List of School of the Art Institute of Chicago people

This is a list of notable people affiliated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago or the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Notable alumni

See also: Category:School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni

Animation

• Alex Lee, 3D animator
• Walt Disney, animator, (Chicago Academy of Fine Arts) ^[1]

Comics, cartoons

• Gene Ahern (1895–1960), comics, cartoonist
• Jeffrey Brown, cartoonist
• John Churchill Chase, cartoonist (Chicago Academy of Fine Arts)
• Fred Ellis, political cartoonist (Chicago Academy of Fine Arts) (did not graduate) ^[2]
• Hal Foster, creator of the comic strip Prince Valiant
• Herblock, political cartoonist (Herb Block)
• Ed Holland, cartoonist
• Shaw McCutcheon, editorial cartoonist
• Bill Mauldin, political cartoonist (Chicago Academy of Fine Arts)
• Chris Ware, alternative cartoonist
• Gahan Wilson, cartoonist (Chicago Academy of Fine Arts)

Designers

• Charles C. Dawson, illustrator, book designer
• Robert E. Paige, designer
• Art Paul, graphic designer ^[3]
• Norman Teague, designer
• Herbert Temple Jr., art director

Fashion

• Sky Cubacub, fashion designer
• Halston, fashion designer
• Maria Pinto (fashion designer)
• J. Morgan Puett, fashion designer, multimedia artist
• Cynthia Rowley, fashion designer
• Jasmin Shokrian, fashion designer

Filmmakers

• Vincente Minnelli, filmmaker
• Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, filmmaker
• Miguel A Reina, filmmaker
• Anne Rosellini, film producer
• Hong Sang-soo, film director
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul, filmmaker
• Orson Welles, filmmaker
• Son Suk-ku, actor and film director
• Chung Mong-hong, filmmaker

Jewelers and light metal artists

• Eileen Abdulrashid, artist, enameler ^[4]

Illustrators

• Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson, illustrator
• Margaret Brundage, illustrator (Chicago Academy of Fine Arts)
• Bradshaw Crandell, illustrator and portraitist (attended classes) ^[5]
• Edward Gorey, illustrator
• Frank Xavier Leyendecker, illustrator
• J. C. Leyendecker, illustrator for over 300 Saturday Evening Post covers.
• Dom Orejudos, erotic artist, ballet dancer, and choreographer
• Domino (artist), erotic artist Donald Merrick
• Edward A. Wilson ^[6]

Painters

• Gertrude Abercrombie (1909–1977), surrealist painter ^[7]
• Ivan Albright, painter
• Scribner Ames (1908-1993), painter and sculptor ^[8]
• Frances Badger, muralist ^[9]
• Don Balke, painter
• Gina Beavers (born 1974), bas-relief painting
• Enella Benedict, realism and landscape painter ^{[10] [11]}
• Thomas Hart Benton, painter
• Willard Bond (1926–2012), painter, watercolorist ^[12]
• Jessie Arms Botke, painter ^[13]
• Roger Brown (B.F.A. 1968, M.F.A. 1970), painter ^{[14] [15]}
• Edward William Carlson, painter
• Eleanor Coen, painter
• George Cohen, painter
• Frederick Carl Frieseke, painter ^[16]
• Eve Garrison, painter
• Leon Golub, painter
• Barbara Grad, painter, co-founder of Artemisia Gallery
• Jennifer Guidi, painter
• Cornelia Ellis Hildebrandt, portrait miniaturist ^[17]
• Rudolph F. Ingerle, landscape painter
• Michiko Itatani, painter
• Grace Spaulding John, painter
• Max Kahn, painter
• Herb Kawainui Kane, painter, designer, Living Treasure of Hawaii ^[18]
• Alice De Wolf Kellogg, painter
• David Klamen, painter
• Paul Lamantia, painter
• Judy Ledgerwood, painter
• Ella Fillmore Lillie (1884–1972), painter
• Dorothy Loeb (1877–1971), painter, print maker, muralist, art teacher
• Lubov, painter
• Charles A. MacLellan, painter and illustrator
• Raúl Martínez, Cuban painter and Pop artist
• Eugenie McEvoy, painter
• Joan Mitchell, painter
• Archibald J. Motley, painter
• Elizabeth Murray, painter
• LeRoy Neiman, painter
• Angela von Neumann, folk art painter
• Gladys Nilsson, painter
• Jim Nutt, painter
• Paul Haggard,(born 1965) painter
• Georgia O'Keeffe (did not graduate, attended 1905–1906), painter ^[19]
• Ed Paschke, painter
• J. K. Ralston, painter of the Old West
• Virginia Richmond Reynolds, portrait miniaturist ^[20]
• David Sharpe (B.F.A., 1966; M.F.A., 1968), painter
• Kay Smith (artist), watercolor artist and educator
• John Stephan, Abstract expressionist painter
• Minerva Teichert, muralist
• Mark Tobey, painter
• Charles White, painter
• Charles Banks Wilson, painter
• Grant Wood, painter, known for his work "American Gothic" (1930)
• Jimmy Wright (artist), painter
• Mary Agnes Yerkes, painter
• Thomas H. Kapsalis,(1925 – 2022) painter and sculptor
• Ruth Leonela Buentello, born 1984 (B.F.A., 2008) painter

