Founded by Industrial Design alum Jerred Mace (BDes 2023), OneCourt is a Seattle-based startup dedicated to making live sports more accessible for people with blindness or low vision.

Emma Teal Laukitis (MDes 2018) and her sister Claire co-founded Salmon Sisters, a women-owned business dedicated to providing food security in their home state, Alaska. 

Anthony Sonnenberg (MFA 2012) is among this year's 50 artists across the country awarded the prestigious United States Artists Fellowship.

Kim Van Someren (MFA 2004) is an artist, educator, and advocate whose career has been dedicated to printmaking. For nearly two decades, she has worked to sustain and grow the printmaking community in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Only months after earning their degrees, these recent MFA alumni are making impressive moves in their artistic careers.

Alum Sarah Traver (2002) pushes the boundaries of an art gallery that's been in her family for nearly five decades.

Looking for galleries to visit this fall? Check out these visual arts shows by UW alumni. Featured on University of Washington Magazine

Launched in Spring of 2025, the pilot season includes seven episodes – each featuring a School alum in conversation with host Liz Copland.

Burke Smithers (BDes 2024) discovered a passion for typography at UW that led to award-winning work, international experience, and the launch of his own type foundry, Nightjar Type. His designs reflect personal interests in nature and climate—showing how type can be both expressive and deeply personal.

Vass (BA 2009) turns ordinary bus rides into something extraordinary — an opportunity for connection in a city known for folks who keep to themselves.