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Professor, Stephanie and Bill Sick Professor of Fashion Design

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Bio

Stephanie and Bill Sick Professor of Fashion, Body and Garment; Professor, Chair, Fashion Design (1990). BFA, 1981, Kansas City Art Institute; MFA, 1988, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Exhibitions: Jack Shainman Gallery, NY; Studio La Citta,Verona; Mary Boone Gallery, NY; Seattle Art Museum, WA; Fowler Museum of Art, Los Angeles; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco; Norton Museum of Contemporary Art, West Palm Beach, FL; Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC; Fort Wayne Museum of Art, TX. Awards: Creative Capital Grants; The Andy Warhol Foundation; Joan Mitchell Foundation; The Joyce Award; Artadia; The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation; Illinois Arts Council; United States Artist Award.

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Description

The relationship of dress to the body at its most intimate level is explored. A series of theoretical and practical exercises address issues of identity through body, garment, adornment and skin. Experimentation of form and shape leads to design investigations that inform and generate a personal style and direction. Students document their research and process in journals in support of the development of their collections and/or conceptual work.

Class Number

1980

Credits

6

Description

This course focuses on in-depth investigations into sustainability and responsible design, while collaborative projects target issues of design in the public realm. Students translate and expand their personal vision into larger scale design concepts. Arching from the fall into the spring semester in this final year is the thesis presentation of the design, development, and execution of 12 silhouettes or an equivalent body of work to be presented at the end of the spring semester.

Class Number

1981

Credits

6