Ten graduating Master of Fine Art (MFA) and Master of Design (MDes) students are presenting their theses in the MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition. Spanning multiple disciplines, these graduates explore themes including internet culture, personal memory, and collective longing. The exhibition will be open from May 16 to June 14. Learn more about the works presented at The Daily.

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Industrial Design senior Kat Lew and Art senior Tom McAlister have been selected for the 2026 Bonderman Travel Fellowship.

Assistant Professor and Chair of the Interdisciplinary Visual Art program Rob Rhee, recently joined Shin Yu Pai on the podcast Ten Thousand Things to discuss his creative practice through his exhibition Crossings.

We’re excited to share May's roundup featuring upcoming events, student opportunities, info sessions, and key deadlines across the School of Art + Art History + Design and UW Seattle.

Featured on WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR affiliate, Christie Tirado (BA 2013) presents her exhibition “Cosechando Historias,” now on view at Milwaukee’s Latino Arts gallery.

Associate Professor Sangram Majumdar is this year's recipient in the Painting category. Majumdar was also recently featured on Vogue India for his solo exhibition Bad Actors at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke in Mumbai, India.

We are excited to welcome artist Nour Mobarak as this year's Art Fwd lecturer on Thursday, May 7, 2026, 6–7:30pm in the Henry Art Gallery's Auditorium.

VCD seniors Lee Hardisty and Emily Hao, along with MDes second-year McKinley Smith, have been selected for this year's Husky 100.

 

Access, care, and community are at the center of graduating MFA student Chave Pichardo's practice.