School of Art + Art History + Design

Grad students in diverse creative fields collaborated through a summer colloquium, Multiplying Mediums. 

The graduating class of Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design students from the School of Art + Art History + Design show their thesis work at the Henry Art Gallery through June 26.

A new installation at PACCAR Hall by UW design professors tells users how much money has been saved by correctly sorting items for composting, recycling or sending to the landfill.

Two veterans majoring in art at the UW discuss their military service, their art, and the relationship between the two.

UW design professor Karen Cheng and School of Art + Art History+ Design students invited to share public spending infographic with Seattle Police Department.

What’s the single thing you liked best about the UW? For Hongzhe (Benji) Liang, ’15, the answer is easy: the small computer lab used by photomedia students.

The students who begin art school at the University of Washington next year will find themselves in a changed program.

School of Art adjunct professor Michael Cepress (MFA '06) makes his mark on the Seattle style scene.

As February ends and March begins, the arts present a variety of events. In drama, the School of Drama opens the slapstick satire, “The Hostage.”  

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery's new director, Scott Lawrimore, talks about the practical ideas he hopes to bring to the Jake as well as his theoretical thoughts about art here on the University of Washington Seattle campus. Find out what's been going on at the Jake since it re-opened in October and what to expect from it in the future.

A mathematician and artist, married for decades, teach a course that explores the creative process at the core of both disciplines.

Discover artworks in unexpected spaces on the UW's Seattle campus through Mad Campus, a temporary exhibition on view through October 25.

International student Jueqian Fang (Photomedia, Cinema Studies, 2014) studied science in China but discovered a passion for art at the UW.

It's rare that half a dozen faculty, representing all three divisions in the School of Art, are up for promotion in the same year. Making the most of this opportunity, the School has organized a lecture series featuring all six faculty.

Five UW graduate students recently developed The Pivot Project, aimed at combating human trafficking. Their weapon of choice? Design. The project won the 2013 Design Ignites Change Idea Award and is a finalist in the Industrial Designers Society of America’s Ideas competition.