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Summer 2022 Newsletter

Featured Stories

Jamie Walker

Director's Notes – June 2022

“We made it!”, or some more colorful sentiment, was a common refrain that I heard from students, staff, and faculty as the academic year came to a close and we eased into summer... Read more
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby receiving President's Medal

President's Medalist

Congratulations to Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby! They were one of two graduating University of Washington undergraduates awarded a 2022 President's Medal. UW President Ana Mari Cauce presented the medal to Gatsby on June 9 at the Awards of Excellence ceremony. Read more
Dustin Mara and Joyce Lin

Two in 2022 Husky 100

We are proud that two students from the School were selected for the Husky 100 this year: Dustin Mara, Visual Communication Design, and Joyce Lin, Interaction Design. Both are graduating in June 2022. Read more
Rendering of new Jacob Lawrence Gallery space

Arts Capital Campaign + Renovations

The Arts Capital Campaign, to fund renovations in the Art and Music Buildings, is progressing. Work in the Art Building begins in late June 2022. Join us in supporting this important project. Read more
Graduation cap

2022 Graduation + Teaching Awards

Six graduate students and four undergraduates were recognized with individual awards at our in-person Graduation Celebration, plus one undergraduate received a President's Medal. Five students also gave short presentations during the ceremony. Read more
The word "Funding" spelled from Scrabble tiles

Simpson Center Support for Art History

Two Art History faculty — Adair Rounthwaite and Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse — and two Art History graduate students — Nicole Block and Ananya Sikand — have received 2022–2023 funding from the UW Simpson Center for the Humanities. Read more
Four students holding prize check standing with adviser

ID Student Recognition

Two Industrial Design students have received recognition for projects over the last few months: BDes student Jerred Mace with OneCourt and MDes student Zerong Yang with Customouse. Read more
2018 Undergraduate Research Symposium

2022 Undergraduate Research Symposium

Several students from the School participated in this year’s symposium on Friday, May 20. There was a virtual lightning talk, two in-person oral presentations, a poster presentation, and the Visual Arts & Design Showcase. Read more
Richard Proctor showing one of his artwork portfolios in 2021

In Memoriam – Richard Proctor

The School is sad to announce the passing of Associate Professor Emeritus Richard Proctor on April 11, 2022. He taught at the University of Washington from 1962 to 1992. Read more
Kollar American Art Lecture Reception, spring 2016

Donors: June 2021 – May 2022

Gifts from our generous donors — individuals, foundations, and organizations — are critical to the success and morale of the School. We are deeply grateful for their support. Join them by selecting one of our top funds for your donation. Read more

Student Voices

Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby

Graduation Speaker: Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby, Art

Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby received their Bachelor of Arts degree in Art, with departmental honors and a concentration in Interdisciplinary Visual Art, in June 2022. Gatsby was the Division of Art’s undergraduate speaker for the School’s 2022 Graduation Celebration. Read more
Alexander Betz

Graduation Speaker: Alexander Betz, Art History

Alexander Betz received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History with departmental honors in June 2022. He was the Division of Art History’s undergraduate speaker for the School’s 2022 Graduation Celebration. Read more
Dustin Mara and Joyce Lin

Graduation Speakers: Dustin Mara + Joyce Lin, Design

Dustin Mara received his Bachelor of Design degree in Visual Communication Design in June 2022. Joyce Lin received her Bachelor of Design degree in Interaction Design at the same time. Mara and Lin were the Division of Design’s undergraduate speakers for the School’s 2022 Graduation Celebration. Read more
Eason Yang

Graduation Speaker: Eason Yang, Graduate Student

Eason Yang received his Master of Design degree in June 2022. He was selected to be the graduate student speaker at the School’s 2022 Graduation Celebration, and he is Not Entirely Dead. Read more

Alumni Stories

Adam Kingman in a shop, wearing a camouflage button-up shirt with a denim apron

Graduation Speaker: Adam Kingman, Alum

Adam Kingman received his Bachelor of Design degree in Industrial Design in 2014. He won the third season of Making It, a television competition, in 2021. The School invited Kingman to speak at our Graduation Celebration in June 2022. Read more

Jacob Lawrence Gallery

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is closed until further notice due to construction. Read about the Art Building first floor renovation project. We will share the gallery director job notice when it is available.

Other News

Interdisciplinary Visual Art Teaching Professor Timea Tihanyi and DXARTS Assistant Professor Tivon Rice are each recipients of CityArtists Awards from Seattle Office of Arts & Culture.

Koplin Del Rio Gallery did a short interview with Photo/Media Professor Ellen Garvens in the spring, which included text about and videos from her time at Villa I Tatti in Florence, Italy.

Fresh Consulting published an article in May about an autumn 2021 collaboration with Industrial Design seniors.

A 2021 Bill Skok / KIRO7 story about Sculpture Professor Emeritus John T. Young's Fin Project in Magnuson Park won a Northwest Emmy on June 4. Go to 2:08:36 in this video to watch Skok accept the award and talk about Fin Project.

Long-time Art Building custodian Evalina Taganna Romano received a Together We Will Award during the June 9 UW Awards of Excellence ceremony.

The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum is currently showing This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, which includes six alums: Lanny Bergner (BA 1981), Dale Chihuly (BFA 1965), Joe Feddersen (BA/BFA 1983), Ron Ho (MAT 1967), Marvin Oliver (MFA 1973), and Robert Sperry (MFA 1955 + faculty). Read the full list of artists.

Lele Barnett (BA 1999) has curated a four-artist exhibition at Wing Luke Museum titled Reorient: Journeys Through Art and Healing. Crosscut published an article about Barnett's discovery of one of the artist's work.

Brent Watanabe (BFA 1995) is one of two winners of a 2022 Artist Trust Arts Innovator Award.

Lauren Palmor (PhD 2016) is the author of Bouquets of Art: A Flower Dictionary from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. She is assistant curator of American art at FAMSF (promoted to associate curator in July 2022).

Stefan Gonzalez (MFA 2020) has an artwork displayed on the exterior of the Frye Art Museum through October 16. The Seattle Times published an article about the work.

Julia Harrison (MFA 2004) has a new public art piece, Connected Community, at Miller Community Center in Seattle.

Read all alumni news since our last newsletter: April, May, and June.

Contacts

Jeanette Mills, Newsletter Writer + Editor, soanews@uw.edu

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