April 29, 2024
"A Room Alive!" — a 28-minute documentary about Lynda Barry’s “comics room” — screened at the Wisconsin Film Festival as part of the program, “Richard Davis, Lynda Barry, and The Wisconsin Idea.”
Art Department
Essay by UW–Madison’s Jones shares origins of ‘These Grand Places’ photography project
April 26, 2024
UW–Madison’s Tomiko Jones, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, has written an essay about her long-form photography-based project, "These Grand Places," for the digital magazine Edge Effects.
New book by UW–Madison’s Rosenberg explores contemporary art and culture
April 25, 2024
UW–Madison’s Douglas Rosenberg, a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, is the author of a new book that is titled, “Staring at the Sky: Essays on Art and Culture.”
UW–Madison alum is second place winner of Wisconsin Biennial exhibit
April 23, 2024
UW–Madison alum Scott Espeseth, who earned his MFA from the School of Education's Art Department, is the second place winner of the 2024 Wisconsin Artists Biennial Exhibit.
New York Times previews exhibition featuring art by UW–Madison alumna
April 19, 2024
The work of UW–Madison alumna Rita Benissan was spotlighted in the New York Times recently in their article previewing the Gallery 57 exhibition, “Constellations, Part 1: Figures on Earth & Beyond.”
Nine from Art Department win 2024 Creative Arts Awards
April 18, 2024
Nine individuals with ties to the School of Education's Art Department are recipients of 2024 Creative Arts Awards from UW–Madison's Division of the Arts.
UW–Madison graduate students win award to pursue artistic research in Europe
April 16, 2024
UW–Madison’s Tandem Press has awarded graduate students David Love and Emilee Taxman the Gabriele S. Haberland Graduate Student Printmaking Award for Travel to Europe.
UW–Madison’s Portlock discusses intersection of art, environmentalism on WORT
April 12, 2024
UW–Madison’s Tim Portlock, a professor with the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the School of Education’s Art Department, beginning in fall 2023, was a guest on WORT 89.9 FM’s “A Public Affair” program recently.
Artist-in-residence brings people together over dinner, fostering connectedness and healing
April 11, 2024
UW–Madison's Spring 2024 Interdisciplinary Artist in Residence Marlon H. Hall makes tables to make meals as an art practice, inviting a cross-pollination of people — 16 at a time – to engage in the beauty intrinsic to being human. His exhibition in the Memorial Union's Main Gallery runs through May 17.
Two with School of Education ties named among Wisconsin’s most influential Native American leaders
April 11, 2024
Nicole Bowman, an associate scientist and evaluator with the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative, and Ashley Hesse, an Art Department alumnus, are among the individuals recognized on this year's list.