Professor Arnold J. Kemp was recently announced as the 2022 recipient of the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation’s Visual Arts Fellowship. In addition to receiving a $25,000 fellowship, Kemp will receive a $5,000 shipping fee in order for his artwork to be transported to the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland for his solo exhibit.
Alum Lid Madrid’s (BFA 2021) skate collective, OnWord, was recently spotlighted in a Chicago Reader cover story.
Alum Woomin Kim’s (MFA 2015) first solo exhibition Woomin Kim: The Shijang Project at Susan Inglett Gallery was reviewed in a recent Hyperallergic article.
Alum B. Ingrid Olson (BFA 2010) is currently exhibiting two concurrent solo shows at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University. The shows, titled History Mother and Little Sister, feature site-specific installations that cover experiences of doubling and mirroring, gendered forms, reciprocity between photography and sculpture, and how bodies relate to a built environment.
Professor Michelle Grabner was recently featured in New York Times Style Magazine. The article covers 12 unique art programs across the globe, including Grabner’s program, the Poor Farm.
Alum Irregular Girl (BFA 2017) was recently spotlighted in Chicago Reader.
Earlier this year, artist John Gerrard (MFA 2000) debuted two new projects at Pace Gallery: an NFT series that included 196 unique works and a solo exhibition featuring his annual simulations.
Alum Yuri Yuan (BFA 2019) was recently spotlighted by Refinery 29. The artist spoke about her childhood passions for art and literature, her new collection exploring fear, her experience as a Chinese immigrant in America, and her pursuit of an education at SAIC.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago announced the appointment of T. Camille Martin-Thomsen as its new dean of faculty and vice president of academic affairs.
On May 22, 2022, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago community gathered at Wintrust Arena to celebrate the resiliency of the graduating classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022.
