Timea Tihanyi and 3D printer

A Brave New World for Clay

In a studio filled with ceramic artworks, Timea Tihanyi concentrates on creating a porcelain vessel. Rather than hand-building the piece or throwing it on a potter’s wheel, she monitors a 3D printer

August 1, 2019
Anesthesia Medication Template

Design Faculty + Seattle Children’s Physicians Collaborate

Physicians and Design faculty collaborated to create a better, safer, more reliable way to order and use drugs on an operating room’s anesthesia cart.

August 1, 2019
Sonal Khullar

UW professor Sonal Khullar speaks at Frye Art Museum on her current book about South Asian contemporary art

In this International Examiner article, Art History Professor Sonal Khullar talks about her current book project, The Art of Dislocation: Conflict and Collaboration in Contemporary Art from South Asia.

July 22, 2019
Dean Robert Stacey with medalists

Students & Superlatives

Among the 2019 Graduate Medalists for the College of Arts & Sciences is Jackie Granger from Photo/Media.

July 15, 2019

Meet the Amazon Voice Designer Who Is the ‘Real Alexa’

Alison Atwell (BDes, Visual Communication Design, 2013), who trains and guides conversations with Amazon's Alexa made Fortune's 40 Under 40 list.

July 10, 2019
Bespoke booklets

Design Presenting + Publishing

Faculty and students in our Division of Design have been writing for presentation at conferences and/or for publication, highlighting some of their recent research.

June 23, 2019
Fugue in Blue by Amanda Sweet

Alumni News – June 2019

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

June 18, 2019
Blue Morpho dress by Luly Yang

Northwest’s functional fashion finally takes a turn in the spotlight

Twenty years ago, alum Luly Yang began her career in architectural graphic design then became a couture designer. She played a role in a 2019 Museum of History and Industry exhibition.

June 6, 2019
Work by Ron Ho

Alumni News – May 2019

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

June 3, 2019
Karen Cheng

Help by design: Art assists science at UW Design Help Desk

Sometimes when science gets a little stuck, art can come to the rescue. It’s true of the University of Washington’s Design Help Desk, which gives free guidance to faculty, students, and staff…

May 21, 2019
Drawing by Zhi LIn

These artists want to draw the Chinese railroad workers back into history

An artist’s inspiration can come from anywhere. For UW Painting + Drawing Professor Lin Zhi, it happened in August 2001, on a road trip from Missouri to Seattle.

April 29, 2019
Content Aware by Aidan Fitzgerald

Alumni News – April 2019

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

April 9, 2019
Painted tiles by George Rodriguez

Rodriguez at MadArt + More

George Rodriguez (MFA 2009) joined the School's Advisory Board earlier this year and has a project at MadArt Studio in April and May. He has been receiving growing recognition for his artwork.

April 6, 2019
Industrial Design student project for Hightower

A University of Washington Course Gives Design Students Real-World Experience

UW's collaboration with Seattle-based company Hightower challenged undergrads to create workspace pieces from concept to prototype and present their final projects to industry experts.

April 2, 2019
Hold Me, Touch Me by Ryna Frankel

Alumni News – March 2019

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

April 1, 2019
Renee Erickson

Renee Erickson short-listed for Outstanding Chef at 2019 James Beard Awards

Renee Erickson (BFA, Painting and Drawing, 1995) is being honored for her work at her restaurant Bateau.

March 12, 2019
Rough Cut 4 by Barbara Robertson

Alumni News – February 2019

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

March 1, 2019
Luly Yang

Chinese culture inspires designer in creating uniforms for major U.S. airline

"Everything I do is influenced by my Chinese background," said Luly Yang (BFA, Graphic Design, 1990), about the cultural elements in her project with Alaska Airlines.

February 28, 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
Color studies course

Cool Courses in the Arts, Spring Quarter 2019

Whether you are curious about studying the arts, need to fulfill your VLPA credits, or are just looking to further your education, these courses are sure to transform and inspire you!

February 6, 2019
Object7 by Ruth Kazmerzak

Alumni News – January 2019

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

January 12, 2019
Wheel by Laura Hamje

Alumni News – December 2018

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of December 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

January 3, 2019
The Wilds by Eroyn Franklin

Alumni News – November 2018

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of November 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

December 6, 2018

In Seattle galleries, art meets climate change

The work of alumni Eirik Johnson, Kristen Ramirez, and Margie Livingston, share the common thread of the natural environment and humans' relation to it in galleries throughout Seattle.

