Class Notes

GROUP SHOWS/NEWS

Allison Wade (MFA 2012), Ben Foch (SAIC 2000), Gary Lapointe (MFA 2016), and Josh Reames (MFA 2010) were featured in Tumbled Rhyme, a group show at LVL3 gallery in Chicago in celebration of its 15th anniversary.

Justin Greene (BFA 2007), Mika Horibuchi (BFA 2013), Richard Hunt (BA 1957, HON 1979), Sterling Ruby (BFA 2002), and William O'Brien (MFA 2005) were part of a group exhibition Fringe Figure at Andrew Rafacz Gallery in Chicago.

Edra Soto (MFA 2000), Phyllis Bramson (MFA 1974), and Sharon Louden (BFA 1988) were part of a group exhibition titled Ikigai: A Journey of Purpose at ENGAGE Projects in Chicago.

Chelsea Bighorn (MFA 2024), Hai-Wei Lin (MDes 2023), Carissa Pinckney (MFA 2023), Aleksandra Walaszek (MFA 2024), and Sangwoo Yoo (MFA 2024) were featured in the 2025 Ground Floor Exhibition, an ongoing biennial exhibition at Hyde Park Art Center that brings together work by Chicago’s most promising emerging talent.

Adam Brooks (MFA 1989), Mathew Wilson (MFA 1993), Petra Bachmaier (BFA 1999), Sean Gallero (BFA 1998), Bobbi Meier (MFA 2011), and Edra Soto (MFA 1998) were featured in a contemporary art group exhibition at the Driehaus Museum in Chicago titled A Tale of Today: Materialities. 

Susan Chen (Post-Bacc 2004), Damon Locks (BFA 1991), Amber Bemak (MFA 2006), and Lori Felker (MFA 2007) were 2025 Creative Capital Awardees.

Jenny Chernansky (MFA 2019), Bethany Cordero (BFA 2004), Rose Cunningham (BFA 2023), Richard Gessert (BA 2022), and David Alekhuogie (BFA 2013) were featured in This is not an exhibition, a group show highlighting work done by the Bridge Program residents at Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago.

Kristy Luck (MFA 2014), Megan Mira (SAIC 1995), Amanda Ross-Ho (BFA 1998), and Heather Shilling (BFA 2011) were featured in the Made in L.A. biennial at the Hammer Museum. 

Sayera Anwar (MFA 2024), Lauren Callis (MA 2015), Gabrielle Egnater (BFA 2018), Katharine Houpt (MA 2011), and Cynthia Kerby (MFA 2007) participated in the 26th International Open at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago.

Zach Blas (Post-Bacc 2006), Wafaa Bilal (MFA 2003), Paul Chan (BFA 1996), Wu Tsang (BFA 2004), and Tania Bruguera (MFA 2001, HON 2016) had work featured in ArtNews' article, "The 100 Best Artworks in the 21st Century."  

Justin LeBlanc (MFA 2012) and Maria Pinto (BFA 1990, HON 2017) participated in Chicago Fashion Week 2024. 

Luke Agada (MFA 2023), Sanford Biggers (MFA 1999, HON 2024), Justin Cooper (MFA 2005), Dan Gunn (MFA 2007), Sheree Hovsepian (MFA 2002), and Rashid Johnson (SAIC 2003–04, HON 2018) were featured in a group exhibition titled 25! at Monique Meloche gallery in Chicago in celebration of the gallery's 25th anniversary.

Rashid Johnson (SAIC 2003–04, HON 2018), David Klamen (MFA 1985), Trevor Paglen (MFA 2002, HON 2021), and Jim Lutes (MFA 1982) had work exhibited in Apparitions, a group show at GRAY Chicago.

Mahsa Alafar (MFA 2022), Kioto Aoki (BFA 2015, MFA 2017), Nimrod Astarhan (MFA 2023), Katharine Schutta (BFA 1986, MFA 1989), and Jan Tichy (MFA 2009) had work featured in the Chicago Cluster Project, a group show and collaborative project in Chicago.

Marzena Abrahamik (BFA 2010), Jessica Bardsley (MA 2012), Joshua Faught (MFA 2006), Anna Mayer (BFA 2004), and B. Ingrid Olson (BFA 2010) were selected as 2025 Guggenheim Fellows. 

Ben Foch (SAIC 2000), Edra Soto (MFA 2000), Ricardo Partida (MFA 2020), Olivia Swider (BFA 2010), Josiah Ellner (MFA 2023), and Rachel Niffenegger (BFA 2008) were featured in an online group exhibition titled A Focus on Chicago: What really matters is what you like, not what you are like at Selenas Mountain.

Breanna Robinson (BFA 2017), Dabin Ahn (MFA 2020), Sebastian Bruno-Harris (MFA 2023), Leticia Pardo (MFA 2025), Sofía Fernández Díaz (MFA 2022), and Hope Wang (BFA 2018) were named 2025 Breakout Artists by Newcity. Chicago Artists Coalition then featured their work in a centerpiece exhibition in conjunction with the article.

Bobbi Meier (MFA 2011), Connie Noyes (MFA 1981), Noelle Garcia (BFA 2008), Jenny Halpern (MFA 2023), Katie Kirk (MFA 2016), Orr Menirom (MFA 2014), Jihae Park (MFA 2015), and Keeley Haftner (MFA 2016) were featured in a group show titled What We Carry at Noyes Art Gallery in Evanston, Illinois.

Noelle Garcia (BFA 2008), Tanya Gill (BFA 1992), Scheherazade Tillet (MA 2005), and Alayna Pernell (MFA 2021) were featured in Healers and Dreamers, a group show at Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, Indiana.

Anna Kunz (BFA 1991), Kim Piotrowski (BFA 1988), and Gordon Powell (BFA 1975) had works exhibited in a group show titled Contemporary Curated at McCormick Gallery in Chicago.

Tania Bruguera (MFA 2001, HON 2016) and Sonya Clark (BFA 1993, HON 2023) had work exhibited in Women to the Front: Artworks from the Sara M. and Michelle Vance Waddell Collection at Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, Indiana.

Herman Aguirre (MFA 2017), Rob Croll (MFA 2024), Sebastian Bruno-Harris (MFA 2023), Van Payne (BFA 2023), Pablo Lazala Ruiz (MFA 2024), Yehimi Cambrón Àlvarez (MFA 2025), Nick D'Alessandro (BFA 2023),  Mauricio Lopez F. (MFA 2025), Pedro Montilla (MFA 2025), and Leticia Pardo (MFA 2025) were named Chicago Artists Coalition artists residents for the 2025–27 cohort.

