Jaydan Moore

Assistant Professor, UW Art Department

“My hope is that I can offer students a wide range of exploration in the metal arts,” says Moore, who joins a well-rounded department. “Our faculty are some of the best artists in their field, and working alongside them is a great honor.” Just as he did himself, Moore knows UW Art Department students and non-arts-majors alike go on to complex and enriching careers. “Everyone benefits from creative thinking and problem-solving,” Moore says. “Art courses teach how to look at problems and assignments through a creative lens.”

Thirteen years after earning his MFA and MA at UW–Madison, Jaydan Moore — who hails from four generations of California tombstone makers — returned to the UW Art Department as an assistant professor running the Metal Arts program. He brings with him vast experience in traditional pewter- and tin-smithing, exciting evolutions in technology CNC and 3D printing, and ongoing research into large scale raising and forming — work he’s exhibiting in Santa Fe this spring.