Lynne Allen, whose printmaking work has been exhibited around the globe will be at NIU the week of April 17-21 working...
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NIU hosts collecting and collectors symposium for Americans In Burma exhibition
The NIU Center for Burma Studies is hosting a collecting and collectors symposium, Friday, April 14 to coincide with...
Art and Design alumnae exhibition open at Purple Window Gallery
NIU School of Art and Design alumnae Rebecca Griffith and Lauren Iacoponi have a two-person exhibition open now...
Comic book cover illustrator Jenny Frison to present visiting artist talk, Nov. 18
Jenny Frison, who has created covers for Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Batman, Black Panther, The X-Men and many more will present a virtual visiting artist talk on Zoom, Wednesday, November 18 at 5 p.m. The lecture can be accessed on Zoom with meeting ID 845 2949 1367,...
Visiting artist Kayla Schlipf on when illustration is “more than just a job”
Kayla Schlipf, a BFA graduate from the NIU School of Art and Design will give a virtual visiting artist talk for the Illustration Area titled, "Redefining success: When illustration is more than just a job." The lecture will be presented Thursday, November 12 at 5...
Illustration area presents visiting artist talk from Brian Povich, industrial designer
Brian Povich, an industrial designer and 2007 BFA graduate in Illustration from the NIU School of Art and Design is presenting a visiting artist talk, Wednesday, November 11 at 5 p.m. The virtual presentation can be viewed on Zoom, (Meeting ID 833 4676 7133, with the...
NIU Illustration visiting artist talk, Gawki, Oct. 28
The Illustration area of the School of Art and Design presents a visiting artist talk with independent artist Ki, Wednesday, October 28 on Zoom. The visiting artist talk will be held at zoom.us/join at 5 p.m. The Meeting ID is 880 3625 2467 and the password is 155171....
Artist/experimental psychologist Ellen Winner to lecture at NIU, Nov. 10
The School of Art and Design at Northern Illinois University will host a guest lecture by artist and experimental psychologist Dr. Ellen Winner, titled "How Art Works: Five Puzzles." Winner is professor of psychology at Boston College and senior research associate at...
Larissa Barnat wins Best Artist Video at Woodstock art exhibition
Larissa Barnat, a third year Master of Fine Arts student in the School of Art and Design earned the "Best Artist Video" prize at the Dangerous Lullabies VI art exhibition in Woodstock, Ill. The exhibition is being held at the Old Courthouse Arts Center in Woodstock,...
NIU NAEA Student Chapter presents an alumni lecture on interviewing and teaching during unexpected circumstances
The NIU Student Chapter of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) welcomes Chelsea Cwiklik, a 2020 MFA graduate of the School of Art and Design to their Invited Speaker Alumni Series. Cwiklik's presentation, "Not A Normal Year: Navigating the Interview Process...
Visiting Artist Lecture: The Lettering and Calligraphy of WA Dwiggins, Nov. 4
The School of Art and Design is hosting a visiting artist lecture by calligrapher, type designer and design historian Paul Shaw, on the words American graphic artist W.A. Dwiggins. William Addison (W.A.) Dwiggins was a master calligrapher, book designer, and type...
Art and Design’s Kryssi Staikidis publishes book on Artistic Mentoring as a Decolonizing Methodology
Kryssi Staikidis, Professor and Head of Art and Design Education in NIU's School of Art and Design has recently published the book, Artistic Mentoring as a Decolonizing Methodology: An Evolving Collaborative Painting Ethnography with Maya Artists Pedro Rafael González...