LOÏE, a magazine of dance, performance, and new media, has published a review by Karin Brygger of Douglas Rosenberg’s new book, “Staring at the Sky: Essays on Art and Culture.” Brygger notes in her reflections that Rosenberg, a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in Art at UW–Madison, is most known for his pioneering work in the …
Jewelry artist and metalsmith Tanya Crane was featured in the Summer 2024 issue of On Wisconsin magazine. Crane earned her MA and MFA from the School of Education’s Art Department, graduating in 2015, and now is a professor of the practice in metals at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. She incorporates …
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, is the co-editor of two recent publications highlighting his scholarly work across the disciplines of art and education. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Continental Philosophy of Education This anthology, which Baldacchino co-edited with Herner …
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.” In a recent interview with NPR’s Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, Barry, an associate professor of interdisciplinary creativity …
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. In total, …
By Laurel White Three faculty from the School of Education have been honored with prestigious campuswide research awards from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. David Kaplan, Emily Arthur, and Andy Garbacz are among just 32 faculty from across campus who were chosen to receive a 2024-2025 WARF Named Professorship or H.I. Romnes …
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. They are: James Watrous James Watrous, who earned a bachelor’s degree in art as …
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.” Lambright, who graduated in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in art and communication arts, is a storyboard artist, designer, and animator for BUCK, a …
In May 2024, Made at the UW, a Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) event, brought visitors to the Art Lofts, home to several of the Art Department’s workshops, faculty and student studios, and gallery spaces. Groups toured the facility and spent time with five faculty members as they brought them into their workspaces. WAA shared an article about the event, spotlighting …
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. Simpson was also honored as a finalist in last year’s competition. Now in its seventh year, the AXA Art Prize has established a …