Serena JV Elston (MFA 2023), Alivé Piliado-Santana (MA 2023), and Jordan Barrant (MA 2024) were named Chicago Artists Coalition curatorial residents for the 2025–27 cohort.

Yvonne Manipon (MA 1995), Rashid Johnson (SAIC 2003–04, HON 2018), and Judy Ledgerwood (MFA 1984) were featured in GRAY Gallery's booth during Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland. 

Holly Murkerson (MFA 2010) and Brian Kapernekas (BFA 1991) were exhibited by 65Grand in the 2025 Door County Contemporary Art Fair.

Julia Healy (MFA 1972), Richard Hull (MFA 1980), Aya Nakamura (MFA 2013), Geoffrey Smith (BFA 1995), and Deborah Sokolow (MFA 2004) were exhibited by Western Exhibitions in the 2025 Door County Contemporary Art Fair.

Christian Rieben (MFA 2006), Sasha Feldman (BFA 2012), Leah Patgorski (MFA 2006), Joe Noderer (MFA 2006), Andrea Myers (BFA 2002, MFA 2006), Cole Pierce (Post-Bacc 2005), Katie Jost (MFA 2006), Nancy Lu Rosenheim (MFA 2006), Ryan Richey (BFA 2006, MFA 2008), Claire Ashley (MFA 1995), Broderick McGarvey (MFA 2022), and Dan Derwelis (MFA 2006) participated in the Great Lakes Invitational Art Fair in Kewaunee, Wisconsin.

Katrina Chamberlin (MFA 2009), Heidi Norton (MFA 2002), Rachel Frank (BFA 2009), and Wen Lui (MDes 2016) were featured in a group exhibition at Asya Geisberg Gallery in New York City titled Banshees Remix.

Jenny Chernansky (MFA 2019), Kathryn Helmpel (MFA 2022), Marianna Buchwald (BFA 1990), Kenya Fulton (BFA 2020), Bishal Manandhar (BFA 2019), and Malika Jackson (MFA 2016) were featured in a group exhibition titled LUMINOSITY: The Ocean Between VIII at Oliva Gallery in Chicago.

Arturo Barrera (BFA 1987), James Mesple (SAIC 1976), Mark Nelson (BFA 1986), and Chuck Walker (BFA 1973) were selected to create sculptures for Flowering Grecian Urns, a public art project in the heart of Chicago's Greektown.

Krista Cibis (MFA 2023), Anna Lentz (MA 2015), and Victoria Smits (MFA 2023) participated in Acts of Care: Nurturing the Present, Shaping the Future, a group exhibition at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago.

Katherine Bernhardt (BFA 1998), Biraaj Dodiya (BFA 2015), Avantika Bawa (MFA 1998), Sumakshi Singh (MFA 2003), and Sareena Khemka (BFA 2007) participated in the 2025 India Art Fair.

Brian Calvin (MFA 1994), Magalie Guerin (MFA 2011), Alexandra Chitty (MFA 2008), and Nour Malas (MFA 2022) participated in the 2025 Felix Art Fair.

Delilah Salgado (BFA 2007) and Haerim Lee (MA 2020) participated in the group exhibition Our Lived Experience at Café Logan in Chicago.

Zihan Qiu (BFA 2024) and Hyeseul Song (BFA 2023) participated in a group exhibition titled EDGING at Logan Center Exhibitions in Chicago.

Nathan Wolf (BFA 2006) and Michele Brody (MFA 1994) had their work included in Garden Sentinels, an installation designed for Upstate Art Weekend 2025. 

Yoyo Zheng (BFA 2026), Cesar Benavente (MFA 2024), and Presley Baldwin (BFA 2026) participated in the Blue Paradox Sustainable Fashion Show at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry.

Rachael Bos (BFA 2021), Robert Burnier (MFA 2016), Tim Doud (MFA 1992), Crystal Gregory (MFA 2013), Dan Gunn (MFA 2007), Cameron Harvey (Post-Bacc 2007), and Mie Kongo (BFA 2006) were featured in a group show titled FOLDS at SECRIST | BEACH in Chicago.

Bani Abidi (MFA 1998), Sumakshi Singh (MFA 2003), Biraaj Dodiya (BFA 2015), Viraj Mithani (BFA 2015), Tanya Goel (Post-Bacc 2008), Aditi Singh (BFA 2015), Sareena Khemka (BFA 2007), and Sabiha Dohadwala (BFA 2018) exhibited works at the Mumbai Art Fair.

Laure Newlon (MFA 2013), Amy Pleasant (BFA 1994), and Sheree Hovsepian (MFA 2002) were featured in Synchronicities: Intersecting Figuration with Abstraction at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Nebraska.

José Villalobos (MA 2015), Kay Francis (BFA 2006), Ryan Nault (BFA 2014), Andrew Roberts (BFA 2009), Isabella Mellado (MFA 2023), and Dannielle Tegeder (MFA 1997) had work featured at fairs during Mexico City Art Week.

Erika Allen (BFA 1992) and Sonja Henderson (BFA 1992) were featured in the group exhibition titled litany at SouthSide Community Center in partnership with Blanc Gallery in Chicago. The show was curated by jada-amina (BFA 2020).

B. Ingrid Olson (BFA 2010) and Isabelle Frances McGuire (BFA 2016) are the 2025 Chicago Artadia Award winners.

Laura Kina (BFA 1994) and Jave Yoshimoto (MA 2007) released a cookbook titled Word of Mouth: Asian American Artists Sharing Recipes.

Christopher Givens (BFA 2014) and Rodrigo Lara (MFA 2013) were selected as 2025 Joan Mitchell Artists in Residence.

Wafaa Bilal (MFA 2003) discussed his first major survey, Wafaa Bilal: Indulge Me, with curator Bana Kattan (MA 2011) during their Visiting Artist Program lecture.  

Tyler English (BFA 2018), Muskaan Dhingra (BFA 2024), Mint Liu (BFA 2022), Jazlyn Ochoa (BFA 2024), Jazmin Martinez (BFA 2024), and Dave Ćwiok (BFA 2023), with current SAIC students and faculty, created printed posters and artists statements for the Newberry Library's exhibition, Making an Impression: Immigrant Printing in Chicago.

