UW–Madison graduate student Carly “Car” Riegger has been honored with a 2024 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities from Arts Midwest. Nine artists from throughout the Midwestern region were selected for this award from over 300 applicants by a panel of seven reviewers. The awardees will receive $3,000 each celebrating their exceptional work and recognizing their …
The Los Angeles Times recently spotlighted an “audacious installation” by UW–Madison’s Christina A. West at the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, California. West, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, is known for her explorations of the human form in provocative ways, notes the article. Her installation, called “Strut,” includes …
As 2024 comes to a close, we are thrilled to look back on another year of learning, achievement, and community across our No. 1-ranked School of Education. From the conclusion of Diana Hess’ nearly decade-long tenure as dean to the introduction of our new leader, Dean Marcelle Haddix, this year has given us opportunities for reflection, gratitude, and excitement …
UW–Madison students living in University Housing each year have the opportunity to recognize outstanding educators through the Honored Instructor program. This program allows students to nominate instructors who challenge them, make learning enjoyable, and inspire their academic and personal growth. The fall 2024 list of Honored Instructors includes six exceptional educators from the School of …
Tomiko Jones, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, has been honored with a Vilas Faculty Early-Career Investigator Award. This award recognizes exceptional research and teaching excellence among UW–Madison faculty in the early stages of their careers. Since joining the department in fall 2018, Jones has made a significant impact through her research …
UW–Madison’s Darcy Padilla, an associate professor within the School of Education’s Art Department, was awarded the inaugural Award for Documentary Photography from the Royal Photographic Society in November. One of the world’s oldest photographic societies, the U.K.-based organization has been presenting awards since 1878. However, this is the first time it has presented an award specifically for documentary …
UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino, a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department and an affiliate in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, has recently published two papers that explore the influence of curriculum design and form on pedagogy. “Before Oedipus and the Sphinx: Embracing samhandling beyond the school” This paper, a chapter in the book …
John Baldacchino’s book, “Lessons of Belonging: Art, Place, and the Sea,” is the subject of an insightful review by Catherine Bernhard in Caliban, the French Journal of English studies. The book investigates what Baldacchino, a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department and an affiliate of the Department of Educational Policy Studies, terms the …
UW–Madison lecturer and alumna Rebecca Kautz has been awarded the 2024 Forward Art Prize from the Women Artists Forward Fund. The prize, which includes $10,000 in unrestricted funds, is awarded to two women visual artists in Dane County annually who exhibit exceptional creativity and compelling potential in their work. Kautz, who earned her MFA from …
UW–Madison graduate student Anne E. Stoner’s research article, “Drowning Out the Noise: Private Listening, Public Spatialities, Queer Wellbeing,” was recently published in Resonance: The Journal of Sound and Culture, an international peer-reviewed journal exploring sound studies across cultural and artistic fields. Stoner, an MFA candidate in the School of Education’s Art Department, is an interdisciplinary …