News & Features
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Alumni Feature: Pam Bowman
From fine craft to fine art, installation artist Pam Bowman has always been a maker of things
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Newly Appointed Department Chair Joe Ostraff Brings Passion for Collaboration to His Work
Ostraff views his art as a catalyst for personal change and a celebration of relationships
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Alumni Feature: Kendal Bryan
Photographer Kendal Bryan seeks moments of quiet movement in her images
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Coronavirus Updates: Student Show Now Live, BYU Prepares for In-Person Fall Semester
Department of Art Updates and Changes Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Professor Christopher Lynn Curates Project Highlighting BYU Alum in LA Art Show
The project featured the works of husband-and-wife artists Amanda Smith and Casey Jex Smith, a BYU alum
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Alumni Feature: Rachel Stallings Thomander
As Thomander’s view of success expands and the lines between art and non-art blur, new creative possibilities emerge
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Two Alumni Named 2020 Visual Arts Fellows by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Fellowship recipients Jane Christensen and Bryan Hutchison look forward to the next steps in their careers
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Professor Peter Everett Represents Utah in State of the Art 2020 Exhibition at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Two oil paintings and an edition of lithographic prints by Everett were included in the exhibition, which opened at the Crystal Bridges Museum in February 2020
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Sharon Heelis to Retire After Nearly 40 Years as a Secretary for the Department of Art
After years of helping students achieve their goals, Heelis looks forward to continuing her own education
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Art Department Releases Book Featuring Alumni
Designed by Actual Source and curated by Executive Director of UMOCA Laura Hurtado, “A 15-Year Expanse” was created to help build connections between generations of alumni
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Higher Ed Art Educator of the Year Tara Carpenter Estrada on Her Jumpst(ART) Program
Estrada shares her passion for promoting the arts in the community and inspiring creative confidence in students
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Alumni Feature: Ron Linn
For artist Linn, drawing is more than a preparatory skill; it is a meditative state of mind and a process of trying to slow down time
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Department of Art Faculty Connect with Local Educators in First of New Workshop Series
The on-campus workshop series resumes in June, with instruction in drawing, intaglio printmaking, mixed media monotyping and screenprinting
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Alumni Feature: Levi Jackson
Focused on the West, photographer Levi Jackson believes that myths convey more about the truth than the truth itself
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Faith + Works Speaker Fidalis Buehler Finds Meaning, Inspiration in his Past
Buehler encouraged students to explore and embrace their personal histories
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Field Study Creates Natural and Memorable Learning Environment for Student Participants
Students collaborated with faculty mentors as they traveled across Scotland and nearby islands to investigate nature and ecology
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Artists from BYU and Around the World Met in Iceland to Collaborate in Unfamiliar Territory
Diverse artists contribute to ongoing projects related to the theme, “Odd Nature”
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BFA Student Featured in a Solo Exhibition at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
Rachel Henriksen's show "knew/new" will be on display in the Projects Gallery at UMOCA November 1—January 18
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