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For a brief moment in the late 1970s and early 1980s, SAIC had its very own soccer squad. 

Alum Maegan Jenkins (BFA 2012) has debuted her curatorial project, a digital fashion exhibition created with the White House Historical Association that explores 100 years of First Lady fashion history: Glamour and Innovation: The Women Behind the Seams of Fashion at the White House.

Alum Martine Syms (BFA 2007) recently earned a profile in the New York Times where she discusses her ongoing projects, including a retrospective at the CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art, her exhibit Neural Swamp at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and how she navigates the art world using her many avatars.

This fall, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago presents present the SAIC Faculty Sabbatical Triennial exhibition

Alum Sofía Fernández Díaz (MFA 2022) was recently highlighted by Artsy. The article covers 10 recent MFA graduates and their emerging art practices. In the article, Fernández Díaz discusses her exploration of ecology and nature, her desire to teach others how to work with organic materials, and the incorporation of video and performance into her craft.

Professor Arnold J. Kemp was recently announced as the 2022 recipient of the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation’s Visual Arts Fellowship. In addition to receiving a $25,000 fellowship, Kemp will receive a $5,000 shipping fee in order for his artwork to be transported to the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland for his solo exhibit.

Alum Lid Madrid’s (BFA 2021) skate collective, OnWord, was recently spotlighted in a Chicago Reader cover story.

Alum Woomin Kim’s (MFA 2015) first solo exhibition Woomin Kim: The Shijang Project at Susan Inglett Gallery was reviewed in a recent Hyperallergic article.

Alum B. Ingrid Olson (BFA 2010) is currently exhibiting two concurrent solo shows at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University. The shows, titled History Mother and Little Sister, feature site-specific installations that cover experiences of doubling and mirroring, gendered forms, reciprocity between photography and sculpture, and how bodies relate to a built environment.

Professor Michelle Grabner was recently featured in New York Times Style Magazine. The article covers 12 unique art programs across the globe, including Grabner’s program, the Poor Farm.