Photographers

• Natalie Bookchin, photographer
• Joyce Neimanas, photographer
• Darryl DeAngelo Terrell (M.F.A. 2017), photographer, curator ^[21]
• William Vandivert, photographer
• Victor Skrebneski, photographer

Mixed media artists, multidisciplinary artists

• Jennifer Angus (born 1961), installation artist, collage artist
• Elizabeth Axtman (born 1980), video artist, photographer ^[22]
• Robin Barcus Slonina (B.F.A. 1993), multidisciplinary artist, installation artist
• Jane Benson, conceptual artist
• Sanford Biggers, filmmaker, sculptor, musician
• Caitlin Cherry, painter, sculptor
• Sonya Clark, textiles, performance, installation artist
• William Cordova, (B.F.A. 1996), multidisciplinary artist
• Charles C. Dawson, painter, printmaker, illustrator, and graphic designer
• Katharine Sturges Dodge, writer, illustrator, jewelry designer
• Jeffrey Gibson, painter, sculptor
• Ashley Hunt, photographer and filmmaker, performer and writer
• Rashid Johnson, photographer, sculptor, installation artist
• Jennie C. Jones, sound and visual artist
• Lawrence Arthur Jones, muralist, printmaker
• Jin Soo Kim, installation artist
• Irving Kriesberg, painter, sculptor, animator
• Dan Kwong, performance artist, writer, teacher, playwright ( Be Like Water )
• Erica Lord, performance artist, photographer
• Carole Frances Lung, performance artist, professor. ^[23]
• Joe Mangrum, sand painter, painter, sculptor, installation artist
• Santiago Martinez Delgado, (Chicago Academy of Fine Arts) muralist, illustrator, and sculptor
• Margaret Noble, conceptual artist and sound artist
• Trevor Paglen, photographer, conceptual artist
• Eunice Parsons, modernist collage artist
• Cheryl Pope, sculpture, installation, and performance art
• Frank Piatek, painting, drawing, installation art
• Sabrina Raaf, contemporary mechanized sculpture artist, and photographer
• Lester Raymer, multidisciplinary artist
• Dread Scott, performer, photographer, printmaker
• Nancy Spero, painter, printmaker, collage artist
• Kunié Sugiura, (B.F.A. 1967), photographer, painter, and multimedia artist
• Donald Sultan, painter, sculptor, printmaker
• Rirkrit Tiravanija, installation artist
• Wu Tsang, performer, filmmaker
• Ginger Wallace, illustrator, sculptor
• H.C. Westermann, painter, sculptor
• Richard Wetzel, paintings, collage, sculptures
• Ellis Wilson, painter
• Florence Wyle (1881–1968) American-Canadian sculptor, poet, and designer
• Choi Yan-chi, performance artist
• Parvin Peivandi, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, performance art

New media artists, digital artists

• Pat Badani (born 1951), new media artist
• Annette Barbier, new media artist
• Jack Beal, painter ^[24]
• Katherine Behar, new media artist
• Jeremy Blake (1971–2007), digital artist, painter
• Paul Chan, multimedia ^[25]
• JoAnn Gillerman, (M.F.A.1975), new media artist
• Amanda Ross-Ho, (B.F.A. 1998), multimedia artist
• Sterling Ruby, multimedia artist
• Roger Welch, multimedia artist
• Barbara Blondeau, experimental photographer
• Marisa González, multimedia artist, years 1971-73

Sculptors

• Enrique Alférez (1901–1999), sculptor
• Carleton W. Angell (1887–1962), sculptor
• Richmond Barthé, sculptor
• John Chamberlain, sculptor
• Leelee Chan, (B.F.A., 2006), winner of 9th BMW Art Journeys prize
• Amanda Crowe, (M.F.A, 1952), sculptor, wood-carver, and educator. ^[26]
• Ulric Ellerhusen, sculptor ^[27]
• Alice Jacobsen (1928–1993), American sculptor
• Victoria Fuller, artist and sculptor
• Ruth Horsting, sculptor, professor emerita of art at University of California, Davis (1959 to 1971), worked alongside Baba Hari Dass. ^[28]
• Richard Hunt, sculptor
• Jeff Koons, sculptor
• Claes Oldenburg (attended from 1950–1954), sculptor
• Adrienne Outlaw, sculptor ^[29]
• Paula Mary Turnbull (1921–2018), sculptor

