2026 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident Indira Allegra

2026 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident: Indira Allegra

Indira Allegra will join us in January 2026 to create new work, conduct research, and connect with our community as part of their residency.

ArtSci Roundup: November

ArtSci Roundup: November

Come curious. Leave inspired. We invite you to connect with us this November through a rich and varied schedule of more than 30 events, exhibitions, podcasts, and more. From chamber opera premieres and public lectures to Indigenous storytelling and poetry celebrations, theres something to spark every curiosity. Expect boundary-pushing performances, thought-provoking dialogues on memory and...
Visitors viewing Rob Rhee's exhibition, Crossings

Inspired Acts: A Conversation with Rob Rhee & Dineo Sheshee Bopape

Rob Rhee and Dineo Seshee Bopape discuss the power of living materials, ongoing processes, and finding levels of acceptability as artists.

The Veil Is Thin Here: 2025 Fall MFA Show

The Veil Is Thin Here: 2025 Fall MFA Show

The Veil Thin Here showcases seven 2nd-year MFA students exploring memory, community & loss. On view October 15 through November 8, 2025 in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.

Students participating in the zine workshop in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery

Liberation Book Club 2025-26

This year-long program series hopes to honor the gallery’s commitment to social justice and to gather community to think about the work of liberation through shared texts, art, film, music, conversation, and workshops.

Rob Rhee talking with UW Farm staff

Monthly Digest – October 2025

This new monthly update complements our quarterly newsletter and is designed to keep students, faculty, staff and UW community informed and engaged with what’s happening in the School each month.

Sangram Majumdar, "Control" (2025), oil on canvas (all images courtesy Nathalie Karg Gallery)

An Indian-American Artist’s Self in Pieces (Art Review)

John Yau of Hyperallergic provides a nuanced review of Sangram Majumdar's works in his solo exhibition, The Sleep of Reason, at Nathalie Karg Gallery in New York. The exhibition will remain on view until October 6, 2025. 

Incoming Grad Students 2025-2026

Incoming Graduate Students 2025-2026

Introducing the graduate students starting the MFA, MDes, and Art History MA/PhD programs this fall.

Ann Gale, Gloria Reclining, 2025. Oil on canvas, 42 x 52 in (Framed 43.50 x 53.50 in)

Art Faculty Research + Exhibitions – Summer/Autumn 2025

Highlights include solo exhibitions at major galleries, a VIA Art Fund grant, residencies, and a curated show. 

Portraits of Amanda Lee, Leila Weefur, Akshaya Tankha.

Three Tenure-Track Faculty Appointments

Amanda Lee, Leila Weefur and Akshaya Tankha have been appointed as assistant professors and will begin teaching in Autumn 2025.