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Alum McKenzie Thompson (MFA 2014) recently spoke with Newcity about her newest clothing brand, Outsider Supply.

Stephanie and Bill Sick Professor of Fashion, Body and Garment Nick Cave discusses his latest project, a new line of fabrics and wall coverings, in a profile in the New York Times.

Though the event draws artists from around the world, EXPO is also a true testament to Chicago’s local contemporary art community, including dozens of participants from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).

They vibrantly uncurl beneath overpasses and along the walls of abandoned buildings, telling stories and commemorating lives, and more than anything else making great art accessible to every citizen.

Hyperallergic highlights exhibitions at the Hyde Park Art Center and Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago featuring School of the Art Institute of Chicago alums.

WBEZ Chicago spotlights Bassim Al-Shaker’s (MFA 2021) debut solo exhibition Four Minutes, open to the public at Chicago’s Rhona Hoffman Gallery through October 21.

Alum Steph Krim founded Good Things Vending to generate more opportunities for serendipitous art encounters and support local makers. 

Alum Wafaa Bilal’s (MFA 2003) first major survey, Indulge Me, will open at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

Alums Jourdain Barton (MFA 2023), Geoffrey Billetter (MFA 2023), and Nat Holtzmann (MFA 2023) founded TEMPER Press to foster collaboration and experimental writing. 

Alum Yvette Mayorga (MFA 2016) was recently spotlighted in Women’s Wear Daily.