September 24, 2024
UW–Madison’s Lynda Barry believes that anybody has the ability to draw or make comics. The struggle, says the legendary artist and author, “is putting pen to paper and getting out of your head long enough to make something.”
Art Department
Li Chiao-Ping Dance receives NEA award for ‘Dirty Laundry’ project
August 6, 2024
Li Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD) has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $15,000. The grant will support Phase Two of the “Dirty Laundry” project, a multimedia dance theater work exploring the history of anti-Asian hate, discrimination, violence, and bias in the U.S.
Three School of Education faculty honored with campuswide WARF professorship, Romnes fellowship research honors
August 2, 2024
Three faculty from the School of Education have been honored with prestigious campuswide research awards from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education.
On Wisconsin spotlights public art on UW–Madison campus
June 27, 2024
An article in the summer 2024 issue of On Wisconsin magazine, headlined “Art for All,” shines a light on public art across the UW–Madison campus. The article includes several works by artists with ties to the School of Education’s Art Department.
UW–Madison alumnus shares artistic journey in WAA feature story
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.”
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.