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Four SAIC alums are reimagining the literary reading model with their series Exhibit B. 

Four SAIC alums are reimagining the literary reading model with their series Exhibit B. 

Iliana Regan
As an acclaimed chef and published author, Iliana Regan doesn’t have the typical profile of a first-year SAIC grad student.
left to right: Michael Zapata and Gabriel Bump (BFA 2015)

Michael Zapata, SAIC academic advisor, and alum Gabriel Bump (BFA 2015) are two new Chicago writers to know according to the Chicago Tribune. Their debut works, Zapata's The Lost Book of...

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Professor Emeritus Michiko Itatani (SAIC 1983–91, Painting and Drawing) and Joyce Fernandes (MFA 1980) are 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients from the Women's Caucus for Art (WCA...

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Gabriel Bump's debut novel, Everywhere You Don't Belong, is featured on the Chicago Tribune's "10 Books to Read in Winter 2020." According to the article, Bump began...

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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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Cover Jesse Ball's Novel, Divers' Game

The New Yorker has selected The Divers' Game, by SAIC Writing Program faculty member Jesse Ball, as one of the best books of 2019. Read the review and see the complete list of the...

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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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In the latest book by Jesse Ball, faculty member in the Writing department, The Divers' Game examines the rejection of fairness in a bleak future. What ensues is chaos between...

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Surrounds: 11 Installations exhibit at MoMA

On October 21, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will reopen after a summer-long closure and an ambitious renovation project of its gallery spaces. Among the 10 fall shows opening,...

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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is pleased to welcome new full-time faculty members who are joining the School. These faculty members represent a diverse range of practices,...

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Jesse Ball's The Divers Game

Writing department faculty member Jesse Ball and alum Chris Ware's (SAIC 1991–93, HON 2019) latest works were included on the Chicago Tribune's list of "28 books you need to read...

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