34 SAIC Community Members Featured on Newcity’s Art 50 List

Newcity’s annual Art 50 issue was recently released featuring 50 “artists who inspire all of us to see our city in a better, more beautiful light.” Nearly 70 percent of artists included on the list this year belong to the SAIC community, with our alums, faculty, and honorary degree recipients taking 34 of the 50 spots.

In addition to spotlighting SAIC community members, Newcity also published an interview with faculty member and alum Edra Soto, as well as a Q&A with Rhona Hoffman, who received her honorary doctorate from the School in 2015.

Congratulations to all of the SAIC community members featured on the list.

• Theaster Gates (HON 2014)
• Judy Ledgerwood (MFA 1984)
• Jim Nutt (BFA 1967, HON 2016)
• LaToya Ruby Frazier (Photography)
• Nick Cave (Fashion Design)
• Chris Ware (SAIC 1991–93)
• Tony Tasset (MFA 1985)
• William J. O’Brien (MFA 2005)
• Anne Wilson (Fiber and Material Studies)
• Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle (MFA 1989)
• Alberto Aguilar (Contemporary Practices, BFA 1997, MFA 2001)
• Tony Lewis (MFA 2012)
• Edra Soto (Contemporary Practices, MFA 2000)
• Claire Pentecost (Photography)
• Richard Hunt (BA 1957)
• Maria Gaspar (Contemporary Practices)
• Scott Reeder (Painting and Drawing)
• Richard Hull (Painting and Drawing, MFA 1979)
• Diane Simpson (BFA 1971, MFA 1978)
• Dianna Frid (BFA 1991, MFA 2003)
• José Lerma (Painting and Drawing)
• Deb Sokolow (MFA 2004)
• Margot Bergman
• Dan Devening (Painting and Drawing, Arts Administration and Policy)
• John Preus (MFA 2005)
• Deborah Stratman (BFA 1990)
• Candida Alvarez (Painting and Drawing)
• Barbara Rossi (Painting and Drawing, MFA 1970)
• Cheryl Pope (Fashion Design, Homan Square Artist-in-Residence, BFA 2003, MDes 2010)
• Eliza Myrie (Printmedia)
• David Leggett (Post-Bac 2005)
• Phyllis Bramson (Painting and Drawing, MFA 1974)

For the full list or to read more about SAIC honorees, visit Newcity’s website, or pick up a copy of the magazine around town.