“What Moves You”, The Music Box, designed by Katharen Wiese and Lindsey Weber, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2025. Documented by Elena Cornwell

Central to the mural are figures in motion—portraits of individuals from the Lincoln community. Leading the crescendo is Miracle, a vibrant 3rd grader attending Elliot Elementary, followed by artist and community organizer Adria Chilcoate, and HOH advocate and artist Artie Mac. Surrounding the figures is a murmuration—a cloud of birds in flight. Murmurations are vital to Nebraska’s ecological and cultural identity (from crane migrations to urban swallows) and act as a metaphor for the many forming a whole.

 

Eliteform paintings, Lincoln, NE. Acrylic and oil on canvas with grommets, 2022 -2023. In honor of Mark Savery.

This work was possible thanks in part to the image permissions of athletic departments EliteForm LLC has worked with in the past. From left to right: Thanks to Marquette Athletics, Marquette basketball player Justin Lewis (ft on right), University of Oklahoma Athletics, UO tennis player Layne Sleeth, the family and friends of cyclist Mark Savery, Missouri State Track and field, and MS athlete Madison Meredith (ft on right) for allowing me to use your likeness and photos as reference for this mural.

 

 Patreon Murals, Omaha, NE. Woodcuts, digital prints, spray paint and acrylic. 2021.

Ft Nebraska and midwest creatives including: on multifigure woodcut wall (from left to right): Aspen Triplett, KaDeja Fatima, Cydnee Mame, Charlie Curtis Beard, Hakim, Edem and Edem Soul Music; on the wall with three figures features the Wine and Crime Podcast Hosts.

 

Chesnutt’s Shadow, relief print and spray paint, 2021. Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, KC

This work was made in extension of a collaboration with the University of Nebraska Lincoln archiving the work of early African American author, Charles Chestnutt. See more of my work from the archive below and visit the website we collaborated on at https://chesnuttarchive.org/.

 

F.U.B.U., woodcut and acrylic, 2022. Kiechel Fine Art, Lincoln, NE

Ft. Charlie Curtis Beard