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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...
Dread Scott (BFA 1989) was featured in a ...
Diane Simpson (BFA 1971, MFA 1978) and Amie Siegel (MFA 1999) are the 2019 recipients of the $25,000 Anonymous Was a Woman award.
December 4, 2019
Lori Waxman Receives the 2019 Jean Goldman Book Prize
SAIC Senior Lecturer Lori Waxman (MA 2001, Art History, Theory, and Criticism, New Arts Journalism) was awarded the 2019 Jean Goldman Book Prize for her book, Keep Walking Intently: The Ambulatory Art of the Surrealists, the Situationist International, and Fluxus.
December 4, 2019
Jesse Ball's Novel Selected as One of the Best Books of 2019
The New Yorker has selected The Divers' Game, by SAIC Writing Program faculty member Jesse Ball, as one of the best books of 2019.
December 3, 2019
Leslie Darling Appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Leslie Darling has been appointed executive vice president and general counsel of the Art Institute of Chicago, overseeing legal operations for both the School and museum.
November 27, 2019
The Architect's Newspaper Interviews Alum Yoon-Young Hur
Yoon-Young Hur (BFA 2006) was featured in the Architect's Newspaper about how she channls architecture into her ceramic work, which is deeply rooted in her Korean heritage.
November 26, 2019
The New York Times Highlights Exhibition on Wars in Iraq, Curated by Ruba Katrib
The New York Times highlighted a current exhibition at MoMA PS1, Theater of Operations: The Gulf Wars 1991–2011, co-curated by Ruba Katrib (BA 2004).
November 22, 2019
Jeffrey Gibson's Exhibit Included on Newcity’s “Art Top 5”
At Kavi Gupta, the exhibition CAN YOU FEEL IT by MacArthur Fellow Jeffery Gibson (BFA 1995) features abstracted paintings, colorful punching bags, and patterned quilts.
November 22, 2019
Re:Working Labor Featured on Hyperallergic
Re:Working Labor, the current exhibition in the Sullivan Galleries, was recently spotlighted in Hyperallergic.
November 22, 2019
Chicago Artists Coalition Selects Nine Alums for Its HATCH Residency
Nine SAIC alums were selected by the Chicago Artists Coalition for its HATCH residency, which supports emerging and midcareer chicago visual artists and curators in their development of artistic and curatorial practices.
November 21, 2019
Walter Hood Spotlighted in Architectural Digest
Walter Hood (MFA 2013) and his Oakland, California, based design firm, Hood Design Studio were recently spotlighted in an article in Architectural Digest.
November 20, 2019
Sharing My First-Generation Story: Joseph Josue Mora
Joseph Josue Mora (BFA 2018), multidisciplinary artist and educator, shares his experience as a first-generation college graduate.
November 20, 2019
Artforum Reviews Alum Bani Abdi’s Exhibition
At Gropius Bau, Berlin, Bani Abdi (MFA 1999) investigates the absuridity of politics in South Asia.
November 19, 2019
Sharing My First-Generation Story: Leana Yonan
Current student, Leana Yonan shares her experience as a first-generation college student.
