Barber, printmaker, professor finds humanity beyond race

Barber, printmaker, professor finds humanity beyond race

Faisal Abdu’Allah, a professor and the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art at UW–Madison, is a printmaker and a trained barber whose artworks explore race, culture and identity. His most recent work is a 7-foot limestone statue of himself that he designed and was...
‘Somewhere Between’ at Tandem Press depicts a changing landscape

‘Somewhere Between’ at Tandem Press depicts a changing landscape

Tandem Press is pleased to host “Somewhere Between,” a thesis exhibition by Carley Schmidt, an MFA candidate in the School of Education’s Art Department and current Tandem Press curatorial project assistant. Schmidt’s work explores place as part of a narrative about...
Figuration and Fragmentation in Marfa by Lauren Klotzman

Figuration and Fragmentation in Marfa by Lauren Klotzman

Wrong’s Let Me Hear Your Body Talk pairs artists Joey Fauerso [MFA ’01] and Gyan Shrosbree in a dialoguing contrast of dayglo and black and white, united by a mutual interest in fractured figuration. This show is one of piecey portraiture, whether witnessed in...
Crawling through the arts, in all their variety and beauty

Crawling through the arts, in all their variety and beauty

From glass-blowing to weaving to hip-hop dance, the arts took center stage during the inaugural Arts Crawl, from Thursday March 31, to Saturday, April 2. Students and others were invited to have creative arts experiences and visit arts classes, lectures, talks,...