The Department of Visual Arts supports the creative, aesthetic and cultural development of students within the university community, and serves the cultural and educational needs of the state. The department is dedicated to preparing its graduates to assume leadership positions in their professional lives while maintaining an inner commitment to the aesthetic standards of their chosen discipline.
The Visual Arts facility provides 79,000 square feet of space for visual studio art and scholarship. The state of the art building features a visual arts gallery, a large capacity lecture hall, two student galleries and space to accommodate a growing undergraduate program. The facility provides students and faculty with a safe and environmentally responsible working space featuring the natural light and views of the Snowy and Laramie Range Mountains.
Visual Arts fosters a unique combination of innovation, tradition, aestheticism and practicality, by providing a professional visual arts education built on a strong University Studies Program (USP) foundation.
The University of Wyoming and the Department of Visual Arts is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). More about NASAD and NASAD accredation can be found here: nasad.arts-accredit.org
Join us for our visiting artists' talks, exhibitions, and receptions. Exhibitions are hosted in the Main Visual Arts Gallery and online.
Located on the first floor of the Visual Arts Building, the This & That Galleries provide Department of Visual Arts students the opportunity to exhibit their creative work.
Visit our 2022 BFA Virtual Exhibition, as well as download the 2022 Exhibition Catalog.
Check out events that are happening yearly within the Department of Visual Arts.
Get more information on residency programs through the Neltje Center for Excellence in Creativity and the Arts.
