Associate Dean/Professor of Music | University of Arkansas

Educator, arts administrator, performing artist, and creative justice advocate Lia Uribe currently holds the position of associate dean and professor of music/bassoon at the University of Arkansas. Lia maintains an active career as a chamber musician, orchestral player, and teaching artist, and has been a guest artist in more than 20 countries.

Committed to historically underrepresented music and composers, she centers her research around this theme. Lia Uribe's dedication to promoting new repertoire for the bassoon has led to premieres and commissions of many works. Her visionary leadership extends to the establishment of RefleXions Music Series, a groundbreaking project that champions creative justice through musical opportunities to reflect, learn, grow, change, and teach. Lia writes and hosts Sound Perimeter, a weekly segment dedicated to diverse voices in and around music, for KUAF 91.3, the public radio station and NPR affiliate for Northwest Arkansas, Eastern Oklahoma, and Southeastern Missouri.

Dr. Uribe is a facilitator for Artist INC, a Mid-America Arts Alliance professional development program for artists. From 2018-2023 she was a member of the Walton Arts Center Board of Directors. In 2022 she joined the Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE) inaugural board of directors. CACHE, formed in 2019, acts as the central regional agency committed to connecting, supporting, and developing Northwest Arkansas’ arts and culture communities, including individual artists, non-profits, creative industries, municipalities, and philanthropies.

Originally from Colombia, Lia Uribe holds a BM from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, a MM from the University of Arkansas, and a DMA from the University of Kansas. In 2021, Lia earned a certificate on Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace from Cornell University, in 2022, an Executive Graduate Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship, Cultural Agency, Arts Innovation, Community Development, Business Management, Design Thinking, and Education Leadership from the Global Leaders Program, and in 2023, an MBA in Arts Innovation through the Global Leaders Institute.