News and notes roundup: Abdu’Allah named Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art
Faisal Abdu’Allah, an internationally acclaimed artist and professor with the School of Education’s Art Department, has been chosen as UW–Madison’s next recipient of the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art. Abdu’Allah, who grew up in London, was enjoying a...
Spatula&Barcode launch ‘Home Stretch,’ a summer festival of small art events
The arts collaborative Spatula&Barcode has launched “Home Stretch,” a “distributed festival” of small artistic acts taking place in Madison, Wisconsin, between the summer solstice (June 21) and the autumn equinox (September 22). By appointment, participating...
Vicki Meek celebrates Black lives through immersive art by Jaime Dunaway-Seale
Vicki Meek never thought she’d be anything but an artist. The Philadelphia native started taking art lessons when she was 8 years old and went on to earn a bachelor of fine arts from Temple University and a master of fine arts from the University of Wisconsin [MFA...
Tapestries by Shari Urquhart on display in Milwaukee galleries by Liz Snyder
MILWAUKEE — The Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art and The Warehouse are exhibiting fiber art tapestries by artist Shari Urquhart. The Racine native grew up in Kenosha and graduated from Bradford High School in 1958 before earning her bachelor’s and...