A lively gathering of contemporary art at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) this fall shows off the diverse and innovative talents of the department’s outstanding art faculty. Site Lines: Recent Work by University of Utah Art Faculty, opening Friday, September 28, presents more than forty paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, mixed media, letterpress and…
Read MoreAs the semester ends, we say a bittersweet goodbye to Professor Joe Marotta as he retires after 40 years of teaching photography in the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Utah. Professor Marotta started at the University of Utah in 1978, and has run the photography program for the same amount…
Read MorePlease join in congratulating this year’s Ethel Armstrong Rolapp Endowed Award for Excellence recipient, Rachel Urban. A graduating Printmaking major, Rachel says of her work: “The main intent of my work is to create visual illustrations and metaphors for the intensely emotional states that we experience while recalling dreams, memories, and feelings. My work is…
Read MoreWe had the pleasure of having visiting artist Mark Anderson run a glass casting workshop for sculpture club recently. Students had the opportunity to learn the process hands-on and make their own cast glass pieces over the week long session.
Read MoreStudents in Jorge Rojas’ Art in the Community class have been working with Go Girlz (The U’s Women Resource Center), Girls on the Run, and Mary W. Jackson Elementary School Friday after school program students this semester on a collaborative project creating presentations and lesson plans around theme of Women in Art. Young students that…
Read MoreThanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the opening of the Annual Student Exhibition last week! Special thanks to our students, faculty, staff, and juror John Sproul for putting together an outstanding show. We are as always grateful for our award donors for the event: the EJ Bird family, Blick Art Materials, Pictureline, the…
Read MoreArt History faculty are presenting in the US and abroad! Visiting Assistant Professor Sarah Hollenberg presented “Regionalism and Decolonization at the United Nations, 1952-1970” at the Annual Conference of the College Art Association in Los Angeles on February 21, 2018. On March 14 she presented “’Altar to the God of All’: Architecture, Faith, and International…
Read MoreCongratulations to all of the artists in the Bountiful Davis Art Center 2018 Statewide Competition! We were proud to see a number of University of Utah Art faculty and students included in the exhibition, and three of our faculty named winners! 1st Place: Tatiana Larsen, "Pouring Gifts" In the piece called “Pouring Gifts”, Larsen uses…
Read MoreAaron Coleman is a mixed media artist and printmaker creating works focused on political and social issues. He combines imagery from comic books and stained glass windows to raise questions concerning misconstrued belief systems and twisted moral values in our society. Aaron’s background in hip-hop culture and street art remains as a major influence in…
Read MoreELIGIBILITY All currently enrolled U of U UNDERGRADUATE STUDIO ART MAJOR students (all emphasis areas) are invited to submit artwork in any medium. •Submit 1–3 original works. •Work must be gallery-ready with picture wire, including all framed work and paintings. No saw-tooth hangers. Wet paintings, loose drawings, or other unfinished works will NOT be accepted.…
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