In each episode, the Back to School podcast welcomes a special guest for an intimate conversation with host Liz Copland (BFA 2009, MA 2022) to reflect on their journey from being a student to a practitioner in their respective field.

Sheehan's lecture on Jacob Lawrence's Harlem Hospital murals is happening on February 27, 6 pm in UW's Intellectual House.

The Gallery's new curated exhibition, on view through April 19, features artist Cauleen Smith's The Wanda Coleman Songbook and an array of programs fostering creative collaboration

The MFA in Photo/Media is renamed and expanded to MFA in New Genres to more accurately reflect the work the program emphasizes.

This event series is presented by the Division of Art and is made possible with funding from the Endowed Program Support FUNd in Art. 

This generous gift from Ray Graham will support visual arts programming for the Division of Art outside the typical university coursework/curriculum.

Art History faculty promotions and grant awards, PhD students get published and receive fellowships. An ongoing compilation of recent news and awards in the Division of Art History. 

Arbelaez was appointed as Assistant Professor in 3D4M (Ceramics), and begins teaching in September 2024.

Fifteen students have join us this fall to begin their graduate studies in one of our programs: MFA, MDes, MA or PhD in Art History

Art History Associate Professor Bunn-Marcuse has been awarded a project grant of $150,000 in support of her exhibition "Woven in Wool" at the Burke Museum

The School of Art + Art History + Design is excited to announce an opportunity for three tenure-track faculty appointments, two in the Division of Art and one in the Division of Art History.

After ten years serving as director of the School of Art + Art History + Design, I will be stepping aside at the end of this month and returning to teaching.

Gould begins her five-year Director appointment in July 2024 after a year of working as the Associate Director in tandem with Jamie Walker.

Congratulations graduating students from the UW School of Art + Art History + Design! Families are invited to join us to celebrate our graduates on Saturday, June 8, 9-11am. 

The 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Another Day at The Orifice runs from May 28 through June 9 at Railspur (Top Floor). 

In this April 2024 Newsletter, our students, staff, faculty, and alumni continue to be fully involved in their passions and actively making a difference for themselves and others. 

Congratulations to IxD Professor James Pierce and the fantastic team of student design researchers for being IxDA Awards finalist for their project Arca.

Jones will provide curatorial, programming, and administrative leadership and oversight in a newly renovated state-of-the-art exhibition space within the School of Art + Art History + Design at the UW Seattle campus

The two visiting artists who will spend one month each at the DXARTS Softlab and Studio Tilt at the School of Art + Art History + Design are Xiaowei R. Wang - a California-based artist, writer, organizer and coder, and Mark A. Hernandez Motaghy - a Boston-based artist, cultural worker, and co-founding director of Fortunately Magazine.

The Division of Art History is pleased to host the 2024 Kollar Lecture in American Art: Jennifer Greenhill. This free public lecture is made possible by Assistant Professor and Kollar Chair in American Art History, Juliet Sperling.

In this [Winter 2024] Newsletter, our students, staff, faculty, and alumni continue to be fully involved in their passions and actively making a difference for themselves and others. 

Simon Benjamin is a Jamaican multi-disciplinary artist and filmmaker based in New York who will be in residence at the University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design from March 24 through April 9, 2024. 

The School of Art + Art History + Design offers graduate degrees in Art, Art History, and Design. 

Gifts helps us sustain the growth and cultural impact of our gallery. 

A welcome letter from the co-editors; introducing Publication #0 featuring works from the 2023-2024 honors in art cohort and the publication's founding team. 

The inaugural Alden Mason Foundation Award and the Alden Mason Graduate Fellowship were established to support exceptional artists working in the medium of painting.

A full-time opportunity for an experienced and innovative art leader to carry through the legacy of artist and former University of Washington professor, Jacob Lawrence. Priority deadline is December 11, 2023. 

Announcing Seattle-based interdisciplinary artist and writer, Berette S Macaulay as the Guest Curator for the 2024 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency.

The new academic year already seems well underway, and the autumn colors have transformed our beautiful campus once again into an amazing palette of yellows, oranges, and reds complementing the ubiquitous greens that our state is named for.

A list of employees who departed or joined the School in October 2022 through September 2023.

Thanks to the generosity of donors, $218,000 is being awarded in scholarships this year: $101,000 to incoming students and $117,000 to current students.

We are excited to introduce the incoming class of graduate students to the School community.

The School of Art Art History Design at the University of Washington welcomes applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Interdisciplinary Visual Art to start in September 2024.

The School is pleased to announce the hiring of three faculty – two for the Division of Art and one for the Division of Design. 

Apply for the 2023-2024 artist residency for Soft Data and Common Wares’, an ongoing interdisciplinary collaboration between the DXARTS Softlab and Studio Tilt at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.

Explore the online showcase to discover how each graduate student transformed their ideas, passions, and skills into a body of research.

The website featuring senior projects by the 2023 Bachelor of Design graduates is now live.

The School and the Jacob Lawrence Gallery are joining local art organizations to support and promote the growing art community in Seattle and beyond at the Seattle Art Fair 2023. 

The Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency project is among 1,130 projects across the country  selected during the second round of Grants for Arts Projects fiscal year 2023 funding.

Explore the private studios of the MFA students and faculty in Painting + Drawing at Sand Point Studios + Gallery. 

The Director oversees the administrative aspects of the School’s academic programs including, managing day-to-day operations and providing vision and leadership.

Each year the School proudly celebrates graduating Art and Design students with a series of exhibitions at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and the Henry Art Gallery. Join us for one or more of these in April, May, and June.

This quarter's part-time faculty include six in the Division of Art, two in the Division of Art History, and four in the Division of Design.

Despite the blossom fest coming much later in the season than any of us can remember, we were immensely relieved and grateful when the certificate of occupancy for our newly renovated spaces was granted, as promised, just in time for the quarter to begin.

The Computer Support Technician 2 will provide computer lab and equipment support to faculty, staff and students in the SoA+AH+D. 

Every new year promises many expected, and undoubtedly unexpected, changes for us all who are brought together by the School of Art + Art History + Design. Great strides are being made with the partial renovation of the Art Building…

Please share! We are excited to announce our opening for a Constituency Relations Officer who "will plan, manage, and implement School efforts to build relationships with alumni and friends of the school, attract private support from individuals and promote the school regionally, nationally, and globally."

We are happy to announce an opportunity for a person who wants to be an integral part of the School. Our Media Relations Specialist is a critical, full-time staff position. The application deadline is November 15.

The School is proud to share this year's scholarship recipients. This includes awards to incoming freshmen / transfer students as well as those to continuing undergraduate and graduate students in all three divisions.