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.
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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.
Q&A with 2024 spring graduate, Abby Sunde
May 8, 2024
Abby Sunde is graduating with a BFA in studio art, focusing on glass and drawing.
UW–Madison lecturer inspires students to get creative with Isthmus cover designs
May 8, 2024
A unique project that UW–Madison’s Mitchell Volk assigns to his graphic design students — to design an Isthmus cover — got a shout out in the local newspaper recently.
UW–Madison student wins Best in Show award for accessibility-based graphic design project
May 6, 2024
UW–Madison student Annabelle Zhang, who is pursuing a BS in the School of Education’s Art Department, recently won the Best in Show award at the 2024 Digital Salon for her project, “Block Scheduler for Visually Impaired Kids.”
Documentary short about UW–Madison’s Lynda Barry screened at Wisconsin Film Festival
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.”
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.”