nebraska.
Strand also will create a solo exhibition for his works for "Nebraska Now" series at the Museum of Nebraska Art from April 17 to July 3. He will present a public artist talk on Saturday, April 17, at the museum. For more information, visit
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Strand, a ceramist, joined NDSU in August 2009. Prior to this appointment, he was chair of the Department of Art at Concordia University-Nebraska where he also served as director of the Center for Liturgical Arts.
He earned a master of arts degree in painting from St. Cloud State University and his master of fine arts degree in ceramics from the University of Nebraska. He completed an artist residency at the Artigas-Miro Foundation in Barcelona, Spain, and taught at Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Neb.
Strand’s work can be found in several private and public collections including Hilton Hotels International, General Mills Corporation, Alnwick Castle, Duke of Northumberland Collection in England, Artigas-Miro Foundation in Spain, Kirov Ballet Company in Russia and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and the City of Omaha.