James Siena '79 will visit campus April 16 to receive the 2009-10 Eissner Artist of the Year Award from the Cornell Council for the Arts.

Siena will discuss his work at 4:30 p.m. at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, with a reception to follow.

A personal glimpse into Siena's world is on display in "James Siena: From the Studio," at the museum through April 18. The exhibition features paintings and drawings by Siena and his contemporaries as well as sculptural pieces and examples from his extensive collections of antique typewriters and calculating machines.

Siena's paintings focus on complex, colorful linear abstractions, and he works in various media, including lithography, etching, woodcut, drawing and engraving. His work is in many private and public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art and Museum of Modern Art in New York.