The UW-Madison Art Department is hiring!

The UW-Madison Art Department is hiring!

Nov 13, 2017 | Promo

The Art Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a renowned graphic design practitioner-educator and a distinguished photographer-educator to work in a fertile environment for aesthetic and critical engagement and build the future of the graphic...

From the Chair

Nov 13, 2017 | Essay, From the Chair

I’ve been thinking about the transition from drawing to cinema, how the practice of drawing from the live model informs ways of framing the body and establishes a kind of gaze that is recreated in cinema. Since the late 1970’s Sugimoto has been making...
‘OMG’ in Chinese?! by Adam Ryan Morris

‘OMG’ in Chinese?! by Adam Ryan Morris

Nov 9, 2017 | News

From the moment American Craft asked me to make portraits of Helen Lee, I was enthralled by her use of language. The bilingual daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Lee’s work with glass often highlights the ambiguity of language. My favorite piece is a neon sign that...

From the Chair

Nov 6, 2017 | Essay, From the Chair

Language is now the medium of choice in art schools. Rob Colvin, Hyperallergic I read a lot of writing by artists; manifestos, statements, quotes, interviews, and I listen to or watch artists speaking lucidly about their process and ideas in documentaries,...
The Capitol at 100

The Capitol at 100

Oct 31, 2017 | Events

November 4 – January 14 Artists: Eric Baillies, Brenda Baker MFA ’90, Randall Berndt MFA ’69, Michael Duffy, Leah Evans, Patrick Flynn, Lisa Frank BS-Art ’79, Art Faculty Tom Jones, Helen Klebesadel MFA ’89, Lewis Koch, John Miller BS-Art...