The interactive recycling and composting station was designed by an interdisciplinary research group led by Karen Cheng and Kristine Matthews, Professors of Visual Communication Design.

This is a listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of April 2017. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

UW art professor Zhi Lin has spent nearly a decade researching the men’s lives and remembering them through his artwork, on view at the Tacoma Art Museum beginning this summer.

Biology Professor Jennifer Nemhauser leads a research laboratory of scientists, all immersed in the complex world of plant hormones.  Claire Cowie — an artist, UW alumna and lecturer — spent three months as a part-time artist in residence in Nemhauser’s lab.

Anyone who feels wedded to their career path should consider the journey of artist Susie Lee (MFA, Art, 2006), co-founder and CEO of Siren, an online dating app.

When Allan and Mary Kollar met as teachers at Bothell High School in the 1970s, Allan taught art and Mary taught English. They knew little about each other’s fields, but over time they discovered intriguing connections between the two disciplines.

"To be a great innovator, you have to do things — bring people together, explore ideas, and experiment with different forms of realization," writes Axel Roesler, Associate Professor of Interaction Design.

A listing of alumni news as posted to our social media outlets during the month of July 2016. 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 June 2016. 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 May 2016. 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 April 2016. Most news like this goes onto our Twitter feed; you can receive it in real-time by following us there.

We are looking forward to the opening of this year's show of culminating work by fourteen graduating Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design students. Join us at the Henry Art Gallery on Friday, May 27, from 7-9pm.

A new installation at PACCAR Hall by UW design professors tells users how much money has been saved by correctly sorting items for composting, recycling or sending to the landfill.

Our four newest tenure-track faculty—Jason O. Germany, Aaron Flint Jamison, Adair Rounthwaite, and Michael Swaine—have been busy with developing their courses along with activities outside the classroom.

On April 6, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the winners of the 2016 Fellowships for the United States and Canada. Painting + Drawing Professor Helen O'Toole is on the list. She and two other UW professors...

Luly Yang (BFA Design 1990) has partnered with Alaska Airlines to design new uniforms for all their employees.

We have heard your request to see more alumni news. Most of this news gets posted to our social media outlets, especially Twitter, but we know not everyone follows us there. Read our first monthly summary of alumni news.

For soldiers leaving the military, pursuing an art degree might not be the obvious next step. But it was the right choice for Mikhail Roque and David Bonicillo.

Aside from teaching, faculty at the UW and in the School of Art + Art History + Design engage with their own practice through research and other activities beyond the classroom. Division of Design Professors Karen Cheng and Kristine Matthews are often active with such projects.

Shio Kusaka (BFA 2001) and Jonas Wood (MFA 2002) met while both were students in the School of Art + Art History + Design. Kusaka studied ceramics, and Wood focused on painting…In the last several years, separately and together, their stars have been rising dramatically...