Whitney Tassie and exhibition designer Sarah Palmer work together to prepare two prairie bonnets covered in pearl-headed pins for display
Senior Curator Concludes Ten Years of Excellent Work at the UMFA
A Fond Farewell to Whitney Tassie

Heartfelt thanks and bittersweet farewell to Whitney Tassie as she wraps up a high-impact ten-year curatorial career at the UMFA this summer 2022. Whitney’s thoughtful leadership and collaborative practice have helped evolve our ways of working and led directly to increased community engagement and a greater diversity of artists in collections and exhibitions.  

A tall Japanese style screen made of four panels with two large horses, one black one brown painted in large, gestural strokes arcoss the panels. Kimi Hill stands in from on the screen gesturing to a detail for the crowd of people looking on.
UMFA Awarded Major Grant to Conserve New Acquisition
Bank of America award will support conservation of Chiura Obata screen
Gretchen Dietrich receiving an award at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
UMFA Executive Director Honored with Informed Decision Maker Award

The award recognizes individuals and entities that work, often behind the scenes and with little fanfare, to help our community prosper.

Katie Seastrand teaches a class though an iPad in the UMFA Modern and Contemporary gallery
UMFA Staffer Named Utah’s Top Museum Educator

Katie Seastrand, manager of school and teacher programs, has been named Utah Museum Educator of the Year. Seastrand received the award Saturday, March 26, at the Utah Art Education Association (UAEA)’s Spring Conference held online. 

UMFA lobby
UMFA Announces Major Endowment from Tozer Family

The Elizabeth Farran Tozer and W. James Tozer, Jr. Endowment for the Utah Museum of Fine Arts will provide funding in perpetuity to support special exhibitions consistent with the mission, vision and core values of the UMFA.

a watercolor of night at the Topaz Internment Camp
UMFA Acquires Works by Major Japanese American Artist

Thirty-five works by Chiura Obata, one of the most significant Japanese American artists of the twentieth century, are now in the permanent collection of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) at the University of Utah—thanks to a generous gift from the Obata estate. 

Gallery shot of U of U Faculty show 2018
Space Maker: U Faculty Art Reflects Our Moment

Explore the tensions, histories, and myths that shape our experiences of the world in Space

Zheng Zhou in a black leather jacket standing in front of the Great Salt Lake
What Does a Painting Sound Like?
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Hear original musical compositions created by U School of Music students and see the works of art that inspired them.

UMFA building exterior students walking in front blue sky
UMFA Awarded Major Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation

$80,000 Award Will Support Art Exhibition on Air and Air Quality.

Natori Shunsen - The Actor Ichikawa Sadanji II from Seven Masters at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints Opens February 6
Gretchen Dietrich Executive Director of UMFA and New Art Bridges Board Member
UMFA Executive Director Named to Prestigious Art Board
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