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Evolving Graphic Design
May 24 – June 24
Closing Reception: Friday, June 24 @ 6pm, Art Lofts Gallery
Symposium: Thursday and Friday, June 24 and 24, 12-6pm, Hybrid and Art Lofts Conference Room, Art Lofts, 111 N Frances St, Madison, WI
Location: Art Loft Gallery and Backspace Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 111 N Frances St, Madison, WI
For many years, graphic design was largely a predominantly white and European-centric field rooted in the Bauhaus and print design principles. But visual design education is rapidly shifting from a Western, print-centric area to a diverse, global one that eagerly employs emerging technology. This exhibition showcases evolving graphic design education, research, and techniques beyond print, crossing boundaries among creative coding, 3D printing, guerrilla projection, speculative design, performative sound, data visualization, human-centered design, augmented reality with activism, inclusive graphic design, and cultural identity impacted by globalization.
Participating Exhibitors:
Yeohyun Ahn, Assistant Professor, UW-Madison
Dori Griffin, Assistant Professor, University of Florida
Heather Quinn, Assistant Professor, Washington University in St.Louis
Christ Hamamoto, Assistant Professor, California College of the Arts
Moon Jung Jang, Associate Professor, University of Georgia
Mia Cinelli, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, University of Kentucky,
Pouya Jahanshahi, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, Oklahoma Sate University
Lisa Maione, Assistant Professor, Kansas Art Institute.
Ting Zhou, Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut
Justin Lincoln, Associate Professor, Whitman College
Alex Braidwood, Associate Professor, Iowa State University
Taekyeom Lee, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
Archana Shekara, Associate Professor, Illinois State University
Adam DelMarchelle, Assistant Professor, Wilson College
Mihyun Kim, Assistant Professor, Texas State University
Hairi Han, Associate Professor, Benedictine University
Jing Zhou, Associate Professor, Monmouth University
Visakh Menon, Adjunct Professor, (CUNY) NY City College of Technology
Henrique Nardi, lecture at UW-Madison
Ben Evjen, Assistant Professor of Practice in Graphic Design, University of Nebraska, Lincoln,
Miriam Martincic, Assistant Teaching Professor of Graphic Design, Iowa State University,
David Versluis, Emeritus Professor of Art (Graphic Design), Dordt College
Roy R. Behrens, Emeritus Professor of Art and Distinguished Scholar, University of Northern Iowa
Exhibition Sponsors:
The New Art School, International
Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement (DDEEA), UW-Madison
Department of Art, School of Education, UW-Madison
Computer Sciences Department, School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences, UW-Madison
Global Engagement Office, School of Education, UW-Madison
Prof. Li-Ching Ho, Director, liching.ho@wisc.edu
AIGA UW-Madison Chapter, Madison, WI
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