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Barbara Grad
Barbara Grad (born 1950) is an American artist and educator, known for abstract, fractured landscape paintings, which combine organic and geometric forms, colliding planes and patterns, and multiple perspectives.Yau, John. ''Barbara Grad – FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions''], Catalogue, essay, Palm Beach, FL: Findlay Galleries, 2018.McQuaid, Cate. "Fasten Your Seat Belts For 'Off Road'", ''Boston Globe'', June 24, 2016. Her work's themes include the instability of experience, the ephemerality of nature, and the complexity of navigating cultural environments in flux.Stapen, Nancy. "Barbara Grad," ''ARTNews'', December 1996.Kirsch, Elisabeth. "Exhibit is a Higher Form of Art," ''The Kansas City Star'', March 10, 2011, p. 18. While best known as a painter, Grad also produces drawings, prints, mixed-media works and artist books. She has exhibited in venues including the Art Institute of Chicago, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Danforth Art, Rose Art Museum, Indianapolis Museum of Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is a private art school associated with the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) in Chicago, Illinois. Tracing its history to an art students' cooperative founded in 1866, which grew into the museum and school, SAIC has been accredited since 1936 by the Higher Learning Commission, by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design since 1944 (charter member), and by the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD) since the associations founding in 1991. Additionally it is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. In a 2002 survey conducted by Columbia University's National Arts Journalism Program, SAIC was named the “most influential art school” in the United States. Its downtown Chicago campus consists of seven buildings located in the immediate vicinity of the AIC building. SAIC is in an equal partnership with the AIC and shares many administrative resources such as design, construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
