School of Art + Art History + Design

Seattle isn’t cheap, and that’s not changing anytime soon. But your budget shouldn’t stand in the way of seeing great art. Here’s how.

Adrián Gómez (BFA, 3D4M, 2018) is the first featured artist in "NosotrUS" at the Mexican Cultural Institute Gallery.

Levi Higgs (BA, Art History, 2012) makes a case for his home state, Wyoming, to invest further in the arts and humanities.

George Rodriguez (MFA, Ceramics, 2009) unveils a mythical Mexican zodiac at the Seattle Art Fair.

Art and creative writing students collaborated on artist books through an interdisciplinary course. 

Four Huskies, all who studied in the Collage of Arts & Sciences, presented the rawness of struggle and survival at the UWAA Short Talks on Art.

Columns Magazine's June cover is a painting of Orin Smith by Miha Sarani, a BFA alum, current MA student, and former Starbucks employee. What's his painting's secret? Coffee.

Doug Jeck, College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of the Arts, teaches students to think on their feet--by asking them to painstakingly create life-size human forms. 

All four of the 2017-18 UW student body presidents, including two College of Arts & Sciences' alums, saw race, equity and social justice as central to their position.

The annual thesis exhibition for Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design at the Henry Art Gallery is the culmination of two years of these students' amazing work.

The Henry Art Gallery presents the Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design thesis exhibition, from May 26 to June 24.

Interaction designer Erin Murphy (2013) brings a fresh perspective as a member of the Mars 2020 rover team.

Watch performances by Garrick Ohlsson, Danish String Quartet, 12 Ophelias, Jazz Innovations, and revisit memories through craft sculptures at ArtVenture.

Morales, a fine arts graduate and DACA recipient, took inspiration from Latino artists and a poet in developing her style.

The halls of the University of Washington’s ceramics and metal arts building is abuzz with new students embarking on a new school year. But for some, the building feels empty.