SAIC Artists Shine on Newcity’s Influential List

Newcity’s Art 50 2025: Chicago’s Artists’ Artists list features the artists, curators, and thinkers shaping the city’s cultural landscape—and more than half of the list is made up of School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) community members. Their work reflects the strength of a community that values collaboration and resilience over competition. This recognition celebrates the remarkable impact SAIC artists continue to have on Chicago’s thriving creative scene. Check out the full list below. 

Associate Professor Sara Black
Assistant Professor Robert Burnier (MFA 2016)
Assistant Professor Caitlin Cherry
Alex Chitty (MFA 2008)
William Conger (SAIC 1957)
Professor, Adj. Josh Dihle (MFA 2012)
Stephen Eichhorn (BFA 2006)
Professor, Adj. Assaf Evron
Professor Gaylen Gerber
Griffin Goodman (MFA 2019)
Professor Diana Guerrero-Macia
Philip Hanson (MFA 1969)
Richard Hull (MFA 1980)
Professor Mark Jeffery
Professor Shaurya Kumar
Anna Kunz (BFA 1991)
Robert Lostutter (SAIC 1962)
Jim Lutes (MFA 1982)
Yvette Mayorga (MFA 2016)
Soumya Netrabile (BFA 1995)
B. Ingrid Olson (MFA 2021)
Robert Earl Paige (SAIC 1952)
Chris Pappan (SAIC 1994)
Professor Jefferson Pinder
Cheryl Pope (MFA 2003)
Celeste Rapone (MFA 2013)
Professor Oliver Sann
Assistant Professor, Adj. Mindy Rose Schwartz (SAIC 1991)
Soo Shin (MFA 2011)
Aram Han Sifuentes (MFA 2013)
Lecturer Yasmin Spiro
Cameron Spratley (MFA 2021)
Professor Christine Tarkowski (MFA 1992)
Yuge Zhou (MFA 2015)