Art alum’s life and jewelry featured in MKE Lifestyle

Basha Harris (BFA 2016, Art) was recently in an MKE Lifestyle feature that discussed her jewelry work showcased in the John Michael Kohler Art Center’s museum shop in Sheboygan. The feature details Harris’ work and life that led her to …

Film alum’s directorial debut now available to stream

Noah Meister’s (BFA 2021, Film) directorial debut, “All That Glitters,” is now able to stream, as featured in an article from The Verona Press. “All That Glitters” is described as a 75-minute crime drama that follows a high school student …

Sculpture alum involved in ‘greatest snow on earth’

Mike Martino (BFA 1977, Art: Sculpture) is involved in the 30th annual Winterfest, which features complex snow sculptures that serve as the festival’s centerpiece. These sculptures are being built in Lake Geneva. Martino is competing on one of the Wisconsin …

American Theatre magazine features Alvaro Saar Rios and his latest play

Alvaro Saar Rios (Associate Professor, Playwriting; Area Head, Theatre Practices) is premiering his latest play, “Quetzali and the Comic Book Queen vs. the Alebrije of Darkness: Live in the School Cafeteria” at Kentucky’s Lexington Children’s Theatre. American Theatre magazine profiled the work. …

UWM alums to premiere documentary at SXSW festival 

UWM alums TW Hansen (BFA 2003, Film) and Christopher Thompson (BFA 2006, Film) are part of the team behind Now! More! Yes!, a documentary that follows local legend TW Hansen. The film is set to premiere at the South by …

Film alum featured in Milwaukee Magazine

Ty Williams (BFA 2020, Film) was recently featured in a Milwaukee Magazine article highlighting his work curating the 2025 Milwaukee Film Black Lens series. Williams has worked with Oriental Theatre and Milwaukee Film since 2019, stepping into the role as …

Accomplished professor’s PSOA exhibit featured on PBS 

Raoul Deal’s (Teaching Faculty Emeritus, Community Arts) recent exhibition “Continuum 24: Where Everything Begins” was featured on an episode of the Milwaukee PBS program, Adelante. “Continuum” ran throughout September 2024 and was a career retrospective featuring artwork from Deal’s time spent …

Film alum receives Creative Capital Award for experimental documentary

Janelle VanderKelen (MA 2014, MFA 2016) recently received a Creative Capital Award in the 2025 Film/Moving Image category. VanderKelen received the award for her project “The Golden Thread,” a 16mm feature that highlights how unseen fungi help mitigate climate change, …

Film alum’s life and work featured in Shepherd Express

Gabriella Cisneros (BFA 2018, Film) was recently featured in a Shepherd Express article discussing her work and career, including her latest film, 2024’s “Impermanence.” The piece documents Cisneros’ origins in rural Wisconsin, which profoundly impacted her and her love of …

Alum and lecturer’s new concert featured in Shepherd Express

Dance lecturer Gina Laurenzi (BFA 2013, Dance; MFA 2024, Dance) and her newest concert dis/connect were featured in Shepherd Express following a premiere with Danceworks Performance MKE. dis/connect was Laurenzi’s third full-length piece with Danceworks and her first as co-artistic …

PSOA partner WaterMarks MKE featured on CBS 58

WaterMarks MKE, an initiative that helps educate people on their relationship with water systems, was recently featured on CBS 58 as they continue to set up WaterMarkers throughout Milwaukee. Over the past four years, UW-Milwaukee has worked closely with WaterMarks …

Art alum’s life and career chronicled in Shepherd Express feature 

Evelyn Patricia Terry (BFA 1970; Art MS 1973) was recently interviewed for a feature with Shepherd Express that chronicled Terry’s six-decade-long career in the arts, which has seen her create diverse works and exhibits around the world.  In the Q&A-style …

Dance department well represented in Shepherd Express feature

InSite: Cycles was a recent collaborative work from Milwaukee’s contemporary dance community that featured four performances across two days at Davidson Park. A recent feature from Shepherd Express highlighted two members of PSOA’s Department of Dance who were involved in …

Theater alum’s recent work featured on TMJ4

TMJ4 recently published a feature about the life and career of Dimonte Henning, who studied Theatre at the Peck School of the Arts. In recent years, Henning has been on television, including NBC’s “Chicago P.D.,” and has made a name …

Dance faculty’s latest work featured on Milwaukee Record

Dawn Springer (Teaching Faculty I, Dance) was recently featured in Milwaukee Record regarding Springer’s upcoming ballet Sylph. The feature covers Springer’s more than four-year journey that led to Sylph while highlighting Springer’s idea of presenting this piece “in-the-round”, allowing the …