Parker Smith (BFA 2025) and Julia Sim (BFA 2024) placed first and second place in the 20th annual Driehaus Fashion Awards in Chicago.

Lindsey Barlag Thornton’s (MFA 2014) performance company, Genesis, performed There Are No Dead People at Chicago Athletic Association, featuring Lauren Steinberg (MFA 2016). 

william cordova (BFA 1996), and Amanda Ross-Ho (BFA 1998) are recipients of the prestigious Trellis Art Fund's 2025 Milestone Grants.

Sonya Clark (BFA 1993, HON 2023), Samantha Bittman (MFA 2010), Jeffrey Gibson (BFA 1995), and Napoleon Jones-Henderson (BFA 1971) were featured in Liberation Textile / Our Social Fabric at Concord Center for the Visual Arts in Massachusetts. 

Jisu Kwak (BFA 2018) and Inah Choe (BFA 2013) were featured in the group exhibition Flüchtige Besetzung at MAXI.kunst gallery in Nuremberg, Germany.

Alice Tippit (BFA 2009, MFA 2013), Rabha Ashry (MFA 2018), Annette Elliot (MFA 2012), Beatriz Guzman Velasquez (MFA 2018), Riva Lehrer (BFA 1997), and Isabelle Frances McGuire (BFA 2016) were artist and writing residents at the Ragdale Residency in Lake Forest, Illinois.

James Stewart III (MFA 2018), Emil Ferris (BFA 2008), Justin Howard Rosier (MFA 2018), Cynthia Pelayo (MFA 2011), Paul Sacaridiz (MFA 1998), Samantha Hoffman (BFA 2021), and Daniel Borzutzky (MFA 2000) were selected as honorees on the Newcity 2025 Lit 50 list, an article highlighting the most impactful voices in Chicago’s literary landscape. B. Metzger Sampson (MFA 2009), Lindsay Hunter (MFA 2008), Audrey Niffenegger (BFA 1985), Jeffrey Brown (MFA 2002), H. Melt (MFA 2014), and Chris Ware (SAIC 1995, HON 2019) were featured in the Hall of Fame section.

2020s

Lindsay Adams (MFA 2025) had two solo exhibitions this year: Keep Your Wonder Moving at Sean Kelly Gallery in Los Angeles and All water has perfect memory at PATRON Gallery in Chicago. Her work was also exhibited by Sean Kelly Gallery at Frieze LA. Her painting Weary Blues (2024) will be translated onto silkscreen panels on fabric and hung in the cafe area of the Obama Center, set to open in early 2026.

Regina Agu (MFA 2021) had an installation up at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago titled Shore|Lines.

Luke Agada (MFA 2023) was featured in Back To the Earth, a group exhibition at Roberts Projects in Los Angeles. His work was also shown at Frieze LA, EXPO, and Art Basel Miami.

Cristian J. Roldán Aponte (MA 2020) collaborated with the Chicago Cubs by designing the 2025 Puerto Rican Heritage Night jersey.

Rong Bau (BFA 2021) had a solo exhibition titled Bao Rong is also me, two! at Carl Kostyál Gallery in Hong Kong. This was Bau's first solo exhibition in China. 

Heather Burich (MA 2022) accepted a position as operations manager at the Woman's Art Club of Cincinnati Foundation.

Chelsea Bighorn (MFA 2024) had a solo show titled Regal Adornment at Dittmar Memorial Gallery at the Norris University Center.

Gabriel Chalfin-Piney-González (MA 2021) joined the Hyde Park Art Center as the Exhibitions and Residency manager.

David Gagoh (BFA 2024) held a solo exhibition titled Temple at the Epiphany Center for the Arts in Chicago.

Eve Gordon (BFA 2021) was featured in a group exhibition at Purple Window Galleries in Chicago titled Queer Ecology. 

Jules Gourley (BFA 2024) exhibited their collection from the 2024 Supima Design Competition during Paris Winter Fashion Week.

Miguel Gutierrez (MFA 2023) performed his piece, Super Nothing, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

Justice Henderson (MA 2023) co-curated Manuel Mathieu: Pendulum, a short film exhibition in the Black Box Gallery at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Sydnie Jimenez (BFA 2020) had a solo exhibition titled Gift Horse at Albertz Benda in Los Angeles.

Leasho Johnson (MFA 2020) had a solo exhibition titled an unmistakable softness on view at TERN Gallery in Nassau, Bahamas.

Kristie Kahns (MA 2024) was named the 2025 Elaine Ling Fellow at the Image Centre at Toronto Metropolitan University.

Viraj Khanna (MFA 2025) had a solo show titled Why Did I Say Yes? at Rajiv Menon Contemporary in Los Angeles. The exhibition was covered by the New York Times in their article, "This Artist Has Big Feelings About Indian Weddings." 

Satchel Lee (MFA 2024) had work featured in an exhibition titled Body & Soul at Cierra Britton Gallery in New York. Her series from the show, X-pression, was highlighted in Black-Owned Galleries Now, an online showcase spotlighting more than 50 Black gallerists and Black artists. Cierra Britton Gallery also selected her work to be part of a two-person exhibition for their booth at Photo London.

Micah Lewis-Văn Sweezie (BFA 2022) had a solo show titled Micah Lewis-Văn Sweezie: Simpler Times at Old Friends Gallery in Chicago.

Nour Malas (MFA 2023) and Soo Shin (MFA 2011) were featured in Intersections, a group exhibition created in collaboration with PATRON Gallery in Chicago and Andrew Reed Gallery in New York.

Cristina McField (MA 2024) was selected as one of the featured artists in Mississippi Museum of Art’s 2025 Mississippi Invitational exhibition.

Emily Nagel (MA 2022) started a new position as associate director of development for the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago.

Jeffrey Ohuaregbe (MArch 2024) served as the exhibition designer for Catalyst: Im/migration and Self-taught Art in Chicago at Intuit Art Museum in Chicago.

Mesoma Onyeagba (MFA 2024) showcased work and painted portraits live for attendees of the Vogue: Forces of Fashion event in New York City.

Fawn Penn (BFA 2020) had a solo show titled Remedy for the Relief of Human Suffering at VSG Contemporary in Chicago.

Mac Pierce (MFA 2023) held a solo show titled Death Match at Bert Green Fine Art in Chicago.

Eia Radosavljevic (BFA 2017, MFA 2023) was commissioned to create a facsimile of a late 19th-century hat for Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World on display at the Art Institute of Chicago until October 2025.

Mel Ramaker (MFA 2024) published her debut romantasy novel A Song of Death.

Joy Ray (MFA 2023) was selected as a 2025 Visual Art Fellow at the Vermont Studio Center, was featured in a group exhibition at Colgate University’s Picker Art Gallery titled A Thought Is A Thread: Contemporary Artists Reworking Textile Traditions, and took part in New Art School Modality: Making New Monuments held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

Abigail Smith (BFA 2022) had a solo show titled River at Cruise Control Contemporary Gallery in Cambria, California.

Pia Singh (MA 2020) was named the 2025 Sixty x Bemis Center Critic-in-Residence. 

Claire A. Warden (MFA 2024) was selected for the 2025 Penumbra Foundation Risograph Residency in New York City. 

Jonathan Worcester (MFA 2024) held a solo exhibition Dead Reckoning at 65GRAND in Chicago.

Jiaming You (MFA 2022) had a solo show titled Looking Out at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago.

Sangwoo Yoo (MFA 2024) had his first museum solo exhibition at Kumho Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea.

Yimei Zhu (MFA 2023) exhibited new work in an exhibition titled Len!Scape at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago.

2010s

Lauren Ashley Allan (MArch 2010) was named one of Architectural Digest's Pro Interior Designers.

Selva Aparicio (BFA 2015) was named a 2025 Vilcek Foundation Prizewinner in Visual Arts for her sculptures and installations. She will also be the featured speaker for The Sara Albrecht Emerge Artist Talk at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago on October 21, 2025.

CJ Aslan (BFA 2018) launched their fall/winter collection in Paris earlier this year and was featured in an article on Hypebae titled “There Are No Rules in ASLAN WORLD.” Aslan also opened their first store in LA in February.

Cecilia Beaven (MFA 2019) presented two concurrent solo exhibitions in Chicago. Semilla explored influences of Mexican folk art and Aztec mythology at the National Museum of Mexican Art, while Flickering Cocoon at Hyde Park Art Center brought together various media to examine the spiritual and physical realms. You can also find her new murals at the Chicago History Museum.

Dave J. Bermingham (MDes 2016) had a solo exhibition titled Formations, his third with Alpha Gallery in Boston. The show was exhibited in tandem with the Boston Public Art Triennial.

Bryana Bibbs (BFA 2014) had a solo exhibition titled two hundred and fifty-one days at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Samantha Bittman (MFA 2010) participated in the group show Exhibit C at DOCUMENT in Lisbon, Portugal.

Liene Bosquê (MFA 2011) was named a 2025 Creator Award winner and grant recipient by Oolite Arts in Miami. Her work was also featured in two group shows, Ancestral Lines at Coral Springs Museum of Art in Coral Springs, Florida, and Correntezas at Janaina Torres Galeria in São Paulo, Brazil.

Ivana Brenner (MFA 2018) participated in a group exhibition titled The Argentine International at the Slip Gallery in New York City.

Lucy Bull (BFA 2012) had a solo exhibition titled Garden of Forking Paths at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in Miami.

Jessica Campbell (MFA 2014) had her solo exhibition, Dogman Lives on the Ground, at Western Exhibitions in Chicago.

Richard Casper (BFA 2012) gave an artist talk at Finger Lakes Community College as part of an event during Military Appreciation Month hosted by the Partnership for Ontario County.

Saumitra Chandratreya's (MDes 2017) piece, West Of The Moon, was acquired by the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.

Jasmine Chong (BFA 2012) debuted her first resort-wear collection, The Bat & The Butterfly.

Bokyung Choi (BFA 2011) curated a group show at Power Plant Seoul titled Futurescape Set: A World of What Ifs.

Adam Chu (BFA 2012) was a featured guest on the podcast In the Booth with Flobo Boyce discussing his documentary film project, Their Turn at Bat: The Story of the National Girls Baseball League.

Taylor Cleveland (BFA 2016) directed a project with Amazon Prime and MGM Studios for their new film, Heads of State. His team at TriplePlay Studios set up a video portal between New York City and London so the stars of the movie could interact with fans from across the pond.

Joshua Dihle (MFA 2012) had a solo exhibition titled Basement Arrangement at ANDREW RAFACZ Gallery in Chicago. He also published a new book, titled Eel Diary, which celebrates over 10 years of his drawing and writing.

Biraaj Dodiya (BFA 2015) was selected as a Visual Arts resident at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, New York.

Stephania Dulowski (BFA 2014) worked on Haley Elizabeth Anderson’s film Bunnylovr, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

Yunxue Fu's (MFA 2014) artistic practice was profiled in the March issue of Yishu 艺术 - Journal for Contemporary Chinese Art in the article “Snow Yunxue Fu: Toward the Phygital Sublime.” 

Sasha Feldman (BFA 2012) had a solo exhibition titled TERRORCOTTA! at Ki Smith Gallery in New York City.

Robyn Farrell (MA 2013) was awarded the inaugural Maison OFFSCREEN’s Curatorial Research Grant to pursue research around the history of televised actions and performance between The Kitchen in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Griffin Goodman (MFA 2019) was included in Forbes 30 Under 30 in the Art and Style in North America category. He also had a solo show at Ringling College Gallery titled Oopsy Daisy: Technicolor Ends Here.

Azadeh Gholizadeh (MFA 2012) had work featured in the group exhibitions The Spaces We Call Home at the DePaul Art Museum and Legacy as Lexicon at Goldfinch in Chicago.

Allison Glenn (Dual MA 2012) was named curator of the fourth Toronto Biennial of Art.

Gordon Hall (MA 2011) had a solo exhibition titled Hands and Knees at The Kitchen gallery in New York.

Xiao He (BFA 2018) had a solo show titled A Whole Night at Reisig and Taylor Contemporary in Los Angeles. She was also awarded an artist grant from the Center for Cultural Innovation.

David Heo (BFA 2018) created a site-specific mural titled A Passing of Time at Dscape Café, a coffee shop and gallery run by fellow alum Ji Sun Park (BFA 2017) in Goyang-Si, South Korea.

Matthew Harrison (BFA 2012) was named a 2025 Arts + Tech Fellow at the Knight Foundation.

Yaloo (BFA 2011, MFA 2015) had a solo exhibition titled Shininho DOCKING at Rip Space gallery in Los Angeles. The exhibition was later highlighted in “The K-Pop Granny Pirate of the Pacific Rim,” an article published by Hyperallergic. Yaloo was also featured in an exhibition titled MYTHOLOGIES FOR A SPIRITUALLY VOID TIME, a group exhibition and arts festival at Offline Gallery in New York City.

Sun Young Hwang (BFA 2015) had a solo exhibition titled Tender Anxiety at 10.19 Gallery & Lounge in Seoul, South Korea.

Joe India (BFA 2008) hosted PRIMER, an experiential art exhibition showcasing 15 SAIC alumni working in film, digital sculpture, painting, and urban artistry from a River North Design District rooftop.

Rashid Johnson's (SAIC 2003–04, HON 2018) solo exhibition A Poem for Deep Thinkers is on view at the Guggenheim Museum in New York until January 2026.

Ross Jordan (MA 2013) was named one of the Chicago Tribune’s Chicagoans of The Year in Museums.

Ellie Jung (BFA 2011) had a solo exhibition titled Shooting Stars at Art Space W gallery in Seoul, South Korea.

Andrea Kaspryk (BFA 2013) is a current and co-founding member of Agitator Gallery in Chicago, where they have curated several group shows and host weekly drop-in figure drawing sessions on Tuesday nights. Kaspryk was a featured artist in December 2024 at the Center on Halsted, and their interview about how gender identity, stigma, and self-assertion shaped their artwork was featured in the March 2025 issue of Open Doors.

Melissa Leandro (MFA 2017) had a solo exhibition titled Auto Alejaimento at ANDREW RAFACZ in Chicago.

SJ Lee (MFA 2019) performed their piece Curing, Shimmering, Together at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art in New York City.

Jenna Mazza (BFA 2017) had a solo exhibition titled Vicissitudes of Nature at Ulterior gallery in New York.

Isabelle Frances McGuire (BFA 2016) was highlighted by Chicago magazine in the article "Isabelle Frances McGuire: The Avant-Garde Artist." They also had a solo show at University of Chicago's Renaissance Society titled Year Zero, and had work included in the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago's show Descending the Staircase.

Yang Mai (MDes 2016) was featured in three group exhibitions: Urban Pulse at the Bridge Arts Foundation in Los Angeles, Li Tang x The Blanc Collective Marks and Strokes of Imagination at Li Tang Gallery in New York, and the 3rd Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts at Zhou B Art Center in Chicago.

Yvette Mayorga (MFA 2016) had a solo exhibition at Monique Meloche gallery in Chicago titled Pu$h Thru. Her piece, BYE BYE BYE from the Surveillance Locket Series (2023), was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution's Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Michael J. Miller's (BFA 2016) solo exhibition at SoNa Chicago Art Gallery is on view from October 17 through December 6, 2025.

Shala Miller (BFA 2017) was named a 2025 Artadia New York City Finalist.

Cody Norman (BFA 2016) was a guest on Daytime Chicago where he discussed sustainability, community, and the arts in Chicago.

Monica Panzarino's (MFA 2011) essay, "(Nip)ulations: The Nipulator Electronic Bra and the Embodiment of the Image Processing Tool," was published by the MIT Press in volume 57, issue 6 of the Leonardo Journal.

Young-ha Park (MFA 2011) exhibited work in PIC NIC, a group exhibition at Gallery J Pub in Seoul, South Korea.

Lydia SooJin Park (BFA 2013) was one of four authors selected for the 2025 Youngmin International Artist Residency Program sponsored by Hanwha Cultural Foundation in Korea.

Ohm Phanphiroj (MFA 2018) has been named a 2025 Pride Photo Award winner in Amsterdam for his series You Will Be There.

Shonna Pryor (MFA 2012) participated in The Small Wall Project at Monique Meloche gallery in Chicago.

Cynthia Pelayo (MFA 2011) published a new novel titled Vanishing Daughters.

Raghav Rao (MFA 2019) was a featured presenter at the Associate of Writers and Writing Programs Conference.

Kayla Risko (MFA 2015) had a solo exhibition titled Interiors at 65GRAND.

Farah Salem (MA 2018) had a solo show at Hyde Park Art Center titled Uninhibited People of the Earth.

Carlos Salazar Lermont (Dual MA 2019) had his second solo exhibition at Bruno David Gallery in St. Louis, Missouri, titled Vanitas Vanitatum.

Colin Self (BFA 2010) produced their EP, r∞L4nGc (respite and levity for the nameless ghost in crisis).

Erica Stern (MFA 2017) published a new book titled Frontier: a memoir & a ghost story.

Norman Teague (MFA 2016) had a solo exhibition titled Jam Sessions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Cody Tumblin (BFA 2013) had a solo exhibition at Devening Projects in Chicago titled I Would Like to Step Out of My Heart.

Marcela Torres (MFA 2017) received a Creative Research Grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts.

Raelis Vásquez (BFA 2018) had a solo exhibition titled Reverberación at Museo de Arte Moderno Cartagena in Cartagena, Colombia.

Juliann Wang (MFA 2012) had a solo show at OH Art Foundation in Chicago titled Translated Landscape.

Hope Wang (BFA 2018) was featured in Conduit, a group exhibition at LVL3 in Chicago. She also traveled to Norway with LMRM to present at Digital Weaving Norway's conference and launch a new exhibition and book.

Jaleesa Wells (MA 2015) created and launched the Graduate Certificate in Creative Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Kentucky.

Melissa Weber (MFA 2010) had a solo exhibition titled Ode To Common Things at Epiphany Center for the Arts.

Amy Wilson (BFA 2019) participated in OPEN BOOK(S), a group exhibition at Monira Foundation in New Jersey in conjunction with Mana Contemporary.

Andrew Wilson (MFA 2011) was represented by DOCUMENT at the 2025 Felix Art Fair.

Zipiao Zhang (BFA 2015) made her Paris debut with her solo exhibition, Blooming II, at Galerie Derouillon.

Leah Ke Yi Zheng (MFA 2019) had her second solo show with Mendes Wood DM gallery in New York, titled I-Ching / Machine.

Yuge Zhou's (MFA 2015) artwork Trampoline Color Exercise was featured across more than 95 electronic billboards in Times Square.

2000s

Alberto Aguilar (BFA 1997, MFA 2001) had a solo show titled A Factual Account at ENGAGE Projects in Chicago.

Lisa Alvarado (BFA 2007) had a solo exhibition at The Kitchen in New York titled Shape of Artifact Time. It was curated by Robyn Farrell (MA 2014).

