University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Art Department

UW–Madison grad Sunde wins prestigious Windgate-Lamar Fellowship

Abby Sunde is one of 10 emerging craft artists nationwide who were selected for the Center for Craft’s prestigious Windgate-Lamar Fellowship for 2024. Sunde graduated with a BFA from the UW–Madison School of Education’s Art Department in May, concentrating on glass and drawing. “The materiality of glass — its liveness, and its ability to embed meaning in …

UComm highlights Art student’s undergraduate research project

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. In a preview of the symposium published by University Communications, Mans said she explored ideas for her project with guest instructor Brett Swanson while she was a …

Graphic design faculty member is coauthor of book chapter

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.” Lee, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, wrote and designed the chapter with …

Capital Times publishes Q&A with new MMOCA director, UW–Madison alum Paul Baker Prindle

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. Prindle, who earned his MFA in printmaking from the School of Education’s Art Department, recently returned to Wisconsin to head the museum, starting his role on May 9. …

Q&A with 2024 spring graduate, Abby Sunde

On May 10-11, UW–Madison and the School of Education will celebrate its latest cohort of talented graduates with 2024 Spring Commencement celebrations. Ahead of this big weekend, we reached out to a few of our graduating students to learn more about their accomplishments, time at UW–Madison, and future plans. Abby Sunde is graduating with a …

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.”  In her artist’s statement, Zhang writes that “this project seeks to bridge the gap in daily scheduling tools …

Documentary short about UW–Madison’s Lynda Barry screened at Wisconsin Film Festival

A 28-minute documentary short about UW–Madison’s Lynda Barry, associate professor of interdisciplinary creativity in the School of Education’s Art Department, screened recently as part of this year’s Wisconsin Film Festival. Tommasina Capelli, who graduated from UW–Madison last spring, created “A Room Alive!” as a senior class project after taking Barry’s comic drawing classes. She told Isthmus …