School of Art + Art History + Design

Seattle-based Korean American comedian Ellen Acuraio, a UW alum with a degree in Photography and Art History — and a TikTok creator with over half a million followers — has released a new children's book: "Be You: Adventures of Penguin and Panda." The book is illustrated by Tremain bowman, who Acuraio connected with on TikTok.

A 2,000-year-old collection of medical tools, recently unearthed in Hungary, offer insight into the practices of undaunted, much-maligned Roman doctors. Lawrence J. Bliquez, professor emeritus of classics and art history at the UW, is quoted.

This week and summer, honor the 2023 Awards of Excellence recipients, visit the newly renovated Jacob Lawrence Gallery to see the works of design students, add one of College of Arts & Sciences Dean Dianne Harris’ favorite books to your summer reading list, learn about the largest animals to ever roam the earth at the...

Earlier this quarter, students from the School of Art + Art History + Design opened “Material Latitudes” in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Writer Theron Hassi walks through the featured pieces from senior students, which showcase topics such as braiding hair, the visibility of disability, and environmental justice. 

Eason Yang (MDes 2022) talks about his competitive streak and the creation of his project Not Entirely Dead on KOUW's podcast Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu Pai.

For the past few years, Preston Wadley (MFA 1977) has been thinking about those people who visit a museum or gallery and spend—at most—15 seconds looking at a work of art. How could he keep them longer, he wondered. How could he change their views? His answer to that question is now on display at the Bellevue Arts Museum in an exhibition titled “Abstract Truth.”

The Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students who are making the most of their time at the UW.

Dustin Mara, Class of 2022, shares about his global upbringing, his vision for intersecting culture, language, and type design, and what he is looking forward to about his future career.

The “Art as Activism” exhibit, now showing at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, highlights four local Iranian artists and their responses to the crisis enveloping their home country. Writer Theron Hassi walks through the exhibit featuring a haunting set of mixed media works, combining discolored images of protest, graffiti, and other symbols.

With an Art Building renovation, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery will better reflect its namesake, whose paintings about the Black experience have inspired generations.

Nathan Jones (2015) tells stories through animation. Both of his UW degrees — creative writing and art — are reflected in is his work. 

Public Art is a tough genre, which might explain why most of it is so perfunctory, but a tour of Seattle's light rail stations unearths some striking artwork. School of Art + Art History + Design Assistant Professor Whitney and alum Mary Ann Peters are quoted. 

If you have the pleasure of running into Miha Sarani at his exhibit, “Amends,” you’ll see right off the bat that his enthusiasm and empathy are palpable both in person and in his art. Sarani, a Slovenian immigrant born and raised in Ljubljana, weaves a nonlinear web of personal reconciliation and exploration with his featured work.

If you have the pleasure of running into School of Art + Art History + Design Adjunct Lecturer Miha Sarani at his exhibit, “Amends,” you’ll see right off the bat that his enthusiasm and empathy are palpable both in person and in his art.

Winter brings shorter days and inclement weather, giving us more and more time inside. On the couch. Wondering what to watch. If you’re in between shows (or looking to add another one or two to the mix), find your fellow UW alumni on streaming services. These are a few of the Huskies we love to see on our small screens.