Fall Lectures:

Cheng’s work has been recognized by AIGA, Communication Arts, Print, and I.D. Magazine.  Her most recent book, Designing Type, was published by Yale University Press and she writes a quarterly column for The Graphic Design Observer.  Cheng is currently Chair of the Visual Communication Design program at the University of Washington. 

Jeff Miller│September 22 – 7:00 P.M.│S. Kedzie, 109

Graphic and motion designer Jeff Miller owns and operates Slow-motion design studio.  His work has been printed in a number of the industry’s leading publications including:  AIGA 365, Type Directors Club Annual, and I.D. Magazine.  In 2002, his title design for the HBO Band of Brothers series received an Emmy nomination.

Haeri Yoo│ September 28 – 7:00 P.M.│S. Kedzie, 107

Haeri Yoo explores humor, sexuality, and psychological tension in site-specific installations that fuse beauty and violence.  Her work has been exhibited internationally and she is represented by the Thomas Erben Gallery.  Yoo’s installation Paper Deep is on view September 8 – October 18 in the Kresge Art Museum. 

Saul Ostrow│October 22 – 7:00 P.M.│S. Kedzie, 109

Artist and critic Saul Ostrow has curated over 80 exhibitions and is a regular contributor for Art in America and New Art Examiner.  Ostrow edits the book series Critical Vocie in Art, Theory and Culture and Bomb Magazine.  He is currently Chair of Visual Arts and Technologies at Cleveland Institute of Art.

Chitra Ganesh│November 5 – 7:00 P.M.│S. Kedzie, 109

Brooklyn-based artist Chitra Ganesh seeks to excavate and circulate narratives that have been excluded from the official canons of history, literature, and art. Her drawing, installation, and text-based works have been exhibited widely at venues including the Brooklyn Museum, the Queens Museum of Art, White Columns, and Apex Art in New York.

Dana Schutz│November 12 – 7:00 P.M.│S. Kedzie, 109

Painter Dana Schutz is best known for macabre depictions of autopsies, people eating their body parts, headless animals, and birthing scenes. Her work was featured in the 2003 Venice Biennale and is represented in the collections of major museums including the MOMA, Whitney, and Guggenheim.