A wide shot of a ceramics studio, featuring students working with pottery wheels and other tools.

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Noelle Africh

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Noelle Africh (b. Chicago, IL) is a painter living and working in Chicago. They received their MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. They hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Actuarial Science from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Their work has been exhibited at Galerie Gisela Clement (Bonn, Germany), Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago, IL), The Plan (Chicago, IL), The Green Gallery - West (Milwaukee, WI), Patient Info (Chicago, IL), and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Recent curatorial work includes a group show called 'From the Center' at local artist-run space, The Plan, during the summer of 2022.

Courses

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Description

This course explores the interpretation of the landscape using both drawing and painting mediums. The class works both inside and outside of the studio, taking advantage of the natural and architectural sites of Chicago adjacent to the School.

Class Number

1180

Credits

3

Description

Students draw from the model as a means of understanding form, shape, and line using a variety of media. The course emphasizes shorter poses as training in immediate response to gesture and form. This course serves as a requirement and preparation for topic-based Figure Drawing B classes.

Class Number

1771

Credits

3

Description

Simply put, this class is about exploring possibilities-- the use of various combinations of materials used, wet and/or dry, on any paper related products, from fine drawing sheets to left over cardboard, as long as the what and how of it is on/with a paper support...the individual pursuit for a personal visual voice is encouraged...during the first several weeks, various 'problems' will be given to start things moving?

Class Number

1786

Credits

3