Descendence by Ariel René Jackson and Michael J. Love

Descendance Panel Discussion

Join the Jacob Lawrence Gallery on February 23 for a panel conversation exploring the themes of Ariel René Jackson’s Descendance, such as lineage, generational change, and the ways in which history is carried in the body.

February 8, 2021
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Ariel René Jackson: Descendance

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is pleased to premiere Ariel René Jackson’s Descendance, a drone-shot video featuring interdisciplinary tap dance artist Michael J. Love and an original score by jazz musician Joseph C. Dyson Jr. The exhibition is on view from January 28 through February 23, 2021.

January 9, 2021
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Autumn Activities

Autumn quarter is over, but some work lives on digitally. We are pleased to share with you activities that occurred during the past few months within the UW and out in our broader community.

December 18, 2020
Monday volume 5

MONDAY – Volume 5

MONDAY is an arts journal produced by the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. The title of volume 5 is "Angel of History." It is guest-edited by Marisa Williamson, the 2020 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident.

December 1, 2020
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Ilana Harris-Babou: Long Con

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is pleased to present recent video work by Ilana Harris-Babou. The exhibition is on view November 19, 2020 – January 16, 2021. NOTE: the exhibition is currently only open to School students, faculty, and staff.

November 6, 2020
Code chit chat

Voices+Voids: Reclaiming and Transcoding Our Data as Performance

A November 20 event launched a project website featuring research by Assistant Professors Audrey Desjardins (Interaction Design), Afroditi Psarra (DXARTS), and Bonnie Whiting (Percussion Studies). Discussion was moderated by Emily Zimmerman. Video is available.

November 3, 2020
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Notes on the Unseen: 2nd Year MFA Exhibition

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is pleased to present artwork by nine graduate students. The exhibition will be on view from October 28 through November 14, 2020. Individual, no-contact viewing appointments are available.

October 19, 2020
Still from Bentonville forecast by Ariel René Jackson

2021 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is thrilled to announce that Ariel René Jackson will be the 2021 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident. Jackson’s film-based multidisciplinary practice considers land and landscape as sites of internal representation.

October 15, 2020
Individual, no-contact viewing at Jacob Lawrence Gallery

Visiting the Jacob Lawrence Gallery

Beginning on September 30, 2020, visitors may again view exhibitions at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. There are a few steps to follow in order to take advantage of this opportunity during the gallery's normal hours.

September 28, 2020
Exhibition for Sang-gyeun Ahn, Flint Jamison, Michael Swaine

Sang-gyeun Ahn | Flint Jamison | Michael Swaine

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition that features work by three School faculty members. The exhibition runs from September 30 through October 17, 2020, and the gallery is reopening for individual, no-contact viewing.

September 28, 2020
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BES begins new residency at Jacob Lawrence Gallery

Beginning this autumn, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and School of Art + Art History + Design at the University of Washington welcome The Black Embodiments Studio (BES) as a resident program for the next two academic years.

September 21, 2020
Dare to Judge curated by Stefan Gonzales

Sean Sullivan: Dare to Judge

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery hosts the inaugural curatorial residency for a UW BIPOC graduate student. Curator Stefan Leandro Gonzales has created an exhibition that examines connections between queer experience and domestic space. Dates are September 4–26, 2020.

August 24, 2020
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Lux Aeterna

This year-long online research platform and exhibition traces and troubles the currents of technical migration and image circulation. It is curated by Jacob Lawrence Gallery Director + Curator Emily Zimmerman and produced in partnership with Northwest Film Forum.

August 21, 2020
Strange Coupling 2020 artwork details

Strange Coupling

Strange Coupling has been a student-run tradition in the School's Division of Art since 2002. For the first time, this year's exhibition has a theme — Memory — and the exhibition is online. It launches August 21, and there is an online reception.

August 20, 2020
Reception for Design Show 2019

2020 Graduation Exhibitions

Each year the School proudly celebrates graduating Art and Design students — both undergraduate and graduate — with a series of exhibitions at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and the Henry Art Gallery. This year they are all online.

June 1, 2020
Monday volume 4

MONDAY – Volume 4

MONDAY is a journal produced by the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. The title of volume 4 is "White Pictures," and its content is available on a new website. It is guest-edited by Danny Giles, the 2019 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident.

April 2, 2020
Screenshot from exhibition walkthrough video

JLG Vimeo Channel

During the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery has created a Vimeo channel to continue to create meaningful connections between artists and audiences.

March 19, 2020
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As, Not For: Dethroning Our Absolutes

An exhibition in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and at Non-Breaking Space. It is curated by Jerome Harris and is an incomplete historical survey of work created by African-American graphic designers over the last century.

February 11, 2020
Ceci Moss

Expanded Internet Art – Book Release with Ceci Moss

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is pleased to host the February 27 Seattle book release for Ceci Moss’ Expanded Internet Art: Twenty-First-Century Artistic Practice and the Informational Milieu.

February 8, 2020
Even ghosts have their ghosts by Marisa Williamson

Marisa Williamson: Angel of History

An exhibition in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery that features newly commissioned artwork by Marisa Williamson, the 2020 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident. It opens on January 28 and runs through February 28.

January 7, 2020
Marisa Williamson

2020 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery, the gallery of the University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design, is delighted to announce that Marisa Williamson will be its 2020 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident.

