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Thomas ‘Tom’ Mapp, visionary arts educator and administrator at UChicago, 1936‒2024

By Sara Patterson and Maria Carrasquilla Wednesday, January 7
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Remembered for his commitment to students and encouragement to ‘read broadly and think connectively’ Thomas “Tom” Mapp, a transformative leader i...
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William Pope.L, Renowned Interdisciplinary Artist and Scholar, 1955–2023

By Sara Patterson Wednesday, January 7
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The following was published in UChicago News on January 4, 2024. William Pope.L, an acclaimed interdisciplinary artist and professor in the Dep...
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Visual Arts Scholar Theaster Gates's Art Basel Exhibition Draws Celebrities

Friday, December 5
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Well-regarded sculptor and scholar of urban planning, Theaster Gates, professor in Visual Arts at UChicago, excels at discovering art in ordinary obje...
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Joan Harris One of Three Arts Leaders With UChicago Ties to Receive National Medal of Arts

Friday, December 5
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This article originally appeared in UChicago News on 23 July.President Barack Obama will present the National Medal of Arts to three arts leaders with...

Visual Arts Alumna to Publish Work on Cloistered Nuns

Friday, December 5
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While researching Dedicated to God: An Oral History of Cloistered Nuns, Abbie Reese, MFA'13, spent six years learning and recording the individual sto...

UChicago Faculty Members Included in Newcity Art's "Art 50: Chicago's Artist's Artists"

Friday, December 5
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Several faculty members of the Department of Visual Arts were featured on Newcity Art's list of "Chicago Artist's Artists." Newcity Art is devoted to ...

Jessica Stockholder, Current Students, and Alumni Discuss Color at Logan Center

Friday, December 5
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On February 8, Jessica Stockholder, Chair and Professor in Visual Arts,  Jonathan Ullyot, PhD'10 and instructor in the College, and Nicholas Wong, a P...

William Pope.L Profiled in 'Interview Magazine'

Friday, December 5
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In the February 2013 issue of Interview, William Pope.L, Associate Professor in Visual Arts, discussed his upcoming exhibition at the Renaissance Soci...

Valerie Snobeck, MFA’08, Creates Piece for Smart Museum Courtyard

Friday, December 5
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Valerie Snobeck, MFA'08, has created a piece titled American Standard Movement as part of the annual Threshold series sponsored by the Smart Museum of...

Anthony Elms, MFA'95, to Co-Curate Whitney Museum's 2014 Biennial

Friday, December 5
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Anthony Elms, associate curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, has been selected to curate one floor of the Whitney Museum of A...

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