Tanya Sheehan

Tanya Sheehan is the 2025 Kollar Lecturer in American Art

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

February 5, 2025
Helen O'Toole's exhibition Rupture at J. Rinehart Gallery

Helen O’Toole: Rupture at J. Rinehart Gallery

Professor Helen O'Toole's solo exhibition "Rupture" at J. Rinehart Gallery is on view through February 26.

February 4, 2025
Kimberly Thomas Flameworking Demo

Art FUNd Visiting Artist Series — Autumn 2024

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

November 4, 2024
2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition. Background image by Anna Hagadorn (BDes 2020)

2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Another Day at The Orifice

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

May 15, 2024
Berette S. Macaulay, Simon Benjamin, and Elisheba Johnson outside of Wa Na Wari

Featured Story: A Taste of the Caribbean with Simon Benjamin

Simon Benjamin presents short films at the Wa Na Wari gallery. REDEFINE magazine.

May 9, 2024
Chris Engman, Ocean 2023

Alumni Events – May 2024

A compilation of alumni, student and faculty news sourced from social media, newsletters, emails, RSS feeds, and more. You can send your news to soanews@uw.edu.

April 16, 2024
Jacob Lawrence Gallery, 2023. Photo: Sean Airhart

2024 Graduation Exhibitions

Save the dates for the 2024 series of graduation exhibitions featuring the work of Art and Design students graduating with BA, BA Honors, BDes, MFA, and MDes degrees. 

April 15, 2024
Sycorax (still). Courtesy of the artist

Simon Benjamin: A Bolt from the Blue

The exhibition is part of Simon Benjamin's 2024 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency organized by Guest Curator Berette S Macaulay. Please join us for the opening reception on Wednesday, April 3, 5-7pm.

March 26, 2024
2024 Exhibition of Sangam Majumdar's work at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke

Painting that manifests an environment

Sangram Majumdar was featured in an article in BOMB Magazine about his recent exhibition in Mumbai, India.

February 26, 2024
Photo: Natalie O' Rourke

3D4M Open House

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 3D4M Open House this year. Visit the photo gallery to see event highlights taken by Natalie R. O'Rourke.

February 5, 2024
Jennifer Greenhill

Kollar Lecture in American Art: Jennifer Greenhill

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.

January 23, 2024
Sangram Majumbar, light peeks, 2023, oil on canvas, 65 x 78 in

Art Faculty at Mumbai Gallery Weekend 2024

Sangram Majumbar and Kuldeep Sigh's solo exhibitions are part of the 11th edition of the Mumbai Gallery Weekend in January 2024; featured on Architecture Digest India

January 11, 2024
The 2023-24 Henry Art Liaisons from left to right: Sven, Ayla, Rosaline, Isabella, Kae, and Sorel.

Meet the 2023-24 Henry Art Liaisons

Six students at the School of Art + Art History + Design selected for the 2023-2024 Henry Art Liaison Program.

November 14, 2023
Kristine Matthews: What Do You Make of This?

Kristine Matthews: What Do You Make of This?

Featuring the work of Kristine Matthews, What Do You Make of This? is an exhibition and lecture as part of the promotion process.

October 27, 2023
Stefan Gonzales. Domestic Non-Site #1, 2019. Quarry stones, Douglas Fir wood, and archival paper

Alumni News – September 2023

A compilation of alumni news sourced from social media, newsletters, emails, RSS feeds, and more. You can send your news to soanews@uw.edu.

September 12, 2023
Screen view of the 2023 Graduate Showcase. Leo Carmona

2023 Graduate Showcase

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

August 10, 2023
Seattle Art Fair

Cultural Partners at Seattle Art Fair

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. 

June 14, 2023
Sweet Violet Breeze

Japanese Woodcut Prints

A collaborative Printmaking studio + Art History course focused on the History of Japanese Woodcut prints. An exhibition in Art building features work by participating artists.

June 9, 2023
2023 Sand Point Open House

Sand Point Open House

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

May 2, 2023
Preston Wadley portrait by Matt Hagen

Not quite by the book

Preston Wadley featured on a UW Magazine's story about his Bellevue exhibition Abstract Truth showing until October 8, 2023. 

May 1, 2023
Material Latitudes

2023 Graduation Exhibitions


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.

April 25, 2023
UW MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition 2022

 2023 MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition

The graduation exhibition for students receiving master's degrees from the Division of Art and Division of Design.

April 6, 2023
Spore Drift by Rebecca Cummins

Alumni News – March 2023

A variety of alumni news sourced from social media, newsletters, emails, RSS feeds, and more. You can send your news to soanews@uw.edu.

March 30, 2023
Fruit Bowl III by Kayla Mohammadi

Alumni News – February 2023

A variety of alumni news sourced from social media, newsletters, emails, RSS feeds, and more. You can send your news to soanews@uw.edu.

February 27, 2023
Painting by Abigail Drapkin of a peach, election ballot, abortion pills, banana, and Georgia O'Keefe postcard

Alumni News – January 2023

A variety of alumni news sourced from social media, newsletters, emails, RSS feeds, and more. You can send your news to soanews@uw.edu.

