Faculty receive WARF, Kellett, Romnes awards by Natasha Kassulke

Faculty receive WARF, Kellett, Romnes awards by Natasha Kassulke

Thirty-two members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been awarded 2019-20 faculty fellowships. The awardees span the four divisions — arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences and biological sciences — on campus. “Our faculty are a key...
5 events worth checking out this May by Tamira Madsen

5 events worth checking out this May by Tamira Madsen

Tyanna Buie: After Image May 4-Sept. 22 Material objects served as stimuli for Tyanna Buie’s exhibition in the State Street Gallery at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. The artist, a native of Chicago’s south side, once lived a transient life in and out of...
Gallery Night celebrates art at 75 venues by Gayle Worland

Gallery Night celebrates art at 75 venues by Gayle Worland

Tyanna Buie got her MFA at UW-Madison, and on Gallery Night — happening across the city this Friday — she’ll be back in Madison to talk about her latest project. A reception for “Tyanna Buie: After Image” at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, 227 State St., takes...
When a haircut becomes performance art by Jeremy Olds

When a haircut becomes performance art by Jeremy Olds

A haircut isn’t usually a gallery-worthy event. But when performed by Faisal Abdu’allah, the room becomes the artist’s salon – a place to exchange ideas about identity, belonging and meaning. Jeremy Olds hears more. As a child in northwest London in...