Friends of Art was formed in the early 1990s by a group of art aficionados. The group formed “Friends of Art” with the objective of supporting art and art history through scholarships awarded to students working toward a Bachelor of Arts degree in major studies in the curricula of the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, UNO.
Four scholarships are offered to a junior or and senior each school year majoring in Studio Art, Print Making, Art History and Art Education. The scholarship winners are identified by the faculty of the Department of Art and Art History at the University.
A scholarship is also presented to the UNO student who wins the annual juried Student Art Show.
Friends of Art also provides a grant and other monetary gifts to the UNO Department of Art and Art History.
| YEAR | STUDENT |
| 2012 | Cosgrove, Marietta |
| 2012 | Sedrel, Jeffrey (1 semester) |
| 2012 | Pham, Xuan |
| 2012 | Johnson, Verna |
| 2011 | Cosgrove, Marietta |
| 2011 | Smith, Dawn |
| 2011 | Pham, Xuan |
| 2011 | Ashcroft, Samantha |
| 2010 | Nye, Amanda |
| 2010 | Sloup, Benjamin |
| 2010 | Miller, Brian |
| 2009 | Clark, Erin |
| 2009 | Nye, Amada |
| 2009 | Helms, Julie |
| 2009 | Svoboda, Maggie |
| 2008 | Rodrigues-Reed, Ashley |
| 2008 | Barnard, Bailey |
| 2008 | Condon, Kathleen |
| 2008 | Truax, Emily |
| 2007 | Mlady, Becky |
| 2007 | Svagera, Chad |
| 2007 | Keenan, Anna |
| 2007 | Pankowski, Joseph |
| 2006 | Mlady, Becky |
| 2006 | Owens, Tammi |
| 2006 | Pierce. Katrina |
| 2006 | Rodriguez-Reed, Ashley |
| 2005 | Osugi, Francis |
| 2005 | Brazeak, Elise |
| 2005 | Vargas, Bart |
| 2005 | Curtis Marolf, Curtis |
| 2004 | Alarie, Shayla |
| 2004 | Buda, Joey |
| 2004 | Ohlenbusch, Kara |
| 2004 | Marchio, Hannah |
| 2003 | Siemers, Jacklyn |
| 2003 | Corwin, Melissa |
| 2003 | Bock, Karol Ann |
| 2003 | Seibutyte, Indre |
| 2002 | Bruce, Amy |
| 2002 | Findley, Adam |
| 2002 | Sopsack, Julie |
| 2001 | Acker, Jordan |
| 2001 | Dammer, Kim |
| 2001 | Findley, Adam |
| 2000 | Schaecher, Laura |
| 2000 | Brasile, Monica |
| 2000 | Hansen, David |
