From art student to game changer by Kari Dickinson
UW–Madison alumnus Brian Raffel’s path to the top of the video game industry has been anything but conventional. A former art student turned high school art teacher, Raffel co-founded Raven Software with his brother, Steve, in 1990, when they got a publishing deal for...
Wisconsin Indigenous Artists at Portrait Society Gallery by Genevieve Vahl
Stewards of the land, the Ho-Chunk had been living on the shores of Lakes Mendota and Monona for thousands of years. But in 1832, the HoChunk signed a treaty with the United States that forced them from their land and unleashed an onslaught of ethnic cleansing for...
UW–Madison alumna featured in Badger Insider
UW–Madison alumna Susan Solie Patterson — who earned her bachelor’s degree in 1979 and her MFA in 1982 — is featured in the latest issue of Badger Insider, where she reflects on her journey from UW art student and All-American swimmer to best-selling author and...