Tommy Simms (BFA 2011, Art) was featured in Shepherd Express for his claymation music video created for Milwaukee rock group Fuzzysurf, which will be screened at the Milwaukee International Short Film Festival this September. Written by Keegan Mihm, the article …
Alums Liz Bachhuber (BFA 1976, Art) and Jill Sebastian (MFA 1979, Art) have collaborated in a new art exhibition about recycling and upcycling titled Eat My Words, which will be featured at Madison’s James Watrous Gallery of Wisconsin from August …
Nathinel Stern (Professor and Co-chair, Art & Design; Director, UWM Startup Challenge) had his recent exhibition featured by Forbes magazine. The exhibition, titled “Generation to Generation: Conversing with Kindred Technologies,” is a collaboration with poet Sasha Stiles and focuses on …
A solo exhibition by UWM alum Melissa Scherrer Pare (BFA 1999, Art: Photography) is on view at MOWA | DTN, the museums gallery located inside Saint Kate–The Arts Hotel in downtown Milwaukee. The exhibition, Melissa Scherrer Paré: Natural Selection, features …
UWM alum and Chicago mixed-media artist and muralist Laura Lynne (BFA 2021, Painting & Drawing) spoke with Jamie Baker of Kane County Magazine about her experience using collaboration in her practice. “I hired another artist to assist, Mari Dzhelasi, and …
When Trusted Media Brands creative director James Stepanek decided to open a new gallery in Bay View, he invited Shane Walsh (Teaching Faculty I, Art & Design) to be the first artist to exhibit work. Walsh’s solo exhibition, Extra Pickles, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.” …
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. …
PSOA alum Noah Meister (BFA 2021, Film) is set to screen his debut film “All That Glitters” at this year’s Milwaukee Film Festival. “All That Glitters” follows a high school student named Christopher as his life is turned upside down …
PSOA alum Davalois Fearon (MFA 2016, Dance) is set to premiere her new dance piece “Up/right” at the 2025 Vision Festival in New York City. In an article written by A.A. Cristi for Broadway World, Fearon gives more depth about …
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, …
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 …
