This is a list of notable people affiliated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago or the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.
Gene Ahern (1895–1960), comics, cartoonistJeffrey Brown , cartoonistJohn 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 , cartoonistShaw McCutcheon , editorial cartoonistBill Mauldin , political cartoonist (Chicago Academy of Fine Arts)Chris Ware , alternative cartoonistGahan Wilson , cartoonist (Chicago Academy of Fine Arts)
Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson , illustratorMargaret Brundage , illustrator (Chicago Academy of Fine Arts)Bradshaw Crandell , illustrator and portraitist (attended classes)[ 5] Edward Gorey , illustratorFrank Xavier Leyendecker , illustratorJ. C. Leyendecker , illustrator for over 300 Saturday Evening Post covers.Dom Orejudos , erotic artist, ballet dancer, and choreographerDomino (artist) , erotic artist Donald MerrickEdward A. Wilson [ 6]
Gertrude Abercrombie (1909–1977), surrealist painter[ 7] Ivan Albright , painterScribner Ames (1908-1993), painter and sculptor[ 8] Frances Badger , muralist[ 9] Don Balke , painterGina Beavers (born 1974), bas-relief paintingEnella Benedict , realism and landscape painter[ 10] [ 11] Thomas Hart Benton , painterWillard 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 , painterEleanor Coen , painterGeorge Cohen , painterFrederick Carl Frieseke , painter[ 16] Eve Garrison , painterLeon Golub , painterBarbara Grad , painter, co-founder of Artemisia GalleryJennifer Guidi , painterCornelia Ellis Hildebrandt , portrait miniaturist[ 17] Rudolph F. Ingerle , landscape painterMichiko Itatani , painterGrace Spaulding John , painterMax Kahn , painterHerb Kawainui Kane , painter, designer, Living Treasure of Hawaii [ 18] Alice De Wolf Kellogg , painterDavid Klamen , painterPaul Lamantia , painterJudy Ledgerwood , painterElla Fillmore Lillie (1884–1972), painterDorothy Loeb (1877–1971), painter, print maker, muralist, art teacherLubov , painterCharles A. MacLellan , painter and illustratorRaúl Martínez , Cuban painter and Pop artist Eugenie McEvoy , painterJoan Mitchell , painterArchibald J. Motley , painterElizabeth Murray , painterLeRoy Neiman , painterAngela von Neumann , folk art painterGladys Nilsson , painterJim Nutt , painterPaul Haggard ,(born 1965) painterGeorgia O'Keeffe (did not graduate, attended 1905–1906), painter[ 19] Ed Paschke , painterJ. K. Ralston , painter of the Old WestVirginia Richmond Reynolds , portrait miniaturist[ 20] David Sharpe (B.F.A., 1966; M.F.A., 1968), painterKay Smith (artist) , watercolor artist and educatorJohn Stephan , Abstract expressionist painterMinerva Teichert , muralistMark Tobey , painterCharles White , painterCharles Banks Wilson , painterGrant Wood , painter, known for his work "American Gothic " (1930)Jimmy Wright (artist) , painterMary Agnes Yerkes , painterThomas H. Kapsalis ,(1925 – 2022) painter and sculptorRuth Leonela Buentello , born 1984 (B.F.A., 2008) painter
Jennifer Angus (born 1961), installation artist, collage artistElizabeth Axtman (born 1980), video artist, photographer[ 22] Robin Barcus Slonina (B.F.A. 1993), multidisciplinary artist, installation artistJane Benson , conceptual artistSanford Biggers , filmmaker, sculptor, musicianCaitlin Cherry , painter, sculptorSonya Clark , textiles, performance, installation artistWilliam Cordova , (B.F.A. 1996), multidisciplinary artistCharles C. Dawson , painter, printmaker, illustrator, and graphic designerKatharine Sturges Dodge , writer, illustrator, jewelry designerJeffrey Gibson , painter, sculptorAshley Hunt , photographer and filmmaker, performer and writerRashid Johnson , photographer, sculptor, installation artistJennie C. Jones , sound and visual artistLawrence Arthur Jones , muralist, printmakerJin Soo Kim , installation artistIrving Kriesberg , painter, sculptor, animatorDan Kwong , performance artist, writer, teacher, playwright (Be Like Water Erica Lord , performance artist, photographerCarole Frances Lung , performance artist, professor.