While the disciplines of art and engineering are not always thought to converge, they quite often do. In fact, art...
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Retired Art History professor Avra Liakos passed at 86
Avra Liakos, who taught art history in the NIU School of Art and Design from 1968 to 1999 passed away, April 29 at the...
Artist, educator and philanthropist Dorothea Bilder passes at 81
Dorothea Bilder, an accomplished artist and educator and longtime philanthropic supporter of the visual arts passed...
Backspace Gallery presents: All Sheets to the Wind – Works on Paper featuring alumni, faculty, retirees and visiting artists
As part of the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of NIU's Jack Arends Hall, home to the School of Art and Design, the Backspace Gallery presents "All Sheets to the Wind - Works on Paper" an exhibition featuring work from NIU alumni, faculty, retirees and visiting...
Visiting Scholars in Art History series begins with Elaine King on how art market legitimatizes cultural products
Elaine King, professor emerita of the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University, and an alumnus of the NIU School of Art and Design, kicks off the 2018-2019 Elizabeth Allen Visiting Speakers in Art History Alumni Series, Monday, September 17, with "A Cultural...
Unpacked Mobile Gallery presents Maktub: An exhibition of SWANA identity in disaspora through bookmaking
Unpacked Mobile Gallery presents Maktub, a three-person exhibition by Lamia Abukhadra, Essma Imady, and Zeinab Saab, Friday, September 14. Maktub is an Arabic word that translates to "it is written" and the the exhibition deals with the history of three Arab women...
Fall edition of Artifacts features award-winning faculty and more
Artifacts, the alumni newsletter of the NIU School of Art and Design has just posted a fall issue online. In this edition you'll learn about: The 50th anniversary of Jack Arends Hall celebration Features on award winning Art and Design faculty Student profiles The...
Art History Professor Mary Quinlan receives National Science Foundation grant
Mary Quinlan, Professor of Art History in NIU’s School of Art and Design, has received a major grant from the National Science Foundation to support her research into the roles of vision and visual psychology in 16th century iconoclasms. Quinlan is working on a book...
Art and Design alum Samantha Butkus embarks on her new career
In May, Samantha Butkus walked across the NIU Convocaton Center stage to accept her degree in art and design education. On Friday, she taught her first classes at DeKalb High School. The DeKalb Daily-Chronicle profiled her at the dawn of her new career. New teacher...
Alumni profile: First generation college graduate John Siblik
1988 School of Art and Design graduate John Siblik was a first-generation college student, and he went on to start a successful art practice, have a more than 20 year long career in arts higher education and is currently the director of the school he graduated from....
Special events offered for Illinois Institute of Art students looking to transfer to NIU
The NIU School of Art and Design's streamlined process for accepting transfer students is just one of the perks that separates us from other institutions. Transfers have the opportunity to join other dynamic artists at NIU and become a vital part of a world-class...
Artifacts – the alumni newsletter for the School of Art and Design returns
After an absence of more than a decade and a half, Artifacts, the School of Art and Design alumni newsletter has returned in electronic form. The newsletter, which features alumni profiles, upcoming events and opportunities for alums to share their news was e-mailed...