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Critiques, even the difficult ones, can make an artist resilient, teach them to learn from failure, to be more human.

From the start of his career, African American history has been a part of Sanford Biggers’ (MFA 1999) work; he is uncompromising about telling the whole truth of the past. This is intentional, and it takes courage. 

SAIC's First-Generation Fellows is a pilot program that aims to create a stronger peer network for first-generation students, who make up nearly 20 percent of SAIC’s undergraduate and graduate community.

From Pilsen and Bridgeport to the Art Institute of Chicago, José Lerma, chair of the Painting and Drawing department, introduces his Chicago.

Professor Maud Lavin (Visual and Critical Studies) is the 2020 recipient of the Distinguished Feminist Award for scholarship from the College Art Association of America. 

On July 27, 2019, Jefferson Pinder, interim dean of faculty and vice president of academic affairs, realized a meditative performance called FLOAT in Lake Michigan to honor Eugene Williams.