UW-Madison Art Department

05/14/2026

Next week, at night only from May 20th to 22nd, see the .art’s 4D art installation at the Art Lofts Atrium, and attend the reception on Friday, May 22nd from 8-11pm!

Signals in Flux is an immersive installation that translates environmental data from a year of satellite data, captured by NOAA-21, a joint NASA/NOAA satellite system, into a dynamic field of light and sound.

In this iteration of the Signals installation, a year of North American wildfire data involving luminosity, frequency, and temporal fluctuation is rendered into dynamic visual outputs through Max/MSP Jitter and paired with a spatialized soundscape.

Supported by the Creative Arts Award.

05/07/2026

This Saturday, May 10th at 12:30pm, it’s Live from the : The Planets, a piano duo by .brenner and , including original film works by , Charlie Borowicz, Philip Denvir, , and MFA Candidates , , and .

In the wake of ’s recent journey around the far side of the moon, pianists Deirdre Brenner and Sibila Konstantinova present a multimedia performance exploring our collective relationship to the galaxy. The concert combines the original 2-piano version of the celebrated seven movement work, The Planets, by composer Gustav Holst (composed prior to the better known orchestral version), with a world-premiere 2-piano arrangement by of “Tectonic” from her Earth Suite, composed originally in 2018 for the Concert Orchestra.

Each movement of the program will be presented alongside an original video exploring the ideas which inspired these compositions. Tabakova writes, “the overwhelming force of Nature” is at the heart of the concept of her Earth Suite, while Holst was inspired by a deep interest in astrology.

This free event will also be streamed live, find out more at: music.wisc.edu/event/live-from-mwsom-the-planets/

05/05/2026

The Art Department in the is seeking a tenure-track tenured Associate Professorship in Graphic Design to begin in August 2027!

Apply now at : jobs.wisc.edu

PVL JR10010558: Associate Professor of Graphic Design - Tenure Track

05/04/2026

Opening tomorrow, Tuesday, May 5th through the 16th, see the First Year MFA Exhibition part time polyphony at the Art Lofts Gallery & Backspace Gallery, and attend the reception on Thursday, May 7th from 5-8pm!

Featuring the work of .colombia, , Anastasiia Bulatova, .rcn, .furniture, , , , .koslow, , .u, .van, & !

04/30/2026

Three nights only! Opening today, Thursday, April 30th through Saturday, May 2nd at the , see the Printmaking Showcase and attend the reception tonight from 5-8pm!

Join us for another night featuring UW Printmakers with this year’s graduate’s art on the walls for all to see. Come grab a beverage and check out the prints, and, if you want, you can buy something for your walls!

04/30/2026

For the month of May at the .beer Lab, see art by artists with the reception this Saturday, May 2nd from 5-9pm!

Organized by .sgallery and featuring art by .jpg, .cordes, , , .sgallery, and Harper Smith, support your local artists!

04/30/2026

On display now through May 1st, see ’s MFA Qualifier exhibition Trust Fall at ’s Apex Gallery, and attend the reception tomorrow, Friday, May 1st from 5-8pm!

By merging printmaking, painting, and collage, MFA Candidate and 2025-2026 Tandem Press Studio Project Assistant Kate Goodvin creates monumental self-portraits that chronicle the evolving story of becoming. Her work is shaped through the perspective of a Gen Z woman growing up amid the digital transformation of contemporary life and coming of age during a period marked by increasing uncertainty. Goodvin’s practice examines how distinct eras of our lives are shaped and defined by pop culture movements, media saturation, music, and the broader political, environmental, and sociological climates that surround us. Deeply personal and rooted in self-discovery, she looks inward to uncover reflections of a broader shared condition, capturing the intimate process of navigating identity in a rapidly shifting world.

The Art MFA Qualifier Exhibition season continues with Kate Goodvin's art exhibition. The qualifier solo exhibitions are presented by the graduate students during their fourth semester as the evaluation review of their creative work to qualify for advancement in the MFA program. Come view the work and research by our newest cohort of developing artists!

