SAIC at EXPO CHICAGO 2026
Overview
Each year, SAIC’s community of outstanding alums and faculty members shine at EXPO CHICAGO. Explore below where to find SAIC exhibitors, connections, and speakers during this year’s fair.
Join us in celebrating the graduating class of 2026 at the Closing Reception for the Spring 2026 Undergraduate Exhibition on Saturday, April 11 from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. at SAIC Galleries. Click here for more details.
Exhibiting Artists
Sun Gallery: Booth 104
Jungsoo Kim (MFA 2005)
PATRON: Booth 105
Alice Tippit (BFA 2009, MFA 2013)
Andrew Rafacz: Booth 211
Melissa Leandro (MFA 2017)
ILY2: Booth 215
Amanda Ross-Ho (BFA 1998) (Co-founder)
Monique Meloche: Booth 220
Sanford Biggers (MFA 1999)
Luke Agada (MFA 2023)
Sheree Hovsepian (MFA 2002)
Yvette Mayorga (MFA 2016)
M. LeBlanc: Booth 227
Mindy Rose Schwartz (Assistant Professor, Sculpture)
Tern Gallery: Booth 238
Leasho Johnson (MFA 2020)
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery: Booth 305
Richard Hunt (BAE 1957, HON 1979)
Joan Mitchell (BFA 1947, MFA 1950)
Benny Andrews (BFA 1958)
Richmond Barthé (SAIC 1929)
Eldzier Cortor (SAIC 1939)
Charles White (SAIC 1938)
GRAY Gallery: Booth 306
Candida Alvarez (Professor Emerit)
Theaster Gates (HON 2014)
Rashid Johnson (HON 2018)
Richard Hunt (BAE 1957, HON 1979)
Sean Kelly Gallery: Booth 308
Lindsay Adams (Post-Bacc 2023, MFA 2025)
DOCUMENT: Booth 309
Gordon Hall (MA 2011)
John Opera (MFA 2005)
Dabin Ahn (MFA 2020)
Andrew Wilson (MFA 2011)
Corbett vs. Dempsey: Booth 312
Gabrielle Garland (BFA 2009)
SECRIST | BEACH: Booth 319
Jacqueline Surdell (MFA 2017)
Stephen Eichhorn (BFA 2006)
Jeffly Molina Briceno (MFA 2016)
Nik Cho (BFA 2024)
Luftwork - Petra Bachmaier (BFA 1999) and Sean Gallero (BFA 1998)
Anton Kern Gallery: Booth 403
Aliza Nisenbaum (BFA 2001)
Mindy Solomon Gallery: Booth 411
Dee Clements (BFA 2000)
Duru Artspace: Booth 413
Yujin Lee (BFA 2015)
Arcadia Contemporary: Booth 422
Alberto Ortega (BMFA 2019)
Sun Gallery: Booth 442
Jungsoo Kim (MFA 2005)
/Dialogues
ORBITING ALMA THOMAS
Thursday, April 9
3:00 p.m.
Lindsay Adams (Post-Bacc 2023, MFA 2025)
Amanda Williams (HON 2025)
ART AT THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER: SHAPING PUBLIC MEMORY ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE
Thursday, April 9
5:00 p.m.
Norman Teague (MFA 2016)
Aliza Nisenbaum (BFA 2001)
BODIES AS TECHNOLOGY: SOUND, RITUAL, AND BUILDING FUTURE COMMONS
Friday, April 10
4:00 p.m.
Nick Cave (Professor, Stephanie and Bill Sick Professor of Fashion Design)
KOREAN ART: NATIONAL TREASURES TO CONTEMPORARY
Saturday, April 11
11:30 a.m.
Yeonsoo Chee (Lecturer, Art History, Theory, and Criticism)
ALICE TIPPIT: ROSE OBSOLETE BOOK RELEASE + CONVERSATION
Saturday, April 11
12:30 p.m.
Ionit Behar (MA 2013)
Alice Tippit (MFA 2013)
ARTISTS IN THE CLASSROOM
Sunday, April 12
11:30 a.m.
Norman Teague (MFA 2016)
CONTEMPORARY ART IN HISTORIC SPACES
Sunday, April 12
2:00 p.m.
Stephanie Cristello (BFA 2013)
Exchange by Northern Trust
MODELS FOR GIVING
Friday, April 10
2:30 p.m.
