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  • Through experience and contemplation, painter hones his craft In creating oil paintings at his Tacoma studio, artist David Gray, ’92, takes inspiration from what is beautiful, good, excellent and wholesome. Gray has worked as a full-time artist since December 2002. In this relatively short time,…

    March 30, 2011 Through experience and contemplation, painter hones his craft In creating oil paintings at his Tacoma studio, artist David Gray, ’92, takes inspiration from what is beautiful, good, excellent and wholesome. Gray has worked as a full-time artist since December 2002. In this relatively short time, he has distinguished himself by winning prestigious awards such as the 2009 Chairman’s Choice Award at the International Art Renewal Center Salon, a competition for artists working in the

  • TACOMA, Wash. (April. 12, 2016)— On April 15 Pacific Lutheran University students, faculty members and staff will come together for Relay For Life, an annual fundraiser benefiting the American Cancer Society. Now known as the world’s largest, most impactful cancer-fighting fundraising event, Relay For Life was started…

    PLUtonic (a cappella groups), LuteNation (step team) and the Clay Crows (improv troupe). Thus far, 26 teams and 119 participants have raised $16,646. For more information please visit www.plurelay.org. BELOW: Photos from PLU Relay For Life 2015 by Campus Photographer John Froschauer. Read Previous PLU sponsors “Edvard Munch and the Sea” at the Tacoma Art Museum Read Next Students create Munch-inspired art in conjunction with PLU-sponsored exhibit at Tacoma Art Museum COMMENTS*Note: All comments are

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 17, 2016)- MediaLab at Pacific Lutheran University, the multimedia, applied research organization that celebrates 10 years of success this fall, counts more than 200 students as participants throughout the decade. Those participants are invited to mark the organization’s milestone anniversary Nov. 5…

    MediaLab reminisces on a decade of service, invites alumni to mark anniversary with fundraising event at Tacoma Art Museum Posted by: Kari Plog / October 17, 2016 Image: MediaLab members for 2016-17. Front row (left to right): Jenny Kimura ’17, Michelle McGrath ’17, Chris Boettcher ’17, Eric Zayas ’17, Julia Grosvenor ’19 and Elise Anderson ’17. Back row (left to right): Joshua Wiersma ’17, Kelly Lavelle ’18, Nicole Jones ’19, Rachel Lovrovich ’18, Cara Gillespie ’17, Rhiannon Berg ’18 and

  • SOAC’s 2015 FOCUS Series will kick off on February 11 from 5pm-7pm as the PLU and printing communities celebrate the opening of the University Gallery’s ‘National Print Exhibition: Vantage Points.’ The exhibition will be on view from February 4 – March 4, with the official opening…

    a stone, relief can use a woodblock or linoleum piece and a serigraph creates a stencil in a frame. PLU has a strong tradition in the arts and printmaking in particular. The University has a well-equipped print studio that offers silkscreen, relief, lithography, intaglio and book arts. Henry Klein, owner and creator of Kleinprint.net, juried the show. His art dealership is devoted to contemporary art from Central and Eastern Europe, and he has offered his expertise on many program boards. The

  • During spring 2015, Elly Vadseth’s digital photography class introduced her to a new kind of image manipulation. She spent her semester combining nature shots with studio images using a photo collage method – the end result – a web of pictures. Now, Vadseth and Taylor…

    Exposure Awards Recognize Lutes Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / August 17, 2015 August 17, 2015 During spring 2015, Elly Vadseth’s digital photography class introduced her to a new kind of image manipulation. She spent her semester combining nature shots with studio images using a photo collage method – the end result – a web of pictures. Now, Vadseth and Taylor Hardman ’16, both Art and Design majors at PLU, can say their works have been on view at the Louve Museum in Paris, France. SeeMe’s Vox

  • For one afternoon each fall in the Anderson University Center, two departments collaborate to raise thousands of dollars for the food bank at Trinity Lutheran Church. They combine delicious soup to feed the PLU community and handmade bowls whose proceeds benefit the food bank. Hospitality…

    professors and students make the one-of-a-kind bowls that are sold at the event. This year, PLU students, staff, faculty, and the public are invited to come to Empty Bowls in the grey area of the University Center on Wednesday, November 20 from 3-5 PM. About six weeks before Empty Bowls, art students and faculty begin work to make hundreds of soup bowls. Each bowl is formed by hand, prepared, glazed, and then fired. Colors and designs of bowls are chosen by the artist. Many are completely unique. One

  • By Michael Halvorson. Halvorson is director of Innovation Studies at Pacific Lutheran University.   Design has become an integral component of the innovation process. Leading businesses such as Amazon, Apple, Nike, Disney, Dyson, and Airbnb are all recognized for their award-winning designs that strive to…

    customer needs. The business world is replete with calls for design-centered innovation. But, how do you learn design principles, and how do you use them to pursue new opportunities? At Pacific Lutheran University, I sat down to find out with Jp Avila, Associate Professor of Art & Design and a co-founder of PLU’s Innovation Studies program. Avila received his M.F.A. in Visual Communication from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and he has taught Design at PLU since 2004. He is legendary on

  • This exhibit includes a selection of the library’s print books about women published within the past five years. The books cover a wide variety of issues affecting women’s lives, cultural contexts, political work, artistic achievements, and other issues. The library has an additional 383 e-books…

    celebrate Women’s History Month by “commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.” (https://www.womenshistorymonth.gov/). List of books on display: Hearts of Our People : Native Women Artists Kicking Center : Gender and the Selling of Women’s Professional Soccer Jewish Radical Feminism : Voices from the Women’s Liberation Movement Contemporary Black Women Filmmakers and the Art of Resistance Being Muslim : a Cultural History of Women

  • The Faculty Excellence Award in Service recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates academic leadership and who influences the life of the university through service in areas of faculty governance, the university and the community beyond the university. This year, we honor Heather Mathews, Associate Professor…

    coordinator of the University Gallery & PLU Permanent Art Collection, overseer of the annual Studio Art, Design, & Media Artistic Achievement Awards, and manager of equipment, supplies, and repairs for all art and design studio area courses. Mathews’ service extends beyond PLU, where her role as co-coordinator of Visual Culture for the German Studies Association highlights her commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration. She leads with inclusivity and democratic practice. Her extraordinary service

  • Margaret Matthews is a junior at Pacific Lutheran University who lived in Virginia and Oregon before moving to Tacoma for college. She will graduate in 2021 with a BFA with a concentration in Sculpture. She is already putting her talents to use with a class…

    “Practicing Courage” by Margaret Matthews Posted by: Reesa Nelson / March 10, 2020 March 10, 2020 Margaret Matthews is a junior at Pacific Lutheran University who lived in Virginia and Oregon before moving to Tacoma for college. She will graduate in 2021 with a BFA with a concentration in Sculpture. She is already putting her talents to use with a class project that was selected for public display.Practicing CourageIn Mare Blocker’s 2D design course, required for all art majors, students