This exhibition is supported by the Anonymous Fund.

tandempress.wisc.edu/exhibitions/kate-goodvin-trust-fall/

04/29/2026

The students are getting ready for the Art Department 2026 Spring Spectacular this Friday, May 1st with installation in full swing for the 2026 BFA Studio Art Annual Capstone Exhibition: Lost & Found at the Art Lofts Gallery the 2026 BFA Graphic Design Annual Capstone Exhibition: Ducks in a Row at the Backspace Gallery!

This Friday from 10am-5pm, attend our free spring open house event celebrating the Art Department, see the student work on display, and get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of our classrooms and labs, followed by the receptions for the BFA exhibitions at the Art Lofts from 5-7pm!

📍Humanities Building, 6th & 7th Floors
10AM–5PM
⭐ View student work from all disciplines displayed in the hallways and tour select classrooms and labs.

2–4PM
⭐ Calling all Future Badgers! Register for our in-person guided tour for prospective undergraduate students who are considering pursuing BS-Art, BS-Art: Graphic Design, BFA-Art, BFA-Art: Graphic Design, or BS-Art Education. The tour will visit our art facilities where we will discuss degree options, course offerings, and student engagement opportunities available for art students at UW-Madison. Register through Visit Bucky.

📍Art Lofts
10AM–3PM
⭐ View student work displayed in the Galleries and hallways and tour select labs. On display at the Art Lofts Gallery, see the 2026 BFA Studio Art Annual Capstone Exhibition: Lost & Found. And at the Backspace Gallery, see the 2026 BFA Graphic Design Annual Capstone Exhibition: Ducks in a Row, featuring work by , , , , , Julien Francour, .photography, , , , , , , , Brad Sherman, and .x_4210. *The Galleries will be closed from 3-5pm.

5–7PM
⭐ Attend the Receptions for the BFA exhibitions at the Art Lofts Gallery and the Backspace Gallery.

04/27/2026

It's the final UW Art Newsletter of the semester during the last week of classes, and we'll be ending the year with the open house UW-Madison Art Department Spring Spectacular 2026 this Friday, May 1st! Tour the department and view student work on display in the hallways and galleries from 10am to 5pm, then from 5 to 7pm attend the exhibition receptions for 2026 BFA Studio Art Annual Capstone Exhibition: Lost & Found Reception at the Art Lofts Gallery and 2026 BFA Graphic Design Annual Capstone Exhibition: Ducks in a Row Reception at the Backspace Gallery!

Also attend the reception for 2025 to 2026 Tandem Press Studio Project Assistant Kate Goodvin's Master of Fine Arts Qualifier exhibition Trust Fall at the Apex Gallery of Tandem Press this Friday, May 1st from 5 to 8pm.

For the month of May at the Delta Beer Lab, see art by UW–Madison artists with the reception this Saturday, May 2nd from 5 to 9pm.

Attend the final Visiting Artist Colloquium Lecture of the Spring semester on Wednesday, April 27th at the Chazen Auditorium from 5 to 6:15pm, with Spring 2026 Visiting Artist Colloquium: Chris Bradley.

Congratulations to MFA alum Curtis Ripley on his solo exhibition High Fidelity now on display through June 20th at the William Turner Gallery.

Thank you for following us another year, enjoy your summer.

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04/23/2026

Next week, join us for the final Spring 2026 Visiting Artist Colloquium public lecture on Wednesday, April 29th at 5pm with , hosted by the at the Chazen Auditorium!

Get details and reserve your seat at: art.wisc.edu/public-programs/

An artist based in Chicago, Illinois, over the past two decades, Chris Bradley has developed a sculptural language around representation, poetics of ordinary subjects, trompe l’oeil techniques, and exhibition as a site for the imagination. He uses this creative language to encourage his audience to practice the suspension of disbelief as a method for reconsidering and understanding this shared common world.

Bradley has presented his work in solo exhibitions at .clarke, , , .paradise, and , and has been included in group shows at the 2023, the , , , , and the . He received his MFA degree from . In 2017, he was the recipient of the Meier Achievement Award. In addition to his studio practice, he is an instructor of sculpture at the .

Each Wednesday from 5 to 6:15pm this Spring, attend weekly lectures in person in the Auditorium by some of the nation’s most prominent visiting artists, critics, and gallery and museum directors at at the Visiting Artist Colloquium! Discover the latest developments in Fine Art, Craft, and Design at our free public talks, reserve your spot at art.wisc.edu/public-programs/