Other

• Harry Aleman, Chicago mobster ^[30]
• Tatsu Aoki, musician
• BenDeLaCreme, drag queen, stage performer
• Tania Bruguera, artist, activist
• Beatriz Albuquerque  [ pt ], artist, performer, activist
• John Dunn, software developer
• Patty Yumi Cottrell, writer
• Kent Devereaux, (M.F.A. 1985), President, New Hampshire Institute of Art
• Mat Devine, musician ^[31]
• Nora Dunn, actress ^[32]
• Emil Ferris, (B.F.A, M.F.A) Author of bestseller "My Favorite Thing is Monsters", Artist
• Suzanne Fiol, avant-garde music producer and founder of ISSUE Project Room ^[33]
• Eckhard Gerdes, novelist
• Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein (Hilgos), marine artist ^[34]
• Art Green, painter, original member of The Hairy Who
• Ed Harris, actor (Received an honorary diploma in 2003.)
• Stieg Hedlund (attended 1984-1985) video game designer
• Hugh Hefner (took anatomy classes), founder of Playboy
• Don Herold, humorist (did not graduate)
• Robert Indiana, designer, "Love (sculpture)"
• Amelia Ishmael, curator, art critic
• Ryan Ken, actor, writer, and comedian
• Tim Kinsella, (MFA in Writing) Founding member of both influential underground punk band Cap'n Jazz and experimental rock band Joan of Arc (band)
• Matteo Lane, (B.F.A. 2009), Comedian, oil painter, and singer ^[35]
• Jon Lindsay (M.F.A. in Writing, 2005) solo recording artist, producer, political activist
• Robert Lostutter, painter, original member of the Chicago Imagists
• Gene Markey, Hollywood producer and screenwriter
• Mark Nelson, artist, professor
• Audrey Niffenegger, author ( The Time Traveler's Wife )
• Kim Novak, actress
• Rebecca Odes, media entrepreneur, musician, and author
• Yasmil Raymond, visual art curator
• Rebecca Ringquist (M.F.A 2003), fiber artist, author
• David Sedaris (B.F.A. 1987), author, humorist
• Victor Skrebneski, fashion photographer
• Peter Sotos, writer, musician, and child pornography publisher, longtime member of Whitehouse
• Robert Storr, curator, critic, painter, writer
• Margaret Taylor-Burroughs (B.F.A. 1946, M.A.E. 1948), museum founder, artist, educator
• Barbara Tetenbaum, artist books
• Madeline Tourtelot, filmmaker, painter, art school founder
• Sarah Vowell (M.A. 1996), author, humourist
• Casper D. Waller, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
• Chris Ward IV, better known as MC Chris, a hip-hop rapper
• Anita Willets-Burnham, artist and author
• Karl Wirsum, painter, original member of The Hairy Who
• Wen Yiduo, Chinese poet, scholar

Notable faculty

See also: Category:School of the Art Institute of Chicago faculty

• Franco (Frank) Barsotti, Department of Photography
• Benjamin Bellas
• George Bellows (Chicago Academy of Fine Arts)
• Wafaa Bilal
• Rika Burnham, Teaching Institute in Museum Education
• Amanda Williams (artist)
• James Blomfield (Chicago Academy of Fine Arts)
• Stan Brakhage
• Christopher Bratton
• Nick Cave
• Francis Chapin
• Louis Grell
• Susanna Coffey
• John Rogers Cox ^[36]
• Barbara Degenevieve
• James Elkins
• LaToya Ruby Frazier
• Michelle Grabner
• Diana Guerrero-Maciá
• Claudia Hart
• Tiffany Holmes
• Eduardo Kac
• Max Kahn
• Adelheid Mers
• Ayanah Moor
• Phil Morton
• Joyce Neimanas
• Kamau Amu Patton, multidisciplinary artist
• Claire Pentecost
• Tony Phillips
• Frank Piatek
• Jefferson Pinder
• Jaume Plensa
• Albin Polasek, sculptor
• Barbara Rossi, painter, original member of the Chicago Imagists
• Jerry Saltz
• David Sedaris
• Sonia Sheridan, artist, founder of Generative Systems: Art Science and Technology Department
• Lorado Taft, sculptor
• Mika Tosca
• Ruth VanSickle Ford (Chicago Academy of Fine Arts)
• James F. Walker
• Mechtild Widrich
• Anne Wilson
• Karl Wirsum
• Ray Yoshida

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