Division of Art

George Rodriguez (MFA 3D4M 2009) is one of five artists featured in the 12/11/20 Storytellers episode of the PBS Craft in America series.

Professor Curt Labitzke adpated his popular course for the virtual environment.

Christie Tirado (BA Interdisciplinary Visual Arts 2013) is the subject of a 12/8/20 article on Crosscut.

Mona Lee Locke, UW President Ana Mari Cauce, Seattle Storm co-owner Dawn Trudeau and Seattle fashion designer Luly Yang (BFA, Graphic Design, 1990) comment on hop topics, including masks as a fashion accessory, favorite Halloween costumes, traveling for the holidays and more.

From the University of Washington’s Jacob Lawrence Gallery comes a new exhibit of art created by nine graduate students from the School of Art + Art History +Design. This new exhibit will examine neglected realities, repressed traumas, and invisible contagion through instillations and paintings, to name a few mediums. 

Proving that creativity can flourish in the face of adversity, at least six new art spaces have opened across King County in recent months, despite and in some cases inspired by COVID-19 closures. The works of Luke Armistead and Stefan Gonzales, recent graduates of the Master of Fine Arts program in the UW School of Art, are available for view in socially distanced settings. The work of Gonzales is on display at the UW’s Jacob Lawrence Gallery as part of a residency and is accessible online.

The chair of UW’s Printmaking Program designed a popular new class during the pandemic, stamping out doubt about how effective remote learning can be.

Alice Lee, manager of the UW Visitors Center who graduated from the UW in 2011 with a BA in interdisciplinary art and a minor in music, explains her role and what brought her to the UW.

The new hires represent all academic arts departments and programs.

In this year’s annual thesis exhibition, eight Master of Fine Arts and six Master of Design candidates at the UW will showcase their work online. 

Robert Rhee, incoming Interdisciplinary Visual Arts professor, discusses his background, teaching style, and future at the UW. 

Arts & Sciences departments have used their 3D printers to create protective equipment for health care workers.

Jacob Lawrence Gallery's “As, Not For: Dethroning Our Absolutes” and other UW events are featured on this list of Seattle's hottest events in March.

Associate Professor of ceramics + glass + sculpture Doug Jeck discusses his artist residency at Pilchuck Glass School.

The School of Art + Art History + Design's Jacob Lawrence Gallery is delighted to announce that Marisa Williamson will be its 2020 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident.