University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Art Department

Paper by Baldacchino is published in special journal issue celebrating 50 years of works by Paulo Freire and Ivan Illich

UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino is the author of a new paper that was published in a special issue of the journal Espacio, Tiempo y Educacion celebrating 50 years of the publication of Paulo Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” and Ivan Illich’s “Deschooling Society.” Baldacchino is a professor of art and education within the School of Education’s Art …

‘Thresholds,’ featuring photography by UW–Madison’s Jones, makes private emotions public

By Kari Dickinson An exhibition co-created by UW–Madison’s Tomiko Jones opens on Monday, Aug. 8, at the Brooks Stevens Gallery at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD). Titled “Thresholds,” the exhibition addresses memory, identity, labor, and death through the photography-based work of Jones, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, …

Latest Learning Connections alumni magazine now available online

The Summer 2022 edition of Learning Connections, a magazine for alumni and friends of the UW–Madison School of Education, is now posted online. This latest issue centers on “Rising to the Challenge.” The nation is divided on a range of topics and ongoing divisions are making it difficult to solve problems. In this environment, School of …

First major retrospective of work by UW–Madison’s Tom Jones will open July 23 at Museum of Wisconsin Art

By Kari Dickinson The first major retrospective of work by UW–Madison’s Tom Jones, an award-winning contemporary photographer and professor of photography in the School of Education’s Art Department, will be on view at the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) in West Bend, Wisconsin, from July 23 – Oct. 9. Titled “Here We Stand,” the exhibition features 120 photographs from …

PBS spotlights ‘Chihuly in the Desert’ glass exhibition at Taliesin West

By Kari Dickinson A recent exhibition by UW–Madison alumnus Dale Chihuly was featured on PBS News Weekend in a segment that is headlined, “Glass artist Dale Chihuly’s exhibit takes inspiration from Arizona’s desert landscape.” Chihuly earned his MFA from the School of Education’s Art Department in 1967. The episode spotlights installations by Chihuly at Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic winter home, Taliesin …

UW–Madison student Aria receives prestigious Windgate-Lamar Fellowship

UW–Madison student Lauren Aria is one of 10 university seniors nationwide who were selected for the Center for Craft’s prestigious Windgate-Lamar Fellowship for emerging craft artists for 2022. Aria is expected to graduate from the School of Education’s Art Department, concentrating on glass, in August 2022. “My work explores flow, viscosity, and corporeality through performance and …

Proposal by recent UW–Madison grad is selected for international digital art conference

An art/design paper and proposal by recent UW–Madison graduate Josephine M. Cutrara has been selected for the International Digital Media and Art (iDMAa) Conference 2022 at Winona State University from June 24-26. Cutrara earned her BFA degree from the School of Education’s Art Department in May 2022, including concentrations in graphic design, 3D modeling, and painting. The …

‘I Left My Heart’ exhibition at Chazen is love letter to San Francisco

“I Left My Heart,” a Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition by Kayla Bauer, is on view at the Chazen Museum of Art through July 17. An artist chat with Bauer will take place on Friday, June 17, at 10 a.m. Bauer, an MFA student in the School of Education’s Art Department, is the recipient of the Russell …

Four faculty from School of Education honored with Vilas professorships and awards

Four faculty from the School of Education are among the 32 extraordinary members of the UW–Madison faculty who have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. senator, and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Three School of Education faculty were named to Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships, an …

‘Evolving Graphic Design’ exhibition on view through June 24

A new exhibition from UW–Madison’s Yeohyun Ahn, “Evolving Graphic Design,” will be on view from May 24 – June 24 in the Art Lofts and Backspace Gallery (111 N Frances Street) at UW–Madison. Ahn is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department. She is the founding director of the project Evolving Graphic Design, which …