The advent of the summer solstice ushers in a welcome interlude following the excitement and intensity that accompanies the end of the academic year. This period of time also affords a respite to reflect…

This spring, 150 friends of the School gathered for the Anne Focke Arts Leadership Award Celebration. Nearly $70,000 was raised in support of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery during the event and will be matched by an anonymous donor.

The School is once again a proud cultural partner of the fair. School-affiliated people are involved with the fair as well as having work shown 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 2019. 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 May 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

A $25,000 grant from the Art Works program of the National Endowment for the Arts has been awarded to the Jacob Lawrence Gallery in support of the 2020 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency.

Several students, representing our Divisions of Art and Art History, are participating in this year's symposium on May 17. There are oral presentations, poster presentations, and the Visual Arts & Design Showcase.

This exhibition in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery is curated by Juan Franco Ricardo and shares work by two New York-based, Bogotá-born artists. It opens on June 27 and runs through July 20.

On the first day of April, as I was enjoying that glorious rite of spring quarter — walking through The Quad in awe of the cherry blossoms and the vast crowds of fellow admirers — I overheard two couples exclaim…

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of April 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

IVA Assistant Professor Whitney Lynn collaborated with a colleague at San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) to organize a joint exhibition of MFA student work at the SFAI Fort Mason Campus.

George Rodriguez (MFA 2009) joined the School's Advisory Board earlier this year and has a project at MadArt Studio in April and May. He has been receiving growing recognition for his artwork.

With the 150th anniversary of the golden spike and the creation of the transcontinental railroad taking place in May 2019, Painting + Drawing Professor Lin's research on Chinese railroad workers is being shared in multiple locations.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of March 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Five junior-level students in Interaction Design answered a challenge from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Their design was selected and shown at the museum plus they made a presentation there.

Join us on Tuesday, April 9, to talk with and explore the private studios of the Master of Fine Arts students. The Sand Point Gallery will have recent undergraduate work on display. RSVP now

Ten Master of Fine Arts and eleven Master of Design students are participating in this graduation exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery. The exhibition runs from May 25 through June 23, 2019.

Hosted by the Division of Art History at 6pm on April 18, this lecture is titled "Muybridge on the Beach". It is free and open to the public, but we are asking people to please RSVP.

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

This Jacob Lawrence Gallery exhibition showcases recent augmented reality and virtual reality student projects. A reception and lecture take place on March 12. The exhibition is open March 11 through 18.

A student-run Division of Art tradition, Strange Coupling brings together UW students and Seattle-area artists to create collaboratively. There are auctions at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery on March 7 and a concluding exhibition on June 8 + 9.

The School is pleased to present the 2019 Anne Focke Arts Leadership Award to Steve Kaneko. With a passion for providing pathways for growth to generations of emerging talent, he embodies the power of arts leadership.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of February 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

The Whatcom Museum is showing Bellingham National 2019 Juried Art Exhibition and Awards through May 19. Painting + Drawing Professor Philip Govedare and three alums have work included. Govedare won the top juror prize!

Join the evening of playfulness as resistance on Saturday, February 16, 2019, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Gallery being named in honor of renowned artist and professor Jacob Lawrence.

Happy New Year and welcome to winter quarter in the School of Art + Art History + Design. Winter in the northwest is somewhat notorious for being a bit dark and damp, but with the solstice behind us…

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of January 2019. 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 December 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery presents this exhibition of work by Danny Giles, the Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident. An artist talk and opening reception take place on January 22. The exhibition runs through February 28.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of November 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

This lecture series begins on January 10 and ends on March 14, 2019. All lectures are hosted at the Henry Art Gallery. They are free and open to the public.

This event on December 13 allows eleven Master of Design students to share their in-progress thesis projects. Attendees are encouraged to give feedback to students in an informal setting.

Named for an alum, this award recognizes individuals who have worked to enliven and strengthen our world through visionary and active leadership. The 2019 honoree will be announced in March, and there will be a celebratory dinner in April.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of October 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery presents this exhibition of work by UK-based artist Clotilde Jiménez. It opens on Thursday, November 29, and runs through Saturday, December 29. The reception is Thursday, November 29.

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is pleased to announce Danny Giles as the next Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident. Giles is a Chicago-based artist who will be in residence during January 2019.

Associate Professor Mark Zirpel plus alums Anna Mlasowsky and Katie Miller have work in this glass-themed exhibition at Bellevue Arts Museum, which runs from November 9, 2018, through April 14, 2019.

Abigail Drapkin, a second year MFA student, attended Tropical Lab 12 in Singapore this summer. She has an exhibition of work created during and inspired by that experience with a reception on October 22.

Ten students have work on display in the lower lobby of Meany Center on campus through May 2019. Be sure to view the exhibition the next time you attend a performance.

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery presents this exhibition of work by First Nations artist Sonny Assu. It opens on Tuesday, October 23, and runs through Saturday, November 17.

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery has a fundraising campaign to support the 2019 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency. This residency and its accompanying exhibition were established in 2015 and are a cornerstone of the Gallery's program.

Each year, the UW Simpson Center for the Humanities provides support to a variety of projects. Three people from the School are involved with programs funded for the 2018–2019 academic year.

The Printmaking Association, a registered student organization at UW, will host a print sale on Nov 14 + 15. Co-founder Anne Bryson Doyle provides background about herself and the group.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of September 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

This symposium on November 17 focuses on Indian painting in Mewar and Marwar, distinct areas of Rajasthan ruled by Rajputs (Hindu kings), and the Mughal empire between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Alum Nora Atkinson earned a 2002 BFA in Photography with an Art History minor. She is now Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC, and curated No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man.

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery presents work by second year MFA students: Granite Calimpong, Lucy Copper, Abigail Drapkin, Jackie Granger, Baorong Liang, Sean Lockwood, Brighton McCormick, Charles Stobbs, emily charlotte taibleson, and Connor Walden.

IVA Senior Lecturer and alum Timea Tihanyi won the Open Medium category! Photomedia Assistant Professor Aaron Flint Jamison was a finalist. Both will have work in a November 14 to December 16 exhibition.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of August 2018. 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 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.