Webster University Department of Art, Design & Art History

✨Congratulations to Alum Abigail Gorline ✨

Abigail was recently accepted to Webster Arts’ open theme annual, where their piece “the Neighborhood.” will be shown. The opening will be June 19th at 6:30 at Webster Arts, more info below. Congratulations Abigail!

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Webster Arts is located at:
2 Summit Ave.
Webster Groves, MO. 63119

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The opening is 6/19 at 6:30pm. The Exhibition runs 6/19-7/14

✨Congratulations to DADAH Visiting Assistant Professor Lindsay Pichaske!✨

Lindsay is part of the "Now is the Time To Understand More" exhibition at the Penland Gallery at Penland School of Crafts. The curatorial statement for the exhibition is:

"The title is taken from a Marie Curie quote, scientist and Nobel Prize honoree, “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” In framing the mission of this exhibition, we acknowledge our ninety-seven year history of craft education, but are choosing this opportunity to underscore this moment in time through the lens of artists-makers."

The exhibit is open now through August 29th and is part of the "Craft in America Handwork 2026". The exhibition can be viewed in person or virtually. Congratulations again Lindsay!

https://penland.org/exhibition/now-is-the-time-to-understand-more-2/

📣✨ In Case You Missed It! ✨📣

We are so excited to announce the publication of Dr. Ryan Gregg's second book! His book, "Beached Whale Images in Sixteenth-Century Antwerp: Symbols of Humanity’s Dominion over the Earth", was published this past April.

Book description:
"This book examines a small group of sixteenth-century Antwerp artworks depicting the butchering of beached whales, revealing how these images represent a pivotal moment in European attitudes toward nature. It argues that these "cetaceous units"—iconographic compounds showing humans dominating marine mammals—served as powerful symbols of humanity's relationship with the ocean and the natural world more broadly, marking a transition from medieval moralizing approaches to early modern empirical investigation.

The study provides a detailed iconographical analysis of works by artists such as Herri met de Bles, Master J. K**k, Anton van den Wyngaerde, and Hendrick Goltzius. It traces the evolution of whale imagery from ancient Roman sources through medieval bestiaries to Renaissance naturalist texts, examining how flensing scenes reflected contemporary whaling practices while symbolizing Christian themes and political authority. The study incorporates ecocritical methodology to demonstrate how these images justified European exploitation of natural resources and established visual precedents for later scientific illustration. "

🎉 Congratulations Dr. Gregg! 🎉

Hey DADAH Gorloks, Summer is here! ☀️ 😎
As we get ready to relax and recharge, please remember to take all of your incredible work with you and leave your space neat and tidy before heading out. Please clean out items from the cubbies in VAS 7 & 8, senior/individual workspaces, and take all items from lockers unless you relabel it to FA26.

The VAS will be closed from June 1st - August 1.
Thanks for another great year Gorloks! Enjoy your summer ☀️⛱️✨

🎓🎉Congratulations to the Class of 2026!! 🎓🎉

We are so excited to see what you accomplish next and cannot wait to watch you continue to grow, create, and make an impact wherever life takes you. We will miss you and are so proud of you! Wishing you all the very best as you go forth.

✨🎉Congratulations🎉✨

Congratulations to our DADAH students who graduated and received Honors!
We were so happy to get to celebrate with some of you the Thursday before Commencement. During the Honors Ceremony, each department was recognized through a special presentation. For DADAH, Hanah Sakinovic (Graphic Design '26) presented, "Medo: A Balkan Bakery". Thank you for sharing at the ceremony!

Congratulations again to all the students who received Honors! 🎓🎉

DADAH Students and Recent Alum!

DADAH is collaborating with the Chase Park Plaza to display current student and alumni artwork. We are taking submissions until Friday, as we are trying to select and hang work asap. This first round will only be painting and framed or mounted drawings.

Submission Link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gvCWdhnzJ2djFLnkPov7xQtZ0-XFTANeiwVNq_YjDmQ/edit

Hey Gorloks! Applications for the Summer/Fall 2026 Student/Faculty Collaborative Research Grant Program are now open.

The application deadline is Monday May 18, 2026.

The program provides up to $500 to current undergraduate students across Webster’s global network who are conducting research under the direction of a faculty member, which will result in a work product.

Webster University defines research broadly and includes artistic, scholarly, and other research activities fitting our variety of disciplines and majors. To date, the Student/Faculty Collaborative Research Grant has provided research awards to over 300 undergraduate students. Examples of projects/work products may include but are not limited to: a paper, a poster presented at a professional conference, an article or other publication, laboratory research, fieldwork, a performance, a display, an exhibition of original works or collections, or other projects appropriate to the discipline.

Questions may be addressed to Rita Smith, Senior Director of Academic Resources and Planning in the Office of Academic Affairs,

Application link: https://webster.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7agWHF00UggkQT3

Hello Everyone!
Please join us this Friday (5/8/26) at noon in SVER 123 for an Art History Presentation from one of our DADAH Seniors! Analiese Smith will be presenting, "Immigration and the Diaspora that Follows: An Analysis of Leonora Carrington's Paintings and Writings".
Show your support, discover new perspectives, and help us celebrate the creativity and academic achievements within our community. 🎨

Where and when:
🗓 5/8/26
🕛 Noon
📍SVER 123