In her Scientific Illustration course Professor Peggy Macnamara (Visual Communication Design) guides her students through Adirondacks and other Winslow Homer originals, challenging her students’ preconceived notions of the limits of watercolor painting.
Q&A with distinguished alumni lecturer and alum Isil Egrikavuk (MA 2005, MFA 2008) whose work blends social and political events with fictional components, often weaving in a fantastical or absurd element that challenges the viewer's ability to believe it. On March 6, she returns to SAIC as the Distinguished Alumni Lecturer for the Visiting Artists Program.
Alum Erina Shibata (Post-Bac 2014, MFA 2016) reflects fondly on her memories of SAIC and talks about why she stays connected to the School.
Artist and professor of Art and Technology Studies Eduardo Kac (MFA 1990) recently completed the launch of the world’s first zerogravity artwork in outer space. Called Inner Telescope, it took Kac nearly 10 years to research, plan, and execute.
On Friday, November 3, graduate students opened their studios to the community and the public for SAIC’s annual Graduate Open Studio Night. Here are our editors’ picks of some of the best street style on display from that evening.
Science inspires Trevor Paglen (MFA 2002), Justus Harris (BA 2013), and Lindsey French (MFA 2013, Contemporary Practices and Art and Technology Studies) to create and innovate.
For SAIC students, the Art Institute of Chicago museum is an extension of their classroom, informing their creative and scholarly practices.