November 12, 2019
Meany Exhibition 2019

Empathy

Eight students have work on display in the lower lobby of Meany Center for the Performing Arts until mid-June. The exhibition was co-curated by students Elizabeth Calvillo and Raziah Ahmad through their work with the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.

November 4, 2019
Photo by Valda Nogueira

ALTAR: Prayer, Ritual, Offering

An exhibition in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery presented by MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora. It opens on November 15 and closes with a reception on the evening of November 22. NOTE: exhibition extended through Wednesday, November 27.

October 29, 2019
Danny Giles lecture in Jacob Lawrence Gallery

Help Us Match $300k Gift

An anonymous alum and passionate supporter of the School has offered to match up to $300,000 in gifts to the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Donations of any amount are welcome.

October 1, 2019
Area Array by Stephanie Simek

Irreducible Forms

An exhibition in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery that features artwork by eight second-year Master of Fine Arts students. It opens with an evening reception on October 23 and runs through November 9.

October 1, 2019
Title page design by Annabelle Gould

Composite Gestures

This exhibition in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery highlights work by three Division of Design faculty members: Jason Germany, Annabelle Gould, and Axel Roesler. It opens on September 25 and runs through October 12.

August 20, 2019
Still from Time-Clock by James Coupe

James Coupe: Exercises in Passivity

This Jacob Lawrence Gallery exhibition features the work of James Coupe, an Associate Professor at the UW's Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS). It opens on July 31 and runs through August 24.

July 11, 2019
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NEA Grant for Jacob Lawrence Gallery

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.

May 17, 2019
Work by Camilo Godoy and Angélica Maria Millán Lozano

Angélica Maria Millán Lozano + Camilo Godoy: Lugar del Trabajo

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.

April 23, 2019
Graduation exhibition reception in Jacob Lawrence Gallery

2019 Graduation Exhibitions

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.

March 11, 2019
ARCAD by Joe Costello

Untethered

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.

March 7, 2019
Strange Coupling 2019

Strange Coupling

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.

March 3, 2019
Danny Giles and others in Jacob Lawrence Gallery

Curating the Future

At the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, curatorial interns get hands-on preparation for careers in the art world — and roles in the community.

February 26, 2019
Cover of Monday, volume 3

MONDAY – Volume 3

MONDAY is a limited-edition journal produced by the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Each issue is thematically driven, and volume 3's title is Études. Purchase a copy online.

February 19, 2019
Jacob Lawrence Gallery 25th Anniversary

Jacob Lawrence Gallery 25th Anniversary Celebration

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.

January 14, 2019
Analysis of Beauty, Plate 1, by William Hogarth

Danny Giles: The Practice and Science of Drawing a Sharp White Background

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.

January 3, 2019
La Traición by Clotilde Jiménez

Clotilde Jiménez: Apple of My Eye

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.

November 8, 2018
Danny Giles

2019 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency

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.

October 25, 2018
The Paradise Syndrome by Sonny Assu

Sonny Assu: Études for the Settler

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.

October 9, 2018
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Fundraiser for Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency

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.

October 1, 2018
Study for Ingress/Egress by Granite Calimpong

10 Études for Summer

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.

August 21, 2018
Cover of Monday volume 2

MONDAY – Volume 2

MONDAY is a limited-edition journal produced by the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Each issue is thematically driven. Volume 2 focuses on 21st century Black feminisms, and it is guest edited by C. Davida Ingram.

August 7, 2018
Standardized Patient by Kerry Tribe

Kerry Tribe: Standardized Patient

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery presents Standardized Patient by artist Kerry Tribe. The exhibition offers insight into the work of actors trained to portray medical patients in simulated clinical encounters. It runs July 27 through August 25.

June 22, 2018
Aerial view of Seattle Art Fair

2018 Seattle Art Fair and Beyond

The School and Jacob Lawrence Gallery are once-again cultural partners of the fair. There are a number of School-affiliated people who have work being shown at the fair as well as at Seattle-area exhibitions during the fair.

June 22, 2018
Artwork by Megumi Shauna Arai

Megumi Shauna Arai: Midst

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery presents Midst by artist Megumi Shauna Arai. The exhibition is a meditation on the nature of belonging. It runs June 26 through July 14 with a reception on June 28.

June 11, 2018
Michael Spafford with artwork

Spafford Exhibition + Book Launch

Join us in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery on Apr 6 for the launch of a book titled Michael C. Spafford: Epic Works. An exhibition of Spafford's work opens at three Seattle galleries on Apr 5.

March 6, 2018
Photomedia graduation exhibition 2017

2018 Graduation Exhibitions

Each year we celebrate graduating Art and Design undergraduate and graduate 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.

March 1, 2018
Strange Coupling 2018

Strange Coupling

A student-run Division of Art tradition, Strange Coupling brings together UW students and Seattle-area artists to create collaboratively. There are March events at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and a concluding exhibition later in the spring.

February 27, 2018
Monday, volume 1

MONDAY – Volume 1

MONDAY is a limited-edition journal produced by the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Each issue is thematically driven, highlighting artists’ writings alongside other diverse perspectives on a particular topic. Volume 1 focuses on materiality and transformation.

February 2, 2018
Detail of When I Rub the Dead Skin of the Thing Against Me by C. Davida Ingram

C. Davida Ingram: A Book with No Pages

C. Davida Ingram is the 2018 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, supported by an NEA Art Works grant. Her exhibition, A Book with No Pages, opens on Feb 6 and closes Mar 13.

January 4, 2018