Liz Ashe's (BFA 2007) installation, Helix, was featured at the Welcome Center for World Pride in Washington, D.C. Another Helix is in the permanent collection at Doodle Hatch, an interactive art museum for children in Columbia, Maryland.

Shira Avni's (MFA 2003) animated documentary film Two One Two has won 17 international awards and 10 nominations to date, including the Special Jury Prize at the Sommets du Cinéma d'animation; Best Animated Short Film at the Berlin Short Film Festival; the Nonviolence Award at Ann Arbor Film Festival; Best Documentary Microshort at Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology; as well as a Golden Sheaf Award nomination, with more than 130 film festival screenings worldwide.

Genesis Belanger (BFA 2004) was featured in Artnet's article, "The New Ceramicists: 8 Artists Pushing the Boundaries of an Ancient Medium."

BenDeLaCreme (SAIC 2003) performed in Teatro ZinZanni in Chicago.

Lilli Carré's (BFA 2006) short film, Evacuations, is premiering at the Ottawa International Animation Film Festival at the end of September. She was also the featured artist at the 2025 Richmond Animation Festival.

Alex Chitty (MFA 2008) had two solo exhibitions at PATRON Gallery in Chicago: Entirely opposite, with moments of overlap, and Mine.

Annika Connor (BFA 2002) participated in a group exhibition titled UPRISE 2025: The Art of Resistance 10TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION at Untitled Space in New York City.

Bethany Cordero (BFA 2004) had a solo show titled Weaving Ambiguity at Epiphany Centre for Arts.

Cathleen Cramer (MA 2008) participated in No Ordinary Light, a group exhibition at DANK Haus German American Cultural Center in Chicago.

Emil Ferris (BFA 2008) received the 2025 Whiting Award.

Jean Alexander Frater's (MFA 2006) solo show, Wee Restless Hours, was exhibited at THE MISSION PROJECTS in Chicago.

Rachel Frank (BFA 2009) was a part of the group exhibition Fauna, Flora and Fur at Geary in New York.

Marley Freeman (BFA 2008) had a solo exhibition titled no when at KARMA gallery in New York.

Dianna Frid (MFA 2003) had a solo exhibition titled El Texto y Sus Sustancias (The Text and Its Substances) at PATRON Gallery in Chicago.

Lauren Gregory (MFA 2009) was featured in the group show Folk Methods with Spatial Problems at Western Exhibitions in Chicago.

Sara Hess (MFA 2000) participated in a dual exhibition titled Drawings at WhiteSpace Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sheree Hovsepian (MFA 2002) was featured in Synchronicities: Intersecting Figuration with Abstraction at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Nebraska.

Vesna Jovanovic (BFA 2003) had the solo exhibition Floss Wagon: Solo Exhibition of New Works by Vesna Jovanovic at Compound Yellow in Oak Park, Illinois. Her work was also featured in a group exhibition Byproduct & Prototype at Center for Contemporary Art in Seattle.

Sung Jang (BFA 2000) had the solo exhibition Shape of Land at Volume Gallery in Chicago. He was also featured in The Crystal Chain, an exhibition celebrating Volume Gallery's 15-year anniversary.

Jac Jemc's (MFA 2008) short story, “The Drift,” was published in the summer 2025 issue of Ploughshares.

Noe Kidder (MFA 2005) performed a solo during a Flamenco concert at El Barrio ArtSpace in New York City.

Myeongbeom Kim's (MFA 2008) installation, Balloon Tree, was featured in the Balloon Museum pop-up in Los Angeles.

Jessica Labatte (MFA 2009) was featured in a two-person exhibition titled Ordinary Wonders at Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, Indiana.

Fi Jae Lee (BFA 2005, MFA 2007) is the recipient of the 2025 Dorothea Tanning Award from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. She was also in a two-person exhibition titled The Painters’ Union Breathing in Hiding at Nook Gallery in Seoul, South Korea.

June Lee (BFA 2008) was featured in a group exhibition titled ESCAPE THE HEAT WITH BOOKS at Seochon Lounge in Seoul, South Korea.

Kacie Lees (BFA 2008) was an artist-in-residence at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, where she worked with a team of artisans to produce glasswork about the origin of the Big Bang

Kim Leutwyler (BFA 2009) had work included in the Lunar Codex, a project spearheaded by NASA to place a time capsule of digitally archived art, writing, and film on the moon.

Lilian Martinez (BFA 2009) had a solo presentation with OCHI at EXPO Chicago in the EXPOSURE section.

John Marquis (BFA 2002) was nominated for an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award for his work on the blockbuster film, Wicked (2024).

Matthew Mazzotta (BFA 2001) won the Chris Cherches Award for his work in redesigning the Chester I. Lewis Reflection Square Park in Wichita, Kansas.

Ashley McCusty (BFA 2008) joined the team at Leo Designs in Chicago as an interior designer.

Julie Mersine Romeli (BFA 2008) and her team at Mira Couture celebrated being the only Chicago boutique highlighted on Brides Magazine's list of Top Tier Bridal Salons.

Jeff Musser (BFA 2000) was interviewed by Mia Funk on her show, Creative Process Podcast.

Heidi Norton (MFA 2002) was featured in Solar Music / Lunar Revel, a group exhibition at Uffner & Liu in New York City.

John Opera (MFA 2005) was a part of the group exhibition Exhibit B at DOCUMENT gallery in Chicago.

Heidi Parkes (BFA 2005) had a solo show at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts titled Heidi Parkes: Soft Magic. She also had a piece featured in Quilt National ’25, a juried biennial contemporary quiltmaking exhibition in Athens, Ohio. 

Stephanie Pereira (SAIC 2005) announced that Astral, the AI company she co-founded, is joining California-based software company Dubsado.

Perel (MFA 2010) performed their piece Untitled/DEI Memorial Service at Lincoln Center's Summer for the City performance festival in New York City. 

Cheryl Pope (BFA 2003) had work exhibited in Strike Fast, Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Stephanie Powell (MFA 2001) was featured in 30 Days of Culture Shock at apexart gallery in New York City, and also published an essay titled “After the smoke clears and the dust settles” in conjunction with the show.

Zak Prekop's (MFA 2008) first solo museum exhibition, titled Durations, is on view at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, until January 2026.

Sterling Ruby (BFA 2002) was featured in American Vignettes at the Rubell Museum in Washington, D.C., in partnership with Xavier Hufkens.

