All Stories

Paired together, these historic and modern photos show the threads of focus, talent, artistry, and play that bind the past with the present. 
 

Urban Canvas: Street Art & Community in Chicago is a two-week class for high schoolers exploring the world of public art.

Opening in June, the Obama Presidential Center will feature the work of two alums: Aliza Nisenbaum (BFA 2001, MFA 2005) and Lindsay Adams (MFA 2025).

Moana, Frozen, Wreck-it-Ralph, and more: Amy Lawson Smeed (BFA 1997) is behind the scenes of your favorite Disney movies. 

Check out the spring 2026 issue of School of the Art Institute of Chicago magazine.

As the new artist behind Nancy, Caroline Cash (BFA 2019) is one of the biggest names in comics—and there’s much more to come.

The writers, editors, designers, and photographers who contributed to the spring 2026 School of the Art Institute of Chicago magazine.

Check out what our alums have been up to. 

In Erin Minckley’s (Post-Bacc 2009, MFA 2012) Relativity Textiles studio, she designs, prints, and cuts wallpaper that also exists as art. 

The kinetic energy of Aaron Curry’s (BFA 1994, 2002) bright, colorful art pulls viewers in.