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SAIC alum Sanford Biggers to create a monumental sculpture for Google’s Chicago headquarters.

Hamza Walker on MONUMENTS, Miles Davis, teaching, and his return to Chicago. 

Explore Chicago Exhibition Week events and exhibitions featuring SAIC alums across the city.

What happens when a painting asks you to slow down and look again? For Alice Tippit (BFA 2009, MFA 2013), images are never quite what they seem.

SAIC community members are recognized among Newcity’s influential Art 50 honorees for 2026.

Learn more about SAIC alums on view at the Art Institute of Chicago. 

Three SAIC alums helped shape the New York Times’ list of sculptures that define the modern age.

See what our faculty and staff have been up to. 

Alums Erica Lord (MFA 2006) and Cameron Clayborn (BFA 2016), are among the 15 artists named 2026 Joan Mitchell Fellows.

Low-Res MFA alum Lisa Croner (MFA 2026) discovered and patented a new artistic process—the latest step in a lifelong pursuit that naturally intertwines science and art.