Photomedia Open House
Join us in the Art Building this Saturday, May 14, from 4-6pm for the first open studio event hosted by Photomedia. View student work on the 1st and 2nd floors, visit graduate studios, and see the Photomedia BFA exhibition in the gallery. Read more + RSVP
Scarlett Strauss in Husky 100
Our congratulations to Scarlett Strauss! She is one of the 100 students recognized by the University of Washington. She is working on a BA in Art History with a Classical Studies minor. She plans to graduate in 2017. Read more
2016 MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition
We are looking forward to the opening of this year's show of culminating work by fourteen graduating Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design students. Join us at the Henry Art Gallery on Friday, May 27, from 7-9pm.
Faculty Hires in 2016
The School is very pleased to announce the hiring of two tenure-track faculty who begin teaching in early 2017. We have also hired five full-time lecturers who will teach during the 2016-2017 academic year.
Portfolio of Possibilities
Through August this year, MadArt Studio is hosting 3D4M Professors Amie McNeel and Mark Zirpel, along with Sam Stubblefield, as they research and experiment with materials and forms, ultimately creating an exhibit that opens on July 24.
Strange Coupling
Twelve student-artist pairings show the result of their collaborative work in an exhibition at the King Street Station. Join the celebration on Friday, June 10, from 6-9pm. Strange Coupling is run by Division of Art students. Read more
Faculty News
Photomedia Professor Rebecca Cummins has a new public artwork in West Seattle titled Fitting. Read more
Art History Professor Marek Wieczorek co-organized and presented at a major symposium titled "De Stijl and Its Legacy at 100," which took place on April 20 at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Read more
Also on April 20, a UW Today article featured the research on recycling/composting spearheaded by Design Professors Karen Cheng and Kristine Matthews. Read more
Alumni News
Carol Ivory (MA 1982, PhD 1990) has curated the largest exhibit to date on Marquesan art for the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris. Read more
Sean McElroy (MFA 2011) and an artistic partner won a 2016 Creative Capital Award. We have had three previous recipients of these prestigious grants. Read more
Renee Erickson (BFA 1995) won a James Beard Award in early May. Read more
Joe Freeman (MFA 2014) had a recent project featured in a National Geographic blog for Earth Day. Read more
Katy Lester (BFA 2014) and Taylor Nelson (BDes 2014) have created The Blush Room, an online exhibition space for femme-identifying artists and creatives. Read more
Be sure to read the April alumni news from our social media.
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