Associate Professor Curt Labitzke demonstrated printmaking from home for a virtual college fair, which supported Divisional Dean of the Arts Catherine Cole's vision that all students experience the arts while at the UW, regardless of their major.

Christie Tirado (BA 2013) and her artwork are the subject of a December article on Crosscut.

Assistant Professor of Art History Juliet Sperling analyzes 18 pieces of art that tell the tale of American history. Paintings by two alums are included in this University of Washington Magazine article.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of November 2020. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Michelle Kumata, who studied graphic design at the UW, is featured in this article for her art honoring the Seattle Japanese Garden's 60th birthday.

This exhibition features a painting series about American history by the late Professor Emeritus Jacob Lawrence. The story includes quotes from alum Barbara Earl Thomas who studied with Lawrence.

It was a summer like no other. A reduced schedule of classes was all taught online and most staff worked remotely. Only a handful of faculty, staff, and graduate students were to be found in our buildings…

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of October 2020. 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 September 2020. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Walnut Street Coffee in Edmonds has "With Joy Wednesdays," which uses the positive messaging in a cup sleeve created by Visual Communication Design student Jerred Mace.

The University of Washington is rated as one of the best art schools in the West by Art & Object.

Alice Lee, manager of the UW Visitor Center, graduated from the UW in 2011 with a BA in Interdisciplinary Visual Arts. She explains her role and what brought her to the UW.

Interdisciplinary Visual Art Professor Curt Labitzke has worked to make fine art accessible in his summer 2020 class "Printmaking Without a Press."

Visual Communication Design Professors Karen Cheng and Annabelle Gould were among a group of women designers invited by AIGA to create Get Out the Vote posters to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of July 2020. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

While there is no Seattle Art Fair this year, a number of galleries from Seattle and beyond have banded together to create the SDAF during August. At least 20 galleries are showing work by alums, staff, and/or faculty.

New Art History professor, Juliet Sperling, discusses her enjoyment of art history and excitement for her new job with the UW.

Yale Union in Portland — co-founded by Assistant Professor Flint Jamison — announced on July 16 that they will cede ownership of their historic building and its land to the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of June 2020. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Several projects by undergraduate Design students received recognition in the last month: as an Editor's Pick on Bestfolios, in an article on the SEGD website, and as winner of Core77 and EPDA awards.

After a series of successful faculty searches, the University of Washington will welcome ten new faculty members into the Division of the Arts during the 2020-21 academic year.

As spring quarter comes to a close, we can reflect on the many moments of the last four years that have defined the arts and on-campus events for this year’s graduating class.

Art History Assistant Professor Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse is co-editor, with Aldona Jonaitis, of a new book published by University of Washington Press: Unsettling Native Art Histories on the Northwest Coast.

Emma Teal Laukitis (MDes 2018) and her sister discuss their new salmon cookbook and how their love of storytelling and salmon developed.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of May 2020. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Carrie Slavin (BA 1994) was helping with a project to get food to those in need during the coronavirus pandemic, but that didn’t stop a nagging thought… "What else can we do?"

Incoming Interaction Design Assistant Professor James Pierce discusses his discipline, his background, and his style of teaching, and how it is impacted by remote learning.

Robert Rhee, incoming Interdisciplinary Visual Art Assistant Professor, discusses his background, teaching style, and future at the UW.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of April 2020. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

The emails started swirling in mid-March. Health care workers in Seattle desperately needed personal protective equipment (PPE) while treating COVID-19 patients, but there was a delay in receiving PPE from commercial sources.

Michael Swaine, assistant professor with the School of Art + Art History + Design, is embracing the online format of classes.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of March 2020. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Luly Yang, design alum and local fashion designer, used her business connections to procure and donate 20,000 masks to a Seattle hospital.

Sarah Strickler had every intention of pursuing a STEM degree when she arrived at the UW as a freshman. That changed after taking a color theory class in the School of Art + Art History + Design.

The Smithsonian honors Patti Warashina (MFA 1964), whose humor and innovative perspectives on the human condition put a new face on ceramics.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of February 2020. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

It was a dark and rainy December night in Seattle… over 800 people flocked to Kane Hall, eager to learn more about an innovator who paired art and science in ways never before experienced: Leonardo DaVinci.

Lauren Nguyen, a senior double-majoring in CHID and 3D4M, "find(s) her own language of expression" through creating art.

As 2019 rolled to a close and ushered in a new decade, the waning weeks of December were filled with joy, not only for completing another energizing quarter of teaching and learning but also for a number of newsworthy announcements, events, and…

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of January 2020. 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 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 November 2019. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

Professor Meredith Clausen: "…Through this gift I’m able to do something for the University and make things easier for others who, like me, want to do research in Paris. It’s what I’ve always wanted to do."

Associate Professor of 3D4M: ceramics + glass + sculpture Doug Jeck discusses his artist residency at Pilchuck Glass School.

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

We interviewed Interdisciplinary Visual Arts alum Benita Cooper to learn more about her UW experience, her life since graduation, and her non-profit that works to decrease isolation for older adults.

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

How the self-proclaimed lover of life, Jordan Nicholson (BA, Drawing + Painting, 2012), followed his passions to become an accomplished photographer, artist, and man about town.

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