Illustration of someone singing and vacuuming while a surveillance camera in one them.

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.

February 5, 2025
Visitors to Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum view Kyler Pahang’s “A Dance With Grief” and “A Cry for Uran,” part of the “Lost & Found: Searching for Home” exhibit. Courtesy Wing Luke Museum

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.

December 9, 2024
Awards of Excellence

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. 

June 14, 2024
Husky100_DesignStudents

2024 Husky 100

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

April 30, 2024
Jordan Jones

Sitting down with Jordan Jones

Getting to know Jacob Lawrence Gallery’s new director and curator. Featured on The Daily.

April 16, 2024
Elizabeth Xiong

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.

March 31, 2024
Sangram Majumbar, light peeks, 2023, oil on canvas, 65 x 78 in

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

January 11, 2024
Barbara Earl Thomas (American, b. 1948), Jacob and the Builders, 2023. Paper cut with hand-printed color. Photo by Spike Mafford, Zocalo Studios. Courtesy of the artist.

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. 

November 25, 2023
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery graduation exhibit featuring work from graduting students in the arts department.  Photo: Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero

‘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.

May 14, 2023
Husky 100 Design seniors

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. 

April 23, 2023
James Madison Carving

The Art of Founders Hall

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

March 6, 2023
Dustin Mara

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.

February 28, 2023
Jacob Lawrence Painting

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.

February 7, 2023
Nathan Jones

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. 

January 8, 2023
NED (Not Entirely Dead) thesis installation at Henry Art Gallery

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.

December 31, 2022
Public art by Leo Saul Berk above an escalator

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.

December 9, 2022
Public art sculpture by Norie Sato

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.

November 30, 2022
Circumambulation, paintings by Margie Livingston

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.

October 31, 2022
Berette S Macaulay and Em Chan

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…

September 1, 2022
Old Cabin, a painting by Robert Connell

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.

August 31, 2022
Emily Gherard in her studio

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.

July 31, 2022
Lele Barnett at Wing Luke Museum

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.

June 30, 2022
Barbara Earl Thomas in her studio

Black Arts Legacies: Barbara Earl Thomas

With meticulous skill and a communal approach, the longtime Seattle artist has cut her own path.

June 1, 2022
Book covers with Queer Night Life at center

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.

May 31, 2022
Nate Clark installation at Gallery4Culture

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.

May 31, 2022
Dan Lauria, Marya Sea Kaminski, Wes Hurley

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.

May 30, 2022
George Tsutakawa with Memorial Gate

Stolen Beauty

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

May 29, 2022
Jokull designed by Wilson Reavley

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.

May 13, 2022
Three artworks by Sol Hashemi at Veronica

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.

April 30, 2022
Reckoning: White Gaze by Christina Reed

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.

March 1, 2022
Bright Eyes by Emlyn Strzempka

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.

February 28, 2022
Barbara Earl Thomas

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.

February 8, 2022
Maria by Arely Morales

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.

February 1, 2022
Adam Kingman in a shop, wearing a camouflage button-up shirt with a denim apron

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. 

January 12, 2022
Headshot of Noah Simblist wearing a button-up black shirt in front of a plain white background

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.

January 6, 2022
Painting of a seascape from behind a copse of trees

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.

January 1, 2022
Alfredo Arreguin standing in front of a painting in his studio

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.

December 28, 2021
Greg Kucera in blue gingham button-up shirt standing next to an artwork by Humaira Abid. Artwork is of a car rearview window with the reflection of a woman in a cream-colored hijab

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.

December 1, 2021
Queen of Desire by Jasmine Fetterman

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.

October 4, 2021
WorldVent ventilator

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.

September 21, 2021
Bird Family by Philip McCracken

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.

August 19, 2021
Cover image for Pressbook titled Jacob Lawrence in Seattle

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.

August 5, 2021
Shu Jones portrait by Raphael Gaultier

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.

July 30, 2021
Universal access to AV taxis by Solji Lee

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.

July 19, 2021
Dianne Harris

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.

July 15, 2021
East Chop Morning Light by Anne Besse-Shepherd

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.

July 14, 2021
Children and men on a street in San Francisco's Chinatown

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."

July 6, 2021
Mo (Seaweed), a sculpture by George Tsutakawa shown in center

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.

July 6, 2021