The School of Art + Art History + Design is pleased to announce the 2026 Graduation Exhibitions, a series of shows where we celebrate our talented art and design students graduating this spring. The BA in Art Graduation Exhibitions and the Design Show are held in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery located in the Art building. The MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition is in the Henry Art Gallery. Both galleries are on the UW Seattle campus. 

BA in Art Graduation Exhibitions

April 28 – June 5
Jacob Lawrence Gallery

Ways of Becoming celebrates this year's graduating students in the BA in Art program with concentrations in 3D4M: Ceramics + Glass + Sculpture, Interdisciplinary Visual Art, Painting + Drawing, and Photo/Media. Ways of Becoming is split into three shows between April 28 – June 5, 2026. 

Group 1: April 28 - May 8
Opening Reception: Tuesday, April 28, 5–7pm

Group 2: May 12 - May 22
Opening Reception: Tuesday, May 12, 5–7pm

Honors: May 26 - June 5
Opening Reception: Tuesday, May 26, 5–7pm

Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Friday, 10am–5pm and Saturday 12–5pm. Please note: The Gallery will be closed for installation between group shows.

Design Show

June 10 – June 26
Jacob Lawrence Gallery

Professional Night: Wednesday, June 10, 5–8pm 
Friends + Family Night: Friday, June 12, 5–8pm

The Design Show features the capstone projects of the graduating cohort receiving a Bachelor of Design (BDes) in Industrial Design, Interaction Design, and Visual Communication Design at the University of Washington. 

MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition

May 16 – June 14
Public Reception: Friday, June 5, 6–8pm
Henry Art Gallery

Throughout their programs, fine arts and design students work with advisers and other artists to develop advanced techniques, expand concepts, discuss critical issues, and emerge with a vision and direction for their own work. 

Featured Artists + Designers: Stephanie Alacon, Dahae Cheon, Li-Yuan Chiou, Jeff Jiang, Victoria Mackender, Alex Moni-Sauri, Oscar Pearson, Chave Pichardo, Andrew Roibal, Ryan Walters