Graduate students in the Division of Art History are often busy with projects outside the traditional classroom. Here are a few examples from 2019.

We asked one undergraduate from each of the School's divisions to write about a summer experience. Learning comes in many forms and takes place both on campus and farther afield.

Shuo Yin, a Painting + Drawing MFA student, attended this residency in Singapore during the summer. He has an exhibition of work created during and inspired by that experience opening on November 7.

During summer quarter, twenty undergraduates in the College of Arts & Sciences worked with a teaching team of five to explore the topic of creating alternate worlds.

Due to the generosity of donors, over $225,000 in named scholarships is being awarded to incoming and current students this year. The recipients and donors are recognized at an invitation-only event on October 16.

The Seattle Design Festival Block Party took place on August 24 and 25. Numerous installations in Lake Union Park addressed issues related to BALANCE, this year's festival theme. At least three of these involved School-affiliated people.

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…

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

The advent of the summer solstice ushers in a welcome interlude following the excitement and intensity that accompanies the end of the academic year. This period of time also affords a respite to reflect…

The School is pleased to announce the website that documents the work of our graduating graduate students, and we are proud of their accomplishments. Ten MFA, seven MA, one PhD, and eleven MDes graduates are included.

We asked graduating undergraduates to write about their time as a student and their plans after graduation. These are the inspiring responses we received.

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.

Each year, the University of Washington recognizes 100 students from across all three campuses. Just-graduated Art History MA students Juan Franco Ricardo and Miha Sarani were both selected for 2019.

Grace Budgett, who just completed her Bachelor of Design degree, was selected in May by the Industrial Designers Society of America as the 2019 West District Student Merit Award Winner.

Six graduate students and four undergraduates were recognized with individual awards during our Graduation Celebration on June 15, 2019. Four students also gave short presentations during the ceremony.

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…

Several students, representing our Divisions of Art and Art History, are participating in this year's symposium on May 17. There are oral presentations, poster presentations, and the Visual Arts & Design Showcase.

This exhibition in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery is curated by Juan Franco Ricardo and shares work by two New York-based, Bogotá-born artists. It opens on June 27 and runs through July 20.

On the first day of April, as I was enjoying that glorious rite of spring quarter — walking through The Quad in awe of the cherry blossoms and the vast crowds of fellow admirers — I overheard two couples exclaim…

IVA Assistant Professor Whitney Lynn collaborated with a colleague at San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) to organize a joint exhibition of MFA student work at the SFAI Fort Mason Campus.

The School distributes scholarships each year, and two of them are particularly important for students just entering the UW. We asked two recipients of these scholarships to write about their first two quarters here.

ART 361/561 — Critical Issues in Contemporary Art Practice — is a course taught each winter quarter. Several students from this year's course write about the opportunity to hear and interact with multiple guest artists.

Clare Ortblad will receive her Master of Design degree in June. She answers questions about her background and her experiences as a graduate student in the Division of Design.

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.

Five junior-level students in Interaction Design answered a challenge from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Their design was selected and shown at the museum plus they made a presentation there.

Ten Master of Fine Arts and eleven Master of Design students are participating in this graduation exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery. The exhibition runs from May 25 through June 23, 2019.

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

Each year we celebrate graduating Art and Design students with a series of exhibitions in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and Henry Art Gallery. Join us for one or more of these in April, May, and June.

This Jacob Lawrence Gallery exhibition showcases recent augmented reality and virtual reality student projects. A reception and lecture take place on March 12. The exhibition is open March 11 through 18.

A student-run Division of Art tradition, Strange Coupling brings together UW students and Seattle-area artists to create collaboratively. There are auctions at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery on March 7 and a concluding exhibition on June 8 + 9.

At the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, curatorial interns get hands-on preparation for careers in the art world — and roles in the community.

MONDAY is a limited-edition journal produced by the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Each issue is thematically driven, and volume 3's title is Études. Purchase a copy online.

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!

This event for graduating students takes place on Saturday, June 15, before the University's commencement ceremony. Tickets are required for attending students and guests.

From Ben & Jerry's to the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and beyond, this is Art History undergraduate Anna Sexton's journey. She is now studying in Poland and looking forward to law school after graduation in 2020.

Industrial Design students Grace Budgett, Perry Burke, and Andie Niebling won a 2018 GRAY Award for their T1 Traveler, a packing system for people with type 1 diabetes.

The School regularly offers 100- and 200-level classes, some of which are open to non-majors. We asked students in several of the autumn quarter classes to write briefly about what they learned.

Three Art History faculty members — Sonal Khullar, Estelle Lingo, and Adair Rounthwaite — and PhD student Laura Stowell are all participating in the College Art Association conference in New York during mid-February.

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

This event on December 13 allows eleven Master of Design students to share their in-progress thesis projects. Attendees are encouraged to give feedback to students in an informal setting.

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.

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.

Abigail Drapkin, a second year MFA student, attended Tropical Lab 12 in Singapore this summer. She has an exhibition of work created during and inspired by that experience with a reception on October 22.

Ten students have work on display in the lower lobby of Meany Center on campus through May 2019. Be sure to view the exhibition the next time you attend a performance.

The glorious weather that accompanied the first week of the 2018–19 academic year reminds us how fortunate we are to be part of the UW community. With the largest entering class in the history of the UW…

The School has sent students to the Rometti Prize competition in Italy for five years, but the 2018 competition included several firsts, one of which was the top prize going to one or our students.

The Seattle Design Festival Block Party took place on September 8 and 9. Numerous installations in Occidental Park addressed issues related to TRUST, this year's festival theme. Three of these involved School-affiliated people.

The Printmaking Association, a registered student organization at UW, will host a print sale on Nov 14 + 15. Co-founder Anne Bryson Doyle provides background about herself and the group.

Art History MA student Juan Franco writes about curatorial experience, graduate studies, and much more in this interview.

We asked one undergraduate from each of our divisions to write about what they did this summer outside the traditional classroom. Their experiences all resulted in growth and insight.