Artwork at the SSW

A person holding a flower in a cup

The art in the School of Social Work collection reflects the values of the profession and the mission of the School, which is to improve the well-being of the economically and socially disadvantaged and other vulnerable populations by using research and an innovative curriculum to advance a more just, healthy and productive society.

To learn more, watch this short video showcasing a selection of artworks found within the School of Social Work.

Collection Gallery

Act II, Scene 1
Act I, Scene 2
Act II, Scene 5
Act III, Scene 4
Act III, Scene 9
Act IV, Scene 1
Act IV, Scene 7
Act V, Scene 4
Between Red River and Childress, TX, April 29, 1997
El Regresso del Canibal Macrobiotico or The Return of the Macrobiotic Cannibal
Faces of Labor, Chicago
Family Portrait, Estabania, Dominican Republic
Fox Hollow
Gypsy Players: Maxwell Street
Home
Indian Heart
Los Angeles, California
Memento
Platte River, near Kearny, NB, 1989
Post-Arson Fire
PS
Rally
Red Poem Suit
Silence = Death
Southside Backyard
Still
T.V. in Hotel Room—Galax, Virginia
Tractor and Combine, near Salina, KS, June 22, 1990
Untitled
“La Benedición,” Ilsa del Sol, Bolivia
Hula Hoopers
Seer, Actor, Knower, Doer II
L.A. Uncovered #8
Khayelitsha (from the project Casting Shadows)
Los Angeles, CA
Our Flag (First Project)
Oggend (from the project Casting Shadows)
Women Working: Loom
Uva Selvagem
Family Portrait, Estabania, Dominican Republic
Untitled (Adrienne and Stéphane)
Gypsy Players, Maxwell Street
Roots and Wings: The Beginning
Tower and Turtle
Fly Away
Untitled (Harlem)
PS 1, [one of a suite of three]
Hula Hoopers
Nun and Children, Pre-Processional
Untitled