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University Of Wisconsin-Madison

university art department · Active
last checked 2026-05-29

As archived

Degrees
B.A, B.F.A, M.A, M.F.A

Now (checked 2026)

Status
Active

What happened
Strong continuation since ~2014. The program descends directly from the historic faculty in the archived record (Vierthaler, Fenster, Moty, Hu, Glowacki) and remains one of the oldest, most respected metals/jewelry programs in the US. Lisa Gralnick has carried the professorship through this period. In September 2024 the department launched a search for a new tenure-track Assistant Professor of Art Metals (apps due Nov 7, 2024), indicating active investment and faculty renewal/expansion rather than any decline. The metals labs remain fully equipped (casting, enameling, forging, machining) with a full-time technician. No closure, merger, or rename.

Link
art.wisc.edu/

People

Faculty
Arthur Vierthaler · 1946 to 1976Eleanor Moty · 1972 to 2000Fred Fenster · 1962 to presentMartha Glowacki ?Mary Lee Hu · 1976 to 1977

Trained here

Cappy CounardCarol KumataClaire PflegerDavid George LoganErica A. MeierFred WoellJames ThurmanJessica L. TolbertKathleen KennedyMajorie SchickMartha GlowackiMatthew HollernNancy Megan CorwinPhilip FikeRichard ElaverRobert J. (bob) PumRonald Hayes PearsonSkip HunterSusan HamletVickie Sedman

Sources

https://art.wisc.edu/https://art.wisc.edu/2024/09/18/the-university-of-wisconsin-madison-art-department-is-hiring-apply-now-for-our-art-metals-faculty-position/https://guide.wisc.edu/graduate/art/art-mfa/https://guide.wisc.edu/courses/art/https://merit-www.education.wisc.edu/artdev/media-disciplines/3d/https://ethicalmetalsmiths.org/em-institutional-members/university-wisconsin-madison

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

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