One faculty appointment and three faculty searches

The University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design is pleased to announce the hiring of Natalia Arbelaez as faculty member in the Division of Art. Arbelaez was appointed as Assistant Professor in 3D4M Ceramics, and begins teaching in September 2024.

Natalia Arbelaez is a Colombian American artist, born and raised in Miami, Florida to immigrant parents. She received her BFA from Florida International University and her MFA from The Ohio State University, with an Enrichment Fellowship. Her work has been exhibited internationally, in museums, galleries, and included in various collections, such as the Everson Museum, New York; Museum of Art and Design (MAD), New York; Fuller Craft Museum, Massachusets; The ICA Miami; and the Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Canada. In 2016-2017, she was a Rittenberg Fellow at Clay Art Center in Port Chester, New York, and was awarded the Inaugural Artaxis Fellowship that funded a residency at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, Maine. In 2018, she has been recognized by NCECA as an Emerging Artist and was a 2018-19 resident artist in the Ceramics Program at Harvard University, where she researched pre-Columbian art and histories. In 2019-2020, Arbelaez was an artist-in-residence at MAD in New York City, where she researched the work of historical and influential women ceramicists of color and continued this research as a 2021 and 2023 Visiting Artist at the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) in Pomona, California. She joins the School of Art + Art History + Design after completing a residency at the MenLo Studio in Jingdezhen, China where she spend the summer 2024 researching the city’s rich ceramic history and industry. 

New faculty searches
The School of Art + Art History + Design is excited to announce an opportunity for three tenure-track faculty appointments in the Division of Art and Division of Art History. The School is seeking applications for Assistant Professor positions in Printmaking and Painting (Art), Photo/Media and New Genres (Art), and History of Art in South Asia (Art History). These positions are based on a nine-month service period and will start in September 2025. The School of Art + Art History + Design is the center for creative innovation and study at the University of Washington, one of the world’s leading public research institutions. The School invites applications from those who value original research, cutting edge technology, unique modes of artistic inquiry, and fresh approaches to pedagogy.  As per the University of Washington’s Diversity Blueprint, the institution prioritizes attracting and retaining a diverse faculty that reflects our diverse student population. Learn more about these job openings.