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Alumni Stories

The Art of Founders Hall
Native art installations and historic sculpture enhance the PNW aesthetic of Foster’s newest building.

Accessible Art History
Analisa Soverns-Redd shares her journey to becoming an Art History educator and starting her passion project, Accessible Art History.

An Animated Life
When Nathan Jones transferred to the UW, he chose majors based on interest rather than career security: Creative Writing in the Department of English and Painting + Drawing in the School of Art + Art History + Design. That decision paid off.
Jacob Lawrence Gallery Stories

2023 Graduation Exhibitions
Each year the School proudly celebrates graduating Art and Design students with a series of exhibitions at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and the Henry Art Gallery. Join us for one or more of these in April, May, and June.

A Gallery Renovation, Inspired by Jacob Lawrence
With a renovation, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery in the UW Art Building will better reflect its namesake, whose paintings about the Black experience have inspired generations.
Other News
Expert of Denial is SOIL member Jasmine Fetterman's (MFA, 2021) first solo exhibition in the backspace gallery, showing in April 6-29, 2023.
Foster/White Gallery announces the debut of Ritual Vessels, a new collection of ceramic sculptures by George Rodriguez (MFA, 2009), showing from April 6 to April 22, 2023.
J.R. Henneman (PhD, 2016) is featured in video and article by 9 News about her work as a curator while examining the Denver Art Museum's Western art collection.
ArtsWa announced Haiying Wu (MFA, 1996) as the selected to design the statue of renowned Nisqually activist Billy Frank Jr. for the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.
Maya Kaminishi Jeffereis (BA, 2006) was awarded the 2023 AIM fellowship by The Bronx Museum and the SHIFT Residency at The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts.
In March, Professor and Chair of Photomedia Rebecca Cummins and Stephanie Simek (MFA, 2020) exhibited Lumina at the 4Culture Gallery.
The Space Between Things is the exhibition of Emeritus professor Norman Lundin, which was instilled for two months at the Greg Kucera Gallery.
Academic Advisor Elizabeth Copland (BA, 2006 and MA, 2002) showed her ceramic vessels in Equipoise Lost at Shift Gallery in February.
We are sad to report the passing of Kirk Adams (BA, 1958) who died in December 25, 2022 at age 89.
Read all alumni news since our last newsletter: February, March, and April.
Contacts
Leo Carmona, Media Relations Specialist, soanews@uw.edu