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University Of Washington

university art department · Merged / renamed
last checked 2026-05-29

Now (checked 2026)

Status
Merged / renamed

Now known as
3D4M: ceramics + glass + sculpture (within the School of Art + Art History + Design)

What happened
The dedicated jewelry/metals program, long headed by Mary Lee Hu (joined 1980) and John Marshall, announced its closure upon Hu's retirement in 2006 and graduated its last class in 2008. No metals/jewelry faculty line was refilled. By the ~2014-present period the discipline survives only as metal-fabrication facilities and occasional coursework folded into the 3D4M (ceramics + glass + sculpture) area; there is no metals/jewelry degree track. The Seattle Metals Guild absorbed some of the community/education role the program had filled. The 3D4M program itself is active (e.g., 2024 Open House); Mary Lee Hu received the 2024 SNAG Lifetime Achievement Award.

Link
art.washington.edu/art/3d4m-ceramics-glass-sculpture-mfa

People

Faculty
John Marshall · 1975 to presentLynne Hull · 1985 to 1986Mary Lee Hu · 1980 to presentRuth Pennington · 1928 to 1969

Trained here

Christine ClarkDavid KeensImogene GielingJuan Carlos Caballero-PerezLynne HullMichael GaykPhil RenatoRomona SolbergRuth Penington

Sources

https://art.washington.edu/art/ba-art-3d4m-concentrationhttps://art.washington.edu/art/3d4m-ceramics-glass-sculpture-mfahttps://art.washington.edu/3d4m-studioshttps://art.washington.edu/fields/metal-arthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Lee_Huhttps://www.melissacameron.net/blog/?page_id=7032https://snagmetalsmith.org/2024/02/2024-snag-lifetime-achievement-award-mary-lee-hu/

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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