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Art in the Allen School

Since the opening of the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering in October 2003, we’ve been assembling a small collection of artworks for the building. The theme for our collection is All in the Family, because all of the artists have a close relationship to the University of Washington. With the opening of the Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering in 2019 we acquired additional works with the same theme for that building.

It’s impressive how many outstanding artists have passed through the UW campus, and we’re excited to have examples of their work on display, to beautify our buildings and as a sign of our connectedness to all of the University of Washington. This website provides more details about the artists and the works in our collection. We hope that you enjoy the art located in the Allen Center and Gates Center.

Hank Levy, Professor Emeritus and Allen School Curator

Complete List of Artists

The Allen School features a large number of artists. Below is a list of links to individual artist pages so that you can learn more about them and their features works.

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UW-affiliated Artists

Jeffrey Bishop Allen Center, 5th floor
Wendell Brazeau Allen Center, 6th floor, & Gates Center, 3rd floor
Kenneth Callahan Allen Center, 6th floor
Chuck Close Allen Center, Gates Commons (6th floor)
Imogen Cunningham Allen Center, 6th floor
Mabel Lisle Ducasse Gates Center, Silverberg Family Student Services Center (1st floor)
Joe Max Emminger Allen Center, 4th floor & 3rd floor
Karen Ganz Allen Center, 3rd floor
Paul Havas Gates Center, 3rd floor
Fay Jones Allen Center, 4th floor & 3rd floor, & Gates Center, 2nd floor
Robert C. Jones Allen Center, 5th floor, & Gates Center, 2nd floor
John-Franklin Koenig Allen Center, 2nd floor
Jacob Lawrence Allen Center, 6th floor, 3rd & 2nd floor bridges, WRF Suite (1st floor), & Chair’s Conference Room (1st floor), & Gates Center, Silverberg Family Student Services Center (1st floor)
Margie Livingston Allen Center, 5th floor
Norman Lundin Allen Center, 4th floor		 James Martin Allen Center, Habib Conference Room (6th floor)
Alden Mason Allen Center, 3rd floor, & Gates Center, 3rd floor
Stephen McClelland Allen Center, Silverberg Landing (5th floor)
Johsel Namkung Allen Center, 2nd floor, & Gates Center, 2nd floor
Ambrose Patterson Allen Center, 5th floor, & Gates Center, 2nd floor
Viola Patterson Gates Center, Silverberg Family Student Services Center (1st floor)
Mary Randlett Allen Center, 6th floor
George Rodriguez Allen Center, 6th floor, & Gates Center, Singh Gallery (4th floor)
Roger Shimomura Allen Center, 2nd floor
Julie Speidel Allen Center, Alberg Terrace (6th floor)
Akio Takamori Allen Center, Silverberg Landing (6th floor) & WRF Suite (1st floor)
George Tsutakawa Allen Center, 6th floor & 5th floor
Art Wolfe Allen Center, Golde Study (6th floor), B Study (5th floor), & Voyager Capital Conference Room (5th floor)

Allen School Artists

CSE Graduate Students Allen Center, WRF Suite (1st floor), & Gates Center, Silverberg Family Student Services Center (1st floor)
David Salesin Allen Center, 2nd floor
Anonymous Allen Center, 5th floor

Art Installations

Erwin Redl Allen Center, Microsoft Atrium (1st floor)
Glenn Kaino Allen Center Atrium

Art Installations

Not Afraid of Falling by Glenn Kaino

Nocturnal Flow by Erwin Redl

Allen School Artists

The following pieces of art were created by Allen School students, faculty or staff. Please click on the artist name to learn more about them and their artwork.

UW-affiliated Artists

The following pieces of art were created by former or current students and faculty of the University of Washington. Please click on the artist name to learn more about them and their artwork