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Cecilia Beaven

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Bio

Cecilia Beaven is a Mexican artist currently based in Chicago. She has an MFA in Painting and Drawing from SAIC and was a Fulbright fellow during her graduate studies. Beaven is interested in mythology and ethnography as mutating narratives through which we approach reality. She works in painting, drawing, animation and film, with a particular fascination for big scale projects. Her artwork has been shown in group exhibitions and art fairs internationally. She has done murals in several cities in Mexico, the US, France and Japan, including a commissioned mural on the border wall between Mexico and the US in Tijuana. Beaven has had solo shows in Mexico City, Houston and Chicago.

Courses

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Description

Investigate visual storytelling and drawing strategies through the contemporary art forms of comics and graphic novels. Explore a variety of illustrative approaches, such as writing, storyboarding, penciling, and inking/coloring. Building on this foundation, students learn research methods to develop ideas and produce projects examining narrative structures, material choices, and integrating text and image. Regular critiques, visits to the Art Institute of Chicago, and exposure to contemporary artists, illustrators, and designers supplement the studio experience. Previous drawing experience is helpful but not required.

Class Number

2400

Credits

1

Description

The Department of Painting and Drawing offers a wide variety of comics courses, ranging from traditional to experimental methods and techniques. Each course is designed to focus on a specific area of comics production. To learn more about the topic of a specific comics course in which you are interested, please review the course description for that particular class.

Class Number

1703

Credits

3

Description

The Department of Painting and Drawing offers a wide variety of comics courses, ranging from traditional to experimental methods and techniques. Each course is designed to focus on a specific area of comics production. To learn more about the topic of a specific comics course in which you are interested, please review the course description for that particular class.

Class Number

1650

Credits

3