Faculty

The Art History, Theory, and Criticism department's distinguished faculty are internationally renowned historians of modern and contemporary art and design. They are well versed in contemporary theoretical debates, fully involved in the exploration and re-examination of the field, and committed to building a diverse, exciting environment for the exchange of ideas and the production of culture.

Explore the faculty profiles below to learn more about the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's renowned Art History, Theory, and Criticism faculty.

Art History Full-Time Faculty Specialities

Simon Anderson
20th Century Alternatives

Shibin Banerji
Architecture and Rhetoric

Annie Bourneuf
Modernism and Central Europe, Aesthetics and Politics, Technologies of Reproduction, Art and Religion

Delinda Collier—Dean of Graduate Studies
African Art and Technology

James Elkins
Art Criticism and Experimental Writing

Michael Golec
Histories of Modern and Postmodern Design

Seth Kim Cohen
Sound and Music, Conceptual Art, Political Economy

Jennifer Lee
Modern and Contemporary China

Donato Loia
Art and Spirituality, Working with Found Images, Trends in Contemporary Art

Daniel Quiles—Undergraduate Coordinator
New Media and Politics in Latin American Art

David Raskin
Modern and Contemporary Art

Nora Taylor—Graduate Coordinator
Modern and Contemporary South and Southeast Asian Art

Lisa Wainwright
Rauschenberg and the Found Object

Mechtild Widrich—Department Chair
Monuments, Performance, and Social Practice