Mariela Acuña (MA 2010)
Other Exhibitions and Events
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SAIC Spring Undergraduate Exhibition Closing Reception
SAIC Galleries
Closing reception: Saturday, April 11
12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. -
Newcity Breakout Artists Exhibition: 2026
Chicago Artists Coalition
1431 W. Hubbard St., Suite 20, Chicago, ILFeaturing:
Hai-Wen Lin (MDF 2023)
Mauricio López F. (MFA 2025)
Isabelle Frances McGuire (BFA 2016)
Mariana Noreña G (MFA 2023)
Monika Plioplyte (MFA 2019)
Carina Yepez (MFA 2021)
Sangwoo Yoo (MFA 2024) -
Alice Tippit: Rose Obsolete
DePaul Art Museum
935 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL
Artist walkthrough with Alice Tippit in partnership with EXPO
Sunday, April 12
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Featuring:
Alice Tippit (BFA 2009, MFA 2013)
Ionit Behar (MA 2013)(Curator) -
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL
Ringleader
February 22–April 25Featuring:
Noel Morical (BFA 2011)
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
February 22–April 25Featuring:
Ben Foch (SAIC 2000)
Forget Me Not
February 22–April 25Featuring:
SAIC MAAAP Students -
EXPO Directors Summit
April 9–11
Navy Pier
Featuring:
Jamilee Lacy (BFA 2008) -
Berenice Vargas Bravo: Un patio particular at Andrew Rafacz
1749 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL
Opening reception: Friday, April 10
5:00–8:00 p.m.
Featuring:
Berenice Vargas Bravo (MFA 2025) -
I Used to Live in Chicago at Blanc Gallery
4445 S. Martin Luther King Dr., Chicago, IL
Opening reception: Friday, April 10
5:00–9:00 p.m
Featuring:
Norman Teague (MFA 2016) -
B. Ingrid Olson: All Lock No Key at Corbett vs. Dempsey
2156 W. Fulton St., Chicago, IL
Art After Hours 2026: Friday, April 10
5:00–8:00 p.m.
Featuring:
B. Ingrid Olson (BFA 2010) -
Dabin Ahn at DOCUMENT
1709 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL
Art After Hours 2026: Friday, April 10
5:00–8:00 p.m.
Featuring:
Dabin Ahn (MFA 2025) -
Cheryl Pope: All There Is at Monique Meloche
451 N. Paulina St., Chicago, IL
Art After Hours 2026: Friday, April 10
5:00–8:00 p.m.Featuring:
Cheryl Pope (BFA 2003, MDF 2010) -
Roger Brown: Weathervane at GRAY Chicago
2044 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago, IL
Art After Hours 2026: Friday, April 10
5:00–8:00 p.m.
Featuring:
Roger Brown (SAIC 1970) -
UNREAL at SECRIST | BEACH
1801 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL
Opening reception: Friday, April 10
5:00–8:00 p.m.
Featuring:
Josh Dihle (MFA 2012)
Kitty Rauth (MFA 2022) -
OVERRIDE Chicago Billboard Series with EXPO CHICAGO
Featuring:
Aimée Beaubien (BFA 1989, MFA 1994)
Aliza Nisenbaum (BFA 2001)
Maria Burundarena (MFA 2022) -
Daniel G. Baird: Margins at PATRON
1612 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL
Art After Hours 2026: Friday, April 10
5:00–8:00 p.m.
Featuring:
Daniel G. Baird (BFA 2007) -
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL
Alberto Aguilar: I just really want to tell you this one thing
March 28–August 23
Featuring:
Alberto Aguilar (BFA 1997, MFA 2001)
Cecilia Beaven
Jess Bass (MFA 2022)
Jonas Mikosch Müller-Anheim (MFA 2023)
Julieta Beltrán Lazo (MFA 2025)
Maria Burundarena (MFA 2022)
Ricardo Vilas Freire (MFA 2023)Ornament & Information
Opening reception: Friday, April 10,
6:00–7:00 p.m.
Featuring:
Gaylen Gerber (Professor, Patrick and Dania Leemputte Chair in Painting and Drawing)
Max Guy (Lecturer, Printmedia)
Isabelle Frances McGuire (BFA 2016)
B. Ingrid Olson (BFA 2010)
Diane Simpson (BFA 1971, MFA 1978) -
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Ave., Chicago, IL
Alison Ruttan: The Paradox of Inaction
April 4–July 12
Featuring:
Alison Ruttan (MFA 1992)
Yoonshin Park: Prompt and Prompted
January 24–May 10
Featuring:
Yoonshin Park (Lecturer, Contemporary Practices, Fiber and Material Studies)
Kay Rosen: Don’t Look Back
April 5–November 16
Featuring:
Kay Rosen (Professor Emerit)
Bad at Sports: Bad @ Reality
Permanent installation
Featuring:
Michelle Grabner (Faculty)
Kerry James Marshall (HON 2017)
Edra Soto (MFA 2000) -
Asnomia at MICKEY Gallery
1635 W. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL
Opening reception: Friday, April 10
5:00–8:00 p.m.
Featuring:
Michelle Grabner (Professor, Crown Family Professor in Painting and Drawing) -
Leah Ke Yi Zheng Change, I Ching (64 Paintings) at The Renaissance Society
5811 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL
Art After Hours 2026: Friday, April 10
5:00–8:00 p.m.
Exhibition closes April 12
Featuring:
Leah Ke Yi Zheng (MFA 2019) -
SIGNAL/NOISE at Old Friends Gallery
3405 N. Paulina St., Chicago, IL
April 23–June 7
Featuring:
Doug Fogelson (BFA 1994)
Fawn Penn (BFA 2022) (Co-founder of Old Friends Gallery)
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