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BFA Exhibition: GET MEDICATED – An Interview with BFA Student Ben Herr
We had the honor to interview Ben Herr, a graduating BFA student, about his final project GET MEDICATED and further understand the process and thoughts behind the project. This interview was unscripted with minor editing. Ben's artist statement: GET MEDICATED...
An Interview with Elizabeth Ransom About Her Series: Homesick
In this interview we're taking a look at Elizabeth Ransom's most recent series Homesick, which you could see more of on her website here. Artist Statement: In the series, Homesick, Ransom invited ten women and non-binary immigrants to share their stories and memories...
Nature Morte – Spring 2023
May 3 – May 21, 2023 Fine Arts Building 2nd Floor On the second floor of the fine art building you could view the numerous prints that students have made! Nature Morte ExhibitNature Morte ExhibitNature Morte ExhibitNature Morte ExhibitNature Morte ExhibitNature Morte...
Still Life – Spring 2023
May 3 - May 21, 2023 Fine Arts Building 2nd Floor While looking at some of the works from Lorenzo Vitturi, students tackled the still life, where they looked close at objects and people and how to capture them in order to create a body of works for this exhibition....
Can I Barrow Some Pixels from You? An Interview with Graduating Student Yan Wang
May 9 - May 19, 2023 Western B Gallery Join us at the B gallery to view Yan Wang's work, where you could even leave comments about your exhibition experience in a set-up Yan has included in the middle of the gallery! Continue reading to learn more about this project...
Interview with Women Alternative Photography Group Founder – Elizabeth Ransom
Elizabeth Ransom is the Founder and Director of Women Alternative Photography Group (WAPG) and is co-author of the recently published Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: Changes in Policy and Practice report from Fast Forward: Women in Photography. She is a...
Western Gallery Exhibition: Pareidolia
March 28th – May 6th, 2023 Western Gallery Interested? Go here for more information! https://westerngallery.wwu.edu/teacherscholarartist-and-pareidolia Pareidolia honors retiring faculty member, Professor Barbara L. Miller. The exhibition showcases recent work...
Black and Blue: A Spring 2023 Exhibition
April 17 - May 31, 2023 FI 2nd floor – 202 Exhibition Space This show is a collaborative effort of both the ART 370 Black and White Photography 1 class and the ART 373 Alternative Photography Process class. The results are a collection of both black and white prints...
Western Gallery Exhibition: Teacher/Scholar/Artist Showcase
March 28th – May 6th Western Gallery Join us in celebrating the works of our professors at the Western Gallery, where Garth Amundson, Pierre Gour, Nathan Cranston and Dana Ollestad have showcased their photography work! Every two years the Western Gallery shows recent...
2023 Winter WWU Portfolio Book
The WWU Photography Concentration portfolio book began in collaboration with Professor Garth Amundson as a collection of images responding to being a photography student during the Covid-19 pandemic- a way to build community within the photography concentration, to...
2022 Spring WWU Portfolio Book
The WWU Photography Concentration portfolio book began in collaboration with Professor Garth Amundson as a collection of images responding to being a photography student during the Covid-19 pandemic- a way to build community within the photography concentration, to...
2022 Fall WWU Portfolio Book
The WWU Photography Concentration portfolio book began in collaboration with Professor Garth Amundson as a collection of images responding to being a photography student during the Covid-19 pandemic- a way to build community within the photography concentration, to...
BIG HEADS: Winter 2023 Exhibition
February 8 - March 1, 2023 Carver Gym Exhibition Space Ava WellerBrittany StillingsGage WhiteJude KlemmeckKeely B. SandozPriya ShalautaJada KleinmanJana HarderLillie Brown The ART 371 class worked on the “Big Heads” project, where they worked in teams to create self...
Michelle Bates, Author of “Plastic Cameras: Toying With Creativity” – Exclusive interview
Michelle Bates, author of Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity joins us for an exclusive interview where we ask her about her experience with Holga, writing her book, personal and professional photography and for advice to photography students. Let us enter the...
A Follow-up Interview with Chloe Dichter
Chloe Dichter is a photographic artist currently based out of sunny Albuquerque, New Mexico. She received her BFA in photography from Western Washington University and is currently an MFA candidate at the University of New Mexico. Dichter’s practice centers around...
Vancouver Art Gallery: Jin-me Yoon: About Time
OCTOBER 15, 2022 - MARCH 5, 2023 Vancouver Art Gallery Jin-me Yoon, Long View, 2017, chromogenic print, Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Acquisition Fund The Vancouver Art Gallery is hosting Jin-me Yoon's exhibition About Time, where she explores what it means...
Seattle Art Museum: Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems: In Dialogue
NOV 17, 2022 – JAN 22, 2023SEATTLE ART MUSEUM FIRST SELF PORTRAIT, 1975, CARRIE MAE WEEMS A YOUNG MAN RESTING ON AN EXERCISE BIKE, AMITYVILLE, NY, 1988, DAWOUD BEY The Seattle Art Museum is showing Dawoud Bey & Carrie Mae Weems: In Dialogue, an exhibition of two...
Big Heads! The Fall 2022 Exhibition
November 18th - December 2nd FI 2nd Floor Hallway Display Brooklyn MillerAnnika WiebeDanny BrownCory DixonLillie BrownKristjana HarderLily Rudolph - "Lily in Spoon"Sage HartmanIndigo LahtinenShawna Lingrey This fall quarter, students worked on the "Big Heads" project,...
Holga Fall 2022 Showcase
October 28th to December 2nd FI 2nd Floor Hallway Display Will BoatrightDanny Brown - "Walk"Cory Dixon - "Walk Home Whenever"Kristjana HarderSage HartmanIndigo Lahtinen Shawna Lingrey - "Obscure"Brooklyn MillerLily Rudolph - "Not at Triptych"Annika Wiebe This quarter...
Using the Canvas Stretching System
Here is a link to the official Go Frame website where an in-depth tutorial and additional information could be found on canvas stretching! https://www.goframe.com/stretcher-frame-bars-1500-standard-for-canvas/#standard-video
Mira Rani’s Dreamstate
A new exhibition is up at the fine arts building on WWU campus! Check out Dreamstate at the FI 2nd floor - 202 Exhibition Space between November 7th to December 9th, 2022! An interview with Mira Rani explores her exhibition, background and the Skipping Stone...
Gathering Darkness at The Polygon Gallery
Photography has been a creative outlet and medium to document the realities of everyday life since its inception - throughout peaceful times and in war. This has once again become apparent with the sobering work of Alexander Glyadyelov in his new showcase at The...
Holga, Holga, Holga! Exhibition, Spring 2022
May 4th - June 1st, 2022 Photo Hall Exhibition Space Daniel FurryGabe Hopper-ManoleJourney Rain-King HowdenKeely SandozBrittany StillingsBrad TaddonioEmma ToscaniDylan WillisAnnabel StewartMaddi MillerJada Kleinman Using the Holga toy camera to explore, students...
Polaroid Exhibition, Spring 2022
May 4th - June 1st, 2022 FI First Floor Exhibition Space Lilly AllisonMeg BurrisRachel CorrellMegan DaviesMira FogelsongerAshlee GravesBrooklyn MillerMads Hall This quarter students from the Art 372 Color Photography class investigated the world of polaroids....