Sim Seung-wook (MFA 2007) did a photoshoot for Vogue Korea which featured his work in the exhibition SCULPTURE like SCULPTURE at Space Supernormal in Seoul, Korea.

Claire Sherman (MFA 2005) had a solo show titled Petrichor at DC Moore Gallery in New York City.

Edra Soto (MFA 2000) had two solo exhibitions at the Sculpture Center in Cleveland, Ohio: La Casa de Todos | Everyone's Home and La Distancia | The Distance. Her work also had a special feature at this year's EXPO CHICAGO and appeared in the ENGAGE Showroom. In New York, she was a featured speaker during Public Art Fund Talks: Edra Soto with Carla Acevedo-Yates and Marcela Guerrero at the Cooper Union. Her installation, titled Scala, was unveiled as part of the new Computer Design Research and Learning Center on University of Illinois Chicago's campus.

Shannon Stratton (MA 2008) curated a group show, Folk Methods with Spatial Problems, at Western Exhibitions in Chicago. She also interviewed artist Aaron Spangler about his work in his solo exhibition, Ramble Tamble, in an artist talk at Engage Projects in Chicago.

Kianja Strobert (BFA 2004) had a solo exhibition titled Pennies From Heaven at MARINARO gallery in New York.

Karen Tam's (MFA 2002) multidisciplinary work was featured in the 2025 Liverpool Biennial.

Scheherazade Tillet (MA 2005) was named the 2025 Gordon Parks Art & Writing Fellow.

Patti Tuomey (MA 2001) was elected to the SAIC Board of Governors.

Amanda Valdez (BFA 2007) exhibited in a two-person show at Reynolds Gallery in Richmond, Virginia, titled Milk Tide.

Erik Wenzel (BFA 2003) exhibited his work in the show Tessercats at Watershed Studioworks in Chicago.

Saya Woolfalk's (MFA 2004) major retrospective exhibition, Empathic Universe at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, was featured in an article titled "Saya Woolfalk's Fantastical World of Plant-Human Hybrids" in the New York Times.

Latham Zearfoss (BFA 2009) had a solo exhibition titled Third Space at the Arts Club of Chicago.

1990s

Sanford Biggers (MFA 1999, HON 2024) was featured in several shows across the United States including Future Fossils at the MassArt Art Museum in Boston, Desert X in Coachella Valley, California, BUSTED: Contemporary Sculpture Busts at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Sandra Binion (MFA 1992) released her latest artist book, Slivers of Light and Other Geometries, which accompanied her recent video project, Dans la lumière d’Harriet Backer, commissioned by the Musée D’Orsay in Paris. She also traveled to Norway to give screenings and artist talks about her work.

Michele Brody (MFA 1994) held a solo exhibition titled Arboreal Ethereal: Capturing the Entropy of Nature at the Bronx River Art Center. She also had work exhibited in Fragments: Reflections on Memory at the Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center in Solomons, Maryland, and took part in a group show titled Seed Bombs at the Children's Art Carnival in New York City.

Valerie Carberry (BFA 1993) was appointed president and chief executive officer of GRAY Chicago and New York.

Diane Christiansen (MFA 1990) presented a solo exhibition titled Love to Love You Baby at Zolla Lieberman Gallery in Chicago.

Sonya Clark's (BFA 1993, HON 2023) solo exhibition, We Are Each Other, traveled to the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and the Houston Museum of African American Culture. She was also featured in several group exhibitions, including Rug Life at the Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco, and Yoruba World at the Amistad Center in Connecticut.

Gridthiya Gaweewong (MA 1996) received the Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College.

Jeffrey Gibson (BFA 1995) unveiled his new installation, BOSHULLICHI / INLƲCHI – WE WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE, in the Haefner Foyer of the Chipperfield building in Zurich. His solo show, Jeffrey Gibson: the space in which to place at me at the Broad Museum in Los Angeles, was featured in Forbes. 

Jennifer Greenburg (BFA 1999) was featured in the group exhibition Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Jacob Hashimoto (BFA 1996) had a solo exhibition titled Analogue Death, etc at Ronchini Gallery in London.

Jennie C. Jones (BFA 1991) has a solo sculptural exhibition titled Ensemble on the rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City until October 2025. The show was also featured in a New York Times article.

John Judge's (MFA 1996) work was displayed above the Massachusetts Turnpike in Brighton, Massachusetts, as part of GBH’s Community Canvas initiative.

Keiko Kira (MFA 1995), in collaboration with the Chicago Cubs, created custom furoshiki and yukata (a casual, lightweight style of kimono robe) for the Major League Baseball season opener in Tokyo in March.

Athena LaTocha (BFA 1992) received a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Grant for her artistic achievements.

Damon Locks (BFA 1991) had a solo exhibition titled We Are Our People/Listen to This at Goldfinch in Chicago.

Kerri Mangold (BFA 1992) will have a solo exhibition of her art at the Glenview Public Library in Glenview, Illinois, from March 17–31, 2026.

Peter Manion (BFA 1995) opened H.I Space, a new gallery and art space in St. Louis, Missouri.

Maya Moran Manny (BFA 1995) published a new book, Love Letters to a Frank Lloyd Wright House.

Dave Marz (MFA 1997) published a psycho-rom novel, Life Is Your Masterpiece.

Leah Oates (MFA 1997) had a solo show titled Transitory Space #10 and participated in a group show titled Salon Manifest #2, both at Remote Gallery in Toronto, Canada. She also presented work at Artist Project fair in Toronto.

Clifford Owens (BFA 1998) had the solo exhibition I’m New Here at David Kordsansky Gallery in New York City.

Amy Pleasant (BFA 1994) exhibited work in Synchronicities: Intersecting Figuration with Abstraction at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Nebraska, and in VIVID: A Fresh Take at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Mirae kh RHEE (BFA 1999) had a solo exhibition titled Constellations at the San Diego Museum of Art.

Maggie Robertson's (BFA 1997) series Big Blue Horses was featured in an article published by Sidelines Magazine.

Amanda Ross-Ho (BFA 1998) was the 2025 winner of the Marciano Art Foundation Artadia Award. She has also participated in a number of group shows, including 2025 Made in L.A. at The Hammer in Los Angeles; 𝘗𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦³ in collaboration with M. LeBlanc and Goodweather at Rainbo Club in Chicago; Body Language: Recent Acquisitions in the Henry Collection at Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, Washington ; and SOFT PINK HARD LINE in collaboration with ILY2 in Portland, Oregon.

