The Ginsberg Family Artist-in-Residence Program was established in 2003 with a gift from Stuart Ginsberg’82 and his wife, Lisa, in order to bring distinguished artists to campus to teach, conduct workshops, and perform or exhibit works.

Residents

Nirmal Raja

2022

An interdisciplinary artist who examines global movement, the cultural and material legacies of colonialism and its human consequences. More about Nirmal Raja

Faisal Abdu’Allah

2019

Artist focused on installation and photography work and professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. More about Faisal Abdu’Allah

Laura Davis

2017

Teacher in the Department of Contemporary Practices at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. More about Laura Davis

Andrew Sendor

2014

Artist whose works have been shown recently in solo gallery exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, and Copenhagen and are in private and public collections worldwide. More about Andrew Sendor

Aunrico Gatson

2013

Artist who has participated in numerous exhibitions and was an Artist-in-Residence at Franconia Sculpture Park in St. Paul, Minn. More about Aunrico Gatson

Emily Eveleth

2010

Widely known for her paintings of jelly doughnuts. She has had over 20 solo shows in museums and galleries on the East Coast More about Emily Eveleth

David Opdyke

2009

Artist whose work has appeared in many individual and group exhibitions at galleries and museums including Washington D.C.’s Corcoran Gallery of Art and Chicago’s Hyde Park Arts Center. More about David Opdyke

Dario Robleto

2008

Conceptual artist who is known for creating intricately handcrafted objects that reflect his passion for music, popular culture, science, war, and American history. More about Dario Robleto

Vitaly Komar

2008

Russian-born painter and performance artist and one of the founders of the Sots Art movement (soviet Pop/Conceptual art) and a pioneer of multi-stylistic post-modernism. More about Vitaly Komar

Christopher Sperandio

2003

Comic book and public artist who teaches painting and drawing at Rice University in Houston, Texas. More about Christopher Sperandio