Art Chicago will feature works by the following MFA candidates for inclusion the celebrated annual program, New Insight. Susanne Ghez, director of the Renaissance Society, has selected each student through an extensive and highly competitive process, beginning with nomination from their respective institution. This collection of works will provide an unparalleled opportunity within Chicago to see new and innovative ideas representing the next generation of talented young artists from some of the country’s most selective graduate programs. Students from Columbia College Chicago and California College for the Arts have been included in this year’s select group.

Patricia Fernandez  Cal Arts
Cody Trepte  Cal Arts
Rachel Foster  California College for the Arts-San Francisco
Jennifer Ray  Columbia College Chicago
Leilani Wertens  Columbia College Chicago
Sarah Zimmer  Cranbrook
David Finegan  Hunter College
David Kagan  Hunter College
Evan Boggess  Maryland Institute College of Art
Rubens Ghenov  Rhode Island School of Design
Rui Sasaki  Rhode Island School of Design
Timothy Bergstrom  School of the Art Institute of Chicago
David Harper  School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Melissa Weber  School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Sarah Awad  UCLA
Sarah Dougherty UCLA
Erin Leland  University of Illinois at Chicago
Raychael Stine  University of Illinois at Chicago
Yun Jeong Hong  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 
Sam Anderson  Yale
Abel Rodriguez  Yale
Hrvoje Slovenc  Yale


New Insight Public Program—After the MFA

Friday, April 30
1-2P
NEXT Talk Shop, 7th floor 

Rising artists will discuss MFA and how it has shaped their practice, career and outlook on the art world in a town hall style discussion with students exhibiting in the New Insight exhibition. Panelists include Scott Reeder, Curtis Mann and Luke Batten, and Pamela Fraser will moderate.





 Rubens Ghenov, Rhode Island School of Design, Bannaackta, 2009