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Director's Notes – January 2023
Every new year promises many expected, and undoubtedly unexpected, changes for us all who are brought together by the School of Art + Art History + Design. Great strides are being made with the partial renovation of the Art Building…
Constituency Relations Officer
Please share! We are excited to announce our opening for a Constituency Relations Officer who "will plan, manage, and implement School efforts to build relationships with alumni and friends of the school, attract private support from individuals and promote the school regionally, nationally, and globally."
Winter 2023 Part-Time Faculty
This quarter's part-time faculty are Andrew Allen, Nathan Auer, Stephen Bader, Melanie Enderle, Stefan Gonzales, Drew Hamlin, Holly Hazelton, Philippe Hyojung Kim, Alanna MacGowan, Gino Scarpino, Gabriel Stromberg, KCJ Szwedzinski, Yongqi Tang, and Jayme Yen.
2022–2023 Scholarships
The School is proud to share this year's scholarship recipients. This includes awards to incoming freshmen / transfer students as well as those to continuing undergraduate and graduate students in all three divisions.
2023 MDes Work in Progress
Four Master of Design students are working towards graduation in June 2023. On December 8, they shared their current thesis research at an in-person poster show, and they now want to share that research more widely.
Free Materials Library
This resource for School students opened at the beginning of autumn quarter 2021. It contains new and gently used materials and books that students may choose for use in their classes. We welcome donations to the library.
Donors: January 2022 – December 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.
Student Stories
ART 285: Introduction to New Genres
Hayden Stern, a transfer student new to UW, shares their experience in this autumn quarter class taught by Interdisciplinary Visual Art Assistant Professor Rob Rhee. The class ultimately redirected Stern's focus in the Art major.
Alumni Stories
Q+A with Lele Barnett
Lele Barnett is an art advisor, curator, and producer based in Seattle who has experience working with a variety of artists, organizations, and corporations. She graduated from the School in 1999 with a BA in both Interdisciplinary Visual Arts and Art History.
Jacob Lawrence Gallery
The gallery continues to mount exhibitions in alternative spaces during the renovation of the first floor and building of a new gallery space.
January 10–20: Works in Progress in room 009.
February 14–24: Art as Activism in room 212.
Other News
Interdisciplinary Visual Art Assistant Professor Whitney Lynn presented a performance titled Before the Wax Melts at Untitled Art in Miami Beach during late November; this work was supported by the College of Arts & Sciences Arts Division.
Painting + Drawing Assistant Professor Sangram Majumdar had work in Feast of the Gods at Aicon Contemporary in New York City during December.
A Seattle Times article about Sound Transit public art quoted Whitney Lynn and Mary Ann Peters (MFA 1977); it also discusses works by Leo Saul Berk (MFA 1999) and Roger Shimomura (BA 1961).
The 365: AIGA Year in Design winners were announced in December; among them were Gulch Hub by Studio Matthews, headed by Visual Communication Design Associate Professor Kristine Matthews, and Not Entirely Dead by Eason Yang (MDes 2022).
Painting + Drawing Professor Ann Gale has work in Beyond the Line at Dolby Chadwick Gallery in San Francisco through January 28.
ArtsWA, the Washington State Arts Commission, recently announced its 2022 Curator Roster, which includes faculty members Whitney Lynn and Timea Tihanyi, this quarter’s part-time lecturer Philippe Hyojung Kim, and these alums: Anna Mlasowsky (MFA 2016), Miha Sarani (BFA 2015, MA 2019), and Ben Schreck (MFA 2016)
Mithun, the company designing our first floor renovation, recently received the American Institute of Architects 2023 AIA Architecture Firm Award.
Late Professor Emeritus and alum George Tsutakawa (BA 1937, MFA 1950) has a solo exhibition at Cascadia Art Museum through March 26; the exhibition is accompanied by a catalog.
Dale Chihuly (BFA 1965) is featured in a Smithsonian Magazine article and a Smithsonian Channel show.
Norie Sato (MFA 1974) has a new public art installation at the Union Street Pedestrian Bridge near the Seattle waterfront.
Ayumi Horie (MFA 2000) was recipient of the 2022 Maine Craft Artist Award and was featured in a Craft in America episode.
We are sad to report the passing of Judith Ellen Peters (BA 1982) and Priscilla “Pinky” Anderson Privat (BA 1959).
Read all alumni news since our last newsletter: October, November, December, and January.
Contacts
Leo Carmona, Media Relations Specialist, soanews@uw.edu