The work of UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah is published in “Under the Southern Stars” from Te Tuhi, one of New Zealand’s foremost contemporary art spaces. Abdu’Allah holds UW–Madison’s Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art, and is a professor with the School of Education’s Art Department. “Under the Southern Stars” is a collection of texts that accompanied exhibitions curated …
UW–Madison’s Division of the Arts welcomes Litza Bixler as the spring 2021 Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence. Bixler is a choreographer, filmmaker, movement director, visual artist, and writer. She has produced work on stage, screen, galleries, and mountains. Bixler works across the spheres of art, performance, and film, and has been a working artist and educator since 1995. Among her activities …
The work of UW–Madison’s Yeohyun Ahn is being showcased in a virtual exhibition at the Komechak Art Gallery at Benedictine University through April 11. Ahn is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department. The exhibition, titled “O Antiphons + CODE,” is described as “exploring new biblical expression as generative typography” on the Komechak …
Major Discovery Week is a once-a-year event for all UW–Madison students. Whether you have already declared your major or if you are still looking for your path, join us from March 15-19 virtually and explore over 100 majors and certificates across all interests, and get connected across campus. Below is a list of all sessions …
The work of UW–Madison’s John Hitchcock is featured in a solo exhibition, “Shouting Lightning from Their Eyes,” at the Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art in Milwaukee through Apr. 17. Hitchcock is a professor with the School of Education’s Art Department and is the School’s associate dean for the arts. In the exhibition, Hitchcock uses the print …
Faisal Abdu’Allah, an internationally acclaimed artist and professor with the School of Education’s Art Department, has been chosen as UW-Madison’s next recipient of the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art. Abdu’Allah, who grew up in London, was enjoying a successful professional career as an artist when he was invited to UW–Madison in 2013 to work on …
A two-year long photographic essay project by Darcy Padilla examining the profound economic and social disparities experienced by Americans caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A contemporary art exhibition by Roberto Torres Mata at the Chazen Museum of Art spotlighting the complex issues of migration from both human and animal perspectives. The creation of a functional shelving system by Anders Nienstaedt to showcase curated …
The Arts + Literature Laboratory (ALL) and the UW–Madison Art Department are pleased to announce that UW–Madison graduate students Rita Mawuena Benissan and Conley Clark have been awarded the 2021 Arts + Literature Laboratory Prize. The annual ALL Prize exhibition is awarded to one or two graduating MFA candidates, selected by curators on the ALL Visual Arts Team. The …
Corpus Callosum, an online arts journal produced by Ebling Library in the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, released its second edition in December 2020, including work from School of Education alumna Holly Cohn. Cohn earned her MFA from the School of Education’s Art Department. Currently, she is a senior research specialist in UW–Madison’s Fundus Photograph …
UW–Madison’s Yeohyun Ahn will present “TYPE + CODE Series” at the College Art Association’s 109th annual conference on Thursday, Feb. 11. Ahn’s presentation is part of a session on “Design and the Environment.” Ahn is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department. “TYPE + CODE Series” is a collection of ongoing typography research using computation, which Ahn initiated …