Alumni

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Race, Politics, and Blagojevich in a Track Suit

Ray Noland, an artist and designer working under the alias CRO, presents stenciled graffiti of Blago, Michael Jackson, and skin cream at the Chicago Urban Art Society

July 2nd, 2010

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Free Museum membership for graduates!

Before graduating, I was lamenting loosing my access to the Art Institute’s Museum. But good news came in the mail yesterday

June 3rd, 2010

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The “Institutional Womb”

An interview with 2009 MFA Fellowship recipient Raquel Sarai Mendoza

April 5th, 2010

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Exploring Performance Art

SAIC and the Department of Cultural Affairs team up to present IN>TIME 2010 March 26-27 at the Chicago Cultural Center

April 5th, 2010

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Paul Chan’s Three Pillars

Over this past weekend, we had the pleasure of working with Paul Chan, a terrific artist who happens to also be an alum of the school. Chan’s discussions with us were framed around three points which he finds necessary for his work: A mockery of meaning, betrayal, and pleasure.

March 29th, 2010

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An Exploration in Performance Art

The world of performance art is not one widely experienced by those outside of the performance community. In an effort to change that, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the School of the Art Institute Chicago’s (SAIC) Performance Department are teaming up to present their second iteration of IN>TIME

March 22nd, 2010

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A Celebration of Imagination

Albert Einstein once said, “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” Recent SAIC graduate Aspen Mays puts that maxim to the test

March 4th, 2010

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Grant Reynolds!

Natalie Edwards interviews Grant Reynolds, an F Newsmagazine cartoonist who has since published several books, including the acclaimed “Comic Diorama”.

February 7th, 2010

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The pedagogy of artist Paul Chan

An Interview with the Celebrated SAIC Alum.
“Education can be an important art experience but an art experience is not dependent on an educational experience or an educational background.”

January 26th, 2010

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Jeff Marlin, 1969-2009

1991 SAIC graduate’s final show of paintings at Corbett vs. Dempsey through February 6

January 26th, 2010

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Flores “Flo” McGarrell, 1974-2010

SAIC community mourns the loss of “Flo” McGarrell, killed in Haiti earthquake; Two others returned safely

January 26th, 2010

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Designing Obama

Sol Sender, leader of creative development for the Obama ’08 campaign logo, discusses his creative process

December 8th, 2009

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A Manual for Relief

Art Therapy Department Chair Catherine Moon did not know about Global Alliance for Africa until she received a call from them in 2008. Shortly after, she was on a plane to Tanzania…

October 26th, 2009

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Art that Pays the Bills

Alumni Pick up a Brush to Support the Next Generation

October 6th, 2009

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Art meets Reality TV

SAIC hosts casting call for Sarah Jessica Parker’s new reality show.

August 31st, 2009

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SAIC Graduate ‘06, Jillian Pena, Recovering from Crash

Jillian Pena, a talented dancer, choreographer, artist and alumna of SAIC was struck by a car and profoundly injured on August 11th while crossing the street in Brooklyn, New York.

September 15th, 2008

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Be an exhibitionist

Exhibition opportunities abound at SAIC and beyond: in official gallery spaces, hallways, apartments and even a CTA train.

August 25th, 2008

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A Forgotten History of the Finest Etcher in America

If SAIC alumna Vera Berdich was considered the finest etcher in America, then why do so few SAIC students today know who she is?

June 30th, 2008

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Black Is, Black Ain’t

The exhibit at The Renaissance Society, courtesy of curator Hamza Walker and the 26 artists he has brought together for the new show Black Is, Black Ain’t deals with issues of race and blackness.

June 10th, 2008

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Alumni Shorts

Mark Booth, MFA 1995, and Shin Yu (Doris) Pai, MFA in writing 1999, have new works.

June 20th, 2007
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