Pooja Krishnan received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Art in June 2020. She was the Division of Art's undergraduate speaker for the School's virtual Graduation Celebration 2020.

Sierra Stella received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History in June 2020. She was the Division of Art History's undergraduate speaker for the School's virtual Graduation Celebration 2020.

Jack Johnston received his Bachelor of Design degree in Industrial Design in June 2020. He was the Division of Design's undergraduate speaker for the School's virtual Graduation Celebration 2020.

Piper Loyd received her Master of Design degree in June 2020. She was the graduate student speaker for the School's virtual Graduation Celebration 2020.

Alum Miles Miller has been selected for a Fulbright Fellowship. He will be doing research in South Korea on the indigenous innovations and modernization of traditional Korean residential architecture, design, and craft.

Art History Assistant Professor Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse is co-editor, with Aldona Jonaitis, of a new book published by University of Washington Press: Unsettling Native Art Histories on the Northwest Coast.

Emma Teal Laukitis (MDes 2018) and her sister discuss their new salmon cookbook and how their love of storytelling and salmon developed.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of May 2020. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Carrie Slavin (BA 1994) was helping with a project to get food to those in need during the coronavirus pandemic, but that didn’t stop a nagging thought… "What else can we do?"

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of April 2020. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of March 2020. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Luly Yang, design alum and local fashion designer, used her business connections to procure and donate 20,000 masks to a Seattle hospital.

A new book of essays by alum Jake Seniuk has been published. He was director-curator of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center for many years. A number of School alums and/or faculty are included.

The Smithsonian honors Patti Warashina (MFA 1964), whose humor and innovative perspectives on the human condition put a new face on ceramics.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of February 2020. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

As 2019 rolled to a close and ushered in a new decade, the waning weeks of December were filled with joy, not only for completing another energizing quarter of teaching and learning but also for a number of newsworthy announcements, events, and…

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of January 2020. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of December 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

While Maurice Woods was a UW graduate student in Design, he created the Inneract Project (IP). We recently spoke with Woods about his early years as a designer, the creation of IP, and its future.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of November 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Since 1990, the UW Libraries has hosted the Anne Gould Hauberg Artist Images Series. The 2019 lecture was given by Art History Assistant Professor Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse and her Kwagu’ł colleague Tom Child, Namsgamk'ala.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of October 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

We interviewed Interdisciplinary Visual Arts alum Benita Cooper to learn more about her UW experience, her life since graduation, and her non-profit that works to decrease isolation for older adults.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of September 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

How the self-proclaimed lover of life, Jordan Nicholson (BA, Drawing + Painting, 2012), followed his passions to become an accomplished photographer, artist, and man about town.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of August 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

The Seattle Design Festival Block Party took place on August 24 and 25. Numerous installations in Lake Union Park addressed issues related to BALANCE, this year's festival theme. At least three of these involved School-affiliated people.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of July 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

In a studio filled with ceramic artworks, Timea Tihanyi concentrates on creating a porcelain vessel. Rather than hand-building the piece or throwing it on a potter’s wheel, she monitors a 3D printer…

Alison Atwell (BDes, Visual Communication Design, 2013), who trains and guides conversations with Amazon's Alexa made Fortune's 40 Under 40 list.

The advent of the summer solstice ushers in a welcome interlude following the excitement and intensity that accompanies the end of the academic year. This period of time also affords a respite to reflect…

This spring, 150 friends of the School gathered for the Anne Focke Arts Leadership Award Celebration. Nearly $70,000 was raised in support of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery during the event and will be matched by an anonymous donor.

Each year, the University of Washington recognizes 100 students from across all three campuses. Just-graduated Art History MA students Juan Franco Ricardo and Miha Sarani were both selected for 2019.

The School is once again a proud cultural partner of the fair. School-affiliated people are involved with the fair as well as having work shown at Seattle-area exhibitions during the fair.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of June 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Alum Sherry Markovitz received the Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Achievement. Alums Joe Feddersen and Kristen Ramirez won fellowships, and spring quarter faculty member Romson Bustillo won a fellowship along with a residency in Bali.

Twenty years ago, alum Luly Yang began her career in architectural graphic design then became a couture designer. She played a role in a 2019 Museum of History and Industry exhibition.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of May 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Sometimes when science gets a little stuck, art can come to the rescue. It’s true of the University of Washington’s Design Help Desk, which gives free guidance to faculty, students, and staff…

On the first day of April, as I was enjoying that glorious rite of spring quarter — walking through The Quad in awe of the cherry blossoms and the vast crowds of fellow admirers — I overheard two couples exclaim…

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of April 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

George Rodriguez (MFA 2009) joined the School's Advisory Board earlier this year and has a project at MadArt Studio in April and May. He has been receiving growing recognition for his artwork.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of March 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Renee Erickson (BFA, Painting and Drawing, 1995) is being honored for her work at her restaurant Bateau.

This Jacob Lawrence Gallery exhibition showcases recent augmented reality and virtual reality student projects. A reception and lecture take place on March 12. The exhibition is open March 11 through 18.

A student-run Division of Art tradition, Strange Coupling brings together UW students and Seattle-area artists to create collaboratively. There are auctions at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery on March 7 and a concluding exhibition on June 8 + 9.

The School is pleased to present the 2019 Anne Focke Arts Leadership Award to Steve Kaneko. With a passion for providing pathways for growth to generations of emerging talent, he embodies the power of arts leadership.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of February 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

"Everything I do is influenced by my Chinese background," said Luly Yang (BFA, Graphic Design, 1990), about the cultural elements in her project with Alaska Airlines.

At the end of January, 4Culture announced additions to its Portable Works collection for the first time since 2013. Artworks by the late Professor Emeritus Akio Takamori and thirteen alums were included.