SAIC alum Felipe Smith (BFA 2000) is the creator of Marvel character Ghost Rider, who is also known as Robbie Reyes. The character lives on the Texas/Mexico border and when he unleashes the Rider, Reyes brings vengeance for the innocents he encounters, but struggles to control the power he wields, according to Deadline Hollywood. The live-action Ghost Rider series is set to debut on Hulu in 2020.
April 12, 2021
Five SAIC Community Members Named Guggenheim Fellows
Professor Michelle Grabner, Professor Diana Guerrero-Maciá, and alums william cordova (BFA 1996), Emil Ferris (BFA 2008, MFA 2010), and Dread Scott (BFA 1989) were announced as 2021 Guggenheim Fellows.
June 3, 2020
Claire Ashley Debuts Next Installment of Inflatable Art in Her Backyard
WTTW Chicago Tonight recently interviewed SAIC Associate Professor, Adj.
May 7, 2020
New York Times Talks Painting in a Pandemic with Associate Professor Mike Cloud
“Painting right now feels like the most important thing I can do aside from taking care of myself and keeping my family healthy,” explains Mike Cloud, associate professor of Painting and Drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), in a recent interview with the New York Times.
