Faculty art work highlighted at NIU Art Museum this month

DeKALB – The Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design 2022 Faculty Biennial exhibition is on display in the Altgeld Hall galleries of the NIU Art Museum.

The exhibit runs through Feb. 26 and features the work of current full-time and part-time faculty and teaching staff.

The work on display represents the activity and interests of individual members of the School of Art and Design but also the breadth of the arts programs and disciplines offered at NIU. Work includes the fields of art and design education, art history, ceramics, drawing, fibers, illustration, metals and jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, time arts and visual communications.

The exhibit features Michael Barnes, Wes Beeler, Sasha Bitzer, Todd Buck, Amy Fleming, Billie Giese, Aleksandra Giza, Cynthia Hellyer Heinz, Joseph A. Insley, Jim Kearns, Jessica M. Labatte, Kimberly Martens, Helen Nagata, Jamie Obermeier, Heriberto Ponce, Catherine Raymond, Mike Rea, Nina Rizzo, Stephanie Sailer, John Siblik, Geoffrey Todd Smith, Kryssi Staikidis, Perrin Stamatis, Ben Stone, Frank Trankina, Peter Van Ael, Amanda VanValkenburg and Shei-Chau Wang.

A series of live, virtual and hybrid events, including scholarly talks and workshops are planned. The museum will follow current university, county, state and federal health guidelines for the safety of visitors. Programming, gallery hours and capacity are subject to change during COVID-19.

The NIU Art Museum is located on the first floor, west end of Altgeld Hall, at the corner of College Avenue and Castle Drive on NIU’s main campus in DeKalb.

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