Susan Anne Russel (BFA 1996) wrote a textbook titled B.A.D. Women in the Arts.

Dmitry Samarov (BFA 1993) released an illustrated edition of Moby Dick.

DeAnna Skedel's (MFA 1997) work was installed at HOK's Kansas City studio.

Geoffrey Smith (BFA 1995) had a solo show titled Assembly at Western Exhibitions in Chicago.

Dannielle Tegeder (MFA 1997) of Hilma's Ghost was awarded a prestigious Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts & Design commission to create Abstract Futures, a mural in New York City's Grand Central metro station. Hilma's Ghost also led an evening of performance, color magick, and ritual as part of the Guggenheim's Late Shift series with Eve Biddle. Their work was highlighted in a solo show at SECRIST | BEACH in Chicago titled Spectral Visions, and featured at Zona Maco art fair in Mexico City during Mexico City Art week.

Heidi Tikka's (MFA 1992) short film On the Threshold of Liberty was featured on 16mm film as part of Chicago Filmmakers’ Picture Restart series. 

1980s

Mirentxu Ganzarain (MFA 1986) was featured in a two-person exhibition titled Unearthing and a group exhibition titled Lightness and Being at Sona Chicago Art Gallery.

Paul Hertz (MFA 1986) was the Edward E. Elson artist-in-residence at the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Massachusetts.

Richard Klocke (MFA 1982) launched Here/AfterThe Art, a new platform which uses AI and NFT time capsules to expand collective boundaries and envision the future of art.

William Eckhardt Kohler (MFA 1987) had a solo show at 65GRAND in Chicago titled There Are Many Nows.

David Kroll (MFA 1986) had a solo exhibition titled Distant Cloud at Zolla Lieberman Gallery in Chicago.

Judy Ledgerwood's (MFA 1984) work was showcased in a two-person exhibition at GRAY Gallery's booth during Frieze New York 2025.

Beatriz Ledesma (MA 1988) published two new books: Mandalas: A Personal Journey in Mandala Journaling and From the Center.

Margot McMahon (SAIC 1981) had a solo exhibition titled Ring of Fire: Friends, Reefs at Epiphany Center for Arts in Chicago.

Deyana Mielke (BFA 1984) had work exhibited in the 13th Rome International Art Fair in Rome, Italy. Her work was also featured in Art at the Capitol in Honolulu, Hawai`i and the spring ArtScene biannual gallery walk in Rockford, Illinois, with Kith and Kiln Gallery.
Four of her pieces, Here and Now, Exist Portal.011, Boundless, Memory Dance and Aquarium, and Bouquet, were selected in juried international shows in Vancouver, Canada.

Laura Migliorino (BFA 1982) had her work integrated into an opera performed at the Stanley Arts Center in Hampton, South Carolina, titled Dream Lovers 1898. She was also featured in the group exhibition With Liberty and Care for All at the Northside Artspace Lofts in Minneapolis.

Carol Neiger (BFA 1980) participated in the North Suburban Synagogue Beth El Sisterhood’s Art Festival.

Michael Northrup (MFA 1981) published a new book titled Serious Humor.

Connie Noyes (MFA 1981) had a solo exhibition titled Dispatched at Compound Yellow gallery in Oak Park, Illinois, and participated in the group exhibition Let's be Real at Heaven Gallery in Chicago.

Melanie Parke (BFA 1989) was featured in a two-person exhibition titled Fire, Water and UFOs at V Gallery in Morton, Illinois. She was also a featured artist in Inside for Winter, a three-person exhibition at Kenise Barnes Fine Art in Kent, Connecticut.

Anthony Tasset (MFA 1986) had a solo exhibition titled Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! at Corbett vs Dempsey in Chicago.

Raymond Thomas (BFA 1988) exhibited his solo show Cry Loud and Spare Not at Zolla Lieberman Gallery.

1970s

Colette Adams (MFA 1979) has work featured in a group exhibition titled Radiance at Grove Gallery in Evanston, Illinois, and participated in Sanctuary in the City, a collaborative exhibition at the Austin-Irving Library.

Phyllis Bramson (MFA 1974) gave an artist talk at Columbia College Chicago hosted by the School of Visual Arts.

Dan McCormack (MFA 1970) exhibited Dan McCormack: Photograms 1984–2018 at Roost Arts in New Paltz, New York.

Christina Ramberg's (BFA 1968, MFA 1973) solo exhibition, Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective, traveled to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Julia Schmitt Healy (MFA 1972) had a solo exhibition titled Looking Back at Western Exhibitions in Chicago.

Jean Sousa's (MFA 1976) films were presented in conjunction with a live sound performance at Microscope Gallery in New York City.

1950s/1960s

Benny Andrews (BFA 1958) had a solo exhibition titled Benny Andrews: Trouble at Ruth Arts in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Robert Lostutter (SAIC 1962) exhibited some of his early work at Derek Eller Gallery in New York.

Ruth Aizuss Migdal's (BFA 1954) 21-foot sculpture, Star Light, was installed in Lincoln Park.

Robert Earl Paige's (SAIC 1952) solo show, Give The Drummer Some!, celebrated the Smart Museum's 50th anniversary. He also published a book about his life's work titled The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige.

David Sharpe (MFA 1968) had a solo exhibition, Going Forward; Looking Back, at Carl Hammer Gallery in Chicago.

Charles Sparks' (BFA 1968) design business, Charles Sparks + Company, has been operating since 1987 designing luxury retail interiors in the United States and internationally. He will be transitioning away from his business and focusing on drawing and painting in the future.

Eleanor Spiess-Ferris (SAIC 1962) had a solo exhibition titled Drinking the Moon at Koehnline Museum of Art in Skokie, Illinois.

Kunié Sugiura (BFA 1967) had her first American retrospective at the San Francisco Museum of Art titled Photopainting. The show and Sugiura's career were highlighted in an article written in the New York Times.

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In Memoriam

Eric Bendickson (MFA 2011)

Julius Wineberg (SAIC 2000)

Turtel Onli (BFA 1978, MA 1989)

Kay Smith (SAIC 1943)

Kathryn Kucera (MFA 1974)

Janet Nieman (HON 2015)

Lester Lashley (BFA 1972, MFA 1973)

Cornet “Joe” Baldwin (BFA 1997)

Art Green (BFA 1956) ■