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Join us this year for an exciting lineup of exhibitions, lectures, screenings, and special events.
From Yancey Richardson Gallery:
Mark Steinmetz has spent his career, beginning in the mid-1980s, relying on chance events to capture his photographs. Working in series, his intimate black and white photographs cover such subjects as children and teenagers, small southeastern American towns, street scenes in Paris, and various Italian cities.
January 29, 2020
Adjunct Professor Tatsu Aoki (BFA 1983, MFA 1985, Film, Video, New Media, and Animation), Matthew Angelo Harrison (BFA 2012), Guadalupe Rosales (MFA 2016), and Martine Syms (BFA 2007) were among the recipients of the United States Artists (USA) 2020 Fellowship Award, which grants up to $50,000 in unrestricted funds to artists.
January 17, 2020
Assistant Professor Kamau Patton (Visual and Critical Studies) and Steffani Jemison (MFA 2009) are recipients of the 2020 Creative Capital Awards.
December 17, 2019
Clayton Flynn (BFA 2008) is director of sales at Andrew Edlin Gallery in Brooklyn, New York.
December 11, 2019
The Department of Photography is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019/2020 James Weinstein Memorial Fellowship and the Fred Endsley Memorial Fellowships. Weinstein Memorial Fellowship Recipient Jenny Rafalson
This series of artist talks given by our second-year graduate students takes place during Critique Week and offers an opportunity to gain insight into the individual artistic production of each student.
This year is of special significance for the department as it celebrates the 25th anniversary of The James Weinstein Memorial Fellowship! The James Weinstein Memorial Fund for Photographic Artists at the School of the Art Institute was established in 1994 by the family and friends of James Weinstein to honor the accomplished and esteemed photographic artist.
This series of artist talks given by our second-year graduate students takes place during Critique Week and offers an opportunity to gain insight into the individual artistic production of each student.
This year is of special significance for the department as it celebrates the 25th anniversary of The James Weinstein Memorial Fellowship! The James Weinstein Memorial Fund for Photographic Artists at the School of the Art Institute was established in 1994 by the family and friends of James Weinstein to honor the accomplished and esteemed photographic artist.
November 26, 2019
The New York Times highlighted a current exhibition at MoMA PS1, Theater of Operations: The Gulf Wars 1991–2011, co-curated by Ruba Katrib (BA 2004).
November 15, 2019
Recently featured in the Chicago Tribune, Tom Palazzolo (DIP 1962, BFA 1965, MFA 1965) was spotlighted for his newly released book of photographs titled, Clark Street.
For more than 155 years, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has been a leader in educating the world’s most influential artists, designers, and scholars. Located in downtown Chicago with a fine arts graduate program ranked number two in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, SAIC provides an interdisciplinary approach to art and design as well as world-class resources, including the Art Institute of Chicago museum, on-campus galleries, and state-of-the-art facilities. SAIC’s undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate students have the freedom to take risks and create the bold ideas that transform Chicago and the world, and adults, teens, and kids in our Continuing Studies classes have the opportunity to explore their creative sides, build portfolios, and advance their skills. Notable alumni and faculty include Georgia O’Keeffe, Nick Cave, David Sedaris, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Cynthia Rowley, Michelle Grabner, Richard Hunt, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Jeff Koons.
