This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of April 2016. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.
Reserve your place for an @henryartgallery participatory workshop with Tivon Rice (MFA 2006) on April 16: bit.ly/1oMBXoD
Opening tomorrow at North Seattle College Art Gallery is "Unknown Landscapes" with several alumni; up through 5/5: bit.ly/1Ma8OyW [curator: Erin Elyse Burns (MFA 2009); Zack Bent (MFA 2008), Max Cleary (BFA 2014), Hongzhe Liang (BFA 2015), Serrah Russell (BFA 2009)]
Jason Hirata (BFA 2010) gives a talk on Saturday @henryartgallery Check to see if free seats are still available bit.ly/1PTKeQI
George Rodriguez (MFA 2009) is going strong with his show opening Thu @fosterwhiteart bit.ly/1rNvc4v #FirstThursday @UWalum
Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble (with Sean McElroy, MFA 2011) received an @creativecap grant! bit.ly/1N5sCy8 @UWalum
Elissa Favero (MA 2011) reviews Joan Tanner's "The False Spectator" at Suyama Space: bit.ly/1MWyyJH @temporaryreview
Opening Sat, 6-9pm, @Interstitial_T is "Orchids That Look Good in Bad Lighting" by Jueqian Fang (BFA 2014): bit.ly/1V74SRS
Reception tomorrow night for the 8 x 8 Exhibition at Pottery NW; 3 alums included [Phillip Carpenter (MFA 2013), Andrew Hoeppner (MFA 2014), Amy Simons (BFA 2014)]: bit.ly/1SyC8LY
Weekend suggestion: opening of "Environs" at Occasional Gallery in Burlington (we count 4 alumni); thru May 8: bit.ly/1Sx1v0H [Julie Alexander (BFA 1981), Cable Griffith (MFA 2002), David C. Kane (BFA 1976), Serrah Russell (BFA 2009)]
Rodrigo Valenzuela (MFA 2012) shows "Sin Héroes" at David Shelton Gallery in Houston through April 16: bit.ly/1UTS8yA
Listen to "What are you going to do with a degree in art history?" by Tracy Montes (BA 2014): bit.ly/1RzPAyk @UWalum @UWArtSci
Exhibit #beyondaztlan @MuseumNWArt includes 3 alumni and 2 former faculty: bit.ly/1q1MBZp [Alfredo Arreguin (BFA 1967, MFA 1969), Daniel DeSiga (BFA 1975), George Rodriguez (MFA 2009); former faculty: Paul Berger and Boyer Gonzales]
Shaghayegh Ghassemian (MDes 2015) has an article about her thesis project in @arcadenw issue 33.3; see it now: bit.ly/1SSu1hu
Read this about last month's Mario Lemafa (BFA 2013) show @Interstitial_T bit.ly/1RUZgqt @strangerslog
Lauren Palmor has completed an Art History PhD & is now a Curatorial Assistant for American art @deyoungmuseum bit.ly/1Mo2eEC
Barbara Helen Berger (BFA 1968) is one of the artists in "Lost and Found" @BIArtsCrafts through April 24: bit.ly/1SUyL2G
Keith Eggener (MA 1989) is a distinguished professor @UOAAA & he is invited by @UWBuiltEnv to give a May 4 lecture: bit.ly/1SaC7OH
Reception Thursday for "Riffs" @PhotoNorthwest includes Victoria Haven (BFA 1989) & Eirik Johnson (BFA 1997) bit.ly/1p2JeAo
Launching Friday is The Blush Room created by Katy Lester (BFA 2014) & Taylor Nelson (BDes 2014); join the party! blushroom.com
Victoria Haven (BFA 1989) is a speaker @PDXArtMuseum this Sat for 2016 Contemporary NW Art Awards exhibit bit.ly/1QPva6U
Opening Saturday at Shoreline City Hall Gallery is "Cross-Pollinations" with 4 alumni; up through Jun 24: bit.ly/1N5uneJ [K.J. Bateman (MFA 1983), Yonnah Ben Levy (MAT 1973), Peggy Murphy (BFA 1996), Cynthia Yatchman (BFA 1994)]
Did you know that 6 of our @UWalum have created artworks for Sound Transit? That includes the @UW station bit.ly/STartUW [Leo Saul Berk (MFA 1999), Luke Blackstone (MFA 1992), Dan Corson (MFA 1992), Claudia Fitch (BFA 1975), Ingrid Lahti (MFA 1990), Norie Sato (MFA 1974)]
Meg Hartwig (MFA 2013) is “doing and undergoing” at The Alice on Saturday 12-6pm bit.ly/1TsCtjx Join her!
TODAY at noon: Matt Browning (BFA 2007) gives a Neddy Artist Talk @CornishCollege bit.ly/1T9BCXG
Belated #EarthDay item: Joe Freeman (MFA 2014) had his "Clearcut" series featured in an @NatGeo blog bit.ly/1VOlJKs @UWalum
Read this about Lisa Snow Lady (BA 1979, BFA 1991)
@LisaHarrisGal: A lovely write up in @seattletimes about Lisa Snow Lady's paintings, collection & garden! bit.ly/1WksUIH
Claire Cowie (MFA 1999) has her "Panorama Drawing" on display @henryartgallery bit.ly/1YxSzwp
Catherine Barrett (PhD 2010) is Asst Prof @OUCollegeofArch & has article about bastides in Journal of Urban History bit.ly/1URA1ra
Painter Margie Livingston (MFA 1999) has been doing unusual work in recent yrs, but this is a new twist (or scrape?) bit.ly/1Sk3KKw
Check out The Starving Artist Cookbook from @UWalum Sara Zin (BA 2007) bit.ly/1VoIpjC + her other artwork sarazingallery.com
PUNCH Gallery shows "Knock Out!" w/ Sol Hashemi (BFA 2009) & Jason Hirata (BFA 2010) through April 30 bit.ly/23CuD1I
Read @seattletimes article about George Rodriguez (MFA 2009) bit.ly/1NYyv0E &/or see show @fosterwhiteart before Sat 6pm closing
Opening tomorrow, 5-8pm, at The Alice is "Legal Tender"; Matt Hilger (MFA 2011) is one of the artists: bit.ly/1SU1jPl
Weekend suggestion: Open Studios @ Building 30 West on Sun, 1-5pm, + "Like Mother" w/ Holly Ballard Martz (BFA 1988) bit.ly/1Sx7pD6