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Arden Henderson, an adult person with a fair skintone, seated in a studio space.

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Arden Henderson

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Based in Chicago, Arden Henderson completed an MFA in Painting and Drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2026. Their paintings examine the quiet exchanges of everyday life, transforming overlooked moments into intimate, contemplative works. Using hand-made paper stretched like canvas, they investigate themes of attention, perception, and the sublime within the quotidian. Recent work focuses on elevator buttons as psychologically charged sites of communication and control. Arden has lived and worked in both New York City and Chicago, exhibiting in galleries and alternative spaces across both cities.

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Description

This drawing studio serves as a broad introduction to historical and contemporary drawing practices. This course presents drawing as an organizer of thought, experience, and image.

Students will investigate a full range of drawing materials and supports. Lectures and exercises introduce various concepts of drawing, possibly including illusionistic form and space, gesture and expressive mark-making, or collage and found imagery, depending on the instructor?s emphasis.

Designed to accommodate many skill levels, students can explore various creative strategies through technical drawing exercises, material explorations, and individual projects. Structured classroom critiques will bring drawing concepts into personal student work.

Class Number

1847

Credits

3