Death is a fundamental first step to rebirth, but this transition can be a daunting prospect without a compassionate guide. Our 2026 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident, Indira Allegra, intervenes with The Book of Zero, a multimedia meditative experience that brings together powerful sensations and visuals that have emerged during Allegra&#8217;s investigations into doula work, death care, and cycles of the body and environment.<br /><br />In <em>The Book of Zero</em>, water, weaving, and projections animate the earth and its afflictions.

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This exhibition will showcase the works of seven students entering their second year in the MFA program:<ul> <li>Stephanie Alacon </li><li>Victoria Armstrong-Mackender&#160; </li><li>Alex Moni-Sauri </li><li>Oscar Pearson </li><li>Chave Pichardo </li><li>Andrew Roibal </li><li>Ryan Walters<em>&#160;</em></li></ul><em>The Veil Thin Here</em> invites&#160;visitors to consider how we craft visual narratives, hold community, understand memory and its slippages, and

As part of the Division of Art&#8217;s promotion and tenure process, IVA Assistant Professor Rob Rhee will present his ongoing research on bricolage as a creative practice and its agricultural connections.&#160;<br /><br />Rhee has been working with plant biologists at UW, the Frank Lab at Cornell, and the UW Farm on a project that uses grafting as a sculptural process for creating live plant collage.

<strong>Embrace the power of wool weaving in all its forms. Centuries-old Coast Salish weaving traditions are a core part of ceremony and celebration, yet remain under-appreciated by the public.</strong><br /><br /><em>Woven in Wool</em> features both historical Salish wool weavings and new creations by contemporary weavers, including robes, vests, tunics, tumplines, and skirts, as well as weaving tools and materials.

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is pleased to present&#8239; <em>Crossings,&#160;</em>featuring the work of Rob Rhee, Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Visual Art and Chair of the Interdisciplinary Visual Art program at the University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design.&#8239;&#160;<br />&#8239;&#160;<br /><em>Crossings</em>&#8239; brings together newly completed bricolage sculptures from Rhee&#8217;s studio with research initiated this spring at the UW Farm.

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is pleased to present&#160;<em>Crossings</em>, featuring the work of Rob Rhee, Assistant Professor and Chair of the Interdisciplinary Visual Art program in the School of Art + Art History + Design at the University of Washington.<br /><br /><em>Crossings</em>&#160;brings together newly completed bricolage sculptures from Rhee&#8217;s studio with research initiated last spring at the&#160;UW Farm.

<p>This quarter's part-time faculty include five in the Division of Art, one in the Division of Art History, and seven in the Division of Design. Learn more about them below. We also have one part-time faculty member who teaches every quarter, so she is listed in the directory: <a href="/people/jayme-yen">Jayme Yen</a>.</p>
<h2>Andrew Allen</h2>

<p>Four Master of Design students are working towards graduation in June 2023. On December 8, they shared their current thesis research at an in-person poster show, and they now want to share that research more widely.</p>
<h2>Chen Wei</h2>
<ul><li>Title: Promoting Effective Interaction in Critiques through Online Tools</li>
<li>Thesis chair: Meichun Liu</li>
<li>Committee member: Audrey Desjardins</li>