All Stories

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. 

President Jiseon Lee Isbara explores the overlaps between fine art and popular culture.

Associate Professor Delano Dunn examines Andy Warhol's Little Race Riot as a missed opportunity.

A featured speaker in the Visiting Artists Program, artist JJJJJerome Ellis explores delay, repetition, and disruption in their work. 

At Mattel, Minh-Tam Nguyen (BFA 2017) designs the Barbies of the future. 

From clubs to raves to galleries, Ále Campos (MFA 2022) and Abhijeet Rane (SAIC 2016) carry the lineage of Chicago drag performance forward.

Alum Trevor Paglen (MFA 2002) wins the 2026 LG Guggenheim Award for tech-driven art.