
You Discover You're on Camera. Now What?
A growing number of people use surveillance cameras inside their homes. Associate Professor of Interaction Design James Pierce explores how others spending time in the home are affected.

MFA student Kyler Pahang has been featured in three publications
The second-year Painting + Drawing MFA student was featured in the Seattle Times, NW Asian Weekly, and International Examiner for his participation in Wing Luke Museum’s exhibit Lost & Found: Searching for Home.

UW announces 2024 Awards of Excellence recipients
Fine Arts Photographer and Educator and alum Art Wolfe (BA 1975) is among the recipients of the 54th annual University of Washington Awards of Excellence.

2024 Husky 100
We are thrilled to announce that three Design seniors have been selected for the Husky 100 this year!

Sitting down with Jordan Jones
Getting to know Jacob Lawrence Gallery’s new director and curator. Featured on The Daily.

Two Majors, Complementary Skills
Elizabeth Xiong (2024), a double major in art history and computer science, shares how she gained different and complementary skills from each major.

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

Portrait celebrates Jacob Lawrence in his namesake gallery
The UW School of Art + Art History + Design unveiled a portrait of Jacob Lawrence created by Seattle-based artist Barbara Earl Thomas (MFA 77). Featured on UW Magazine.

‘Material Latitudes’: Student art at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery
As we enter the second half of spring quarter and seniors inch closer toward graduation, the School of Art + Art History + Design begins a new set of exhibitions called “Material Latitudes” in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.

2023 Husky 100
Congratulations to Visual Communication Design senior, Shreya Balaji, and Industrial Design senior, Jerred Mace, who have been selected for this year's Husky 100.

The Art of Founders Hall
Native art installations and historic sculpture enhance the PNW aesthetic of Foster’s newest building.

Global Visionaries: Dustin Mara
Dustin shares about his global upbringing, his vision for intersecting culture, language, and type design, and what he is looking forward to about his future career.

A Gallery Renovation, Inspired by Jacob Lawrence
With a renovation, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery in the UW Art Building will better reflect its namesake, whose paintings about the Black experience have inspired generations.

An Animated Life
When Nathan Jones transferred to the UW, he chose majors based on interest rather than career security: Creative Writing in the Department of English and Painting + Drawing in the School of Art + Art History + Design. That decision paid off.

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.

Public art in Seattle’s light rail stations has a deeper backstory than you’d think
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.

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.

Henry Art Liaisons Find Their Voice
Tour a Henry Art Gallery exhibition with UW senior Em Chan, and you can expect to do more than just look and listen. In addition to providing information about the works on display…

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.

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.

Black Arts Legacies: Barbara Earl Thomas
With meticulous skill and a communal approach, the longtime Seattle artist has cut her own path.

Celebrating Pride Month
Celebrate Pride Month and the history, progress, and power of the LGBTQIA+ community through a collection of works by College of Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni.

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.

Filmmaker Wes Hurley and His UW Crew are Living Their ‘Potato Dreams’
Wes Hurley (BA 2004) has been on the film festival circuit with his autobiographical film, Potato Dreams of America. Articles in UW Magazine and on the website of Creative Capital, which helped fund the project, provide background on the film.

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

Partnering with University of Washington students to innovate on the future of robotics
In the fall of 2021, Fresh partnered with the senior class of Industrial Design students at the University of Washington to innovate on the future of robotics.

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.

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.

A Window into Art
Das Schaufenster is an art exhibition space created by alum Anna Mlasowsky in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood. All viewing is done from outside the windows, and a different artist is featured every month.

The Poetics of Barbara Earl Thomas
Alum Barbara Earl Thomas is featured in this article by Berette S Macaulay. In part, it discusses recent exhibitions of Thomas' work seen at the Seattle Art Museum and the Henry Art Gallery.

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.

A Designer Reflects on "Making It"
Industrial design alum Adam Kingman competed on season three of Making It, a TV competition hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, in which talented makers complete a series of handmade projects.

Q+A with Noah Simblist
Noah Simblist received his MFA in painting in 1999 and is now associate professor in the Painting + Printmaking department at Virginia Commonwealth University. He also works as a curator, writer, and artist with a focus on art and politics.

Alumni News – December 2021
This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of December 2021. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Portraits of Justice
Alum Alfredo Arreguin has painted the official portraits for three justices on the Washington State Supreme Court. At 86, the master of Mexican American art remains a source of colorful ideas and vivid canvases.

Alumni News – November 2021
This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of November 2021. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Alumni News – September 2021
This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of September 2021. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Rethinking the Ventilator
Industrial Design Associate Professor Jason O. Germany is the primary designer involved in developing WorldVent, a new ventilator, which has already won design awards.

Alumni News – August 2021
This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of August 2021. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Jacob Lawrence in Seattle: UW Students and Libraries Create New Book
Essays written by students in a new class about former Professor of Art Jacob Lawrence's work and teaching were combined into an online publication using Pressbook.

Alumni News – July 2021
This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of July 2021. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Henry Gallery showcases graduate student final projects
The Henry Art Gallery hosted an exhibition and the School published a website featuring the final projects of talented graduate students from the School of Art + Art History + Design.

Dianne Harris named dean of UW College of Arts & Sciences
University of Washington Provost Mark A. Richards today announced Dianne Harris will become dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, beginning September 1.

Artist paints from a place few of us see
Anne Besse-Shepherd, who graduated from the University of Washington with an MFA in metalsmithing, discusses her journey as a landscape painter.

Seeing myself in a 125-year-old photograph
Elizabeth Xiong says: "I'm a computer science major, but it was an art history class that shaped how I understand our complex and broken world, and also allowed me to better know myself as an Asian American."

George Tsutakawa’s art on display at Seattle Art Museum
The late Tsutakawa was an alum (BA 1937, MFA 1950) and faculty. He started teaching at UW in 1946 and became a professor emeritus in 1976.