We invite students to respond to the theme of ‘Breakfast’, and create size 8×8″ artworks that are easily mailable. About the theme: As the first and most important meal of the day, we are interested in examining the differences of what Breakfast is to an individual. Between the US and the UK, there are many […]
Read MorePainting & Drawing Professor Al Denyer attended an artist residency at the Ucross Foundation’s 20,000 acre ranch in northeastern Wyoming this summer. Residencies like this can have a powerful impact on an artist’s work, Denyer said of her time there: “Taking my studio practice to a new location allowed me to view my work differently, […]
Read MoreCALLING ALL UTAH MURALISTS: Utah Museum of Fine Arts in partnership with @therak.murals is seeking qualified artists to design and install murals in the UMFA’s Great Hall! The selection committee will choose up to three artists or artist collectives to create murals and will award a stipend of up to $4,000 to each commissioned artist […]
Read MorePainting & Drawing Professor John Erickson shows new work in an exhibition opening Friday, May 21, from 6-9pm at Phillips Gallery. Visit the show through June 11. “John Erickson’s grasp of academic realism and Renaissance space is nothing short of masterful. At the same time, his love for postmodern, intuitive impulses is manifest. We see […]
Read More“Time and growth are a dependent pair. This exhibition exemplifies their mutual reliance as the three selected artists explore new boundaries in their personal artistic credos. Variations in the displayed pieces and in each artist’s practice invite the viewer to note the aching movement of time in regards to stylistic development. The exhibition is a […]
Read MoreThe winning mural design from Professor Kim Martinez’s Urban Artworks Fall 2020 class, Walking in Beauty, has been installed in the College of Mining and Earth Science’s Browning Building entrance! Read the recent feature @theU!
Read MoreStudents in Painting and Drawing Professor Al Denyer’s Drawing 2/3 class in fall 2019 saw the completion of their collaborative exhibition project with students in the UK. Delayed due to Covid, the exhibition is now on view on the first floor of the Art & Art History Building. “A4 is a familiar paper size in […]
Read MoreU of U 2021 Student Art Exhibition Call for Entries ELIGIBILITY All currently enrolled U of U UNDERGRADUATE ART and GRAPHIC DESIGN MAJORS & MINORS (all emphasis areas) may submit 1–3 original works in any medium. 2D works: Must be gallery-ready with picture wire, including all framed work and paintings. No sawtooth hangers. Wet paintings, […]
Read MorePainting & Drawing Professor Tom Hoffman retired at the end of the summer 2020 semester, and the Department was delighted to show a selection of his drawings in Gittins Gallery this fall. Congratulations on your retirement, Tom! You will be missed!
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s Department of Art & Art History and the College of Mines and Earth Sciences began the collaborative process spring 2019 to create a new community-based mural at the Browning Building entrance. Students in the Urban Artworks and Painting Special Topics courses and CMES students, faculty, and staff joined in dialogue to […]
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