AICAD's two-time Fellowship recipient, Malcolm John Rio, is featured in Azure magazine this month! Read the article here.
Kelli S. Williams has joined Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia as an AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellow. Williams is a visual and community artist. In her personal work she uses experimental animation, photography, installation and humor to create work that comments on society through the lens of social media and technology. She is an alumna of Morgan State University where she majored in fine art, with a concentration in photography. She recently graduated with a Master of...
Amy Sherald / Photo: The Baltimore Sun
Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald are the artists chosen to paint official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama, represented in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. By Donald Morris II One is a well known and respected portrait artist and the other is an up and coming painter in the western art world. The choice of these two artists reflects the Obamas' long history of showcasing works by black artists as a reflection and critique of contemporary American life and culture....
Daniel Eisenberg / Photo: SAIC
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has announced Daniel Eisenberg and Ellen Rothenberg have been named the Inaugural Faculty Research Fellows of the Institute for Curatorial Research and Practice. Established in 2016, the Institute for Curatorial Research and Practice at SAIC serves as an incubator for creative inquiry leading to future SAIC exhibitions, programs, and publications. It offers opportunities for critical exchange between SAIC, the Chicago arts community,...
