UWM alum debuts documentary on the Hmong refugee experience 

Filmmaker and UWM alum NK Xiong (BFA 2022, Film) talked with Jimmy Gutierrez of WUWM 89.7 about her new documentary “Why My Dad Loves,” which tells the story of her father and his understanding of love after facing persecution in …

Student-led podcast about radical cinema featured on Riverwest Radio

A podcast produced by and featuring students enrolled in this semester’s Radical Cinema course was recently featured on WXRW Riverwest Radio. The course, taught by Portia Cobb (Professor, Film), examines global art movements, politics, cultural movements, social issues and historical …

Urban Milwaukee: A Showcase for World-Class Guitar Virtuoso 

Distinguished Professor René Izquierdo (Guitar Area Head, Music Department) will close Milwaukee Musaik’s 2025 spring season with a full chamber orchestra as part of a program called “Guitar Grandmaster.”  In the article written by Michael Barndt for Urban Milwaukee, chamber …

UWM alum returns to Wisconsin to perform in ‘Carmen’

Soprano Kathryn Henry (BFA 2016, Music) returns to Wisconsin after making a name for herself in the opera world, namely at New York City’s Metroplitan Opera House. She returns to perform at Milwaukee’s Florentine Opera in their production of “Carmen.” …

First Stage premieres stage adaptation by PSOA professor

A new play adapted for the stage by Alvaro Saar Rios (Associate Professor and Area Head, Theater Practices) had its world premiere in Milwaukee this month. “Esperanza Rising,” based on the novel by Pam Muñoz Ryan, premiered at First Stage. …

Future FVANG student named emerging artist by local publication

Ben McMillen, a senior student at White Bear Area High School entering PSOA’s Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres this fall, was recently featured as an emerging artist by Press Pubs. In the article written by Logan Gion, …

Art alum opens food photography studio

UWM alum Sarah Tramonte (BFA 2017, Art) spoke with Sandy Reitman from the Shepherd Express about her new start-up business, Tramonte Food & Styling Co. Tramonte Food & Styling Co. offers a wide range of services, including recipe tasting, in-studio …

Shepherd Express provides an in-depth perspective on MFA Exhibition

Art & Design MFA 2025 graduate students Mich Dillon, Howard Leu, Tanner MacArthur, Andrew McConville (BA 2013, Art), William Justice “Bucko Crooks” Mueller II, and Rachel Sanders exhibited work in “Shape and Shadow,” a showcase of talent and effort that blends academia and …

Art alum’s nature-inspired artwork featured in Chicago Tribune

Art alum Laura Lynne (BFA 2021, Painting & Drawing) was recently featured in a Chicago Tribune article featuring her Midwest nature-inspired curriculum. Over the past four years, Lynne has developed this curriculum and has explored themes such as wetland art, …