Faculty News – Hazel Koenig
Originally posted on 09 Dec 09:
Hazel Koenig, alumna and former faculty member in Art Education passed away Monday, 07 December 2009. Koenig received her MFA from the UW in 1950 and taught in Seattle Public Schools, at UCLA, and at Portland State College, in addition to the UW. She was an honorary member of the SoA’s Lambda Rho Art Alumni Association. Photos are on SoA’s Facebook page (no Facebook account required to view this).
Article – SoA History
Originally posted on 09 Dec 09:
We just found an online article about School of Art history titled “How the UW Art Teachers Brought Modern Art to Seattle”. The article is written by Matthew Kangas, a local writer and critic, and it appears in Art Guide Northwest.
Student News – Rome
Originally posted on 01 Dec 09:
The fifteenth Studio Art Program in Rome (SAPR XV) will soon be ending. Before leaving Roma, the students will have a show of the work they have created while studying abroad. The opening reception and exhibition is this Friday, 04 December 2009, at the UW Rome Center in the Palazzo Pio. Professor Curt Labitzke has been leading this year’s program. Be sure to visit his blog to see photos and descriptions of the group’s activities this quarter.
Faculty News – Painting + Drawing
Originally posted on 05 Nov 09:
Jenkins Johnson Gallery in New York City had an exhibit titled On Paper from 10 September – 17 October 2009 that included three faculty: Associate Professor Ann Gale, Professor Philip Govedare, and Professor Zhi Lin. Jenkins Johnson also has a San Francisco Gallery, and it has an exhibit of the same title running from 29 October – 05 December 2009. Ann Gale has work in this show, as does Professor Emeritus Norman Lundin.
Originally posted on 05 Nov 09:
Painting + Drawing Associate Professor Helen O’Toole and three MFA alumni–Mary Ann Peters (1977), Danila Rumold (2001), Eric Elliott (2007)–all have work in this exhibit at Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, which runs through 14 November 2009. The exhibit was curated by Carol Adelman (MFA 1997).
Faculty News – Zhi Lin
Originally posted on 28 Dec 09:
Zhi Lin (Professor, Art) will have a show at the Schneider Museum of Art, Southern Oregon University, from 07 January 2010 through 20 February 2010. The exhibit will be titled Zhi Lin: from Tiananmen Square to Promontory Summit.
Originally posted on 05 Nov 09:
Painting + Drawing Professor Zhi Lin has a show at Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Culver City, CA, from 07 November – 19 December 2009. The exhibit is titled Invisible and Unwelcomed People: Chinese Railroad Workers.
Faculty News – Akio Takamori
Originally posted on 05 Nov 09:
3D4M Professor Akio Takamori had a show titled Alice/Venus at Barry Friedman Ltd in New York City from 17 September – 17 October 2009.
Faculty News – Paul Berger
Originally posted on 12 April 10:
Photomedia Professor Paul Berger has been awarded a Donald E. Petersen Professorship in the Arts, which is in effect from April 2010 through March 2013. The Petersen Professorship recognizes a faculty member’s contribution to the arts. The appointment rotates among the UW Arts units. Donald E. Petersen is a past Chairman of the Board and CEO for Ford Motor Company; he and his wife reside part-time in Seattle.
Originally posted on 05 Nov 09:
Professor of Photography Paul Berger has been named Honored Educator 2009 by the Society for Photographic Education Northwest Region. Berger was co-founder of the Photography Program at the SoA in 1978.
Student News – Design
Originally posted on 27 Oct 10:
Posed with the question–“Predict what’s next. What do you think mobile phones should look like in 2, 5, or 10 years?” LG Mobile Phones conducted a competition last spring to “define the future of personal mobile communication.” Two UW Industrial Design Juniors, Mark Nagley and Yoon-sik Kim, took on the challenge and were one of the 40 “Honorable Mentions” Winners. Their price included $1,000 and one LG mobile phone. Designs were judged on four criteria: Need Fulfillment/Market Potential, Creativity/Originality/Innovation, Feasibility, and Polish and Appeal. Congratulations to Mark and Yoon-sik!
Originally posted on 15 Oct 09:
The first annual Trapster Race: Design vehicles that were solely propelled by the stored/kinetic energy from off-the-shelve mouse-traps. This project was concluded by an endurance race down the 2nd floor hallway of the School of Art building. ID juniors competed against seniors and the student/team whose vehicle managed to travel the farthest distance won the competition. Bonus points were given for creativity, simplicity, and aesthetic of the design. Teamwork was encouraged (max 2). No rat traps, nor Lego-bricks etc. were allowed!!
“Two classes were combined for the competition — Art 317, the intermediate industrial design studio, and Art 447, the advanced course. The project was fun, but it also satisfied the academic needs of the classes, which go beyond simple design to consider — according to class descriptions — the ‘psychological, sociological, and economic factors involved in designing for consumer acceptance.'”
Read more about last year’s Trapster Race at University Week.