January 31, 2023
Jamie Walker

Director's Notes – January 2023

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…

January 10, 2023
NED (Not Entirely Dead) thesis installation at Henry Art Gallery

Alumni News – December 2022

A variety of alumni news sourced from social media, newsletters, emails, RSS feeds, and more. You can send your news to soanews@uw.edu.

December 31, 2022
Public art sculpture by Norie Sato

Alumni News – November 2022

A variety of alumni news sourced from social media, newsletters, emails, RSS feeds, and more. You can send your news to soanews@uw.edu.

November 30, 2022
Circumambulation, paintings by Margie Livingston

Alumni News – October 2022

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of October 2022. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

October 31, 2022
Detail of Amends painting by Miha Sarani with text overlay

Miha Sarani: Amends

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is pleased to host Seattle artist Miha Sarani. This exhibition is a broad survey of Sarani's work, focusing on portraiture while also reflecting his Slovenian heritage. It runs October 27 through November 23 with a reception on November 2.

October 18, 2022
Jamie Walker

Director's Notes – October 2022

Despite the unusually warm summer glow still with us, we welcomed the start of autumn quarter last week and the influx of students and faculty to campus. The beginning of the academic year brings…

October 6, 2022
Bruce Lee Ascending installation with artist Eckel Tech

Alumni News – September 2022

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of September 2022. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

September 30, 2022
The Traveling JLG at SOIL Art Gallery MFA Group Show

The Traveling JLG

While the Jacob Lawrence Gallery is undergoing renovation, this exhibition of MFA student work will be on view at SOIL Art Gallery. It opens on the evening of October 6 and runs through October 29.

September 7, 2022
Old Cabin, a painting by Robert Connell

Alumni News – August 2022

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of August 2022. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

August 31, 2022
Untitled wire sculpture by Howard Duell

Exhibitions at Cascadia + MoNA

Two museums near Seattle — Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds and the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner — currently have exhibitions that include former faculty and alumni.

August 9, 2022
Emily Gherard in her studio

Alumni News – July 2022

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of July 2022. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

July 31, 2022
Lele Barnett at Wing Luke Museum

Alumni News – June 2022

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of June 2022. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

June 30, 2022
Jamie Walker

Director's Notes – June 2022

“We made it!”, or some more colorful sentiment, was a common refrain that I heard from students, staff, and faculty as the academic year came to a close and we eased into summer...

June 28, 2022
Nate Clark installation at Gallery4Culture

Alumni News – May 2022

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of May 2022. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

May 31, 2022
Three artworks by Sol Hashemi at Veronica

Alumni News – April 2022

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of April 2022. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

April 30, 2022
Jamie Walker

Director's Notes – April 2022

The coming of spring is always a reward for those of us living in the Northwest, perhaps this year more than ever as we gingerly emerge from the persistent Covid pandemic. The campus is bustling in ways that have been sorely missed…

April 11, 2022
Lou-ann Neel and Amanda Cachia

Online Symposium – Dismantling the Body

GSAH invites you to a two-day virtual symposium “Dismantling the Body: Possibilities and Limitations in Art Making” on May 18–19, 2022. The event features two keynote speakers and four panels.

April 1, 2022
Elemental Sphere by Maria Frank Abrams

Alumni News – March 2022

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of March 2022. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

April 1, 2022
People in Jacob Lawrence Gallery for opening of 2022 Graduation Exhibition 1

2022 Graduation Exhibitions

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.

March 16, 2022
Artwork by Jasmine Fetterman and Payton Cahill

2022 MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition

Nine Master of Fine Arts and eight Master of Design students are participating in this graduation exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery. The exhibition runs from May 27 through June 26, 2022.

March 16, 2022
Reckoning: White Gaze by Christina Reed

Alumni News – February 2022

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of February 2022. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

March 1, 2022
Painting of a figure laying down, facing away from the viewer, head held in left hand; calla lily placed next to him

Kollar American Art Lecture – ShiPu Wang

Hosted by the Division of Art History on May 5, this lecture is titled "Faces of Belonging: Intimate Portraits by Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo." It is free and open to the public, but please RSVP.

February 8, 2022
Maria by Arely Morales

Alumni News – January 2022

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of January 2022. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

February 1, 2022
Exhibition identity with text that reads (left to right): Wake Work*, *Sharpe, Christina. In the Wake: On Blackness and Being. Duke University Press, 2016. Lauren Williams, Experiments in Black Redaction + Annotation, Feb 08 – Mar 05 2022

Lauren Williams: Wake Work*

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is pleased to present Lauren Williams: Wake Work*, an exhibition that asks, what happens in the wake of state violence, particularly against Black people in the United States? Wake Work*, created as part of Williams’ 2022 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency, will be on view from February 8 through March 5.

January 26, 2022
Jamie Walker

Director's Notes – January 2022

Oh how grateful I am that we humans are known for being an adaptive species. Returning to campus in person at the start of the school year was so joyful and reminded us of how much learning happens during the non-scripted moments between fellow students and colleagues...

January 13, 2022