The Daily of the University of Washington

Spring arts preview


Whether it’s throwing darts, exploring visual science fiction or seeing what it takes to graduate from the School of Art, spring quarter offers a wide variety of art exhibits on campus.


Photo by Courtesy Photo/Bo Choi.

Second Skin - Power. 2009. White Business Shirts. Courtesy of the artist.


The Henry Art Gallery will continue to feature +ROOM-ROOM, William Kentridge, and Jacob Dahlgren: Forward, Back, Right, Left during this quarter. Additionally, Ann Lislegaard: 2062 and the 2009 University of Washington MFA Thesis Exhibition will be featured at the gallery this spring.

The exhibit +ROOM-ROOM uses sound installations to challenge perceptions of the listener’s surroundings. Sound artists Jamie Drouin and Yann Novak collaborated to create the exhibit, which will be in the North Galleries of the Henry until May 3.

William Kentridge is a South African artist who is known for his work in a variety of mediums. His exhibit runs until May 3 and includes animations, sculptures and charcoal drawings about the apartheid era.

Jacob Dahlgren: Forward, Back, Right, Left incorporates videos and a slideshow of the artist’s abstractions of unconventional materials. The exhibit includes a dart board installation that viewers are encouraged to use, and it will be in the gallery until June 28.

Ann Lislegaard: 2062 contains two video installations and one video projection that are based on written works of science fiction. The exhibit can be previewed during an open house on April 17 and opens to the public the following day.

The Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition opens May 23 at the Henry. Students work with advisors to create pieces to present in their areas of study. Ceramics, fibers, painting and photography will be featured in this year’s exhibition.

“It’s a significant marker of the growth that we’ve experienced over the past two years,” said Arun Sharma, a graduate ceramics student exhibiting in the show. “From what I’ve seen so far, everybody seems to be bringing their own individual perspective to their work.”

The show will include works from 12 students who are graduating from the program and will act as the culmination of the graduate education that the artists have received.

“For me, this is the first step to the professional art world,” said graduate fibers student Bo Choi.

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery will host a series of Bachelor of Fine Arts capstone shows this spring, featuring work by graduating seniors in the program.

The opening reception for the photography show is April 14, and the exhibit will run until May 2. This exhibition will also contain works by fall and winter graduates of the 3D4M program, which encompasses ceramics, sculpture, glass and public art.

The painting and drawing students, fibers students and remaining 3D4M students will display their work beginning on May 12. The exhibit will remain in the gallery until May 30.

“This is the visual culmination of their entire experience here at the University of Washington,” said Kris Anderson, director of the gallery.

The final show in the capstone series features work by design students. The opening reception is on June 9, and the exhibit will run until June 20.

Reach reporter Lexie Krell at arts@dailyuw.com.


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