The traveling tour of the 63rd Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival makes its next stop at NIU, Wednesday, October 29. The...
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NIU hosts 16th International Burma Studies Conference, Oct. 9-12
The NIU Center for Burma Studies is presenting the 16th International Burma Studies Conference, "Dealing With Legacies...
Updates on the faculty in the School of Art and Design
It's been a busy few months for faculty and staff in the NIU School of Art and Design. Kelly Gross, assistant...
Fine art photography of Laura Fenwick, ’12, featured in British Vogue
Laura Fenwick, ’12, was only 23 when she started her fine arts photography business, but for her, it was a stressful beginning, and success came after a lot of hard work. Fenwick’s most recent achievement is her outstanding work being featured in British Vogue over...
Art and Design students tops in NIU holiday card contest
The winners have been announced for the annual NIU President's Greeting Card contest. The theme for this year's holiday card competition was "joyful wishes for a peaceful season and year ahead." More than 30 students submitted original artwork and the winning entries...
Jeff Lietz, ’96, builds the future at Charles Vincent George Architects
For Jeff Lietz, ’96, his work in the field of architecture and as principal at Charles Vincent George Architects in Naperville, Illinois, means he gets to do three simple but very fulfilling things—“create new things, renovate old things, and preserve spaces when...
School of Art and Design seeks entries for annual Community College Invitational Exhibition
The Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design is accepting entries for its annual Community College Student and Faculty Invitational Exhibition. The exhibition will run from January 15, 2023 through February 4, 2023. The student exhibition will be held...
NIU School of Art and Design’s Jack Olson Gallery hosts “Meeting of Makers: Merging of Space”
The Jack Olson Gallery of the NIU School of Art and Design is home to the exhibition "Meeting of Makers: Merging of Space" from August 29 through October 27. It is an invitational exhibition of artist printmakers with interest in installation. Works by Laura Berman,...
Art and Design’s Peter Van Ael and spouse Jessica Gondek to exhibition work at Bridgeport Art Center
Peter Van Ael, coordinator of the Jack Olson Gallery in the NIU School of Art and Design and museum studies faculty member, and his spouse, Jessica Gondek, will open an exhibition of their work at the Bridgeport Art Center, Friday, September 16. The exhibition is...
NIU Art and Design and NIU baseball alumnus Tim Kuncis brings sports art to famed locales
When former NIU baseball player Tim Kuncis, ’96, was majoring in art in college, it was not clear how or if he would use his degree. In fact, for the first two decades of his career, he worked in the trading pits of the Chicago Board of Trade before realizing his...
Art and Design alumna, Nestlé’s Jasmin Nava, brings entrepreneurial mindset to NIUAA Board
As an undergraduate student at NIU, Jasmin Nava changed her major several times, as she began to understand her passions and strengths. “I realized I could be an independent and entrepreneurial artist while also thriving as a businesswoman in a corporate environment,”...
Michael Barnes work featured in major exhibition at the St. Louis Art Museum
Michael Barnes, NIU Presidential Professor, Head of Printmaking and Coordinator of Graduate Programs in the NIU School of Art and Design has eight of his works featured in a new, major exhibition at the St. Louis Art Museum. "Catching the Moment: Contemporary Art from...