University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Art Department

On Wisconsin spotlights public art on UW–Madison campus

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 …

UW–Madison alumnus shares artistic journey in WAA feature story

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 …

UW–Madison alumni explore what’s ‘Made at the UW’

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 is finalist for AXA Art Prize for second year running

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 …

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 …

‘Staring at the Sky’: Q&A with author Douglas Rosenberg

By Kari Dickinson In 2015, when Douglas Rosenberg became chair of UW–Madison’s Art Department, he wanted to ensure that he continued to make time to be creative and mindful, even as he took on a demanding job. So he started a weekly writing practice, giving himself a prompt and taking time every week to capture his …

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 …

MFA grad awarded Fulbright Fellowship for work in Poland

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, furthering work she started as a student at UW–Madison. Stackonis will head to Wroclaw in Sept. 2024, where she will spend 10 …

Geha named next director of UW–Madison’s Tandem Press

Katie Geha, a writer, curator, and art historian, will be the next director of Tandem Press, UW–Madison School of Education Dean Diana Hess announced on Thursday.  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 …

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 …