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MSU art professor wins top honor at annual Pollstar LIVE! poster competition

Anna Owens

A 海角社区 State professor of art is the recipient of a top national award through an annual competition for concert industry professionals in Los Angeles, California.

Jamie Burwell Mixon鈥檚 poster of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg received Poster of the Year at the 31st annual Pollstar LIVE! National Concert Industry Awards and Convention held earlier this semester.

crop of a poster of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. RBG letters are at the bottom in cyan. Black and white photo of Ginsberg. Red/orange background.
MSU Art Professor Jamie Burwell Mixon鈥檚 award-winning poster of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg (Submitted courtesy of Jamie Burwell Mixon)

Mixon鈥檚 design was created for a Ginsburg lecture sponsored by the Clinton Foundation and displayed at the Simmons Bank Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas, last fall. The piece features hand-lettering and a sketch of Lady Justice behind Ginsburg鈥檚 portrait. Mixon said she has long admired the Supreme Court justice and her work.

鈥淚 drew a lot of inspiration from her and wanted to incorporate vibrant colors because they鈥檙e not something we typically expect with a justice,鈥 said Mixon, who in addition to being a professor of graphic design, also serves as the concentration coordinator.

Mixon has designed posters for the Simmons Bank Arena, formerly known as the Verizon Arena, since 2004 and typically illustrates eight to 10 posters each year.

Frank 鈥淐ritz鈥 Campbell III, associate professor and head of MSU鈥檚 Department of Art, said this national award 鈥渟peaks to the quality of Professor Mixon鈥檚 work and the expertise she brings to the classroom.鈥

鈥淪he is a world class designer and educator with years of experience in the field of graphic design. And, like many of our faculty, Professor Mixon practices what she teaches. Hundreds of our alumni are thriving in the industry because of Professor Mixon鈥檚 expertise and mentoring. We are fortunate to have her as a member of our faculty at MSU,鈥 Campbell said.

Mixon鈥檚 posters for the Simmons Bank Arena include pieces for Bob Dylan and Elton John concerts. In addition to six previous Pollstar LIVE! awards, including 2010 Poster of the Year, Mixon also is a 1996 Grisham Teaching Excellence Award recipient and a 2004 MSU Grisham Master Teacher recipient, the university鈥檚 highest honor for classroom and instructor excellence. Her work has been featured in a variety of national and international design publications, including HOW, Creative Quarterly and French Paper Sample Room.

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