Department of Art & Art History – College of Fine Arts | The University of Utah

The dynamic environment created within the department is fertile ground for those serious about art-making, graphic design, research, critical discourse, and teaching. Our faculty are dedicated to excellence and provide an open, respectful center for diversity and creative expression. The department mentors students in innovation, critical thinking, craft, exploration, and create exciting opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations. The Department of Art & Art History is an excellent place for students interested in creating a life in the arts.

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Alumni Highlight: Catching Up with Alyssa Hood

Alumni Highlight: Catching Up with Alyssa Hood

Congratulations to Painting and Drawing alum Alyssa Hood (BFA 2019), who will start the MFA program at the Ernest G ...
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Online Performance by Professor Beth Krensky

O1ARTS – Social Distancing and Art, Episode 3
Dispatch from Solitude #1: Walking the Unknown Path
Beth Krensky Performance ...
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Sydney Porter Williams talks to students about the Murray Murals project

Sydney Porter Williams included in Undergraduate Research Journal

Recent BFA graduate Sydney Porter Williams had her work on the Murray Murals project published in the newest volume of ...
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Illustration Emphasis Starting Fall 2020

Our department now offers an Illustration emphasis! Illustration is an expanding field with numerous career paths in publishing, editorial, concept art, ...
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Kylie Millward MFA

MFA Exhibition: Kylie Millward, Scribbling Outside the Margins

We're pleased to present Kylie Millward's MFA Exhibition Scribbling Outside the Margins
Visit the Exhibition Millward's Artist's Talk took ...
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Dana Hansen MFA

MFA Exhibition: Dana Hansen, Perception is Reality

We're pleased to present Dana Hansen's MFA Exhibition Perception is Reality. View the exhibition here! Hansen's Artist's Talk took place ...
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Beth Krensky

Professor Beth Krensky wins Distinguished Teaching Award

Congratulations to Art Teaching Professor Beth Krensky, winner of a University Distinguished Teaching Award this year! “Dr. Krensky has shown ...
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Araceli Haslam

Photo/Digital Imaging Capstone Exhibition: Araceli Haslam

Araceli Haslam - Left Lonely These urban ruins were originally built in response to the post-industrial boom and now pose ...
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Pisti Gamvroulas

Congratulations to CFA Outstanding Senior Pisti Gamvroulas

Congratulations to the College of Fine Arts Outstanding Senior for the Department of Art & Art History, Pisti Gamvroulas! Name: Pisti ...
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Art of Quarantine

The Art of Quarantine

"In light of the pandemic and the transition from in-person classes to online classes, we as part of the art ...
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Painting & Drawing MFA alum Linnie Brown opens a n

Painting & Drawing MFA alum Linnie Brown opens a new exhibition at Bountiful Davis Art Center tonight!
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Exhibition on View: Aug 7 - Sept 19, 2020
Reception: Aug 7, 6 - 8pm

My art evokes multiple locations simultaneously as a way to visualize the impact and accumulation of experiences tied to those places. After making an initial arrangement of shapes (derived from floorplans, city boundaries, and abstracted interior and exterior views), I then repeatedly modify and layer additional imagery, allowing the process to determine the final complex image. Elements of revision, harmony, dissonance, and space become meditations on the process of navigating one’s identity.

Artist website: www.linniebrown.com
IG: @linniebrownart
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*please check @bountifuldavisartcenter website for precautions and visiting information.

The Department of Art & Art History is pleased to

Congratulations to Painting and Drawing alum Alyss

Read about @uofu_photo Professor Jaclyn Wright’s

Read about @uofu_photo Professor Jaclyn Wright’s series “Marked” in a recent feature in SLUG Magazine.
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“Our strange and struggling world is built on the sharp, aggressive history of colonization. Lands, biological systems and individual bodies have been the brunt of power-taking for millennia. Many narratives have been crafted to comprehend the lasting impact of colonization on modern outcomes. Utah photographer and multimedia artist Jaclyn Wright’s current photo project, Marked, makes a statement about how acts of “taking” have impacted her through intersectionalities of the personal and political.” Visit SLUGMag.com to learn more about @jaclynrwright and her work.

Recent @uofu_photo BFA grad Douglas Tolman is feat

Recent @uofu_photo BFA grad Douglas Tolman is featured in this month’s @slugmag! Read about the journey that brought him to create his recent body of work, including “An Investigation” (pictured), which won best in show awards at our recent Annual Student and Senior Exhibitions.
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“From downhill longboarding steep mountain roads to sojourning along the colorful shore of the Great Salt Lake, photographer Douglas Tolman experienced an artistic journey that brought out a unique and crisp voice. Using props and the environment, his photography calls attention to the conflict between industry and ecology in the Beehive State.” Visit SLUGMag.com to read more about @douglastolman and his work!

Supporting Structures, by Sculpture Professor Wend

Supporting Structures, by Sculpture Professor Wendy Wischer, is a restorative sculpture that functions as a Bee Nest at the U’s Bonderman Field Station at Rio Mesa, and provides future research opportunities with bee habitat and nesting.

Created in collaboration with Sculptor John Mack and input from Jim Cane, USDA Pollinating Insect Research Unit, Utah State University, this piece was first installed in 2016 in the rare and native garden at the Center.

The original design was a cement rock with 150 holes for bees to nest in. The rock was held off the ground in a steel tree to keep the individual nests safe from other insects and lizards.

Over time, the cement rock did not hold up to the weather conditions and it was replaced with new ceramic rocks, smaller in size and piled on top of each other in the steel tree. The ceramic rocks were made in consultation with Brian Snapp, Professor of Ceramics at the University of Utah, on the type of clay and firing needed for the outdoor application.

The goal is that bees will inhabit the structure next spring as summer is now underway. The recent pandemic delayed the firing of the new rocks and the installation. With permission from the VP office, the new rocks were installed the beginning of June 2020.

Once the bees inhabit the nests, small cameras can be attached to the steel tree branches to observe the bee behavior.

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