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UW/Art Events
UW-Madison Art Department Spring Spectacular 2026
Friday, May 1 Humanities Building, 455 N Park Street 10am-5pm: View student work from all disciplines displayed in the hallways and tour select classrooms and labs on the 6th & 7th floors. 2-4pm: Are you considering studying ART at UW? Register for our in-person...
No Place to Return: A Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by Tiange Li
April 14 – 19 Location: Gallery 7, Humanities Building 7th Fl, 455 N Park St, Madison, WI Reception: Friday, April 17, 5-7pm No Place to Return explores the vulnerability of life, death, and existence, and the grief embedded in the aspiration toward an ideal home...
Punctured Loops: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by Alex Mikev
April 22 – 26 Reception: Friday, April 24, 5-8pm Location: Backspace Gallery, Art Lofts, 111 N Frances St, Madison, WI Exploring the concept of individuals inhabiting loops of continuous activity, and what it means to become aware of and interrupt states of constant...
Art in Focus: Q&A with MFA candidate Kate Flake
Throughout the semester, we’re shining a light on the Art Department’s graduating MFA candidates as they present their final thesis exhibitions. These exhibitions are the culmination of years of dedicated study and artistic exploration, showcasing our students’...
Surveillance footage of protests reworked into installation on policing, injury by Adam Schrader
Artist uses public records and data-driven audio to reinterpret protest footage and surveillance systems A University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student has turned municipal surveillance footage of protests into a multi-channel installation examining policing,...
School of Education faculty and students recognized with 2026 Creative Arts Awards
Several faculty and students from the School of Education have been named as recipients of 2026 UW–Madison Division of the Arts Creative Arts Awards. The Creative Arts Awards recognize and support artistic research and outreach across campus, honoring artists,...
Tlacamecayotl: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by Jackelin Espinosa Moyotl
April 14 – 18 Reception: Friday, April 17, 5-8pm Location: Art Lofts Gallery, 111 N Frances St, Madison, WI Jackelin Espinosa Moyotl (born 2000 in Huejotzingo, Mexico) is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work focuses on the experiences of being undocumented and its...
When did I stop knowing you? Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by Kate Flake
April 7 – 12 Reception: Friday, April 10, 6-8pm Location: Art Lofts Gallery, 111 N Frances St, Madison, WI When did I stop knowing you? is a paper installation and collaborative artist book by Kate Flake with their brother Ciaran Flake. Together they explore their...


