Industrial Design associate professor, Jason Germany is co-principal investigator for the two research projects awarded

The Merwin Conservancy welcomed artist Michael Swaine and gardener Archie Wessells for a residency in September 2024.

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. 

Anne Traver (1952–2024) was an unparalleled design leader and a wonderful teacher, mentor, and guiding light for our creative community.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery's Promotion and Tenure Exhibition and Barbara Earl Thomas’ newly installed paper-cut portrait of Lawrence highlighted in a Crosscut article. 

Watch Van Someren's process of creating the work for her exhibition in this Behind the Scenes look from Evening Magazine

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

Academic Advising Director, Judith Clark retires after 26 years dedicated to supporting students achieve academic and professional success.

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.

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

Assistant Professor of Painting + Drawing, Sangram Majumdar, awarded the Gottlieb Foundation grant in Painting

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

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.

Five art historians reflect on Kent Monkman’s artwork and the role it plays in changing the past, current and future collective understanding of American art.

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

Audrey Desjardins, Associate Professor of Interaction Design (IxD) at the University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design, was awarded the Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award in February 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…

Hayden Stern, a transfer student new to UW, shares their experience in this autumn quarter class taught by Interdisciplinary Visual Art Assistant Professor Rob Rhee. The class ultimately redirected Stern's focus in the Art major.

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."

This quarter's part-time faculty are Andrew Allen, Nathan Auer, Stephen Bader, Melanie Enderle, Stefan Gonzales, Drew Hamlin, Holly Hazelton, Philippe Hyojung Kim, Alanna MacGowan, Gino Scarpino, Gabriel Stromberg, KCJ Szwedzinski, Yongqi Tang, and Jayme Yen.

AIGA, a professional association for design, announced the winners of the 365: AIGA Year in Design Awards on December 1, 2022. Two of the awardees are Studio Matthews and alum Eason Yang.

This story about Sound Transit public art quotes Interdisciplinary Visual Art Assistant Professor Whitney Lynn and alum Mary Ann Peters. It also mentions the work of alums Leo Saul Berk and Roger Shimomura.

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.

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…

The School has not been immune to the societal shifts the pandemic has introduced resulting in several changes in staff and faculty since last autumn.

Studio Matthews, a design firm led by Visual Communication Design Associate Professor Kristine Matthews, recently won awards for two of their 2021 projects. Eli Kahn (BDes 2020) is a designer at the firm and worked on both of these projects.

This is the NSF's "most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization."

This quarter's part-time faculty are Melanie Enderle, Stefan Gonzales, Holly Hazelton, Natalie Krick, Jake Matauch, Miha Sarani, Yongqi Tang, Arianne True, and Jayme Yen.

The School is excited to announce an opportunity for three tenure-track faculty appointments, two in the Division of Art (Dale Chihuly Endowed Chair of Glass and Photo/Media) and one in the Division of Design (Visual Communication Design).

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.

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.

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.

“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...

Two Art History faculty — Adair Rounthwaite and Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse — and two Art History graduate students — Nicole Block and Ananya Sikand — have received 2022–2023 funding from the UW Simpson Center for the Humanities.

The School is sad to announce the passing of Associate Professor Emeritus Richard Proctor on April 11, 2022. He taught at the University of Washington from 1962 to 1992.

The story of the shocking theft, destruction and replacement of George Tsutakawa’s sculptural gates at the Washington Park Arboretum.

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.

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…

Assistant Professor Sangram Majumdar joined the Painting + Drawing faculty at UW in autumn quarter. He and four students recently reflected on the Intermediate Drawing class that took place during winter quarter.

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.

The spring quarter part-time faculty are Romson Bustillo, Granite Calimpong, Melanie Enderle, Thomas Ham, Lawrence Hamlin, David Hull, E.E. Ikeler, Adam Jossem, Leisha Muraki, Amanda Salov, Vassilissa Semouchkina, Tarran Sklenar, Scott Tsukamaki, Ryan Weatherly, and David Willis.

After five years as the director + curator of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery at the University of Washington, Emily Zimmerman will depart her post April 8, 2022. The School will soon launch a national search for her replacement.