Alumni Stories

Cultivating Artist Communities and Networks

Five artist-run groups with connections to the Department of Art provide creative and professional platforms for artists based in Oregon.

Remembering the Artist and Alum George Green

The art alum passed away in April leaving a legacy of Abstract Illusionism and art advocacy.

Art & Tech Student Helps Produce Face Shields in UO Fabrication Shop

BFA Student Geordi Helmick discusses how the shop has influenced her art practice.

Art Alumna Talks Magical Realism, Chaos, and the Allure of the Desert

Painter Sharon Bronzan studied drawing and painting as an undergraduate and art education as a graduate student.

The Magical Mirrors of Artist Deandra Stokes

The BFA alumna and Weiden+Kennedy Art Director cuts mirrors in her idols’ images.

Murals by Design

College of Design alumni are changing the face of Eugene with the 20x21 mural project.

The Legacy of Design Ducks

For its 100th year in print, Oregon Quarterly has released a list of "100 Ducks Who Made a Difference," including 10 from the College of Design. 

A Moveable Feast

The 3rd Annual Feast for Fifty featured the creations of senior product design students with the UO Board of Trustees as this year’s dinner guests.

Prepping Artists for a Post-College Career

The Register-Guard talks to School of Art + Design Head Laura Vandenburgh about the avenues for artists and professional education.

Art Alumna Named 2019 Golden Spot Residency Award Recipient

Artist Natalie Ball will do a two-week printmaking residency at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts.

International Space Station Welcomes New Buddy

Sports Product Design student’s plush Earth toy took a joyride on the SpaceX Crew Dragon.

Visual Magic—New Show at Schnitzer Museum Reflects College of Design’s Lasting Influence on Oregon Art

The JSMA’s enormous new exhibition has deep ties to the College of Design, including its curation.

Fits Like A Glove

Sports Product Design graduate students are fine-tuning the garment for athletes.

The Gift of Art

Arts alumus Joe Fischer endows $300,000 to the Department of Art and the Department of the History of Art and Architecture.

Designing Sasquatch

Students in the Department of Product Design created a graphic design for a new, one-of-a-kind Sasquatch-themed bike as part of the PeaceHealth Rides and JUMP Bikes campaign.