Irving Kriesberg, painter of dreamlike landscapes; 90 Nov 20, 2009
He received a bachelor of fine arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and later earned a master s degree from New York University. After earning his bachelor s degree, Mr. Kriesberg spent three years in Mexico, becoming deeply influenced by traditional art there, before he settled in New York. (Boston Globe)
Bachman and Barnett named October Teens of the Month Nov 5, 2009
He plans to attend either the School of the Art Institute of Chicago or Columbia College of Art and Design in Chicago and major in fine arts. After earning his degree, he plans to devote his life to the creation, study and teaching of art. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
FW: ART PAPERS LIVE! with Trevor Paglen Oct 30, 2009
Paglen holds a B.A. from UC Berkeley, an M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a Ph. D. in Geography from UC Berkeley. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Strangers make collective art online Oct 25, 2009
"What's exciting is that it's being tested out by a lot of people who have access to [the technology]," said Mary Jane Jacob, executive director of exhibitions at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. "I think that we're in a great communal workshop.". (CNN -- Tech)
Nancy Spero; feminist artist addressed political violence; at 83 Oct 24, 2009
Born in Cleveland in 1926, Ms. Spero studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and there met her husband, the painter Leon Golub, to whom she was married for 53 years, until his death in 2004. The couple moved to Paris in 1959, where Ms. Spero steeped herself in European existentialism and produced a series of oil paintings she had begun in Chicago on the themes of night, motherhood, and eroticism. (Boston Globe)
Herb Kane's art graces new statehood stamp Aug 22, 2009
Kane has been painting since he earned a master's degree in art education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1953. Raised on the Big Island and in Wisconsin, he has also studied Hawaiian history and played a key role in the creation of the Hokule'a. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Farnsworth Art Museum surveys the career of Robert Indiana Aug 21, 2009
Influenced early on by Regionalist painters like Reginald Marsh and Edward Hopper, Indiana enrolled on the GI Bill at the art school of the Art Institute of Chicago, and moved to New York in 1954. There he became friends with Ellsworth Kelly and other young artists kicking against the dominant style of abstract expressionism. (Boston Globe)
Nenana artist grapples with ethnic identity Aug 2, 2009
She earned her master's degree in fine arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2006, learning the ropes of videography and increasingly using the camera to document her work. Over the course of her education and artistic exploration, Lord has built a long resume of awards, fellowships, performances, talks, presentations, committee and board work, screenings and exhibitions connecting venues from California to New York, Havana, Paris and the Venice Biennale. (Anchorage Daily News)
Where the RHHS Class of 2009 is headed... Jul 7, 2009
State Univ. Emmanuel Fordham Univ. George Washington Hartt School of Music Hofstra Iona College Keene State Lillestrom VGS Long Island Univ. Lyndon State Manchester Community College Manhattanville College Monmouth Univ. Mount Ida New School Univ. N.Y. Northeastern University Pace Univ. Porter er Providence College Roanoke College Santa Barbara City College School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts, N.Y. Smith College Southern Conn. State Univ. St. Johns Univ., N.Y. St.... (Rocky Hill Post, CT)
Fake or real? May 22, 2009
The leading art historian and Vietnamese painting expert, Nora Taylor, from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, believes that about half of the paintings displayed at the museum are in fact copies. According to Nguyen Do Bao, the former chairman of the Hanoi Fine Arts Association, the practice began with the best of intentions. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
FULL HIGHLIGHTS Apr 17, 2009
Roger Browns living room and collection, School of the Art Institute of Chicago ... The artist Roger Brown s thrift store discoveries and a pair of Ronald and Nancy Reagan bedroom slippers are preserved in a study collection maintained by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
10 things to do this weekend Apr 17, 2009
SHOP. Students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago offer the fruits of their labors at reasonable prices during their SPRING ART SALE. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's ballroom will be packed with sculpture, jewelry, paintings and handmade paper. April 17, 11 a.m. 7 p.m., April 18, 10 a.m. 5 p.m. Free admission. (Crain's Chicago Business)
SPOTTED: The focus is on you! Apr 11, 2009
041109living1Athens Banner-Herald HIGH SCHOOL STARS: Cedar Shoals High School senior Britny Ortega has been accepted to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, one of America's premier art schools ... HIGH SCHOOL STARS: Cedar Shoals High School senior Britny Ortega has been accepted to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, one of America's premier art schools ... FOR THE ART OF IT: Cedar Shoals High School senior Britny Ortega has been accepted to two of the largest art schools in the... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Lipscomb University presents artist Luke Aleckson March 26 Mar 19, 2009
He has been awarded the Illinois Arts Council Artists Fellowship Award and the MFA Fellowship Award at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, among other honors. His works have shown in galleries throughout Tennessee, Illinois, Ohio and Minnesota, including the Rolling Resistance exhibit at Macalester College Art Gallery in Saint Paul, Minn. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Landscape painting shaped the direction of art for a century, then all but vanished. What happened? Mar 1, 2009
Last summer's exhibition, "Public Farm 1," turned the courtyard of P.S. 1 in Queens into a fully functioning garden, made completely from sustainable and cheap materials; the School of the Art Institute of Chicago recently made a similar, but more permanent, garden on its own roof; and at Boston University, I recently saw a poster inviting students to submit work for a show on sustainability, promising young artists they can "be a part of the solution.". But art also serves where there isn't a... (Boston Globe)
March is Women’s History Month Feb 28, 2009
Ecologically responsible behavior talks: Tiffany Holmes, associate chairwoman of Art and Technology Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, will give two presentations, in the Holmes Student Center;s Heritage Room, on the ways art and technology can combine to encourage ecologically responsible behavior. Greenmedia Futures: Art & Technology to Promote Sustainability;: Noon March 17. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Does This Computer Come in Size 6? Feb 8, 2009
As modern culture embraces mobile phones in our pockets, Bluetooth headsets in our ears, and Nike odometers in our shoes, the logical next step is wearing devices on our sleeves, says Tiffany Holmes, chair of the art and technology department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the few schools in the United States that offers classes on wearable technology. Related. (ABC News)
