January 7, 2022
A book of literary philosophy, written in Maltese by UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino, was a finalist in the Literary Nonfiction category for Malta’s National Book Prize. Baldacchino is a professor of art and education within the School of Education’s Art Department.
January 6, 2022
A project by UW–Madison student Nicole Golownia has been selected for ARTIFACT [BOLD], a national biennial exhibition of graphic design, new media, illustration, printmaking, and the expanded field that is taking place Jan. 24 – Mar. 11 at High Point University in High Point, North Carolina. Golownia is pursuing her BFA in graphic design within the School of Education’s Art Department.
January 4, 2022
UW–Madison alumna Dyani White Hawk is the recipient of a 2021 award from the New York-based organization, Anonymous was a Woman. White Hawk earned her MFA from the School of Education’s Art Department in 2011. She is a visual artist and independent curator based in Minneapolis.
December 30, 2021
How can art be used to tell a story and spread awareness? What are the ways art can be utilized to share accounts of people’s lives and elevate those lesser-known, powerful stories? UW graduate student Caitlin Mary Margarett utilizes her art to raise awareness of climate change by telling these stories.
December 20, 2021
UW–Madison’s Emily Arthur is the curator of a current exhibition, “Seeing Audubon: Robert Havell Jr. and The Birds of America,” at the Chazen Museum. Arthur is an artist, printmaker, and associate professor in the School of Education’s Art Department.
December 16, 2021
On Sunday, Dec. 19, UW–Madison will celebrate its Winter 2021 Commencement. We reached out to a few of our graduating students to learn what brought them to UW–Madison, their most meaningful experiences, and favorite places on campus.
November 17, 2021
UW–Madison student Caitlin Mary Margarett has been selected to show her work at a Satellite Art Show presented by Performance Is Alive in Miami Nov. 30 – Dec. 4. The piece she is presenting, “for the love of god,” documents the damage and land destruction caused by the 2020 Iowa Derecho.
November 16, 2021
UW–Madison’s Fred Stonehouse, a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, was featured in a Tone Madison article about his new album, “Fred Stonehouse: Accident Prone.”
November 5, 2021
UW–Madison alumnus Roberto Torres Mata is one of the organizers of the 2021 Día de los Muertos Community Altar Project on display at the Overture Center for the Arts through Sunday, Nov. 14.
October 29, 2021
A number of artists with connections to the UW–Madison Art Department, housed in the School of Education, are part of an exhibition exploring 60 years of Wisconsin glass art at the Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend, Wisconsin. The exhibition, titled “The Studio Glass Movement: The Hyde Collection,” coincides with the International Year of Glass (2022) and MOWA’s 60th anniversary (2021).