For the "Chicagoan of the Year in Museums," director of the Depaul Art Museum, Julie Rodrigues Widholm (MA 1999), discusses her...
SAIC News
Jeffrey Gibson and Walter Hood Receive 2019 MacArthur "Genius" Grants
Jeffrey Gibson (BFA 1995), interdisciplinary artist and craftsperson, and Walter Hood (MFA 2013), landscape and public artist, were...
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...
Wu Tsang (BFA 2004) was included on artnet news' list of most influential artists of the decade.
February 18, 2020
Delinda Collier Named a CASVA Senior Fellow
Associate Professor Delinda Collier (Art History, Theory, and Criticism) has been named a 2020 Ailsa Mellon Bruce Visiting Senior Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA).
February 12, 2020
Michael Zapata and Gabriel Bump Included on Tribune's List of New Writers to Know
Michael Zapata, SAIC academic advisor, and alum Gabriel Bump (BFA 2015) are two new Chicago writers to know according to the Chicago Tribune.
February 7, 2020
Julie Curtiss' Rapid Rise to Fame
Julie Curtiss (SAIC 2005) was recently featured in Artnet News about her success and new representation with the London-based gallery, White Cube.
February 5, 2020
Alum Creators of Kentucky Road Zero Featured in the LA Times
Earlier this month, the final installment of Kentucky Route Zero, a video game created by Jake Elliot (BFA 2011), Tamas Kemenczy (BFA 2007), and musician Ben Babbitt (BFA 2013) was featured in an article in the Los Angeles Times.
February 5, 2020
Maud Lavin Awarded Distinguished Feminist Award
Professor Maud Lavin (Visual and Critical Studies) is the 2020 recipient of the Distinguished Feminist Award for scholarship from the College Art Association of America.
February 4, 2020
Shaurya Kumar Featured in India Art Fair
Associate Professor of Printmedia, Shaurya Kumar was recently included in Architectural Digest in their profile of must-sees at the India Art Fair.
February 4, 2020
Gladys Nilsson Goes Big in New York Times Profile
Gladys Nilsson, (BFA 1962, HON 2016, Painting and Drawing) SAIC faculty and one of the members of the famous Chicago Imagists collective, Hairy Who, was recently profiled in the New York Times about her solo show, Honk!
February 4, 2020
SAIC Faculty and Alums Play Integral Roles in New Showtime Series, Work in Progress
Mickey R Mahoney (BFA 1997), adjunct professor in the Film, Video, New Media, and Animation and Art History, Theory, and Criticism departments and his partner Lilly Wachowski (SAIC 2017–19) are integral contributors to the new Showtime comedy series, Work in Progress.
January 30, 2020
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Announces Spring Lineup of Visiting Artists
This spring, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), a global leader in art and design education, will host a distinguished lineup of visiting artists who exemplify the boundary-blurring nature of contemporary art.
January 29, 2020
Tatsu Aoki, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Guadalupe Rosales, and Martine Syms Awarded 2020 USA Fellowships
Adjunct Professor Tatsu Aoki (BFA 1983, MFA 1985, Film, Video, New Media, and Animation), Matthew Angelo Harrison (BFA 2012), Guadalupe Rosales (MFA 2016), and Martine Syms (BFA 2007) were among the recipients of the United States Artists (USA) 2020 Fellowship Award, which grants up to $50,000 in unrestricted funds to artists.
January 24, 2020
Yuri Yuan Awarded Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
Yuri Yuan (BFA 2019) was recently awarded the prestigious Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant.
January 23, 2020
Remixing New Possibilities
Sadie Woods’ (MFA 2016) artistic practice blends curation, sound, and cultural exchange.
