Imagining National Belonging in American Landscapes by Professor Tomiko Jones
Growing up I spent summers with my maternal grandmother, Grandma Takatani, either at her home in rural Hawai’i, or on a road trip on the mainland. As she was legally blind, I did not consider the irony of her “seeing” America. My parents would pile us into the car and...
From Africa to Hong Kong, a Gallery’s Influence Grows by Ginanne Brownell
The dusting of charcoal still on her hands hinted that the Kenyan British artist Phoebe Boswell had just finished putting the final touches on the trees she had created in the entry hallway of the London outpost of Ghana’s Gallery 1957. With the show “Constellations,...
Latinx artist Christie Tirado’s artwork on display at Madison College gallery
Printmaker Christie Tirado’s artwork has been exhibited and collected nationally and has been featured in museums and galleries across the United States and Mexico. Madison College Gallery at Truax welcomes people in the Madison area to come and see her artwork that...Announcing the 2024 Arts + Literature Laboratory Prize winners Kate Davidson and Claire Tomkiw
For Immediate Release – March 18, 2024 The Arts + Literature Laboratory and UW–Madison Art Department are pleased to announce the 2024 Arts + Literature Laboratory Prize winners University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate Students Kate Davidson and Claire Tomkiw!...