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May 26, 2013
Artist Trust announced $137,500 in awards on 16 May 2013. The Irving and Yvonne Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement went to Norie Sato (MFA 1974). It provides “$10,000 to a Washington State female visual artist, age 60 or over, who has dedicated 25 or more years of her life to creating art.”
Seventeen Artist Trust Fellowships of $7,500 each were also handed out to “Washington...
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May 23, 2013
Alden Mason was an alumnus of the School of Art (BFA 1942, MFA 1947). He also taught here for over thirty years, beginning as an acting instructor in the 1948-1949 academic year and ending as a Professor Emeritus after his retirement in 1981. Among the many students who he influenced are two of our more famous alumni: Chuck Close (BFA 1962) and Roger Shimomura (BFA 1961). Rather than repeat what so many people have already written, before and after his passing on 06 February 2013, we are...
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May 21, 2013
5-6:30pm | Tuesday, May 28, 2013
PoE Commons (room 012), Wallace Hall
The College of the Environment periodically hosts Meet, Greet, Teach sessions on a variety of topics for UW faculty, staff, and graduate students. This evening’s event is titled “Death of Art, Death of Science.” Painting + Drawing Professor Philip Govedare...
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May 17, 2013
May 25 – June 23, 2013
Henry Art Gallery
reception: Friday, 24 May, 7:00-8:45pm
Please RSVP for the reception
The culminating exhibition for Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design students. The graduating students are Jared Bender, Phillip Carpenter, Carly Cummings, Lacy Draper, Mike Fretto, Kari Gaynor, Dakota...
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May 10, 2013
11am-5:45pm | Friday, May 17, 2013
Mary Gates Hall
Free and open to the public
Several School of Art students are participating in this year’s symposium, and two faculty acted as mentors to students who are presenting. Search the last name of the students listed below at the symposium’s proceedings website to read more about their projects.
Carly Cahill...
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May 2, 2013
May 9 – June 8, 2018
SAM Gallery, Seattle Tower, 1220 Third Ave, Seattle
For its 40th anniversary celebration, the SAM Gallery asked five artists to invite another artist who has never shown there before. IVA Associate Professor Curt Labitzke chose School of Art staff member and alumna Kim Van Someren (MFA 2004) to participate. Also included in...
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April 27, 2013
Four of the Division of Art faculty have been showing / demonstrating their work farther afield recently.
Photomedia Associate Professor Rebecca Cummins has worked on projects at the Exploratorium in San Francisco for a number of years. A 2011 newsletter article talked about some of her work there. The Exploratorium...
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April 25, 2013
May 2 – June 2, 2013
Traver Gallery, 110 Union Street #200, Seattle
3D4M Associate Professor Doug Jeck has an exhibition of recent work. Gallery hours are normally Tue-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun by appointment.
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April 6, 2013
7-9pm | Thursday, June 13, 2013
Room 130, Kane Hall
All UW Art, Art History and Design students graduating in Autumn 2012, Winter 2013, Spring 2013 and Summer 2013 are invited to attend the 2013 School of Art Graduation Celebration.
SoA Graduation Celebration information is mailed and emailed to graduating students in mid-April. Tickets are required for both students and guests. Students...
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March 28, 2013
April 4 – 29, 2013
Simon Mace Gallery, 236 Taylor St, Port Townsend
SoA Academic Adviser Elizabeth Copland (BFA 2009) is showing her ceramic work in this group exhibition. She also has a website for her artworks.
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