Two print exhibitions are on view at Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds, Washington, through Jan 7. Among the artists in these exhibitions are several with School ties.

Join us in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery on Dec 6 for a discussion led by Barbara Earl Thomas and Fionn Meade on the structure of non-profit art institutions centered on exhibition-making.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of November 2017. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Alum Liz Wong's first children's book, Quackers, is receiving widespread recognition, including being chosen for Jumpstart's 12th Read for the Record event, which took place in all 50 states and over 60 countries.

Alum Ellen (Jing) Xu was selected as one of the five Hamiltonian Fellows for 2017–2019 from a pool of 158 artists. The Hamiltonian Fellowship program focuses on professional development.

This Bellevue Arts Museum exhibition from Nov 10 through Apr 8 shows many artists who have taught at Pratt Fine Arts Center. Among them are a number of our alums, including three who work here now.

Morales, a fine arts graduate and DACA recipient, took inspiration from Latino artists and a poet in developing her style.

This exhibition at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery brings together work by alums, faculty, and other artists. It runs Nov 8 through Dec 9 with a reception on Nov 9.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of October 2017. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

The University of Puget Sound Department of Art and Art History is hosting two exhibitions in the Kittredge Gallery and a colloquium, all of which focus on painting and include School-affiliated people.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of September 2017. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

We are sad to report the passing of Ron Ho. He was a renowned jewelry artist, alum, and supporter of School students for many years through the Lambda Rho Alumni Association.

Graham Boettcher (MA 1999) was recently appointed as the new R. Hugh Daniel Director at the Birmingham Museum of Art. He has served the museum in several roles since 2006.

This past year, students in the Interaction Design (IxD) Program have explored the new possibilities of holographic interactions with a number of projects using the Microsoft HoloLens.

A painting titled Juan Jose by Arely Morales was chosen for the 2017 prize. The location in the HUB is being selected, so look for it during autumn quarter.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of August 2017. 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 July 2017. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

It is the third year for this survey exhibition of contemporary Northwest art, which opens at the same time as Seattle Art Fair in early August and then runs every weekend through the end of the month.

An exhibition at Tacoma Art Museum surveys Northwest art in their permanent collection. Eighteen of the sixty artists are School alums and/or faculty. The exhibition remains on view through summer 2019.

The School is once-again a cultural partner of the Fair. There are a number of School-affiliated people who have work being shown at the Fair as well as 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 2017. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Early in the summer, 4Culture announced its 2017 Art Projects grants to individuals. Three alums received funding: Eirik Johnson, Paul Komada, and Margie Livingston.

Traver Gallery in Seattle is celebrating its fourtieth anniversary with a July exhibition that includes more than forty artists. Among them are three faculty, the School's Director, and one alum.

The Whatcom Museum is showing the second Bellingham National Juried Art Exhibition until September 10. Sixty artworks by twenty-nine artists from around the country are on view. Four are our alums.

Many of our undergraduates do interesting and amazing things. Here are just a few examples of students and recent graduates furthering their education and experience in different ways.

Three projects led by Associate Professor Kristine Matthews won 2017 awards in Wayfinding and Interactive Experience. A fourth project with Professor Karen Cheng as design lead won in Public Installation.

This Jacob Lawrence Gallery exhibition presents the work of artists recovering the unwritten histories of immigrant communities shown alongside the work of contemporary poets. Opens July 7 and runs through August 18.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of May 2017. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Artist Trust announced the recipients of their 2017 Fellowship Award Program in a May 15 press release. Six of the sixteen selected artists are School alums. Each will receive an unrestricted award of $7,500. Congratulations!

What a night! The School hosted its first Anne Focke Arts Leadership Award event on April 29. We honored 2017 award winner Beth Sellars, heard from alum Jenny Sabin, and raised over $62,000 for graduate student support.

In February, Jenny Sabin Studio won this annual competition from a pool of fifty firms that was narrowed down to five finalists. Her project, Lumen, is on display at MoMA PS1 beginning in late June.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of April 2017. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

The School's Student Voice Project periodically hosts meetups where current students learn from alums about life after graduation. On May 2, SVP partnered with the Undergraduate Women in Business to bring four creative entrepreneurs to talk about their work.

We rarely write about First Thursday, but this month we cannot ignore the unusual number of solo shows by our alums. We currently count eight one-person shows in the Pioneer Square area for May.

One unforeseen benefit arising from this particularly moist and chilly winter quarter was the delay of the annual burst of the Yoshino cherry blossoms in the Quad. There was a certain sense of relief and joy in the air as students...

In 2014, the Division of Design began hosting the Design Career Fair in response to growing demand from employers who increasingly wanted to invest in designers and design thinking to drive innovation in their organizations.

Congratulations to Mark Randall (BFA Design 1984), recipient of a 2017 AIGA Medal! This prestigious honor is being awarded for "his singular dedication to diversity in design, and his tenacity in funding minority and economically disadvantaged design students."

Four alums — Evan Blackwell, Claire Cowie, Katy Stone, and Patrick "Duffy" De Armas in Electric Coffin — have created commissioned artworks at the Facebook Seattle offices since 2016. Facebook albums and a CityArts article provide numerous images.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of March 2017. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Biology Professor Jennifer Nemhauser leads a research laboratory of scientists, all immersed in the complex world of plant hormones.  Claire Cowie — an artist, UW alumna and lecturer — spent three months as a part-time artist in residence in Nemhauser’s lab.

The 2017 Renaissance Society of America conference had an unusually high participation by people with ties to the School. We count four faculty, three graduate students, and three alums. Were there more?

A student-run Division of Art tradition for over a decade, Strange Coupling bridges the gap between the UW and the greater Seattle art community by pairing students with professional artists for a collaborative project.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of February 2017. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

March Madness means something different in the clay world because that is when the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts holds its annual conference with attendance in the thousands. This year it is in nearby Portland.

Arts Wire was the 1989 idea of Anne Focke. She and five interns inventoried early records while also doing an Instagram takeover, exhibit, and podcast series launch in February; a second exhibit in June; and concluding essays in July.

A listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of January 2017. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Anyone who feels wedded to their career path should consider the journey of artist Susie Lee (MFA, Art, 2006), co-founder and CEO of Siren, an online dating app.

Four alums — Senior Lecturer Timea Tihanyi, Katherine Groesbeck, Emily Pothast, and Juniper Shuey of zoe | juniper — have won 2017 grants from 4Culture.

A listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of December 2016. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.