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Rex Solomon

Continuing Studies Instructor

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Bio

Rex Solomon is a practice-based art historian, writer, and artist. Cos work spans critical theory, installation, photography, and performance, examining how institutional and interpersonal violence persist in material culture. Co is the founder of Surface Tensions, a queer-feminist practice and charity, launching 2027, that uses theory, evidence, and lived experience as method and medium. Solomon owned and directed Rae Duncan Interior Design, an award-winning Chicago interiors firm, from 2015 to 2023. Co trained at DePaul University's Theatre School and the Moscow Arts Theatre, holds a graduate degree in interior architecture and design from Harrington College of Design, and is completing cos MA in art history, theory, and criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago 2027.

Awards

Red Awards, St. Louis Design Awards 

Publications

Elle Decor, Wall Street Journal, Modern Luxury, Chicago Business Journal, Better Homes and Gardens, Chicago Woman etc

Courses

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Description

This course introduces the skills and insights needed to be a successful interior designer and examines why some designs are more successful than others. More than a style-selection course, you will learn what is required to design and build an interior space, gain a general knowledge of how interior designers work, and examine what it takes to move creative designs from idea to reality. Included is a survey of important and innovative designs happening today.

Class Number

1086

Credits

1

Description

This course introduces the skills and insights needed to be a successful interior designer and examines why some designs are more successful than others. More than a style-selection course, you will learn what is required to design and build an interior space, gain a general knowledge of how interior designers work, and examine what it takes to move creative designs from idea to reality. Included is a survey of important and innovative designs happening today.

Class Number

1085

Credits

1

Description

This course introduces the skills and insights needed to be a successful interior designer and examines why some designs are more successful than others. More than a style-selection course, you will learn what is required to design and build an interior space, gain a general knowledge of how interior designers work, and examine what it takes to move creative designs from idea to reality. Included is a survey of important and innovative designs happening today.

Class Number

2325

Credits

1