
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.

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.

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.

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).

Featured Story: A Taste of the Caribbean with Simon Benjamin
Simon Benjamin presents short films at the Wa Na Wari gallery. REDEFINE magazine.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

2023 Graduate Showcase
Explore the online showcase to discover how each graduate student transformed their ideas, passions, and skills into a body of research.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

2023 MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition
The graduation exhibition for students receiving master's degrees from the Division of Art and Division of Design.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...