June 24, 2024
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) featured Art Department alumnus Rodney Lambright II in a recent story that is headlined, “The Art of Story: Rodney Lambright II Uses Visual Media to Sketch Out Narratives.”
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UW–Madison alumni explore what’s ‘Made at the UW’
June 21, 2024
In May 2024, Made at the UW, a Wisconsin Alumni Association event, brought visitors to the Art Lofts, home to several of the Art Department’s workshops, faculty and student studios, and gallery spaces.
UW–Madison student is finalist for AXA Art Prize for second year running
June 18, 2024
UW–Madison student Skylar Simpson, an MFA candidate in the School of Education’s Art Department, is a finalist for the 2024 AXA Art Prize, one of the leading student art competitions in the United States.
UW–Madison grad Sunde wins prestigious Windgate-Lamar Fellowship
June 13, 2024
Abby Sunde, who graduated in May with a BFA from the School of Education's Art Department, is one of 10 emerging craft artists nationwide who were selected for the Center for Craft’s prestigious Windgate-Lamar Fellowship for 2024.
‘Staring at the Sky’: Q&A with author Douglas Rosenberg
June 10, 2024
Recently, Douglas Rosenberg, UW–Madison's Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in Art, sat down with the School of Education’s communications team to discuss his new book, “Staring at the Sky: Essays on Art and Culture.”
UComm highlights Art student’s undergraduate research project
June 3, 2024
As one of 672 UW–Madison undergraduates who presented their research at this year’s annual Undergraduate Symposium, Art Department student Amber Mans’ project got a shoutout in a campus news story.
MFA grad awarded Fulbright Fellowship for work in Poland
May 23, 2024
UW–Madison alumna Devon Stackonis, who earlier this month graduated with an MFA in printmaking from the School of Education’s Art Department, has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to pursue research in Wrocław, Poland.
Geha named next director of UW–Madison’s Tandem Press
May 23, 2024
Katie Geha, a writer, curator, and art historian, will be the next director of Tandem Press. Geha is currently director and chief curator of the galleries at the University of Georgia’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, including its gallery space in downtown Athens, Georgia, The Athenaeum. She will begin her new position on Aug. 5.
Graphic design faculty member is coauthor of book chapter
May 15, 2024
UW–Madison graphic design faculty member Taekyeom Lee is the coauthor of a new chapter on Korean Typography in the third edition of Ellen Lupton’s bestselling book, “Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students.”
Capital Times publishes Q&A with new MMOCA director, UW–Madison alum Paul Baker Prindle
May 13, 2024
The Capital Times published a Q&A with the new director of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMOCA), Paul Baker Prindle, a Wisconsin native and UW–Madison alumnus.