Exhibitions
Exhibitions at the Annual Conference
CAA sponsors exhibitions that are on view during the Annual Conference.
CAA Annual Exhibition
The exhibition Picturing the Studio, which took place December 12, 2009–February 13, 2010, explored the richly complex politically and psychologically charged notion of the artist’s studio through the work of contemporary makers. It was on view at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Sullivan Galleries, located at 33 South State, Seventh Floor.
Picturing the Studio was curated by Michelle Grabner, professor and chair of the Department of Painting and Drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Annika Marie, assistant professor in the Department of Art and Design at Columbia College Chicago.
Artists included werre: Bas Jan Ader, Conrad Bakker, John Baldessari, Stephanie Brooks, Ivan Brunetti, Ann Craven, Julian Dashper, Dana DeGiulio, Susanne Doremus, Joe Fig, Dan Fischer, Julia Fish, Nicholas Frank, Alicia Frankovich, Judith Geichman, Rodney Graham, Karl Haendel, Shane Huffman, Barbara Kasten, Matt Keegan, Daniel Lavitt, Adelheid Mers, Tom Moody, Bruce Nauman, Paul Nudd, Frank Piatek, Leland Rice, David Robbins, Kay Rosen, Amanda Ross-Ho, Carrie Schneider, Roman Signer, Amy Sillman, Frances Stark, Nicholas Steindorf, and James Welling.
A CAA reception took place on Friday, February 12, 6:00–8:00 PM, and featured a site-specific installation by the artist Jan Tichy with Narelle Jubelin, Carla Duarte, and Jon Brumit. A poster-catalogue with art by Adelheid Mers was also available.
Picturing the Studio was part of Studio Chicago, a collaborative project that explores the idea of the artist’s studio. Read an excerpt from the exhibition catalogue essay in the November CAA News.
Regional MFA Exhibition
Representatives from colleges, universities, or art schools in the conference city organize an annual group exhibition of student work from MFA programs in the region around the conference city.
The Regional MFA Exhibition did not take place during the 2010 Annual Conference in Chicago.
