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Roxanne Spielman, Burn Holes in My Memories, ink and watercolor on paper 'Chroma' Posted 7 a.m. Thursday, April 21, 2022 UW-La Crosse graduating seniors show their artwork Read more about 'Chroma' The artwork of students from 10 schools in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District will be on display in the UW-La Crosse University Art Gallery April 14-24. An Artistic Discovery Posted 11:13 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2022 26th annual Congressional art competition displayed at UW-La Crosse Read more about An Artistic Discovery This year's Creative Imperatives Festival, ADAPTATION: TRANSFORMATION, RESILIENCE AND IMPACT, will run on Monday, Feb. 28, and Tuesday, March 1. Creative Imperatives Posted 1:19 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 2022 festival highlights transformation, resilience and impact Read more about Creative Imperatives UWL's biannual Senior Art Exhibition opens with a reception in the University Art Gallery from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, and runs through Sunday, Dec. 19. The gallery is located in the UWL Center for the Arts, 333 N. 16th St. Image: “Storm,” Photoshop digital collage, Stephen Schostok Senior Art Exhibition Posted 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 Graduating UWL art majors showcase works Read more about Senior Art Exhibition This Sharon Ebner painting from 1971, left, along with “No. 11 Coloring Book Series” by Donald M. Johnson, a 1968-69 Student Center Purchase and 1st Place Award-Winning in the Student Art Exhibition, is part of the “Created, Collected, Kept” exhibition in the University Art Gallery through Nov. 24. ‘Created, Collected, Kept’ Posted 8:56 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 UWL exhibition displays artwork gathered over the years Read more about ‘Created, Collected, Kept’
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Sierra Rooney

Sierra Rooney, Art, authored the article "Commemoration of an Epoch: Monuments to the Women’s Suffrage Movement in the United States" in Panorama: Journal of the Association of Historians of American Art published on Wednesday, Nov. 17 by University of Minnesota . The article is part of “Toward a More Inclusive Digital Art History,” an initiative funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art that aims to increase access to data-driven methods in American art studies. Focusing on public monuments to women’s suffrage, "Commemorations of an Epoch" offers a picture of the national commemoration of women in the public landscape through interactive features, including ArcGIS maps and full data set.

Submitted on: Nov. 17, 2021

Kathleen Hawkes and Marc Manke

Kathleen Hawkes and Marc Manke, both Art, exhibited "Glitch is the Soul of the Machine" on Sept. 20 in Minneapolis, MN. The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Program presents, “Glitch is the Soul in the Machine,” an international traveling exhibition showcasing emergent forms of new media art that playfully reveal the way digital technologies influence our experience of everyday life. The exhibition runs Sept. 20 - Oct. 1, on the third floor of the MCAD main building, and is free and open to the public. There will be an opening reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23.

Submitted on: Sept. 21, 2021

Deborah-Eve Lombard

Deborah-Eve Lombard, Art, received the award for 2021 Distinguished Service Award from Wisconsin Art Education Association. Deborah-Eve was nominated by Lisa Lenarz, Art, for her work on the Truman Lowe Exhibit and related community activities and events. The award will be presented at WAEA's Fall conference, Thursday, October 21st. (WI Location TBD).

Submitted on: May 4, 2021

Lisa Lenarz

Lisa Lenarz, Art, received the award for 2021 Higher Education Art Educator Award from Wisconsin Art Education Association. Lisa was nominated by WAEA Past President, Tiffany Beltz. The award will be presented at the WAEA's Fall conference, Thursday, October 21st. (WI Location TBD).

Submitted on: May 4, 2021

Sierra Rooney, Megan Litster, Katherine Lavelle, Sarah Pember and Jennifer Kosiak

Sierra Rooney, Art; Megan Litster, Biology; Katherine Lavelle, Communication Studies; Sarah Pember, Health Education & Health Promotion; and Jennifer Kosiak, Mathematics & Statistics; presented "Where Do We Go From Here?" at OPID Spring Conference on Teaching on Friday, April 16 online. Invited to be featured roundtable presentation.

Submitted on: April 16, 2021

Mural unveiling coincides with first annual arts event downtown

http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/mural-unveiling-coincides-with-first-annual-arts-event-downtown/article_64403d53-95ce-509e-8fb5-c0734713b7f8.html

Alyssa Shurbert-Hetzel and Shelby Phillips each received an Undergraduate Research Grant to serve as apprentices to internationally-known mural artist John Pugh. Pugh is creating La Crosse's first trompe l'oeil (meaning "to deceive the eye") mural, funded in part through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The NEA grant made it possible for Alyssa and Shelby to travel twice to Pugh's California studio, where they began their work with him in January. Having recently returned from a Spring Break visit for further work on the mural, Shelby and Alyssa are creating a mural of their own in the Student Gallery (Center for the Arts Room 340). Like John Pugh's murals, theirs is designed to be worked on in the studio, then coated with varnish and adhesive when the completed work is installed in its designated location. Serving as faculty sponsor to Alyssa and Shelby is Jennifer Williams Terpstra.

UWL All-Student Exhibit award winners named March 9, 2014

Two Photography Minors from the UWL Art Department have had their work included in:

Photographer’s Forum Best of College Photography 2011
Magazine for the Emerging Professional

SAVANNA WESTBROOK & TYLOR FISCHER

This annual publishes the winners and finalists of Photographer’s Forum’s  College Photography Contest. Congratulations Savanna & Tylor!!

Zachary Morin placed as a finalist in Photographer's Forum magazine's 31st Annual Student Photography Contest, sponsored by Nikon, USA. Over 3,500 students from around the world competed! Zachary's photograph will be published in the book Best of College Photography 2011. 

Adam Oldre has been selected as a winner for entering his photograph in the competition for the 1st annual Myrick Hixon EcoPark 2011 Calendar. Adam is currently a sophomore at UWL, majoring in Art.