'The Art of Bryan Collier' on Exhibit at SU April 11-May 11

SALISBURY, MD---Salisbury University’s Teacher Education Department presents the exhibit “The Art of Bryan Collier” April 11-May 11 in the Curriculum Resource Center of the Teacher Education and Technology Center, Room 226.

A reception is 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11, during SU’s annual Children’s and Young Adult Literature Conference. Collier discusses his work 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in the Nanticoke Room of the Guerrieri University Center.

A native of Pocomoke City, MD, Collier is a nationally celebrated artist and illustrator, who mixes watercolor and collage to bring stories to life. He is a five-time Coretta Scott King Award winner, and his Martin’s Big Words, Rosa, and Dave the Potter also are Caldecott honor books.

In 2014, he was the U.S. nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration, the most prestigious international award for children’s literature.

Admission is free and the public is invited. For more information call 410-543-6509 or visit the SU website at www.salisbury.edu.