November 20, 2018
Miha Sarani by Bryan Nakata

Whitewashing: Seattle artist calls attention to censored history in series on WWII war crimes

Miha Sarani, an art history graduate student and alum (BFA 2015), began the project after seeing news of the white nationalist march

November 20, 2018
Glassblowing

Playing with Fire

A College of Arts & Sciences article outlines the development of our glass program through the efforts of Associate Professor Mark Zirpel and Instructional Technician Sean O'Neill.

November 12, 2018
Zoo by Eirik Johnson

Alumni News – October 2018

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of October 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

November 8, 2018
Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse

Seattle to take closer look at public art to make sure it's culturally appropriate

Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse, Assistant Professor of Art History, explains that there's no history of towering monumental poles being made by the Salish and other Puget Sound region tribes.

November 7, 2018
Presentation of Turnbull Foundation check

Sara Little Turnbull Foundation Award Benefits Design Students

A $200,000 gift from the Sara Little Turnbull Foundation will be used to establish an endowed scholarship that benefits underrepresented minority, low-income, and first-generation students pursuing Design degrees.

November 5, 2018
Infolding IX by Deborah Horrell

Alumni News – September 2018

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of September 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

September 24, 2018

On Capitol Hill, a new showcase for Mexican art

Adrián Gómez (BFA, 3D4M, 2018) is the first featured artist in "NosotrUS" at the Mexican Cultural Institute Gallery.

August 24, 2018
Multiple works from Burning Man by HYBYCOZO

The Road to Burning Man

Alum Nora Atkinson earned a 2002 BFA in Photography with an Art History minor. She is now Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC, and curated No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man.

August 24, 2018
Robin Held

Held is WSU Museum Executive Director

Alum Robin Held is now the Executive Director of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Washington State University. Her appointment was announced on June 26, and she began work on August 7.

August 13, 2018
Chelsea Vapors by Mark Mueller

Alumni News – August 2018

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of August 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

August 10, 2018
Levi Higgs

Higgs: Wyoming needs to create an immersive art destination

Alum Levi Higgs makes a case for his home state, Wyoming, to invest further in the arts and humanities.

August 3, 2018
George Rodriguez at work

Sculptor George Rodriguez celebrates and transcends his Mexican heritage

Alum George Rodriguez unveiled a mythical Mexican zodiac at Seattle Art Fair, where he was the solo artist in the Foster/White Gallery booth.

August 2, 2018
Presence of Absence by Katie Miller

Alumni News – July 2018

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of July 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

August 1, 2018
Emily Sawan and Krizten Li

Artists and Writers, by the Book

Interdisciplinary Visual Arts Lecturer Claire Cowie and English Professor Maya Sonenberg brought together two classes to build artist books during spring quarter 2018.

July 16, 2018
Skyuka in the Fog by Kimberly Clark

Alumni News – June 2018

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of June 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

June 25, 2018
Miha Sarani

Meet the artist: Painter Miha Sarani

Columns Magazine's June 2018 cover is a painting of Orin Smith by Miha Sarani, a BFA alum, current MA student, and former Starbucks employee. What's his painting's secret? Coffee.

June 21, 2018
Doug Jeck

Faculty Friday: Doug Jeck

Doug Jeck, College of Arts & Sciences Associate Professor of the Arts, teaches students to think on their feet — by asking them to painstakingly create life-size human forms.

June 8, 2018
Foran | Suon website homepage

Alumni News – May 2018

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of May 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

June 5, 2018
Constellation of Transgressions (Bang Bang) by Holly Ballard Martz

Alumni News – April 2018

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of April 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

April 2, 2018
Lion by George Rodriguez

Alumni News – March 2018

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of March 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

March 6, 2018
Lucas Spivey and his Mobile Incubator

Spivey's Mobile Incubator

Lucas Spivey has a background that is all over the map in the arts, and that is a good thing. He is now traveling all over the US map to help artists and other cultural entrepreneurs bring ideas to life.

February 10, 2018
Reversed Start Target by Claire Cowie

Alumni News – February 2018

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of February 2018. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

February 10, 2018
Arely Morales

MFA painter Arley Morales brings laborers into the limelight

Morales, a fine arts graduate and DACA recipient, took inspiration from Latino artists and a poet in developing her style.

October 23, 2017
Graham Boettcher

Boettcher is New BMA Director

Graham Boettcher (MA 1999) was recently appointed as the new R. Hugh Daniel Director at the Birmingham Museum of Art. He has served the museum in several roles since 2006.

October 3, 2017
Doubleluck by Robert Rauschenburg

Doubleluck for Meany Patrons

Visitors to Meany Hall for the Performing Arts will soon encounter a new piece of art: a 20 foot wide, 8 foot tall original artwork by one of the most influential American artists of the 20th century, Robert Rauschenberg.

September 14, 2017