The Department of Art and Art History explores the wonder and complexity of visual art in theory and practice.
The safety and well-being of our campus community is our top priority. As the COVID-19 situation continues to develop in our region, we have updated our plans for the fall semester as we work to ensure the ability of our students to continue their education. Please check your campus email often for updates. More information is available at pugetsound.edu/coronavirus.
Studio art students specialize in painting, printmaking, ceramics, or sculpture learning a wide range of techniques and processes in specialized studio spaces.
Art history students study diverse artistic traditions and develop strong analytical, research, presentation, and writing skills.
Ellis LeBlanc ‘20 (Art History) will begin an MA program in Humanities with an emphasis in Art History at the University of Chicago.
Mary Thompson ‘19 (Art History) will begin an MA program in art history at Hunter College this fall.
Cameron Milton ’21 (Painting), will begin Antioch University’s, Seattle, WA Art Therapy MA program this fall.
Kelsey Alger (Vogan) ’13 (Painting), is entering Lesley University, Cambridge, MA’s MFA program in the fall.
Lauren Faulkner ’10 (Painting), will begin New York Academy of Fine Art’s MFA program this fall.
Michael Fortenberry ‘20 (Sculpture) will attend SUNY New Paltz as an MFA candidate.
Samuel J. Crookston Herschlag ’18 (Sculpture) will attend San Jose State University as an MFA candidate in their Spatial Arts program.
Bryce Monser ’17 (Sculpture). MS Candidate Urban Planning and Development, Washington University, St Louis, MO
Ayse Hunt '19 (Art History) began a joint PhD in Computer Science and Learning Science at Northwestern University in Fall 2020.
Walker Hewitt ’19 (Painting), is participating in an artist residency at Bread and Salt, San Diego, CA in November, 2021.
Ian Chandler ’18 (Sculpture). Artist in Residence, Holter Museum, Helena, MT
Rachael Stegmaier ‘21 (Art History) presented a talk at the Undergraduate Research Symposium of the University of Washington in May 2021, titled: “Siqueiros and Modernism in the Americas.”
Dr. Andrew Griebeler ‘09 (Art History) received a Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Art for 2021-2022.
Katy Cowan '04 (Sculpture) showing new Outdoor Sculpture work with Philip Martin Gallery
Erin Wheary '13 (Sculpture/Printmaking) recently held an Artist Residency at Chateau Orquevaux, France.
Erin also accepted one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.
Michael Fortenberry '20 (Sculpture) was a finalist in the Season 15 Manifest Grand Jury Prize (see photo above: Ribbon (wood), 48” x 48” x 84”, 2018).
Professor Janet Marcavage, Chair of the Art & Art History department, was designated a 2020-21 Distinguished Professor. This honor is based upon “accomplishments during this review period” which “serve as exemplars, for students and colleagues, of the vibrant intellectual and creative life at the University of Puget Sound.”
Visiting Assistant Professor Rachel Silberstein was recently awarded the Millia Davenport Publication Award from the Costume Society of America for her book A Fashionable Century Textile Artistry and Commerce in the Late Qing (University of Washington Press, 2020). There is also a video as part of a virtual event on new books in east Asian art history.
Professor Elise Richman has been chosen to deliver the 47th Regester Lecture. More info here.
Professor of Art History Linda Williams received the Dirk Phibbs Memorial Award for 2020-21 for her research project Maya Christian Murals of Yucatán: Indigenous Catholicism in Early Modern New Spain. She was also awarded a prestigious NEH grant in support of this project in collaboration with Amara Solari, Pennsylvania State University.
New work by Janet Marcavage was included in Artists Under Quarantine at Augen Gallery, August 2020 (see photo above: TURN, 2020 screen print, 26 1/2" x 22 1/4", Edition of 10).
