art
September 8, 2021
Visual music
Through the interplay of light with her creations, artist Barbara Earl Thomas creates ‘ordinary magic.’ Her extraordinary work explores childhood, race and religion.
September 4, 2021
A life in design
Nin Truong brings creativity and sustainability to the world of public art, skateboarding and apparel.
June 10, 2021
The B-Side
“The B-Side,” on display at the Henry Art Gallery, is a large-scale wall painting, is one of Gary Simmons’ “erasure drawings.”
June 7, 2021
Curiosity and clay
From the start, Seattle artist George Rodriguez explored identity, culture and community in his work.
May 11, 2021
‘Guests’ at the Burke
Artists Tony Johnson (naschio) and Adam McIsaac installed their sculpture, “Guests From the Great River,” just outside the Burke Museum.
Radical works
A little-seen series by Jacob Lawrence, one of the country’s most celebrated Black artists and one of the UW’s most beloved art professors, is now on view at the Seattle Art Museum.
March 11, 2021
Bracing artistry
Residents in the School of Dentistry’s orthodontics program crafted wire sculptures using the materials of their profession.
Native knowledge
Native art is prominent in the life of Miranda Belarde-Lewis, an assistant professor in the University of Washington Information School.
March 9, 2021
Culture crew
Their commitment to equity brought three UW alumni to 4Culture—and it has remained the agency’s North Star in its pandemic response.
December 16, 2020
Honoring our roots
In celebration of the Seattle Japanese Garden’s 60th birthday this summer, a number of local artists created works honoring the landscape and the people involved.
November 12, 2020
A new face teaches American portraiture
Assistant Professor Juliet Sperling, pictured here, began teaching American art history at the University of Washington this fall. She took us on a tour of U.S. history by looking at 18 portraits over four centuries.
September 21, 2020
Future facing
A sculpture by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu will move to its new home at the UW in front of the plaza of the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health.
August 21, 2020
Make fine art with a UW professor, from his kitchen to yours
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.
June 10, 2020
The Wright eye
Virginia Bloedel Wright, 1929-2020, brought the Broken Obelisk to the UW and funded countless shows at the Henry Art Gallery.
May 4, 2020
A brush with depth
Jake Prendez, ’00, knows what it's like to feel like an outsider. Now he offers fellow Latinx artists a place to showcase their work.
March 13, 2020
A life study
A devastating fire makes painter Grace Flott struggle for control of her body—and her life.
March 5, 2020
Wonder of Warashina
The Smithsonian honors Patti Warashina, ’62, ’64, whose humor and innovative perspectives on the human condition put a new face on ceramics.
March 7, 2019
Editor’s Eye: Unease
I fear that part of the University is in peril—the humanities, arts, social sciences, museums, libraries.
March 1, 2019
Natural elixir
Spending time outside is a sure-fire way to feel better. But researchers still don't know why that is.