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LEDs to Bees - SAIC

From LEDs to bees and renewable energy in between, for the past 10 years the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has been busy becoming a sustainable and resilient campus. SAIC ...

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Richard Hull (MFA 1980)

Adjunct Professor Richard Hull (MFA 1990, Painting and Drawing) was recently profiled in Hyperallergic. The article's author met Hull at EXPO CHICAGO, where Western Exhibitions was...

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Wu Tsang - SAIC

Wu Tsang (BFA 2004) was included on artnet news' list of most influential artists of the decade. The publication asked more than 100 artists, curators, gallerists, and other art-world...

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Jeff Koons, Sterling Ruby, Isaac Julien

Alums Jeff Koons (SAIC 1975–76, HON 2008) and Sterling Ruby (BFA 2002), and honorary degree recipient Isaac Julien (HON 2019) were named among the most influential artists of 2019 by Artsy...

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Ruba Katrib Creations - SAIC

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). ...

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For its Art Top 5 exhibitions for December 2019, Newcity features the show CAN YOU FEEL IT by MacArthur Fellow Jeffrey Gibson (BFA 1995) at Kavi Gupta. The title references the track "Can...

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The 2019 awardees of the Anonymous Was a Woman Award include alums Diane Simpson (BFA 1971, MFA 1978) and Amie Siegel (MFA 1999). Established by Susan Unterberg, the grant program supports...

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Candida Alvarez, professor in the Painting and Drawing department is profiled on Luxe Magazine. In the article, Alvarez discusses how her use of light is dictated by her geographic...

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Yanira Collado’s art making is informed by her roots.
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On Artsy, Sterling Ruby (BFA 2002) is recognized for his range of aesthetic qualities in various media. Working with collage, monumental sculpture, soft sculpture, paintings, ceramics, and...

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Nayland Blake

Nayland Blake is SAIC's 2019–20 Bill and Stephanie Sick Distinguished Visiting Professor. Blake is an internationally acclaimed interdisciplinary artist and educator. Blake’s work first came to...

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Ivan Albright. Picture of Dorian Gray, 1943–44. Gift of Ivan Albright. © The Art Institute of Chicago.

On the day before Halloween, Ivan Albright (SAIC 1920–23, HON 1977) was featured on CBS Chicago for his macabre artworks. According to Sarah Kelly Oehler, Field McCormick Chair and Curator of...

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