IVA Chair and Assistant Professor Whitney Lynn announced as an Artist Fellow with Black Cube Nomatic Art Museum.
This year, Professors Lynn and Majumdar have been co-organizing an exhibition series in the Meany lower level lobby. The second iteration of the series called behind the scenes opens this Thursday, May 16, 5:30-7pm. It features grad student Michael Hong, and faculty members: Natalie Krick, Stefan Gonzales and Victor Yañez-Lazcano, among other artists.
Art History Assistant Professor Jennifer Baez was invited to present at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California. The title of the presentation was Kilombo: A Coming Together, where they discussed Alexandre Arrechea’s Intersected Horizons show at MOLAA, and the role of U.S. museums as liberatory spaces where Afro-Latino/a/x art is increasingly enjoyed, collected, and cared for.
Art History Assistant Professor Miriam Chusid gave the 2024 Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture on April 25, 2024 in Kane Hall. She delved into her research with the engrossing title ESCAPING THE HIGHWAY TO HELL: Death, Afterlife, and Buddhist Practice in Premodern Japan.
On April 9, the 3D4M students, faculty and staff welcomed 300+ alumni and community members for the 3D4M Open House at the Ceramic + Metal Arts Building (CMA), which included demos, live music, and much more. View photo gallery.
Jennifer Greenhill, Endowed Professor of American Art at the University of Arkansas, presented her most recent research in her Kollar Lecture in American Art at the Henry, titled Imagination Made Material: The Commercial Infrastructures of Lejaren à Hiller and Douglas Leigh. The annual Kollar Lecture in American Art is made possible by the Allan and Mary Kollar Endowed Chair in American Art History.
Professor Emeritus Robin Wright will be speaking about her latest book on Native Art of the Pacific Northwest –Skidegate House Models, published by the University of Washington Press – at the Burke Museum on May 14, 2024.
We are deeply saddened by the recent passing of alum and one of Seattle’s most colorful artists, Camille Patha (BA 1960, MFA 1966). We send our condolences to Camille’s family, friends, and the many people she inspired through her bold and vibrant paintings.