[ 23] Joe Mangrum , sand painter, painter, sculptor, installation artistSantiago Martinez Delgado , (Chicago Academy of Fine Arts) muralist, illustrator, and sculptorMargaret Noble , conceptual artist and sound artist Trevor Paglen , photographer, conceptual artistEunice Parsons , modernist collage artistCheryl Pope , sculpture, installation, and performance artFrank Piatek , painting, drawing, installation artSabrina Raaf , contemporary mechanized sculpture artist, and photographerLester Raymer , multidisciplinary artistDread Scott , performer, photographer, printmakerNancy Spero , painter, printmaker, collage artistKunié Sugiura , (B.F.A. 1967), photographer, painter, and multimedia artistDonald Sultan , painter, sculptor, printmakerRirkrit Tiravanija , installation artistWu Tsang , performer, filmmakerGinger Wallace , illustrator, sculptorH.C. Westermann , painter, sculptorRichard Wetzel , paintings, collage, sculpturesEllis Wilson , painterFlorence Wyle (1881–1968) American-Canadian sculptor, poet, and designerChoi Yan-chi , performance artistParvin Peivandi , sculpture, textiles, ceramics, performance art
Pat Badani (born 1951), new media artistAnnette Barbier , new media artistJack Beal , painter[ 24] Katherine Behar , new media artistJeremy Blake (1971–2007), digital artist, painterPaul Chan , multimedia[ 25] JoAnn Gillerman , (M.F.A.1975), new media artistAmanda Ross-Ho , (B.F.A. 1998), multimedia artistSterling Ruby , multimedia artistRoger Welch , multimedia artistBarbara Blondeau , experimental photographerMarisa González , multimedia artist, years 1971-73
Enrique Alférez (1901–1999), sculptorCarleton W. Angell (1887–1962), sculptorRichmond Barthé , sculptorJohn Chamberlain , sculptorLeelee Chan , (B.F.A., 2006), winner of 9th BMW Art Journeys prizeAmanda Crowe , (M.F.A, 1952), sculptor, wood-carver, and educator.[ 26] Ulric Ellerhusen , sculptor[ 27] Alice Jacobsen (1928–1993), American sculptorVictoria Fuller , artist and sculptorRuth Horsting , sculptor, professor emerita of art at University of California, Davis (1959 to 1971), worked alongside Baba Hari Dass .[ 28] Richard Hunt , sculptorJeff Koons , sculptorClaes Oldenburg (attended from 1950–1954), sculptorAdrienne Outlaw , sculptor[ 29] Paula Mary Turnbull (1921–2018), sculptor
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Harry Aleman , Chicago mobster[ 30] Tatsu Aoki , musicianBenDeLaCreme , drag queen, stage performerTania Bruguera , artist, activist[Beatriz Albuquerque , artist, performer, activist
John Dunn , software developerPatty Yumi Cottrell , writerKent 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", ArtistSuzanne Fiol , avant-garde music producer and founder of ISSUE Project Room [ 33] Eckhard Gerdes , novelistHilda 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 designerHugh Hefner (took anatomy classes), founder of Playboy Don Herold , humorist (did not graduate)Robert Indiana , designer, "Love (sculpture) "Amelia Ishmael , curator, art criticRyan Ken , actor, writer, and comedianTim 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 activistRobert Lostutter , painter, original member of the Chicago Imagists Gene Markey , Hollywood producer and screenwriterMark Nelson , artist, professorAudrey Niffenegger , author (The Time Traveler's Wife Kim Novak , actressRebecca Odes , media entrepreneur, musician, and authorYasmil Raymond , visual art curatorRebecca Ringquist (M.F.A 2003), fiber artist, authorDavid Sedaris (B.F.A. 1987), author, humoristVictor Skrebneski , fashion photographerPeter Sotos , writer, musician, and child pornography publisher, longtime member of Whitehouse Robert Storr , curator, critic, painter, writerMargaret Taylor-Burroughs (B.F.A. 1946, M.A.E. 1948), museum founder, artist, educatorBarbara Tetenbaum , artist booksMadeline Tourtelot , filmmaker, painter, art school founderSarah Vowell (M.A. 1996), author, humouristCasper D. Waller , Wisconsin State AssemblymanChris Ward IV, better known as MC Chris , a hip-hop rapper
Anita Willets-Burnham , artist and authorKarl Wirsum , painter, original member of The Hairy Who Wen Yiduo , Chinese poet, scholar}}
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