School of Art + Art History + Design

What are the archival powers of the arts? How do the art archives decenter pasts and presents, and imagine more just futures? This article examines works of art that archive Indigenous and Black people, places, stories and histories. Kemi Adeyemi, assistant professor of gender, women and sexuality studies, is quoted.

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is thrilled to announce that Ariel René Jackson will be the 2021 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident. Jackson’s film-based multidisciplinary practice considers land and landscape as sites of internal representation. For the 2021 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency, Jackson (she/her/hers and they/them/theirs) will be collaborating with performance artist Michael J. Love (he/him/his).

Proving that creativity can flourish in the face of adversity, at least six new art spaces have opened across King County in recent months, despite and in some cases inspired by COVID-19 closures. The works of Luke Armistead and Stefan Gonzales, recent graduates of the Master of Fine Arts program in the UW School of Art, are available for view in socially distanced settings. The work of Gonzales is on display at the UW’s Jacob Lawrence Gallery as part of a residency and is accessible online.

UW Press looks back on a century of publishing, featuring works by Quintard Taylor and Bill Holms. George Behlmer’s 'Risky Shores’ honored.

This week at the UW, join online events ranging in topics from population health to contempary race and politics in the United States.

The chair of UW’s Printmaking Program designed a popular new class during the pandemic, stamping out doubt about how effective remote learning can be.

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and the greater community, together online. 

Every Wednesday in Edmonds, customers at Walnut Street Coffee can walk out with something extra. It's all part of what they call "With Joy Wednesdays." If you purchase a drink and request a sleeve for the cup, it comes with a small inspiring message attached. UW junior Jerrod Mace got the idea while hanging out at a coffee shop in Spokane.

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery and School of Art + Art History + Design welcome The Black Embodiments Studio (BES) as a resident program for the next two academic years.

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery and School of Art + Art History + Design welcome The Black Embodiments Studio (BES) as a resident program for the next two academic years.

"A Singular Post" at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery mimics how "information is communicated but imagines a method that looks a different than what we're used to."

This week at the UW, events include the Henry Art Gallery's Re/Frame and a Trivia Night at the Burke.

The University of Washington is rated as one of the best art schools in the West.

The Henry Art Gallery and Jacob Lawrence Gallery are adapting their re-openings amidst COVID-19.

Alice Lee, manager of the UW Visitors Center who graduated from the UW in 2011 with a BA in interdisciplinary art and a minor in music, explains her role and what brought her to the UW.