
MONDAY – Volume 2
MONDAY is a limited-edition journal produced by the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Each issue is thematically driven. Volume 2 focuses on 21st century Black feminisms, and it is guest edited by C. Davida Ingram.

Kollar American Art Lecture – Michael Lobel
Hosted by the Division of Art History on April 26, this lecture is titled "Iconic Encounter: Gordon Parks and Ella Watson in 1942." It is free and open to the public, but please RSVP to save a seat.

MONDAY – Volume 1
MONDAY is a limited-edition journal produced by the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Each issue is thematically driven, highlighting artists’ writings alongside other diverse perspectives on a particular topic. Volume 1 focuses on materiality and transformation.

Director's Notes
During the first half of autumn quarter, I had the good fortune to co-teach our Studio Art Program in Rome: the twentieth iteration of this exceptional and remarkable educational experience . . .

C. Davida Ingram: A Book with No Pages
C. Davida Ingram is the 2018 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, supported by an NEA Art Works grant. Her exhibition, A Book with No Pages, opens on Feb 6 and closes Mar 13.

2018 Critical Issues in Contemporary Art Practice Lecture Series
This 7-speaker series starts on Jan 11 and ends on Mar 8. It is free and open to the public. Sponsored by The Boeing Company and The Dale and Leslie Chihuly Foundation.

Spatial Politics
Join us in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery on Dec 6 for a discussion led by Barbara Earl Thomas and Fionn Meade on the structure of non-profit art institutions centered on exhibition-making.

Director's Notes
What a summer it has been! Barely a day has passed without some reminder of the extra ordinary times in which we live. From the breathtaking phenomena . . .

2018 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency
The School and the Jacob Lawrence Gallery are pleased to announce that Seattle artist C. Davida Ingram is the recipient of the 2018 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency.

American Art History
Lacey Baradel joins the Division of Art History in September 2017 as an Acting Assistant Professor (temporary) and holder of the Allan and Mary Kollar Endowed Fellowship.

Transitions 2017
Every year the School experiences a variety of changes. As autumn quarter begins, here are the shifts involving faculty and staff since around this time last year.

Grant from NEA Art Works
The School and Jacob Lawrence Gallery are pleased to announce a $20,000 grant from the Art Works program of the National Endowment for the Arts, which will support the Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency.

Sabin is 2017 MoMA PS1 Young Architect
In February, Jenny Sabin Studio won this annual competition from a pool of fifty firms that was narrowed down to five finalists. Her project, Lumen, is on display at MoMA PS1 beginning in late June.

2017 Critical Issues in Contemporary Art Practice
This 7-speaker series starts on January 12 and ends on March 9. All lectures are free and open to the public, but registration is recommended. Sponsored by The Boeing Company.

Kollar American Art Lecture – Wendy Bellion
Hosted by the Division of Art History, this lecture by Wendy Bellion on Nov 17 is titled "Performing Iconoclasm: New York, 1776–1976." It is free and open to the public, but please RSVP to save a seat.

Alum in Residence: Anne Focke
The School is happy to name Anne Focke as the Alum in Residence for the 2016-2017 academic year. This is a new role, and it will be shaped largely by the person who holds the position.

Jan 2016 - Director's Notes
December is a curious month at the School of Art + Art History + Design. It begins with the insular rush of finishing the quarter, immediately followed by the holiday break that can make one forget about school for a few weeks. The energy level ramps up in anticipation of finals, students actually study in Parnassus, lights glow...
2016 Critical Issues in Contemporary Art Practice
We are pleased to announce the lineup for our 2016 lecture series, Critical Issues in Contemporary Art Practice (CICAP)... As in previous years, CICAP is offered as a class to students at the School and as a lecture series open to the general public. CICAP brings artists and thinkers at the forefront of contemporary art practice to present their methods, raise questions, and engage with members of the School’s constituency and beyond... The School thanks The New Foundation Seattle for their generous support and partnership in making CICAP possible.

Distinguished Artist Lecture – Mel Chin
The Division of Art is honored to host Mel Chin, an internationally known artist who insinuates art into unlikely places, including destroyed homes, toxic landfills, and even popular television, investigating how art can provoke greater social awareness and responsibility.