Henry Art Gallery

There’s something both ancient and otherworldly about the stunning new sculpture that recently landed on the University of Washington campus. “The Seated IV,” by Nairobi-born and Brooklyn-based artist Wangechi Mutu, is a 7-foot-tall, cast-bronze female figure in a regal pose, as if on a throne. Shamim Momin, director of curatorial affairs at the UW’s Henry Art Gallery, is quoted.

This week at the UW, join Deborah Willis for the Monsen Photography Lecture, attend the 2021 Critical Issues series, and more.

On Feb. 5, Hồng-Ân Trương will speak as part of the Henry Art Gallery's Critical Issues Lecture Series. Trương utilizes a variety of media, from photography to sound and video to performance, focusing primarily on war, immigration and refugee narratives.

This week at the UW, attend a book launch for "Union by Law," the Critical Issues Lecture Series, and more.

Shamim Momin, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Henry Art Gallery, explains the new statue that has been recently unveiled at the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health.

This week at the UW, attend virtual Meany on Screen events, a lecture in the History Lecture Series, and more.

If you've done a double-take over what appears to be a work of art on the side of a King County Metro bus recently, you didn't imagine it. Last week, the Henry Art Gallery in the University District launched their latest show, Set in Motion. This "city-wide" public art exhibition puts local and national artists' work on the side of various Seattle buses across the city.

See public a public art exhibition on the side of city buses, watch a talk about "Public Opnion and Polls in the 2020 Presidental Election, revisit Marc Seales Group's performance at Town Hall, and more!

At its final colloquium, the Henry Art Gallery invites academics from the UW and other institutions "to think beyond species."

This week at the UW, attend the online This is Beethoven festival, join Ann Poulson, the Henry Art Gallery’s Associate Curator of Collections, for a Re/frame event, and more.

The Henry Art Gallery has worked to bring art to the public with its new exhibit "Set in Motion."

This week at the UW, attend Ladino Day 2020 and watch the Meany Center's presentation of Ragamala Dance Company.

The Henry Art Gallery's latest Re/Frame program "Still Motion" explores the idea of motion in art.

A new exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery, Plural Possibilities & The Female Body, will explore femininity and "allow persons who view themselves as feminine to recognize their presence in a diverse array of art."

This week at the UW, listen to a faculty Beethoven trio and lectures by Rick Steves.