School of Art + Art History + Design

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. 

Emma Teal Laukitis (MA, Design, 2018) and her sister discuss their new salmon cookbook and how their love of storytelling and salmon developed.

Carrie Slavin (’94 grad, Art History) and Theresa Roberts (’88 grad, Communications) discuss their work in the Seattle Assistance League delivering family care packages.

This week at the UW, see a plethora of virtual opportunities, including a talk with the former prime minister of Italy.

Incoming Interaction Design Professor James Pierce discusses his discipline, his background, and his style of teaching, and how it is impacted by remote learning. 

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.

Michael Swaine, assistant professor with the School of Art + Art History + Design, is embracing the online format of classes.

Michael Swaine, assistant professor with the School of Art + Art History + Design, is embracing the online format of classes.

This week at the UW, one can virtually tune in to events surrounding Earth Day, art history, and Scandanavian studies.

UW schools and departments from the chemistry department to the School of Drama have been utilizing their 3D printers to print face shields for healthcare workers to protect against COVID-19.

Luly Yang, graphic design alumni and local fashion designer, has used her business connections to procure and donate 20,000 masks to a Seattle hospital.

The Smithsonian honors Patti Warashina, (MFA, ’64, Art) whose humor and innovative perspectives on the human condition put a new face on ceramics.

This week at the UW, see art ranging from jazz and classical music to visual arts and drama all around campus.

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.