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.

ArtSci Roundup: September and October

ArtSci Roundup: September and October

Come curious. Leave inspired. We welcome you to connect with us this autumn quarter through an incredible lineup of more than 30 events, exhibitions, podcasts, and more. From thought-provoking talks on monsters to boundary-pushing performances by Grammy-nominated Mariachi ensembles, its a celebration of bold ideas and creative energy. ArtSci On Your Own Time Exhibition: Woven...
Students looking at Rob Rhee's  work in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery

Best 16 Seattle art exhibits to see this fall

The list includes Rob Rhee’s Crossing at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Woven in Wool at Burke Museum (co-created by Professor in Art History Katie Bunn-Marcuse), and two exhibitions of Stefan Gonzales (MFA 2020): Unclassified Materials at Specialist and Quarry at The Vestibule. 

Overview of a data visualization featuring a global map

Art History in the Digital Age

Last spring, Adair Rounthwaite, Professor of Art History, taught "Introduction to Digital Art History," a course in which students explored open data from art museums and cultural institutions. Check out a selection of student projects.

Leaks 1 by Sangram Majumdar, 2025

Sangram Majumdar: The Sleep of Reason

The Sleep of Reason is Majumdar's solo exhibition at Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York, on view from September 4 through October 6, 2025.